Sewage-sniffing dog, sustainability featured at Augusta conference

Yesterday at 6:32 PM The Maine Water & Sustainability Conference drew water resource professionals, engineers and environmental advocates to the Augusta Civic Center.

By Keith Edwards kedwards@centralmaine.com Staff Writer

AUGUSTA Sable, an 8-year-old shepherd mix adopted from an animal shelter, has a nose for sniffing out trouble.

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CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS: From left, David Hart, director of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center, University of Maine; Mark Borsuk, associate professor of engineering at Dartmouth College; and Robert Kates, presidential professor of sustainability science at the University of Maine all participated Tuesday in a water sustainability conference in Augusta.

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DOG DETECTIVES: Environmental Canine Services trains dogs to sniff out human sewage in water where it doesnt belong.

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Sables nose that knows has taken the dog and its handler, Scott Reynolds, co-owner of Environmental Canine Services, across the country, sniffing out human sewage in water where it doesnt belong. The dog is more efficient and effective than traditional, human-dependent methods, helping communities clean up their lakes, rivers and beaches.

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