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"For much of the state of Maine, the environment is the economy" |
The following is a facsimile created via optical character recognition (OCR) from a printed copy of the notice. PUBLIC NOTICE: NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING Please take notice that Quoddy Bay LNG LLC and Quoddy Bay Pipeline LLC, 95 County Road, Rte. 190, Perry ME 04667, telephone (207) 853-663 1 are intending to file applications for a Site Location of Development permit, a Natural Resources Protection Act permit, a Wastewater Discharge permit, a Water Quality Certification permit and an Air Emission license with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to the provisions of 38 M.R.S.A. §§ 48 1-490 and 480-A-480-BB, 38 M.R.S.A. $413 et seq., and Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as well as applicable DEP Rules including Chapter 2, Rules Concerning the Processing of Applications and Chapters 140 and 115 regarding air emissions licensing. Review of these applications shall also constitute the State's consistency review in accordance with the Maine Coastal Program pursuant to Section 307 of the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. § 1456. These applications will be filed for the purpose of constructing and operating a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal, LNG storage facility, natural gas pipeline and associated facilities. The proposed import terminal site is to be located on the Pleasant Point Reservation of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the LNG storage and regassification facility and associated facilities will be located in the Town of Perry, Maine. A 35.8-mile-long, 36-inch diameter natural gas sendout pipeline is to be constructed on property in the towns of Alexander, Charlotte, Cooper, Pembroke and Princeton to deliver natural gas from the LNG import terminal and storage facility to the existing Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline in the Town of Princeton. . A Public Informational Meeting regarding the project is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Perry Elementary School. The purpose of the meeting is for the Applicant to inform the public of the project and its anticipated environmental impacts, to inform the public of the state, local and federal licenses necessary for the project, and to provide adequate opportunity for public questions. |