Canadian company Daaquam Lumber has paid $240,000 in fines to resolve wastewater violations at a Masardis mill it once owned.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the company entered into a consent agreement in May. Both the DEP and the state attorney general’s office signed off on the case on Monday, according to the environmental agency.

Daaquam, which is owned by Groupe Lebel and Bois Daaquam of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, allegedly committed several violations of Maine law and the terms of its permits, including improper wastewater handling and lack of recordkeeping, the DEP said in May . As part of its penalty, the company will help fund the creation of a fish habitat at a nearby stream.

Daaquam was cited for numerous violations at the mill in 2022, including missing

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