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  • Published
    March 21, 2024

    Wilton to see 8% sewer rate increase

    Wilton Water and Wastewater Superintendent Dalton Plante stated the increase comes after union contract negotiations, PFAS sludge removal and inflation.

  • Published
    August 7, 2023

    Maine sludge crisis is over – for 2 years, at least

    A temporary compromise reached by lawmakers means Maine communities are once again burying sewage sludge in the state-owned landfill at Juniper Ridge near Old Town, and don't have to pay extra to haul the waste to New Brunswick, Canada.

  • Published
    April 11, 2023

    15% sewer rate increase now in effect in Wilton

    Water and Wastewater Superintendent Heinz Grossman told the Wilton Select Board Tuesday, April 4, that the new sewer rates were now in effect, as well as a change in cost for a project that was approved last year, but shelved due to winter.

  • Published
    March 9, 2023

    Wilton faces 15% increase in sewer rates

    The Wilton selectboard voted to increase the town's sewer rates to account for the sharp increase in budget spending due to new regulations for the disposal of sludge potentially contaminated with PFAS.

  • Published
    February 14, 2023

    Winslow council OKs up to $6.8 million in bonds for upgrades to Chaffee Brook pumping station

    Work on the pumping station, built in the 1970s, and adding two sewer lines at the bottom of the Kennebec River could total $8 million, according to town officials.

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