Friends of the Northumberland Strait, a group that opposed a previous mill plan to pump treated effluent into the strait, said Northern Pulp must demonstrate its proposal will not cause adverse effects or significant environmental effects that are unacceptable and that cannot be mitigated.
"For more specific standards, it is necessary for Northern Pulp to carry out a number of studies in the area in which they propose to operate. And until those studies are complete, it is not possible for specific standards to be given," said spokesperson Jill Graham-Scanlan.
She accused the company of trying to change "the laws of environmental assessment in Nova Scotia" by spelling out what it wanted to see in the terms of reference.
"We are thankful that the Department of Environment and Climate Change did not bow to that pressure from Northern Pulp," she added.
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