Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec414-A.html
Timestamp: 2020-07-11 20:32:22
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A. The discharge either by itself or in combination with other discharges will not lower the quality of any classified body of water below such classification; [PL 1973, c. 450, §15 (NEW).]
B. The discharge either by itself or in combination with other discharges will not lower the quality of any unclassified body of water below the classification which the board expects to adopt in accordance with this subchapter; [PL 1973, c. 450, §15 (NEW).]
C. The discharge either by itself or in combination with other discharges will not lower the existing quality of any body of water, unless, following opportunity for public participation, the department finds that the discharge is necessary to achieve important economic or social benefits to the State and when the discharge is in conformance with section 464, subsection 4, paragraph F. The finding must be made following procedures established by rule of the board pursuant to section 464, subsection 4, paragraph F; [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]
D. The discharge will be subject to effluent limitations that require application of the best practicable treatment. "Effluent limitations" means any restriction or prohibition including, but not limited to, effluent limitations, standards of performance for new sources, toxic effluent standards and other discharge criteria regulating rates, quantities and concentrations of physical, chemical, biological and other constituents that are discharged directly or indirectly into waters of the State. "Best practicable treatment" means the methods of reduction, treatment, control and handling of pollutants, including process methods, and the application of best conventional pollutant control technology or best available technology economically achievable, for a category or class of discharge sources that the department determines are best calculated to protect and improve the quality of the receiving water and that are consistent with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, and published in 40 Code of Federal Regulations. If no applicable standards exist for a specific activity or discharge, the department must establish limits on a case-by-case basis using best professional judgment, after consultation with the applicant and other interested parties of record. In determining best practicable treatment for each category or class, the department shall consider the existing state of technology, the effectiveness of the available alternatives for control of the type of discharge and the economic feasibility of such alternatives; and [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §22 (AMD).]
E. A pesticide discharge is unlikely to exert a significant adverse impact on nontarget species. This standard is only applicable to applications to discharge pesticides. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]
[PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §22 (AMD).]
(3) The algae cannot effectively be controlled by other methods. [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §22 (AMD).]
B. Any license issued under this subsection is for one application or series of applications not to exceed 6 months, as provided in the terms of the license. [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §22 (AMD).]
C. The commissioner shall impose all conditions necessary to meet the requirements of this section and all other relevant provisions of law. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]
D. [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §22 (RP).]
(5) If a technologically proven alternative system for an overboard discharge from a commercial establishment is identified and is not eligible for grant funding according to the cost-share schedule under section 411-A, subsection 2-A and the overboard discharge is subject to a license that expires on or after July 2, 2010 and prior to July 2, 2012, the department may not require the alternative to be installed earlier than July 2, 2012. [PL 2009, c. 654, §5 (AMD).]
(3) All overboard discharges located within the municipality when the municipality has agreed to service and maintain the holding tank at an annual fee that does not exceed those fees charged to other similar users of the municipality's services who are physically connected to the sewers of the municipality. [PL 2003, c. 246, §11 (AMD).]
C. [PL 2003, c. 246, §12 (RP).]
D. [PL 2003, c. 246, §13 (RP).]
E. At the time of each relicensing of an overboard discharge, the department shall impose all conditions necessary to meet the requirements of this section and all other relevant laws. [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]
F. For the purposes of this subsection, the department may not require the installation or use of an identified technologically proven alternative system unless the department finds that the identified alternative constitutes best practicable treatment under subsection 1, paragraph D. [PL 2009, c. 654, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 2009, c. 654, §5 (AMD).]
A. A lake restoration plan to reduce algae growth has been designed and implemented in cooperation with the department; [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
B. That plan has been found by the department to have failed to achieve the desired level of restoration in a reasonable period of time; [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
C. Because of technical or financial limitations, there is no further plan for restoration; [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
D. The affected water has a recent history of severe algae blooms of less than one meter Secchi disk transparency; [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
E. A watershed plan to further reduce phosphorus loading to the affected water is being implemented by responsible parties including the department and all affected municipalities; and [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
F. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has found that the discharge will not have an adverse impact on the fishery management plan of that water body. [PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW).]
[PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).]
[PL 1993, c. 501, §1 (RPR).]
[PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §30 (AMD).]
[RR 2013, c. 2, §47 (COR).]
A. The department may reopen a license to add or change conditions or effluent limitations for toxic compounds identified in 40 Code of Federal Regulations, Section 401 or to include schedules of compliance to implement industrial pretreatment rules adopted by the board. Additionally, at the time of license issuance, the department may include as a condition of a license a provision for reopening the license for inclusion or change of specific limitations when facts available upon issuance indicate that changed circumstances or new information may be anticipated. [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §25 (NEW).]
(7) When necessary to include pretreatment compliance schedules required pursuant to federal law. [PL 1997, c. 794, Pt. A, §25 (NEW).]
C. Notwithstanding Title 5, section 10051, the board may modify a license and the commissioner may revoke or suspend a license when the board or the commissioner finds that any of the conditions specified in section 342, subsection 11-B exist or upon an application for transfer of a license. [PL 2011, c. 304, Pt. H, §22 (AMD).]
[PL 2011, c. 304, Pt. H, §22 (AMD).]
[PL 2001, c. 232, §11 (NEW).]
PL 1973, c. 450, §15 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 788, §210 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 127, §209 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 281, §4 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 444, §§5-7 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §230 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 566, §19 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 192, §11 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 394, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 442, §3 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 856, §§1,7 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B30 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §A7 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 66, §A43 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 483, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 232, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 410, §G6 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 501, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 642, §5 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 794, §§A22-25 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 232, §11 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 246, §§10-13 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2009, c. 654, §5 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 304, Pt. H, §22 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV). RR 2013, c. 2, §47 (COR).