They say the new law is well-intentioned but too broad, too aggressive and too costly for them to follow. Environmental groups are calling on state legislators to defend the PFAS law as it stands.
A bill would add new restrictions on a type of deal that Poland Spring the biggest water bottling operation in Maine, which pumps roughly 1 billion gallons a year has struck to buy water directly from some local utilities.
"The question that Maine faces is whether the right to a clean and healthy environment is fundamental to what Maine is and what Maine will become in a future."
Lawmakers are being requested to "restore" a state law so a Newry lithium deposit would be regulated under quarrying regulations, which are much less stringent.