The city is negotiating with the Androscoggin Valley Regional Refuse Disposal District to accept and treat the leachate from the district’s Mount Carberry landfill at the city’s wastewater treatment plant.
The city council decided last week to enter into negotiations on an agreement after meeting with AVRRDD Executive Director Sharon Gauthier and district consultant, Paul Schmidt of CMA Engineering.
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