Portland, Maine — The Portland Water District (PWD) is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Firmin to the role of General Manager. Scott, who has served as the Director of Wastewater Services since 2010, brings more than three decades of leadership and engineering experience to the role, along with a distinguished record of service to the wastewater industry.

Scott joined PWD in 2001 as an Operations Engineer and later became a member of PWD’s Senior Management Team as Director of Wastewater Services. In that capacity, he has provided strategic leadership while overseeing PWD’s extensive wastewater collection system and treatment facilities serving communities across the Greater Portland area. His role has included shaping organizational priorities, advancing infrastructure investments, and ensuring regulatory compliance in support of PWD’s long-term mission.

“Scott’s deep operational knowledge, long-standing dedication to public service, and regional leadership make him an exceptional choice to lead the Portland Water District,” said Bill Lunt, President of the PWD Board of Trustees. “His leadership will be invaluable as we navigate emerging challenges and continue to invest in sustainable and reliable infrastructure.”

In addition to his work at PWD, Scott is active in industry organizations. He is the incoming President of the New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) and is serving a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the North East Biosolids and Residuals Association (NEBRA). Nationally, he was selected to participate in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stakeholder workshop on PFAS mitigation in Biosolids.

Before joining PWD, Scott worked as a project manager for Applied Water Management in Taunton, Massachusetts, and spent more than nine years as an engineer at one of the country’s largest treatment facilities in Newark, New Jersey.

Scott holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Southern Maine, a Master’s degree in Environmental Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Maine and maintains both a Grade 5 Maine Wastewater License and a NEWEA Grade IV Voluntary Collection System Certification.

Scott’s appointment follows a national search and competitive selection process.

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