BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 19, 2021
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is about to issue an order that will put Sappi’s entire Somerset operations at risk. Over the past several months, as part of Brookfield’s Shawmut Dam relicensing process, the DEP and the Maine Department of Marine Resources have made clear that they want the dam to be removed in order to maximize the ability of Atlantic salmon to pass the dam site. The removal of the Shawmut Dam could shut the Somerset Mill. This would have potentially devastating economic effects on Sappi, its employees, and its suppliers, and the surrounding communities. ~ Sean Wallace, managing director of Sappi North America’s Somerset Mill