BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 14, 2025
A proposed bill to be heard by the Maine Legislature’s energy committee on Monday aims to get a one-time, $10 million payment from the state to extend Fairfield’s public water supply to residents with private wells that have high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS. To date, state regulators have dealt with the high readings in Fairfield by providing free filtration systems to residents. So far, 149 homes have the systems, and another 111 are approved for them. But money for the $25 million filtration program will run out in a few years.