PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 6, 2023
State lawmakers will get a briefing on Maine’s sludge disposal crisis Wednesday in preparation for what is likely to be a political battle over a problem that has left sewer plants across the state facing huge price increases, long pickup delays and potential environmental violations. The committee will hear from both the Maine Department of Environmental Protection and Casella, the operator of the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill. The 122-acre Old Town landfill that Maine bought in 2003 is the only one in the state equipped to accept large volumes of sludge.