Whole Oceans, LLC, Bucksport

Whole Oceans, LLC (Whole Oceans) plans to develop a portion of the site of the former Bucksport Mill (Mill) located on Main Street (Route 15), into a land-based aquaculture facility. The Mill was first opened in 1930 and produced pulp and paper for over 80 years. A Site Location of Development Act (SLODA) permit (#L-1415-26-A-X) was issued on February 12, 1975 for an expansion of the Mill complex.

As a whole, the project will include changes in land elevation and the construction of buildings, underground utilities, paved accessways and maneuvering areas, stormwater management facilities, etc. The project will also include water supply and wastewater treatment systems that will include new connections to domestic water and sewer lines, upgrades to a raw freshwater supply line from Silver Lake, upgrades to the salt water intake/pump system, re-connection to existing discharge pipe(s) in the Penobscot River, new water treatment system, new wastewater treatment system, etc. All of this will be broken out into a series of construction phases, as it is anticipated that full build out may take 10 years or more.

Questions and comments may be sent to Jim Beyer 207-446-9026

MEPDES Permit and WDL issued on November 21, 2018.

Site Location of Development Application Materials