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“Outstanding service. They were extremely careful delivering the extra large container into our driveway.” -- A. L. GARNER
Fink said.The trash was taken for further analysis to Hydro International’s hydraulics laboratory on Hutchins Drive in Portland, which is one of the largest testing facilities in the country for water quality testing. Results will be available in the upcoming months. “Water quality is central to our mission and working alongside our community to improve it at home is a natural fit,” Fink said. “However, as part of this ongoing study, the trash in South Portland’s Long Creek is now advancing our understanding of how to improve treatment systems and will have an impact on water quality globally.” Melanie Sochan can be reached at 781-3661 ext.106 or msochan@theforecaster.net. Follow her on Twitter @melaniesochan.Thanex Louis, left, a recent University of Southern Maine graduate, and current student Lisa Willey sort and weigh trash collected around Long Creek in South Portland May 12 in the Maine Mall parking lot.Kevin O’Brien, a project engineer at Hydro International, collects trash to be studied May 12 around Long Creek in South Portland. (The Forecaster)