IV-473 



industry (Report on Pollution-Navigable Waters of the Penobscot 

 River and Upper Penobscot Bay in Maine). 



"On June 28, 1966, the Maine Sea and Shore Fisheries 

 reported finding floating chicken entrails in Stockton 

 Harbor at the northeast side of Sears Island. They 

 reported that these entrails had a total col i form value 

 greater than 170,000 MPN/lOOml. Again on July 8, 1966, 

 floating chicken entrails were found by Fisheries 

 personnel in Stockton Harbor at the same location. They 

 also reported that on June 28, 1966, an animal fat film 

 was found on the waters from the south tip of Sears 

 Island to the north tip of Sears Island in Stockton 

 Harbor. Large amounts of feathers have been reported 

 found on Sears Island and Islesboro Island. A ferry 

 running from Isleboro Island to Lincolnville, which is 

 south of Northport, reported that their water intake screen 

 had to be cleaned at least once a week in the past, due 

 to chicken feathers clogging the screen. In the past, 

 chicken entrails have been found all along the banks of 

 Belfast Bay. During the period samples were being 

 collected by the Merrimack River Project, there is no 

 significant discharges of either feathers or entrails, 

 indicating that either the new screening devices were 

 working properly or that closer attention was given to 

 maintenance of these screens. 



