BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 19, 2024
Maine has no comprehensive waste management plan. The lack of a roadmap leaves Maine’s wastewater facilities in limbo as they grapple with defining short-term solutions to managing daily operations, and long-term solutions for developing a statewide plan. These policies have left our community at large facing unanswerable questions and difficult decisions. The Maine Water Environment Association supports the capacity expansion at the state-run landfill, Juniper Ridge, and the repeal or suspension of further legislation that limit Maine’s ability to stabilize the landfill so it can continue to accept biosolids. While it is contrary to what any state would “want” to do, it is necessary, otherwise we will be faced with public health and environmental crises to manage. ~ Theresa Tucker, Maine Water Environment Association