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June 28 1999

Dennis A Purington Acting Director

Bureau of Land Water Quality

ME Dept of Environmental Protection

State House Station 17

Augusta ME 043330017

Dear Mr Purington

This letter is to acknowledge your June 21 1999 submittal of a complete and current effective

water quality standards WQS package for inclusion in the Clean Water Act WQS docket for

Maine As you are aware the Water Quality Standards WQS docket is necessary to support the

WQS program after EPA revises its WQS rule in response to the Alaska court ruling Alaska

Clean Water Alliance v Clark No C961762 July 8 1997 In conjunction with the rule

making process EPA will offer the public an opportunity to review the WQS docket We will

contact you if the public review or further review by EPA identifies any omissions or erroneous

inclusions that may need to be corrected

Thank you for your assistance in creating the WQS docket Please contact me 6179181501 or

Bill Beckwith ofmy staff 6179181544 if you have any questions

Sincerely

Linda Murphy Director

Office of Ecosystem Protection

cc Fred Leutner EPA SASD

Ronald Poltak NEIWPCC

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STATE OF MAINE

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

ANGUS S KING JR EDWARD 0 SULLIVAN

GOVERNOR

June 21 1999

Linda Murphy Director

Office of Ecosystem Protection

US EPA Region I

1 Congress Street

Suite 1100

Boston MA 021142023

Dear Ms Murphy

COMMISSIONER

Enclosed please find the requested package of materials that represents the complete and current

effective water quality standards package as required for the Clean Water Act Water Quality Standards

docket

As discussed at the meeting at NEIWPCCs offices on June 10 1999 the docket includes all elements of

the standards including applicability statements definitions designated uses criteria the classification

for each waterbodywaterbody segment including any partial use designations and variances that have

been granted antidegradation policy and implementation policies and procedures This includes

implementation policies and procedures such as those for antidegradation mixing zones site specific

criteriawater effect ratios variances use attainability analysis and water quality based toxics control

including whole effluent toxicity to the extent that they exist and we believe they are part of the water

quality standards A bibliography of the specific materials for our state as well as hard copies of those

documents is attached

It is my understanding that you will be forwarding a response that acknowledges the currency and

completeness of our enclosed package prior to July 1 1999

If you have any questions regarding the enclosed materials please contact me or Dave Courtemanch of

my staff

Sincerely

Dennis A Purington

Acting Director Bureau of Land and Water Quality

cc Ronald Poltak NEIWPCC complete package

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Water Quality Criteria Bibliography Maine

Bureau of Land and Water Quality

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

June 16 1999

NameTitle Citation Date of last

amendment

Number

of Pages

Statutory Sections

Definitions 38 MRSA 361A July 9 1998 2

Waiver or modification of protection and improvement

laws

38 MRSA 363D July 14 1994 1

Definitions 38 MRSA 410H Oct 9 1991 1

Program implementation 38 MRSA 4104 June 30 1992 1

Waste discharge licenses 38 MRSA 413 July 9 1998 3

Conditions of licenses 38 MRSA 4I4A July 9 1998 5

Publicly owned treatment works 38 MRSA 414B July 9 1998 1

Color pollution control 38 MRSA 414C Sept 191997 2

Certain deposits and discharges prohibited 38 MRSA 417 July 14 1990 1

Log driving and storage 38 MRSA 418 July 9 1998 1

Protection of the lower Penobscot River 38 MRSA 418A July 13 1982 1

Prohibition on the use of tributyltin as an antifouling

agent

38 MRSA 419A March 29 1993 2

Certain deposits and discharges prohibited 38 MRSA 420 June 11 1999 5

Discharge of waste from watercraft 38 MRSA 423 June 30 1989 1

Discharge of waste from motor vehicles 38 MRSA 423A Sept 29 1987 1

Enforcement 38 MRSA 451 July 9 1998

Time schedule variances 38 MRSA 451A Oct 13 1993 3

Classification of Maine waters 38 MRSA 464 July 9 1998 11

Standards for classification of fresh surface waters 38 MRSA 465 July 14 1990 2

Standards for classification of lakes and ponds 38 MRSA 465A July 14 1990 1

Standards for classification estuarine and marine waters 38 MRSA 465B July 14 1990 2

Definitions 38 MRSA 466 July 14 1990 2

Classification of major river basins 38 MRSA 467 July 14 1994 15

Classification of minor drainages 38 MRSA 468 June 30 1992 4

Classification of marine waters 38 MRSA 469 June 24 1991 7

Approval criteria 38 MRSA 636 Sept 29 1995 2

As amended by An Act to Amend the Water Quality

Laws to Establish a New Standard for Mercury

Discharges

P11999 ch 500 June 11 1999

Amended by An Act to Amend Certain Laws

Administered by the Department of Environmental

Protection Bureau of Land and Water Quality

PL 1999 ch 243 9

Amended by An Act to Reclassify Certain Waters of

the State

PL 1999 ch 953 15

Rule Chapters

Administrative Regulations for Hydropower Projects 06096 CMR 450

and 04061 CMR

11

May 4 1996 13

Regulations Concerning the Use of Aquatic Pesticides 06096 CMR 514 May 4 1996 1

Environmental Regulation Surface Waters Toxics

Control Program

06096 5305 Aug 13 1997 13

Discontinuance of Wastewater Treatment Lagoons 06096 CMR 550 May 4 1996 2

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Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows 06096 CMR 570 May 4 1996 1

Snow Dumps Exemption from Waste Discharge License 06096 CMR 573 May 4 1996 2

Regulations Relating to Water Quality Evaluations 06096 CMR 581 May 4 1996 2

Regulations Relating to Temperature 06096 CMR 582 May 4 1996 1

identification of Fish Spawning Areas and Designation of

SaImonid Spawning Areas

06096 CMR 585 May 4 1996 2

Rules Pertaining to Class A Waters 06096 CMR 586 May 4 1996 2

Other

Letter from Jon H Edwards Assistant Attorney General

12990 supporting a statutory interpretation

Outside of statute or

regulation

NA

J

Not yet determined Enacted or amended by the First Regular Session of the 119th Legislature non

emergency provisions

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Water Quality Criteria Bibliography Maine

Bureau of Land and Water Quality

Maine Department of Environmental Protection

June 16 1999 CORRECTED COPY 63099

NameTitle Citation Date of last

amendment

Number

of Pages

Statutory Sections

Definitions 38 MRSA 361A July 9 1998 2

Waiver or modification of protection and improvement

laws

38 MRSA 363D July 14 1994 1

Definitions 38 MRSA 410H Oct 9 1991 1

Program implementation 38 MRSA 410J June 30 1992 1

Waste discharge licenses 38 MRSA 413 July 9 1998 3

Conditions of licenses 38 MRSA 414A July 9 1998 5

Publicly owned treatment works 38 MRSA 414B July 9 1998 1

Color pollution control 38 MRSA 414C Sept 19 1997 2

Certain deposits and discharges prohibited 38 MRSA 417 July 14 1990 1

Log driving and storage 38 MASA 418 July 9 1998 1

Protection of the lower Penobscot River 38 MRSA 418A July 13 1982 1

Prohibition on the use of tributyltin as an antifouling

agent

38 MRSA 419A March 29 1993 2

Certain deposits and discharges prohibited 38 MRSA 420 June 11 1999 5

Discharge of waste from watercraft 38 MRSA 423 June 30 1989 1

Discharge of waste from motor vehicles 38 MRSA 423A Sept 29 1987 1

Enforcement 38 MRSA 451 July 9 1998 1

Time schedule variances 38 MRSA 451A Oct 13 1993 3

Classification of Maine waters 38 MRSA 464 July 9 1998 11

Standards for classification of fresh surface waters 38 MRSA 465 July 14 1990 2

Standards for classification of lakes and ponds 38 MRSA 465A July 14 1990 1

Standards for classification estuarine and marine waters 38 MRSA 465B July 14 1990 2

Definitions 38 MRSA 466 July 14 1990 2

Classification of major river basins 38 MRSA 467 July 14 1994 15

Classification of minor drainages 38 MRSA 468 June 30 1992 4

Classification of marine waters 38 MRSA 469 June 24 1991 7

Approval criteria 38 MRSA 636 Sept 29 1995 2

As amended by An Act to Amend the Water Quality

Laws to Establish a New Standard for Mercury

Discharges

P11999 ch 500 June 11 1999 5

Amended by An Act to Amend Certain Laws

Administered by the Department ofEnvironmental

Protection Bureau of Land and Water Quality

PL 1999 ch 243 September 18

1999

9

Amended by An Act to Reclassify Certain Waters of

the State

PL 1999 ch 277 September 18

1999

15

Rule Chapters

Administrative Regulations for Hydropower Projects 06096 CMR 450

and 04061 CMR

11

May 4 1996 13

Regulations Concerning the Use of Aquatic Pesticides 06096 CMR 514 4 1996 1

Environmental Regulation Surface Waters Toxics

Control Program

06096 5305

May

Aug 13 1997 13

Discontinuance of Wastewater Treatment Lagoons 06096 CMR 550 May 4 1996 2

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Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows 06096 CMR 570 f

May 4 1996 1

Snow Dumps Exemption from Waste Discharge License 06096 CMR 573 May 4 1996 2

Regulations Relating to Water Quality Evaluations 06096 CMR 581 May 4 1996 2

Regulations Relating to Temperature 06096 CMR 582 May 4 1996 1

Identification of Fish Spawning Areas and Designation of

Salmonid Spawning Areas

06096 CMR 585 May 4 1996 2

Rules Pertaining to Class A Waters 06096 CMR 586 May 4 1996 2

Other

Letter from Jon H Edwards Assistant Attorney General

12990 supporting a statutory interpretation

Outside of statute or

regulation

NA 5

Not yet determined Enacted or amended by the First Regular Session of the 119th Legislature non

emergency provisions

2

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