BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 26, 2023
A Maine wastewater treatment plant on the leading edge of removing toxic chemicals from wastewater to prevent them from being flushed into rivers needs $59 million more to fully launch its first-of-a kind removal system, officials from the facility told lawmakers on Wednesday. The Anson-Madison Sanitary District, which treats waste from the Somerset County towns of Anson and Madison, has been working with engineers for several years to develop a centralized treatment system for waste from across Maine that could remove PFAS and concentrate the chemicals into a more manageable form.