Sludge and Biosolids:

This guide, prepared by the Local Government Resource Center of the Maine Municipal Association, includes articles, agency rules, and sample ordinances relating to sludge and biosolids. Contact the Resource Center, ResourceCenter@memun.org with requests for other links or to report problems with these.

Maine Townsman Articles:

• "Sludge: The Material," by Jo Josephson. Maine Townsman, May 1993, Vol. 55, No. 5. Augusta: The Maine Municipal Association, 1993. 

• "Sludge: The Regulations," by Jo Josephson. Maine Townsman, May 1993, Vol. 55, No. 5. Augusta: The Maine Municipal Association, 1993.

Article from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection: 

• "Regulating Agricultural Utilization of Solid Wastes in Maine," by David Wright of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management, Division of Solid Waste, State House Station 17, Augusta, ME, 04333

Relevant Guidelines:

• Maine Guidelines for Manure and Manure Sludge Disposal on Land, published by The Life Sciences and Agriculture Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service University of Maine at Orono and The Maine Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Miscellaneous Report 142, July 1972

Sample Ordinances:

• Sample Ordinance Regulating Storage and Land Application of Sludge and Other Materials - KVCOG

• Sludge Ordinance from the Town of Union, Maine, June 22, 1998