FREEPORT – The Brownville Water and Sewer Department received the “Outstanding Operation Award” at the Maine Rural Water Association’s 20th annual technical conference Dec. 5 and 6 at the Harraseeket Inn.

Award-winning systems have made significant improvements to their facilities to better serve their customers and protect public health and the environment.

In accepting the award, Brownville Superintendent Roger Rowe said, “The consumers served by our system can rest assured of a safe, reliable drinking water source delivered to their faucets.”

The Maine Rural Water Association, founded in 1979, is a private, nonprofit organization based in Brunswick. The association’s goal is to help water and wastewater systems provide safe drinking water and protect the environment at an affordable cost to users.