Seven Maine wastewater treatment facilities received a funding boost from the U.S. Department of Agriculture during an Earth Day celebration in Hartland, Maine. During the event, the USDA announced $29.7 million in grants and loans for system upgrades.The grants will go to Stonington Water Co., Wiscasset Water District and the communities of Hartland, Gardiner, Oxford, Van Buren and Danforth for projects that will help prevent contamination of the state’s waterways.The largest award — nearly $23.7 million — will go to Oxford for a new wastewater treatment plant that includes seven pump stations, more than 48,000 feet of pipe and a
