Friday, March 8, 2013

Court tells DEP to lower nighttime noise levels on Saddleback wind farm


By Judy Harrison, BDN Staff
PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday vacated a decision by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection over nighttime sound requirements for the Saddleback Ridge Wind Project in Carthage, Canton and Dixfield.

The court unanimously agreed with the groups’ appeal of a ruling by the Board of Environmental Protection that backed the DEP’s decision that the nighttime noise level for the windmills should be at or below 45 decibels. Writing for the court, Justice Warren Silver said the nighttime decibel level should be 42 or below.[Bangor Daily News Maine]

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am aware that Mr. Schnieder is also on your town council. Cape Vincent is more fortunate than most communities who had ignorant officials letting wind ruin our communities.