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The Disposal Mode Of Maine’S Waste Governance, Travis Blackmer, Brieanne Berry, Michael Haedicke, Cindy Isenhour, Susanne Lee, Jean Macrae, Deborah Saber, Erin Victor Jul 2023

The Disposal Mode Of Maine’S Waste Governance, Travis Blackmer, Brieanne Berry, Michael Haedicke, Cindy Isenhour, Susanne Lee, Jean Macrae, Deborah Saber, Erin Victor

Maine Policy Review

Maine’s materials management system is stuck in a disposal mode of waste governance. Despite significant investments in programs and policies designed to reduce the amount of waste the state buries each year, recent shocks and uncertainties have resulted in increased waste generation and disposal. This paper analyzes specific ways through which materials management in Maine has become locked in to a disposal mode of waste governance. We build a framework to help understand various forms of lock-in and how they might be unlocked. This framework is applied to the extended producer responsibility packaging law that is presently under the rule-making …


Three-Dimensional Bedrock Channel Evolution With Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Nick Richmond Dec 2018

Three-Dimensional Bedrock Channel Evolution With Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics, Nick Richmond

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bedrock channels are responsible for balancing and communicating tectonic and climatic signals across landscapes, but it is difficult and dangerous to observe and measure the flows responsible for removing weakly-attached blocks of bedrock from the channel boundary. Consequently, quantitative descriptions of the dynamics of bedrock removal are scarce. Detailed numerical simulation of violent flows in three dimensions has been historically challenging due to technological limitations, but advances in computational fluid dynamics aided by high-performance computing have made it practical to generate approximate solutions to the governing equations of fluid dynamics. From these numerical solutions we gain detailed knowledge of the …


Window Inserts And The People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities In Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro Aug 2017

Window Inserts And The People Adopting Them: Building Sustainable Communities In Maine, Daniel Sean Mistro

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Residents of Maine face a large monetary expense to heat their homes in the winter. In Maine it takes 540 gallons of heating oil each year to heat a typical home [1]. Interior window inserts may be a practical solution to improve comfort, save money, and consume less environmentally harmful fossil fuels during cold winter months. The window inserts discussed in this paper are custom measured to fit into a window and consist of a wooden frame that is wrapped in two layers of polyolefin film and weather stripped for a snug fit. Commercial inserts cost $20-$36/square foot, or approximately …


018637.00 Westbrook: Cumberland Mill Rotary Signalization, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., Mileone & Macbroom, State Of Maine. Department Of Transportation May 2017

018637.00 Westbrook: Cumberland Mill Rotary Signalization, Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc., Mileone & Macbroom, State Of Maine. Department Of Transportation

Maine Town Documents

Presentation Powerpoint slides on the proposed 2017 redesign of a Cumberland Mill Rotary impacting Main and Cumberland Streets, Harnois and Warren Avenue.


Status Report & Update Road Improvement Projects: Paving The Way, Waterville (Me.). Department Of Public Works Jan 2017

Status Report & Update Road Improvement Projects: Paving The Way, Waterville (Me.). Department Of Public Works

Maine Town Documents

The Five Year Road Improvement Plan provides a comprehensive assessment of the condition of nearly 82 miles of road in Waterville; prioritizes and schedules proposed upgrades; plans and budgets for capital improvements. Plan includes maps of proposed changes to the Spring Street intersection.


Downtown Waterville Feasibility Study Waterville, Maine, Gorrill Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., Bfj Planning, Mitchell & Associates Landscape Architects Jan 2016

Downtown Waterville Feasibility Study Waterville, Maine, Gorrill Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc., Bfj Planning, Mitchell & Associates Landscape Architects

Maine Town Documents

The Purpose and Need for this project is to: “Revitalize the Downtown to improve the aesthetics, support existing businesses and encourage economic growth, improve pedestrian and bicycle accommodations and provide adequate parking while maintaining vehicular capacity in the overall area.”

Contributions and assistance in the completion of the study were provided by the City of Waterville, Colby College, the Maine Department of Transportation, and the General Public.


Stormwater Program Management Plan For City Of Westbrook, Me, Westbrook (Me.). City Officers Feb 2009

Stormwater Program Management Plan For City Of Westbrook, Me, Westbrook (Me.). City Officers

Maine Town Documents

No abstract provided.


Final Report: Westbrook Downtown Parking Study/Management Plan, Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc. Dec 2006

Final Report: Westbrook Downtown Parking Study/Management Plan, Gorrill-Palmer Consulting Engineers, Inc.

Maine Town Documents

In the early 2000's, Westbrook was the beneficiary of an upswing in the Southern Maine economy, aided by a strong marketing effort on the part of the City. As a result, new office buildings and retail facilities located in or near the downtown area and older buildings were rehabilitated and redeveloped. This increase in commercial and business activity increased the demand for parking downtown. With an eye toward long-term growth, a parking management plan was developed to provide the tools necessary to manage the increased demand for parking.


Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Maine, U.S.A. And Quebec, Canada: Design Memorandum No. 4a: General Design (Revised), New England Division, United States Corps Of Engineers Jan 1977

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes, Maine, U.S.A. And Quebec, Canada: Design Memorandum No. 4a: General Design (Revised), New England Division, United States Corps Of Engineers

Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes Project

This design memorandum presents for review the revised general plan and data for the Dickey-Lincoln School Lakes project, Maine, U.S.A. and Quebec, Canada to provide the basis for preparation of detailed design memoranda, plans and specifications. This document presents revisions to the basic project plan and related data included in the 1967 General Design Memorandum reflecting current water resource requirements. This memorandum serves as a functional design document and 1s presented 1n Phase II level of detail. However, 1n view of the long period of Inactivity, Phase I features have also been incorporated for continuity of project information.