Project Titles:

• Replace Roof on Receiving Building (FFS #R5PC)
• Rehabilitate Personnel Doors (FFS #R5PD)
• Replace Water Treatment Plant Generator (FFS #R5PE)
• Energy Efficiency Tier 1 (FFS #R5GY*)

State: Maine

Project Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funded projects in Maine, helping restore the Atlantic salmon population and ensuring the safety of hatchery employees and providing business opportunities for local contractors.

The Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery in East Orland, Maine, part of the Maine Fisheries Program Complex, has been in operation since 1889. Atlantic salmon are raised at the hatchery to be stocked in Maine waters. The receiving building is an integral part in this process. Here, parr (juvenile fish) are brought in from the wild and raised in isolation for a period of two years before being moved to the main hatchery building.

$149,827 was awarded to the Industrial Roofing Co., a small business from Lewiston, Maine, to restore the integrity of the building’s leaking roof. They also installed new personnel doors, which are now covered by independent awnings. Before the awnings were installed, hatchery workers were virtually unprotected from the elements and susceptible to injury from falling icicles during the harsh Maine winters. These projects were completed in April 2011.

“It’s a win-win for us, it’s a win-win for the community,” said Fisheries Complex Manager Paul Santavy in February 2010. “A local contractor was hired to do the work, so we are putting people to work in the local community doing work that we need done to ensure we are meeting our objectives at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.”

“Typically we are just a roofing company, but for this project we became more of a general contractor and will be subbing out some of the other work like foundation and carpentry,” said Eric Hodgkins, Metal Division Manager at Industrial Roofing Co. “This contract has worked out well for us, it’s a great project.”

The CCI Group, LLC, an 8(a) certified business received $95,984 in Recovery Act funding to replace a large diesel generator which powers the water treatment facility at the hatchery. The company, based out of Anchorage, Alaska, has a regional office in Augusta, Maine and a location in Kittery. The generator was replaced in February 2011.

One additional project is underway as part of the Service’s region-wide energy efficiency upgrades. The hatchery currently withdraws approximately 1500 gallons of water per minute from Craig Pond that is used to support fish culture operations. Sullivan & Merritt Constructors, Inc., from Harmon, Maine, was awarded $499,157 to install hydroelectric turbines in the supply pipeline to further utilize the water flow. This project will produce a significant savings in electrical cost and reduce the hatchery’s carbon footprint.

Photos:

Receiving building before the roof replacement and safety upgrades.

The new awnings will protect hatchery workers from falling icicles and weather events

Industrial Roofing Company installed a new roof on the hatchery building

*Project R5GY is a Regionwide project impacting multiple sites.  For more information view the Energy Efficiency in the Northeast Region page.

This page was created by Keith Shannon, student intern for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Region, whose position is funded by the Recovery Act.

Originally posted 02/12/2010
Updated 06/28/2010
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