TIMES RECORD • December 20, 2024
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has acknowledged a petition that called on the entity to address the risk to private wells after Brunswick Landing saw Maine’s worst toxic firefighting foam spill in 30 years, though the agency did not commit to any specific action that was requested. The petition, signed by 161 residents and Brunswick State Representatives Dan Ankeles and Poppy Arford, called on MRRA to commit to short and long-term safe drinking water access at no cost to residents, as well as providing funding for certified, monthly PFAS testing. MRRA’s response, which is dated Dec. 19, noted that it got the petition last week and that it was too early to say whether private drinking water sources were impacted by the spill, or if any well issues stem from legacy contamination at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.