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Bangor outlines wastewater needs as treatment plant upgrades, PFAS rules and interlocal agreements drive costs
Summary
City staff described the wastewater system's scale and upcoming projects, outlined regulatory pressures related to PFAS and consent-decree obligations, and proposed a 5% rate increase to fund operations and capital needs.
City staff told the Bangor City Council on May 21 that the wastewater (sewer) system now treats roughly 7.7 million gallons a day and faces rising costs driven by capital needs, electricity use, biosolids disposal, and tightening state and federal regulation.
The presentation noted that the system operates a primary and secondary treatment plant, hundreds of miles of pipe (some combined sewer), and that recent investments included a SCADA upgrade and replacement of roughly 2,200 feet of sewer main and more than 40 manholes. Staff said annual throughput is approximately 2.8 billion gallons and that inspection activity increased about 51% over the prior year.
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