Freshwater/land-based aquaculture licence application summary
Applicant
Kootenay Aquaponics Inc – Proctor
Date DFO review commenced
January 13, 2026
Application details
New fresh water land based site
Current status
Under review
Facility information
| Facility number | 14210 |
|---|---|
| Geographic reference (lat/long or UTM) | 49 36.93333 N/116 59.08333 W |
| General location/common site name | 438 Baxendale Road, Nelson BC. Lot B, district Lot 306 Kootenay District Plan NEP88611 |
| Facility type | New recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) freshwater land-based |
Proposed species and production (annual metric tonnes)
| Species | Maximum annual site production (metric tonnes) |
|---|---|
| Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) | 2.5 |
| Combined peak biomass | 1.0 |
Proposed culture method
- Land-based culture method: 36.5 m x 17.0 x 7.0 m (building 1; fish culture), 36.5 m x 17.0 x 7.0 m (greenhouse for plant production).
Proposed equipment and structures
| Description | Distance from water body |
|---|---|
| Water source - surface | <30 m (Narrows Creek) |
| Indirect marine outfall discharge | N/A |
| Indoor hatchery tanks | >30 metres |
| Outdoor settling ponds/engineered wetland | N/A closed-loop recirculating system with no planned discharge |
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