FREE PRESS • December 22, 2020
Opponents of the land-based salmon farm proposed for construction in Belfast have filed formal appeals in two counties challenging permits issued by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection to the developer, Nordic Aquafarms Inc. The Upstream Watch petition focuses on the wastewater that would be discharged from the salmon farm into Penobscot Bay and what it contends are gaps in the studies and information provided by Nordic. It says BEP overlooked that Nordic hasn’t quantfied its freshwater need or demonstrated it has the financial capacity to construct the facility, which Nordic has estimated will cost $500 million when completed.