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Living in the Hazard Zones

LNG Developer-designated Hazard Zones
in Passamaquoddy Bay & Grand Manan Channel
— or —
What Downeast LNG, Calais LNG, & Quoddy Bay LNG
Don't Want You to Know


"Zones of Concern" = Hazard Zones

Zones of potential threat to life, health, property, environment, and existing uses that accompany LNG ships are euphamistically referred to by FERC as "Zones of Concern." A more accurate term is what they were originally named by Sandia National Laboratories: "Hazard Zones."

These zones include the following hazards:

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Proposed LNG Ship Transit Route

Quoddy Bay LNG

Developers are considering a route through Grand Manan Channel. They have selected that route to reduce criticism for endangering right whales; however, taking any route, they cannot guarantee that right whales won't be in their path.

Note the Hazard Zones that accompany transiting and berthed LNG ships:

Hazard Zones along Quoddy Bay LNG's proposed ship route
(Below) Composite image of Quoddy Bay LNG's proposed LNG ship transit route through Passamaquoddy Bay's Head Harbour Passage and Western Passage, to the two proposed berths at Split Rock at Sipayik. The Hazard Zones that would accompany each ship are surrounded with red, gold, and green lines.
Security Zones around berthed ships at Sipayik
(Above) The security zones around Quoddy Bay LNG's two proposed berths at Split Rock in Western Passage of Passamaquoddy Bay.
(Above) Quoddy Bay LNG's proposed transit route through Grand Manan Channel and into Passamaquoddy Bay.
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Deer Island & Campobello Island
(Above, left) Sipayik, Perry, Deer Island & Eastport
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(Above, center) Deer Island, Eastport & Campobello Island
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Affected Communities

Eastport

Eastport In the Hazard Zones flyer PDF file Flyer, "Eastport in the Hazard Zones" (Single-sided, single sheet PDF; 3.7 MB)
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Sipayik, Pleasant Point

Sipayik In the Permanent Hazard Zones flyer PDF file Flyer, "Sipayik… Are You Ready to Live in the Permanent Hazard Zones?" (Two-sided, single sheet PDF; 1.3 MB)
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