MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 10, 2022
The cost of Maine’s forever chemical crisis is about to hit many sewer users in the wallet. Sewer bills could go up $20 to $40 a year in some southern Maine communities within the next year as municipal sewer districts face rising costs of landfilling the sludge that’s generated by wastewater treatment plants. This spring, Maine banned the reuse of sewage sludge as fertilizer or compost because it has trace amounts of dangerous forever chemicals.