FARMINGTON — Farmington’s wastewater treatment plant will be getting some help from the wind — not to dissipate any sewage processing aromas but to generate power. The town has purchased a Skystream 3.7 wind generator that will be installed next week at the plant on Farmington Falls Road along the Sandy River. Skystream’s distributor in Maine is All-Season Home Improvements of Augusta. Roger Lambert, owner of Windowman on Farmington Falls in Farmington, is the sales representative for the western Maine district. Farmington’s wastewater treatment plant Superintendent Steve Moore said he convinced selectmen to go along with the $12,000 purchase by offering to forgo his annual request for a vehicle reserve account. After studying the wind resource map for New England and specifically for the Sandy River valley, Moore said he argued there would be enough wind blowing through the river corridor to justify the investment. The wind power will supplement the plant’s existing electricity from the grid. “I have always had a ‘green’ side to me,” he said with a smile. The wind turbine tower will start generating power with winds of 8 to 10 mph and 20 mph will be optimal: “We may not generate much, but it will pay for itself in about eight years,” Moore said. Farmington Town Manager Richard Davis said in addition to the cost savings, “it is important for the town to do its part for a clean environment…

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