An Act To Reclassify Certain Waters of the State
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1529
Committee: Natural Resources
Sponsors: COLWELL, MARTIN, BULL, DUNLAP, SAWYER
Amends: 38 MRSA §466, 38 MRSA §467, 38 MRSA §468, 38 MRSA §469

12lst MAINE LEGISLATURE 
Legislative Document 
No. 1529 
H.P.1121 
House of Representatives, April 7,2003 
An Act To Reclassify Certain Waters of the State 
Submitted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Joint Rule 204. 
Reference to the Committee on Natural Resources suggested and ordered printed. 
Presented by Speaker COLWELL of Gardiner. 
Cosponsored by Senator MARTIN of Aroostook and 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Representatives: BULL of Freeport, DUNLAP of Old Town, Senator: SAWYER of Penobscot. 
Printed on recycled paper 
Be it enacted by tbe People of tbe State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. I. 38 MRSA §466, sub-§IO-A is enacted to read: 
lO-A. 
Subsistence fishing. 
"Subsistence fishing" means the 
catching of fish primarily to meet nutritional needs or for 
traditional cultural reasons. 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§l, ,B, as amended b,-
277, §1, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Little Androscoggin River Drainage. 
(1) 
Little Androscoggin River, main StE 
(a) 
From the outlet of Bryant Pc 
Central Railroad bridge in South Pc 
(b) 
From the Maine Central Ra 
South 
Paris 
to 
its 
conflut 
Androscoggin River - Class C. 
(2) 
Little Androscoggin River, tribut 
unless otherwise specified. 
(a) 
Outlet of Thompson Lake in Oxf 
(b) 
Andrews Brook in Woodstock -
C 
(c) 
Black Brook in Woodstock -
CIa::, 
(gl 
C1Uihman Stream in WOQg§tQck - Cl 
(e) 
Meagow BroQk in Woodstock - Class A~ 
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(f) 
Bog BroQk and tributaries in Minot, Oxford 
ang HebrQn - Class A. 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§l, ,C, as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1989, c. 228, §1, is amended to read: 
C. 
Androscoggin River, Upper Drainage; that portion within 
the State lying above the river's most upstream crossing of 
the Maine-New Hampshire boundary -
Class A unless otherwise 
specified. 
(1) 
Cupsuptic River and its tributaries - Class AA. 
(2) 
Kennebago River and its tributaries except for the 
impoundment of the dam at Kennebago Falls - Class AA. 
(3) 
Rapid River, 
from 
a 
point located 1,000 feet 
downstream of Middle Dam to its confluence with Umbagog 
Lake - Class AA. 
(4) 
Magallowa,y"River and tributaries above Aziscohos 
Lake in Lynchton Township. 
Pa,rma,chenee Township 
a,nd 
Bowma,ntown Township - Class AA. 
(5) 
Little 
Magalloway 
River 
a,nd 
tributa,ries 
in 
Parmachenee Township and Bowma,ntown Township - Class AA. 
(6) 
Long Pond Stream in Rangeley - Cla,ss AA. 
(7) 
Dodge Pond Stream in Ra,ngeley - Class AA. 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§l, ,D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §2, is further amended to read: 
D. 
Androscoggin River, minor tributaries -
Class B unless 
otherwise specified. 
(1) 
All tributaries of the Androscoggin River that 
enter 
between 
the 
Maine-New 
Hampshire 
boundary 
in 
Gilead and its confluence with, 
and including, 
the 
Ellis River and that are not otherwise classified -
Class A. 
(2) 
Bear River - Class AA. 
(3) 
Sabattus River from Sabattus Lake to limits of the 
Lisbon urban area - Class C. 
(4) 
Webb River - Class A. 
(5) 
Swift 
River, 
and 
its 
tributaries, 
above 
the 
Mexico-Rumford boundary - Class A. 
(6) 
Nezinscot River, 
east and west branches 
above 
their confluence in Buckfield - Class A. 
(7) 
Wild River in Gilead. Batchelders Grant - Class AA. 
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§2,~, as amended by PL 1989, c. 
764, §4, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Dennys River, tributaries -
Class A unless otherwise 
specified. 
(1) 
All tributaries entering below the Route 1 bridge 
- Class B. 
(2) 
Cathance 
Stream 
in 
Edmunds 
Township, 
Marion 
Township and Township 14 - Class AA. 
(3) 
Venture Brook in Edmunds Township - Class AA. 
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§3, 1JB, as amended by PL 1999, c . 
277, §3, is further amended to read: 
B. 
East 
Machias 
River, 
tributaries 
otherwise specified. 
Class 
A 
unless 
(1) 
All 
tributaries entering below 
the 
Route 
bridge in Jacksonville - Class B. 
(2) 
Beaverdam Brook - Class AA. 
(3) 
Seavey Brook in Crawford - Class AA. 
(4) 
Harmon Brook in Crawford - Class AA. 
(5) 
Northern Stream in Township 19 Eastern Division -
Class AA. 
(6) 
Creamer Brook in Township 19 Eastern Division -
Class AA. 
(7) 
Clifford Brook - Class AA. 
Sec. 7. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§4, 1JA, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §4, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Kennebec River, main stem. 
(1) 
From the east outlet of Moosehead Lake to a point 
1,000 feet below the lake - Class A. 
(2) 
From the west outlet of Moosehead Lake to a point 
1,000 feet below the lake - Class A. 
(3) 
From a point 1,000 feet below Moosehead Lake to 
its confluence with Indian Pond - Class AA. 
(4) 
From Harris Dam to a point located 1,000 feet 
downstream from Harris Dam - Class A. 
(5) 
From a point located 1,000 feet downstream from 
Harris Dam to its confluence with the Dead River 
Class AA. 
(6) 
From its confluence with the Dead River to the 
confluence with Wyman Lake, including all impoundments 
- Class A. 
(7) 
From the Wyman 
Dam to its confluence with the 
impoundment formed by the Williams Dam - Class A. 
(8) From the confluence with the Williams impoundment 
to the Route 201A bridge in Anson-Madison, including 
all impoundments - Class A. 
(9) 
From the Route 201A bridge in Anson-Madison to the 
Fairfield-Skowhegan 
boundary, 
including 
all 
impoundments - Class B. 
(10) 
From 
the 
Fairfield-Skowhegan 
boundary 
to 
its 
confluence 
with 
Messalonskee 
Stream, 
including 
all 
impoundments - Class C. 
(11) 
From its confluence with Messalonskee Stream to 
the Sidney-Augusta boundary, including all impoundments 
- Class B. 
(12) 
From the Sidney-Augusta boundary 
John 
J. 
Curran 
Bridge 
in 
Augusta, 
impoundments - Class B. 
to the Father 
including 
all 
(13) From the Father John J. Curran Bridge in Augusta 
to 
a 
line 
drawn 
across 
the tidal estuary of 
the 
Kennebec 
River 
due 
east 
of 
Abagadasset 
Point 
Class -b-~. 
Further, the Legislature finds that the 
free-flowing habitat of this river 
segment provides 
irreplaceable social 
and economic benefits and that 
this use must be maintained. 
(14) From a line drawn across the tidal estuary of the 
Kennebec River due east of Abagadasset Point, to a line 
across 
the 
southwesterly 
area 
of 
Merrymeeting 
Bay 
formed by an extension of the Brunswick-Bath boundary 
across the bay in a northwesterly direction to the 
westerly shore of Merrymeeting Bay and to a line drawn 
from Chop Point in Woolwich to West Chop Point in Bath 
Class B. 
Further, the Legislature finds that the 
free-flowing habitat of this river segment provides 
irreplaceable social and economic benefits 
and that 
this use must be maintained. 
Sec. 8. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§4, ,D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §6, is further amended to read: 
D. 
Dead River Drainage. 
(1) 
Dead River, main stem. 
(a) 
From the Long Falls Dam to a point 5,100 feet 
below the dam - Class A. 
(b) 
From a point 5,100 feet below Long Falls Dam 
to its confluence with the Kennebec River -
Class 
AA. 
(2) 
Dead River, tributaries -
Class A unless otherwise 
specified. 
(a) 
Black Brook below Dead River Hatchery - Class 
B. 
(b) 
Stratton Brook, Eustis, from the upper Route 
16/27 bridge to its confluence with Flagstaff Lake 
- Class B. 
(c) 
Spencer Stream and Little Spencer Stream -
Class AA. 
(d) 
Horseshoe Stream in Chain of Ponds Township -
Class AA. 
Sec. 9. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§4, 1[E, as amended by PL 1991, c. 
813, Pt. E, §2, is further amended to read: 
E. 
Messalonskee Stream Drainage. 
(1) 
Messalonskee Stream, main stem. 
(a) 
From the outlet of Messalonskee Lake to its 
confluence with the Kennebec River, including all 
impoundments except Rice Rips Lake - Class C. 
(2) 
Messalonskee Stream, tributaries -
Class B unless 
otherwise specified. 
(a) 
Rome Trout Brook in Rome - Class A. 
Sec. 10. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§4, 1[H, as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1989, c. 228, §2, is repealed and the following enacted in its 
place: 
H. 
Sebasticook River Drainage. 
(l) 
Sebasticook 
River, 
main 
stem, 
including 
all 
impoundments. 
(a) 
From the confluence of the East Branch and 
the 
West 
Branch 
to 
its 
confluence 
with 
the 
Kennebec River - Class C. 
(2) 
Sebasticook River, tributaries 
Class B unless 
otherwise specified. 
(a) 
Sebasticook 
River, 
East 
Branch 
from 
Sebasticook Lake to its confluence with the West 
Branch - Class C. 
(b) 
Sebasticook River, 
West Branch main stem, 
from 
the 
outlet of 
Great 
Moose 
Lake 
to 
its 
confluence with the East Branch, 
including all 
impoundments - Class C. 
(c) 
Johnson Brook and tributaries in Burnham -
Class A. 
(d) 
Martin Stream and tributaries upstream of the 
Ridge Road in Plymouth - Class A. 
(e) 
Halfmoon Stream upstream of Route 
in 
Thorndike and Knox - Class A. 
(f) 
Crosby Brook in Unity and Thorndike - Class A. 
(g) 
Hall Brook in Thorndike - Class A. 
Sec. 11. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§5,,n, as amended by PL 1999, c . 
277, §7, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Machias River, tributaries -
Class A unless otherwise 
specified. 
(l) 
All 
tributaries 
entering 
below 
Route 
1A 
in 
Whitneyville - Class B. 
{2} 
Mopang Stream, 
from the outlet of Mopang Second 
Lake to its confluence with the Machias River -
Class 
AA. 
{3} 
Old Stream, from the outlet of First Lake to its 
confluence with the Machias River - Class AA. 
(4) 
West Branch of the Machias River, from the outlet 
of Lower Sabao Lake to its confluence with the Machias 
River - Class AA. 
(S) 
New Stream, in Northfield and Wesley - Class AA. 
(6) 
Crooked Stream - Class AA. 
(7) 
Fletcher Brook in Township 36 Middle Division -
Class AA. 
(8) 
Magazine Brook in Township 43 Middle Division -
Class AA. 
(9) 
Bowles Brook in Township 
Middle Division 
Class AA. 
(10) 
Chain Lakes Stream in Township 31 - Class AA. 
(11) 
Bog Brook - Class AA. 
(12) 
Pineo Brook in Wesley - Class AA. 
(13) 
Black Brook in Township 
2S Middle Division 
Class AA. 
(14) 
Pembroke Stream in Township 31 Middle Division -
Class AA. 
(IS) 
Holmes Brook in Northfield - Class AA. 
Sec. 12. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§6~A, 1fB, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §8, is further amended to read: 
B. 
Narraguagus 
River, 
tributaries 
Class 
A 
unless 
otherwise specified. 
(1) 
All 
tributaries 
entering 
below 
the 
river's 
confluence with the West Branch - Class B. 
(2) 
West Branch of the Narraguagus River - Class AA. 
(3) 
Baker Brook - Class AA. 
(4) 
Pork Brook - Class AA. 
(S) 
Schoodic Brook - Class AA. 
SO 
(6) 
Shorey Brook - Class AA. 
(7) 
West Branch Stream in Township 34 Middle Division 
- Class AA. 
(8) 
Gould Brook in Township 28 Middle Division - Class 
AA. 
(9) 
Rocky Brook in Devereaux Township - Class AA. 
(10) 
Sinclair Brook in Devereaux Township - Class AA. 
(11) 
Humpback Brook in Township 28 Middle Division -
Class AA. 
(12) 
Little Narraguagus River in Township 22 Middle 
Division - Class AA. 
(13) 
Great Falls Branch downstream of Route 193 in 
Deblois, excluding any tributaries - Class AA. 
(14) 
Lawrence Brook - Class AA. 
Sec. 13. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§7~ ,A, as repealed and replaced by 
PC 1999, c. 277, §9, is amended to read: 
A. 
Penobscot River, main stem. 
(1) 
From the confluence of the East Branch and the 
West 
Branch 
to 
the 
confluence 
of 
the 
Mattawamkeag 
River, including all impoundments -
Class C. 
Further, 
the Legislature declares that the water quality of this 
segment must be sufficiently free from pollutants to 
protect human health related to subsistence fishing. 
(2) 
From the confluence of the Mattawamkeag River to 
the 
confluence 
of 
Cambolasse 
Stream 
Class 
B. 
Further, 
the 
Legislature 
declares 
that 
the 
water 
quality of this segment must be sufficiently free from 
pollutants 
to 
protect 
human 
health 
related 
to 
subsistence fishing. 
(3) 
From the confluence of Cambolasse Stream to 
a 
FeiBt,-~",~"'ffi.j,-1e--aBeve the West Enfield Dam -
Class B. 
Further, 
the 
Legislature 
declares 
that 
the 
water 
quality of this segment must be sufficiently free from 
pollutants 
to 
protect 
human 
health 
related 
to 
subsistence fishing. 
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(5) 
From 
the 
West 
Enfield 
Dam, 
including 
the 
Stillwater Branch, 
to the Veazie Dam, 
including all 
impoundments 
Class 
B. 
Further, 
the 
Legislature 
declares that the water quality of that portion of this 
segment upstream of the Milford Dam and that portion of 
the Stillwater River upstream of the dam at Stillwater 
Avenue must be sufficiently free 
from pollutants to 
protect human health related to subsistence fishing. 
(6) 
From the Veazie Dam, but not including the Veazie 
Dam, 
to 
the 
Bangor-Brewer 
finds 
that the 
segment 
provides 
benefits and that 
Maine 
Central 
Railroad 
bridge 
in 
Class 
B. 
Further, 
the 
Legislature 
free-flowing habitat of this 
river 
irreplaceable 
social 
and 
economic 
this use must be maintained. 
(7) 
From the Maine Central Railroad bridge in Bangor 
to a line extended in an east-west direction from 
.9 
point 1.25 miles upstream of the confluence of Reeds 
Brook in Hampden -
Class B. 
Further, the Legislature 
finds 
that the 
free-flowing habitat of 
this 
river 
segment 
provides 
irreplaceable 
social 
and 
economic 
benefits and that this use must be maintained. 
Sec. 14. 38 MRSA §467, sub~§7, F, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §11, is further amended to read: 
F. 
Penobscot River, 
minor tributaries 
otherwise specified. 
Class 
B unless 
(1) 
Cambo1asse 
Stream 
(Lincoln) 
below the 
Route 
bridge - Class C. 
(2) 
Great Works Stream (Bradley) and its tributaries 
above the Route 178 bridge - Class A. 
(3) 
Kenduskeag 
Stream 
(Bangor) 
below 
the 
Bullseye 
Bridge - Class C. 
(4) 
Mattanawcook Stream (Lincoln) below the outlet of 
Mattanawcook Pond - Class C. 
(5) 
Olamon Stream and its tributaries above the bridge 
on Horseback Road - Class A. 
(6) 
Passadumkeag River and its tributaries -
Class A, 
unless otherwise specified. 
(a) 
Passadumkeag River from the Pumpkinhill Dam 
to its confluence with the Penobscot River -
Class 
AA. 
(b) 
Ayers Brook - Class AA. 
(7) 
S9Q~QaaSe99* Souadabscook Stream above 
head of 
tide - Class AA. 
(8) 
Sunkhaze Stream and its tributaries - Class AA. 
(9) 
Birch Stream - Class A. 
(10) 
Hemlock Stream - Class A. 
(11) 
Mattamiscontis Stream - Class A. 
(12) 
Medunkeunk Stream - Class A. 
(13) 
Rockabema Stream - Class A. 
(14) 
Salmon Stream in Medway, 
Township 1 Range 6 
Class -A- AA. 
(15) 
Salmon Stream in winn - Class A. 
(16) 
Little Salmon Stream in Medway - Class A. 
(17) 
Narrimissic 
River 
in 
Bucksport 
and 
Orland, 
including all impoundments - Class B. 
Sec. 15. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§8, 1[B, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 
764, §8, is amended to read: 
B. 
Pleasant River, tributaries -
Class A unless otherwise 
specified. 
(1) 
All tributaries entering below the Maine Central 
Railroad bridge - Class B. 
(2) 
Bog Stream (Deblois) - Class B. 
(3) 
Beaver Meadow Brook (Deblois) - Class B. 
(4) 
Eastern Little River in Columbia Falls - Class AA. 
(5) 
Western Little River 
from the confluence with 
Montegail 
Stream 
to 
the 
Pleasant 
River, 
Columbia, 
Township 
Middle 
Division, 
Township 
Middle 
Division - Class AA. 
Sec. 16. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§9, ,A, as amended by PL 1999, c . 
277, §12, is further amended to read: 
A. 
Presumpscot River, main stem. 
(1) 
From the outlet of Sebago Lake to its confluence 
with Dundee Pond - Class A. 
(I-A) 
From the outlet of Dundee Pond to its confluence 
with the Pleasant River - Class A. 
For the purposes of water quality certification of the 
hydropower project at the Dundee Dam under the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, Public Law 92-500, Section 
401, as amended, 
and licensing modifications to this 
hydropower project under 
section 
and 
any other 
licensing 
proceeding 
affecting 
this 
project, 
the 
habitat characteristics and aquatic life criteria of 
Class A are deemed to be met in the waters immediately 
downstream and measurably affected by that project if 
the criteria of section 465, subsection 3, paragraphs A 
and C are met. 
(2) 
From its confluence with the Pleasant River to 
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Further, there may be no new direct discharges to this 
segment after January 1, 1999. 
(3) 
From YTS ... --Ro-ut.-e--696 Little's Island to Sacarappa 
Falls -
Class B. 
Further, there may be no new direct 
discharges to this segment after January 1, 2004. 
(4) 
From Sacarappa Falls to tidewater - Class C. 
Sec. 17. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§11, 1fB, as repealed and replaced 
by PL 1989, c. 764, §11, is amended to read: 
B. 
Royal River, 
';I;l':iB~tal':ies tributaries -
Class B unless 
otherwise specified. 
(1) 
Collyer Brook from Route 
to the confluence 
with the Royal River - Class A. 
Sec. 18. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§12, as amended by PL 1999, c. 277, 
§15, is further amended to read: 
12. 
Saco River Basin. 
A. 
Saco River, main stem. 
(1) 
From 
the 
Maine-New 
Hampshire 
boundary 
to its 
confluence with the impoundment of the Swan's Falls Dam 
- Class A. 
(2) 
From its confluence with the impoundment of the 
Swan's Falls Dam to a point located 1,000 feet below 
the Swan's Falls Dam - Class A. 
(3) 
From a point located 1,000 feet below the Swan's 
Falls Dam to its confluence with the impoundment of the 
Hiram Dam - Class AA. 
(4) 
From its confluence with the impoundment of the 
Hiram Dam to a point located 1,000 feet below the Hiram 
Dam - Class A. 
(5) 
From a point located 1,000 feet below the Hiram 
Dam to its confluence with the Little Ossipee River -
Class AA. 
(6) 
From its confluence with the Little Ossipee River 
to the West Buxton Dam, 
including all impoundments 
Class A. 
(7) 
From the West Buxton Dam to its confluence with 
the impoundment formed by the Bar Mills Dam - Class A. 
(8) 
From its confluence with the impoundment formed by 
the 
Bar 
Mills 
Dam 
to 
the 
confluence 
with 
the 
impoundment formed by the Skelton Dam - Class A. 
(9) 
From 
Skelton 
Dam 
to its confluence 
with 
the 
impoundment formed by the Cataract Project Dams -
Class 
A. 
(10) 
From the confluence with the impoundment formed 
by the Cataract Project Dams to itos--GOn-:f"-I-uenoe--wit:s 
SwaB--FonO--StoFeam the Interstate 95 bridge, including 
all impoundments - Class A. 
(11 ) 
Interstate 95 bridge to tidewater - Class B. 
B. 
Saco River, tr ibutar ies, those waters lying wi thin the 
State - Class B unless otherwise specified. 
(1) 
All tributaries entering above the confluence of 
the Ossipee 
River 
lying within 
the 
State 
and 
not 
otherwise classified - Class A. 
(2) 
Wards Brook (Fryeburg) - Class C. 
(3) 
Buff Brook (Waterboro) - Class A. 
(4) 
Ossipee River Drainage -
Class B unless otherwise 
specified. 
(a) 
Emerson Brook in Parsonsfield - Class A. 
Sec. 19. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§13, ,B, as amended by PL 1999, c. 
277, §16, is further amended to read: 
B. 
St. Croix River, tributaries, those waters lying within 
the State - Class B unless otherwise specified. 
(1) 
All tributaries entering upstream from the dam at 
Calais, the drainage areas of which are wholly within 
the State - Class A unless otherwise classified. 
(2) 
Tomah Stream - Class AA. 
(3) 
Monument Brook - Class A. 
(4) 
Waters 
connecting 
the 
Chiputneticook 
Lakes, 
including The Thoroughfare, Forest City Stream and Mud 
Lake Stream - Class A. 
Sec. 20. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§ 15, 1fC, as amended by PL 1999, c . 
277, §§18 and 19, is further amended to read: 
C. 
Aroostook River Drainage. 
(1) 
Aroostook River, main stem. 
(a) 
From the confluence of Millinocket Stream and 
Munsungan Stream to the Route 11 bridge - Class AA. 
(b) 
From the Route 11 bridge to the Sheridan Dam 
- Class B. 
(c) 
From the Sheridan Dam to its confluence with 
Presque Isle Stream, including all impoundments -
Class B. 
(d) 
From its confluence with Presque Isle Stream 
to 
a 
point located 3.0 miles 
upstream of 
the 
intake of the Caribou water supply, including all 
impoundments - Class C. 
(e) 
From a point located 3. a miles upstream of 
the intake of the Caribou water supply to a point 
located 100 yards downstream of the intake of the 
Caribou water supply, including all impoundments -
Class B. 
(f) 
From a point located 100 yards downstream of 
the intake of the Caribou water supply to the 
international boundary, including all impoundments 
- Class C. 
(2) 
Aroostook River, tributaries, those waters lying 
within the State - Class A unless otherwise specified. 
(a) 
All 
tributaries 
of 
the 
Aroostook 
River 
entering below the confluence of the Machias River 
that are not otherwise classified - Class B. 
(b) 
Little Machias River and its tributaries 
Class A. 
(c) 
Little Madawaska River and its tributaries, 
including 
Madawaska 
Lake 
tributaries 
above 
the 
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Caribou-Connor 
Township line - Class A. 
(d) 
Machias River, from the outlet of Big Machias 
Lake to the Aroostook River - Class AA. 
(e) 
Millinocket 
Stream, 
from 
the 
outlet 
of 
Millinocket Lake to its confluence with Munsungan 
Stream - Class AA. 
(f) 
Munsungan Stream, from the outlet of Little 
Munsungan Lake to its confluence with Millinocket 
Stream - Class AA. 
(g) 
Presque Isle Stream and its tributaries above 
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the 
Mapleton-Presgue Isle town line - Class A. 
(h) 
St. Croix Stream from its confluence with 
Hall Brook in T.9, R.S, W.E.L.S. to its confluence 
with the Aroostook River - Class AA. 
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(j) 
Squa Pan Stream from the outlet of Squa Pan 
Lake to its confluence with the Aroostook River -
Class C. 
(k) 
Limestone Stream from the Long Road bridge to 
the Canadian border - Class C. 
Sec. 21. 38 MRSA §467, sub~§15, "E and F, as repealed and 
replaced by PL 1989, c. 764, §16, are amended to read: . 
E. 
Meduxnekeag River Drainage. 
(1) 
Meduxnekeag River, main stem. 
(a) 
From the outlet of Meduxnekeag Lake to the 
international boundary - Class B. 
(2) 
Meduxnekeag River, tributaries -
Class B unless 
otherwise specified. 
(a) 
North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River and its 
tributaries 
above 
the 
Monticello 
T.C, 
R.2, 
W.E.L.S. boundary - Class A. 
(b) 
Moose Brook and its tributaries, upstream of 
the Ludlow Road in Ludlow - Class A. 
(c) 
South Branch of the Meduxnekeag River and its 
tributaries, upstream of the Oliver Road in Cary -
Class A. 
(d) 
B Stream and tributaries upstream of 
the 
Burnt Brow Bridge in Hammond - Class A. 
F. 
St. John River, minor tributaries, those waters lying 
within the State - Class A unless otherwise specified. 
(1) 
Except 
as 
otherwise 
classified, 
all 
minor 
tributaries of the St. John River entering below the 
international bridge in Fort Kent, those waters lying 
within the State - Class B. 
(2) 
Baker Branch, from a-pe4R~-~~~~~~~~~~&-Belew 
Saker-bake the headwaters at the St. John Ponds to its 
confluence with the Southwest Branch - Class AA. 
(3) 
Big Black River, 
from the international boundary 
to its confluence with the St. John River - Class AA. 
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(4) 
Northwest Branch, from the outlet of Beaver Pond 
in T.12, R.17, W.E.L.S. to its confluence with the St. 
John River - Class AA. 
(5) 
Presti Ie Stream from its source to Route lA in 
Mars Hill - Class A. 
(6) 
Southwest Branch, 
from a point located 
downstream 
of 
the 
international 
boundary 
confluence with the Baker Branch - Class AA. 
miles 
to 
its 
Sec. 22. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§17, "A and B, as amended by PL 
1989, c. 
764, §18, are repealed and the following enacted in 
their place: 
A. 
Sheepscot River, main stem. 
( 1) 
From its origin in Montville to Sheepscot Lake -
Class AA. 
(2) 
From 
Sheepscot 
Lake 
to 
Route 
Class 
B. 
Further, the Legislature finds that the free-flowing 
habitat of this river segment provides irreplaceable 
social and economic benefits and that this use must be 
maintained. 
(3) 
From Route 17 to tidewater - Class AA. 
B. 
Sheepscot River, tributaries -
Class B unless otherwise 
specified. 
(1) 
Trout Brook - Class AA. 
(2) 
Choate Brook - Class AA. 
(3) 
Weaver Brook - Class AA. 
(4) 
Ben Brook - Class AA. 
(5) 
Finn Brook - Class A. 
(6) 
Hewitt Brook - Class A. 
(7) 
Dearborn Brook - Class A. 
(8) 
Culvert Pond Brook - Class A. 
Sec. 23. 38 MRSA §468, sub-§2, 1JN is enacted to read: 
N. 
Township 7 Southern Division. 
(1) 
Whitten Parritt Stream - Class A. 
Sec. 24. 38 MRSA §468, sub-§8, "K to 0 are enacted to read: 
K. 
Steuben. 
(1) 
Tunk Stream and tributaries upstream of Route 1 -
Class AA. 
(2) 
Whitten Parritt Stream - Class A. 
L. 
Harrington. 
(1) 
Harrington River and tributaries - Class A. 
M. 
Columbia. 
(1) 
Harrington River and its tributaries - Class A. 
N. 
Addison. 
(1) 
Indian River - Class A. 
O. 
Jonesport. 
(1) 
Indian River - Class A. 
Sec. 25. 38 MRSA §468, sub-§9, ,C, as repealed and replaced by 
PL 1989, c. 764, §2I, is amended to read: 
read: 
C. 
Wells. 
(1) 
Branch Brook - Class A. 
(2) 
Merriland River - Class A. 
(3) 
Webhannet River above Route 1 - Class A. 
(4) 
Depot Brook - Class A. 
(5) 
Blacksmith Brook above Route 1 - Class A. 
(6) 
Ogunguit River and tributaries above Interstate 95 
- Class A. 
Sec. 26. 38 MRSA §469, sub-§2, "A-l, E-l and E-2 are enacted to 
A-I. 
Brooksville. 
(1) 
Tidal waters of the Bagaduce River lying southerly 
of Young's Island - Class SA. 
E-l. 
Penobscot. 
(1) 
Tidal waters of the Bagaduce Riyer lying southerly 
of Winslow Island and easterly of the westernmost point 
of Young's Island - Class SA. 
E-2. 
Sedgewick. 
(1) 
Tidal waters of the Bagaduce River - Class SA. 
Sec. 27. Rulemaking. 
The Board of Environmental Protection 
wi thin the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt 
rules 
no 
later 
than 
March 
1, 
2004 
that 
further 
define 
"subsistence 
fishing" 
by establishing water quality criteria 
protective of human health for toxic pollutants in the segments 
of waters having subsistence fishing as a designated use. 
Rules 
adopted under this section are routine technical rules as defined 
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 
2-A. 
SUMMARY 
This bill provides a list of recommendations that the Board 
of Environmental Protection is making to the Legislature pursuant 
to the guidance for reclassification of waters provided in the 
Maine Revised Statutes, Title 38, 
section 464, 
subsection 2. 
This 
list includes 
many 
waters 
where 
recent 
water 
quality 
investigations indicate that quality of a higher class has been 
achieved, as required in Title 38, section 464, subsection 4, 
paragraph F, 
subparagraph (4). 
Additionally, 
some waters are 
proposed when the expectation to achieve a higher classification 
has been found to be desirable and feasible. 
This bill also 
recommends addition of the new designated use of subsistence 
fishing for certain segments of the Penobscot River. 
This bill 
includes a requirement that the Board of Environmental Protection 
adopt routine technical rules no later than March 1, 2004 that 
establish water quality criteria protective of human health for 
toxic pollutants in the segments having subsistence fishing as a 
designated use.