Funding for the Anson and Madison Water District and the Paris Utility District comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Water and Waste Disposal Program.
PFAS, which have become a threat to water supplies and farms, could be treated with money appropriated to a statewide wastewater treatment site in Somerset County.
Claudia Viles was convicted in 2016 of embezzling more than $500,000 in Anson excise tax payments, and the town is looking to recoup some of that through auction of six properties in the Somerset County town and neighboring Embden.
Smith Mountain Investments LLC, which inspects utility poles, faces nearly $19,000 in federal penalties after an employee died from a heat-related illness while working in Nebraska.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday that the Anson and Madison Water District will be receiving a Water and Waste Disposal loan of $2.4 million in addition to an $800,000 grant to replace its aging water infrastructure.
The number of organic farms in Maine has increased by 36% over the last seven years, the USDA said, while also awarding a $999K research grant to UMaine.