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RSU 40: High‑school well fracturing leads to arsenic exceedance; bottled water in use until treatment installed
Summary
District staff said hydraulic fracturing restored water flow at the high school but initial post‑fracture tests exceeded Maine's arsenic threshold; the state has placed the school on a do‑not‑drink and the district is supplying bottled water until an arsenic treatment system is installed.
Brian told the facilities and finance subcommittee the high school well was hydraulically fractured after the original well went dry and that initial testing after the procedure returned arsenic levels above Maine’s drinking‑water threshold, prompting a state do‑not‑drink order and a shift to bottled water for the remainder of the school year.
“Until we get an arsenic treatment plant they’re going to keep us on a do not drink water. … we will be on bottled water at the high…
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