Penobscot Bay History September 1 1994: A plume is a plume is a ...BLOOM?

Conservation pilot Rudy Engholm took this photo of a plume emanating from Delta Chemical  September 1, 1994, while on a routine mission. When the photo and a report was  forwarded to Maine DEP, the agency inquired of the company.  Based on Delta Chemical's response. DEP concluded the plume was from  the "drainage of 2 old facility ponds (marsh sheens/algae)." See below

Bureau of Remediation and 

Waste Management

Spill Report Info. Source: HOSS Hazardous & Oil Spill System

Spill Number: B-567-1994
Report Status: Final Report
MCD Town: SEARSPORT

Primary Responder: ROBERT RANDALL

Subject/Owner: DELTA CHEMICALS, INC. 

I. EVENT

SPILL INFO
Type: Non-Oil, Non-Hazardous Incident
Source:  Cause: Discharge - Deliberate/Other
Spill Date/Time: 09/21/1994

Reporter Type/Detection Method Citizen Complaint
Reported Date/Time: 09/22/1994

Subject/Spiller
DELTA CHEMICALS, INC.
KIDDER POINT ROAD
SEARSPORT ME 04974

Primary Responder and Other Employees
Contact(s): ROBERT RANDALL (Primary Responder)
Comment: No Further Response Action Expected

II. SITE
Location Type: Business - Industrial {ID}
Name: DELTA CHEMICALS, INC.
Street Address: KIDDER POINT ROAD
MCD Town: SEARSPORT
Spill Point: UTM North 4923482.00  UTM East 509722.00
Wells and Media Affected : 0 
Media Affected: Land {L}
Tanks Involved: NONE

III. CLEANUP
Product Reported: Unspecified Oil {80}
Products Found/Amount Spilled: Algae Blooms/Plant Pollen Sheens {52} - 0.00
Material Recovered: NONE
Recovery/Treatment Method: NONE
Cleanup DTREE:
Disposal Information: Drainage of 2 old facility ponds (marsh sheens/algae).

IV. NARRATIVE   
V.ATTACHMENTS 

Angus King's failed 1995 nomination of Penobscot Bay for the National Estuary Program. Plus our failed 2019 renomination.

In 1995 Maine Governor Angus King nominated Penobscot Bay for EPA's National Estuary Program. Read it below.  In 2019 an attempt to renominate the Bay for the  NEP was blocked by certain interests who pressured the legislature into withdrawing the bill before hearing. ONTP'd

 
Table of Contents of Governor King's 1995 NEP nomination of Penobscot Bay

Appendices of 1995 Nomination. (Note Title of each Appendix is near bottom  of  its 1st page.)
Appendix A. Open Space in Penobscot Bay 9pgs
Appendix B. Land or Easements held by Land Trusts
Appendix C. 1993 Penobscot Bay Conference Proceedings (cover only) 2pgs
Appendix D. 1994 Penobscot Bay Conference Agenda. 2pgs
Appendix E. Newspaper Articles. 5pgs
Appendix F. State of the Bay Report Outline 5pgs
Appendix G. Letters of Support 13pgs.
Appendix H. Draft Conference Agreement. 12pg.

Media
1994 Ellsworth American article on