Nordic Aquafarms Inc., Belfast

Nordic Aquafarms Inc. (NAF) proposes to construct a land-based aquaculture facility consisting of a seawater access system, several buildings for fish production, a water treatment plant, an administrative office, and other associated structures and infrastructure.

An application for a Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit/Waste Discharge License (MEPDES/WDL) was submitted to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) on October 19, 2018 and accepted as complete for processing on November 9, 2018. On May 17, 2019, NAF submitted a Site Location of Development Act (SLODA) application, a Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA) application, a Chapter 115 Air Emission License application, and an addendum to the MEPDES/WDL application.

Questions and comments may be sent to NordicAquaFarms.DEP@maine.gov

• Project folder
  • Appeal of Air Emission License Minor Revision
  • Post-Issuance Documentation
  • Application materials
  • Board Orders
    • Comments on drafts
  • Comments submitted by Parties on non-hearing issues
  • Hearing transcripts
  • May 20, 2020 Deliberative Session documents
  • Petitions for intervenor status
  • Post-hearing briefs
  • Pre-filed testimony
  • Procedural orders
  • Project reviews
  • Public comments
  • Public comments submitted at hearing - in transcript
  • Rebuttal testimony
  • Response to comments
  • Suspension Proceeding

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• June 21, 2023 – Decision and Order Suspending Nordic Licenses
• June 7, 2023 – Letter Dismissing Petition to Modify
• May 7, 2023 – Nordic Response to Lannan Petition
• April 28, 2023 – Letter Initiating Suspension Proceedings
• April 25, 2023 – Lannan Petition to Modify
• April 17, 2023 – Nordic Response to Mabee/Grace/Friends Petition
• April 10, 2023 – Mabee/Grace/Friends Petition to Suspend or Revoke
• April 7, 2023 – Nordic Response to Upstream Watch Petition
• March 9, 2023 – Upstream Watch Petition to Suspend or Revoke
• August 26, 2021 - Special Conditions 9 and 10 QHEI Assessment
• November 19, 2020 - Final signed orders
• October 21, 2020 - Twenty-Third Procedural Order
• October 20, 2020 - Staff recommendations and comments received
  • Air emissions
  • MPDES/WDL
  • Site-NRPA
• October 15, 2020 - Twenty-Second Procedural Order
  • October 5, 2020 - Amended 80C Petition after Remand
  • September 4, 2020 - Bureau of Public Lands Final Findings and Decision
• September 24, 2020 - Twenty-First Procedural Order
• September 14, 2020 - May 20 Deliberative Session documents
• September 14, 2020 - July 27 corrected memo re: MEPDES
• September 4, 2020 - Draft Board order on Site Law/NRPA application
• September 3, 2020 - Response to 8/31 NVC letter
• August 31, 2020 - NVC letter re: MEPDES/WDL and SLODA process, anti-degradation hearing request
• August 13, 2020 - Draft Board order on MPDES and WDL application
• August 7, 2020 - Response to NVC letter
• August 3, 2020 - Fryer email with NVC attachment
• July 31, 2020 - Response to Tucker email
• July 30, 2020 - Tucker email re: twentieth procedural order
• July 30, 2020 - Twentieth Procedural Order
• July 17, 2020 - Draft Board order on Chapter 115 Minor Source Air Emissions application
• July 9, 2020 - Nineteenth Procedural Order
• June 2, 2020 - Eighteenth Procedural Order
• May 28, 2020 - Seventeenth Procedural Order
• May 11, 2020 - Post-hearing briefs
• May 8, 2020 - Sixteenth Procedural Order
• May 7, 2020 - Comments on DMR addendum comments
• May 7, 2020 - Fifteenth Procedural Order
• April 7, 2020 - DMR addendum comments on Nordic’s proposed pipeline installation and haul route
• April 3, 2020 - Fourteenth Procedural Order
• April 2, 2020 - Upstream-NVC (Tech Env) comment on DEP March 13, 2020 Air Dispersion Modeling
• April 1, 2020 - Nordic (Mainely Environmental) comment on DEP March 13, 2020 Air Dispersion Modeling
• March 16, 2020 - Thirteenth Procedural Order
• March 13, 2020 - Air Dispersion Modeling
• March 13, 2020 - Motion to Establish a Timetable
• March 9, 2020 - Public hearing transcripts
• March 2, 2020 - Twelfth Procedural Order
• February 25, 2020 - Upstream-NVC comment on Hopeck memo of January 27, 2020
• February 21, 2020 - Upstream-NVC comments on DMR memo of February 5, 2020
• February 19, 2020 - Eleventh Procedural Order
• February 18, 2020 - Nordic (Ransom) response to January 27, 2020 Hopeck memo
• February 11, 2020 - Schedule for 2/11-13 hearing
• February 8, 2020 - Tenth Procedural Order
• February 5, 2020 - Memo from DMR to Gregg Wood regarding pathogens
• January 31, 2020 - Ninth Procedural Order
• January 27, 2020 - Hopeck review comments memo
• January 14, 2020 - Eighth Procedural Order
• January 9, 2020 - Seventh Procedural Order
• January 6, 2020 - Upstream Watch Appeal of Sixth Procedural Order
• January 2, 2020 - Sixth Procedural Order
• November 26, 2019 - Fifth Procedural Order
• November 21, 2019 - Correspondence re: appeals to Third Procedural Order
  • Mabee-Grace-MLU Appeal
  • Nordic’s Response to Mabee-Grace-MLU Appeal
  • Upstream Watch Appeal
  • Nordic’s Response to Upstream Watch Appeal
• November 20, 2019 - Letter from Northport Village Corporation Pertaining to Schedule
• November 20, 2019 - Response to Northport Village Corporation re: Letter of 11-20-19 Pertaining to Schedule
• November 15, 2019 - Letter from Tech Environmental re: Noise Needs Timeline to Date and Outstanding RFIs
  • November 20, 2019 - Response to Michael Lannan (Tech Environmental) re: Letter of 11-15-19 Pertaining to Sound Data
• November 13, 2019 - Letter from Tech Environmental Request re: Air Dispersion Modeling and Testimony Timeline Questions
  • November 19, 2019 - Response to Michael Lannan (Tech Environmental) re: Letter of 11-13-19 pertaining to Air Modeling
• November 13, 2019 - Response to Questions Pertaining to the Fourth Procedural Order
  • November 19, 2019 - NAF Response to 11/13/2019 Memorandum
• November 8, 2019 - November 8th Request for Information
  • November 19, 2019 - NAF Response to 11/8/2019 DEP Request for Information
• November 8, 2019 - Fourth Procedural Order
• November 5, 2019 - November 3, 2019 Far Field Dilution Memo
• November 5, 2019 - NAF Response to 10/9/2019 DEP Letter (includes Attachments A-F)
• November 5, 2019 - NAF Response to 10/9/2019 DEP Letter (Attachment G "Stormwater Memo Responses")
  • Stormwater Memo Responses with attachments A,D,E
  • Stormwater Memo Responses with attachment B
  • Stormwater Memo Responses with attachment C
  • Stormwater Memo Responses with attachments F, G
• November 1, 2019 - Third Procedural Order
• October 28, 2019 - Memo and handout re: October 17, pre-hearing conference
• October 28, 2019 - Memo and handout from October 24 site visit
• October 17, 2019 - Agenda, Pre-Hearing Conference with Applicant and Intervenors
• October 9, 2019 - October 9th Request for Information Letter
• August 23, 2019 - Second Procedural Order
• August 22, 2019 - NAF Response to 7/3/2019 DEP Request for Information
• August 15, 2019 - First Procedural Order
• August 14, 2019 - NAF Response to Site Law Questions
• August 14, 2019 - NAF Response to 7/31/19 DEP letter
• August 8, 2019 - NAF Response to 6/25/2019 Technical Review Memorandum
• August 5, 2019 - NAF Response to 8/2/2019 DEP letter
• August 2, 2019 - August 2nd Request for Information Letter
• July 31, 2019 - DEP letter re: request for more information
• July 16, 2019 - Petitions to Intervene
• July 3, 2019 - Request for information letter
• June 13, 2019 - Application acceptance letter