Tourism and dry weather again force Stonington to haul in drinking water

Tourism and dry weather again force Stonington to haul in drinking water

Stonington’s water company will buy tens of thousands of gallons of water from off-island for the rest of the tourism season, marking the fourth summer in five years it has had to truck in an additional supply. The company issued a mandatory water conservation notice last week in an effort to avoid buying water again this year, but will now buy water from Bucksport starting next Monday, according to its superintendent, Matt Betts. That’s mainly …

Stonington Water Company issued mandatory water conservation order

STONINGTON -- A coastal Maine town is in the middle of a drought, and because of that, its local water company is asking residents to conserve water use.