There has been action on the dredging complaint. At the October 5 Council meeting it was reported that Mr. Ricker and Al Tempesta will meet at the illegal dredging sites with 4 DEP reps and the Attorney General to discuss … Continue reading
The Newport Select Board on January 5th chose Ecological Instincts, one of two environmental firms it interviewed in December, to do the first watershed study on Sebasticook Lake in two decades.: https://bangordailynews.com/2022/01/06/news/penobscot/environmental-firm-chosen-for-sebasticook-lakes-1st-watershed-study-in-decades-xoasq1i29i/ … Continue reading
As I’m sure you are aware our water quality has been poor this year. We are beginning to see a slight improvement as of last Wednesday’s testing. I hope that will continue. The readings this year(2019) are as follows: June … Continue reading
We have had an unusually poor water quality this summer. When our phosphorus readings are this poor it is necessary to draw down to dump this poor quality water out of the lake as soon as we can. The late … Continue reading
Greetings, As you all know, there have been numerous consultations with state and federal hydrologists, biologists, geologists and limnologists regarding the drought conditions’ effect on the lake water levels, well water levels and the fish ladder’s inability to accommodate the … Continue reading
Doug Wescott here. I am a board member of the Sebasticook Regional Land Trust, and am giving a presentation on us and our work tomorrow, Thursday, at 6:30 PM at the Newport Cultural Center. As you may know, the Trust … Continue reading
Greetings All, I hope you are enjoying the summer in spite of the rain. Unfortunately the lake water quality has not been as good as in previous years, and the Water Conservation/Drawdown Committee has agreed that an early drawdown date … Continue reading
Water clarity July 22 was 2.85 meters which is better than our last reading two weeks ago of 2.3 meters. The thermocline is still at about 6 meters which is good. The 2.85 meters is about average for this time … Continue reading
Yesterday Jack Carson and I did our bi-monthly water testing. It was a cool but not windy day. Our secchi disk reading was 3.5 meters, an improvement from last reading of 3.3 meters. The next test date will be part … Continue reading