BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 19, 2024
Soil Preparation Inc., a private Plymouth-based company, was bringing in out-of-state sludge and local waste to process into farmland fertilizer. In addition to spraying wastewater onto its property, the company also spread sludge on some 200 farm fields across Maine. Testing has shown it contained harmful chemicals and heavy metals in addition to organic nutrients. Today the plant is no longer accepting sludge. But residents of the small town of 1,300 people are left wondering about the possible contamination of the soil, wells and waterways, and frustrated that the state has not done more to investigate. They believe the town’s environment will suffer in the long run.