The largest sewage spill in US history wasn’t the first, and it won’t be the last.
With truckloads of trash juice laden with toxic PFAS arriving at its facility, a wastewater treatment plant in North Conway is considering investing in emerging technology to help remove the “forever chemicals.” Other towns in New Hampshire are exploring the technology, which is already used by some private companies, including Casella Waste Systems, to reduce […]
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A resourceful solution to repurpose waste and nourish farmland, or a poisonous and permanent mistake? Depending on whom you ask, the practice of spreading treated sewage, or sludge, on New Hampshire farmland might be either. For decades, this fertilizer has been a point of contention both locally and nationwide. Now, with renewed attention on sludge’s […]
The Jan. 12, Meredith Selectboard meeting included a meet and greet for residents, a public hearing on the authorization of a bond, approval o…
The Sept. 8 Meredith Selectboard meeting included items related to the Parks & Recreation and Fire departments, our wastewater treatment s…
BERLIN — A plan to take on an environmental liability left behind by 120 years of industrial activity is reliant on revenue derived from bring…
The third week in September is SepticSmart Week, established by the Environmental Protection Agency to raise awareness about the importance of…
On a normal morning for Anthony Drouin, he’s knee-deep in soft, thick muck, reaching a long metal pole into a pile of sludge and shoveling it …