Imagine you own a business that produces a beneficial product. Suddenly the government says you can no longer sell it. You can’t give it away to customers. You might not even be able to dispose of it. And yet you can’t stop making more of it.
That’s basically the situation Maine clean-water utilities are in with biosolids. Public perceptions and state officials’ concerns about PFAS contamination have put biosolids programs in limbo, according to Scott Firmin, director of operations for wastewater with the Portland Water District.First came a moratorium on land application, with limited exceptions. Next came an outright ban. And
