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38 ME Rev Stat § 410-G (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-E: MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAM|38 §410-G. Report required

 §410-G. Report required The commissioner in cooperation with the Department of Marine Resources shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural resources and the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over marine resources during the first regular session of each Legislature. The report is due on or before March 15th. The report must address the problems or potential problems of marine and estuarine resources caused by industrial contaminants. The commissioner also shall prescribe remedial steps to address problems identified in the report. If the department does not receive funding for the Marine Environmental Monitoring Program described in section 410-F during all or part of the calendar year prior to the first regular session of a Legislature, then the reporting requirements of this section are waived.   [PL 2001, c. 232, §7 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 843, §1 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B23 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 232, §7 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-H (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-F: NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM|38 §410-H. Definitions

 §410-H. Definitions As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW).]1.  Best management practice guidelines.  "Best management practice guidelines" means recommended techniques or procedures or a combination of techniques or procedures that are determined by the appropriate agency identified in section 410-J to be the most effective practicable means of preventing or reducing pollution generated by nonpoint sources.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW).] 2.  Nonpoint source.  "Nonpoint source" means any source, excluding any source defined as a direct discharge in section 466, that discharges pollutants into the surface or ground waters of the State, including, but not limited to, sources related to agriculture, construction and maintenance of bridges, railways and roads, forest management and commercial, industrial or residential development.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-I (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-F: NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM|38 §410-I. Cooperation with agencies

 §410-I. Cooperation with agencies 1.  Agency cooperation.  The commissioner shall cooperate and coordinate with the Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry; the Commissioner of Transportation; the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; the Commissioner of Health and Human Services; and the Commissioner of Marine Resources to ensure a coordinated approach to nonpoint source pollution control for agriculture, forestry, transportation and development.   [PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §27 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).] 2.  Ranking of watersheds.  In cooperation with the commissioner, the agencies identified in subsection 1 shall identify those watersheds that should receive highest priority for corrective action for nonpoint source pollution and those actions recommended in great pond watersheds to control phosphorus runoff.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §17 (AMD).] 3.  Annual coastal water quality monitoring and remediation planning.  The department shall in coordination with the public health division of the Department of Marine Resources create an annual work plan outlining priorities for the monitoring and classification of shellfish growing areas and for hydrographic studies in shellfish growing areas. The work plan must also prioritize remediation projects that will improve water quality within shellfish growing areas. Staff from both agencies must be assigned in determining responsibilities of the work plan. The Department of Marine Resources shall solicit priorities from the Shellfish Advisory Council established under Title 12, section 6038 and from municipalities with approved municipal shellfish programs for work within shellfish growing areas in those communities. In order for municipal recommendations to be considered for inclusion in a work plan, the municipality must commit to assist in the identification and remediation of nonpoint source pollution, including failing subsurface wastewater disposal systems, in areas affecting the water quality of shellfish growing areas.   The agencies shall prepare a draft work plan by February 1st of each year and make it available for review at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Shellfish Advisory Council, set out under Title 12, section 6038.   The agencies shall begin implementing the work plan by March 1st annually.   [PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. FFFF, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 838, §17 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B7 (REV). PL 2009, c. 213, Pt. FFFF, §4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §27 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. KK, §34 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §6 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-J (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-F: NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM|38 §410-J. Program implementation

 §410-J. Program implementation 1.  Agriculture.  The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall develop best management practice guidelines to reduce and prevent nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may recommend to farmers the use of best management practice guidelines.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).] 2.  Forestry.  The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Bureau of Forestry in cooperation with the commissioner shall develop best management practice guidelines to reduce and prevent nonpoint source pollution from wood harvesting and forest management activities. The Bureau of Forestry may publish best management practice guidelines for use by landowners and wood harvesters. Landowners and wood harvesters must be notified of these guidelines and assisted in their efforts to implement the guidelines in accordance with the Bureau of Forestry advisory programs under Title 12, sections 8611 and 8612.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW); PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV); PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).] 3.  Transportation.  The Department of Transportation in cooperation with the commissioner shall develop best management practice guidelines to reduce and prevent nonpoint source pollution from transportation-related activities. The Department of Transportation shall encourage all state or federally funded projects to use the best management practice guidelines. The Department of Transportation may provide technical assistance to municipalities.   [PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW).] 4.  Development.  The commissioner shall develop best management practice guidelines to reduce and prevent nonpoint source pollution from development-related activities. State agencies shall follow these guidelines in construction or remodeling activities for state buildings and other capital improvements. The commissioner shall provide guidance and technical assistance to the Office of Community Development and municipalities to support implementation through growth management programs authorized by the growth management laws, Title 30-A, chapter 187, subchapter II and municipal subdivision ordinances.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §18 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 838, §18 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §§5, 7 (REV). PL 2013, c. 405, Pt. A, §23 (REV).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-K (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-F: NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION PROGRAM|38 §410-K. Program review

 §410-K. Program review Prior to January 1, 1993, the commissioner shall submit to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over energy and natural resource matters a report detailing the effectiveness of the program and making recommendations for program improvements and fee amounts for permit applications under chapter 3, subchapter I, articles 5-A and 6. The commissioner shall make recommendations on the advisability of enacting statutory or regulatory exemptions from the water quality discharge licensing requirements of section 413 for those activities conducted in compliance with best management practice guidelines under this article. The commissioner shall submit with these recommendations an analysis of the legal and enforcement issues raised by these exemptions, specifically, the need to adopt by rule best management practice guidelines. In recommending fees pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall consider the cost of technical review and compliance inspection for best management practices and shall recommend fees that cover these costs.   [PL 1991, c. 838, §19 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 345 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 838, §19 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-L (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-G: LAKES ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM|38 §410-L. Lakes Assessment and Protection Program established

 §410-L. Lakes Assessment and Protection Program established The Lakes Assessment and Protection Program is established within the department to monitor and protect the health and integrity of the State's lakes.   [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 643, §YY1 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 410-M (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 1-G: LAKES ASSESSMENT AND PROTECTION PROGRAM|38 §410-M. Lakes assessment and protection

 §410-M. Lakes assessment and protection In implementing the Lakes Assessment and Protection Program, the commissioner shall conduct activities within the following areas:   [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1 (NEW).]1.  Education and technical assistance.  Education and technical assistance relating to lake functions and values, watershed planning and management, implementation of best management practices, effects of cumulative impacts and applicable laws and rules;   [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Resource monitoring and research.  Monitoring and research relating to the ecology and quality of lake resources, the vulnerability and the status of lakes, the relationship between the quality of lake resources and development, the design and effectiveness of best management practices and the effectiveness of efforts to protect lakes; and   [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Compliance monitoring and enforcement.  Promoting and monitoring compliance with and enforcement of the natural resources protection laws, the mandatory shoreland zoning laws, the storm water management laws, the erosion and sedimentation control laws and other state and local laws providing standards for the protection of lakes.   [PL 1997, c. 643, Pt. YY, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 643, §YY1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §22 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. EE, §30 (AFF).
38 ME Rev Stat § 411-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §411-B. Planning

 §411-B. Planning The department is authorized to establish and conduct a continuous planning process in cooperation with federal, state, regional and municipal agencies consistent with the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 United States Code 1982, Section 1251, et seq., as amended.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §36 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 890, §§A36,40 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 411-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §411-C. Maine Clean Water Fund

 §411-C. Maine Clean Water Fund 1.  Establishment; administration.  The Maine Clean Water Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as provided in this section.   A. The fund is established as a nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance, in accordance with subsection 2, for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, repair, protection and improvement of wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems.   [PL 2019, c. 423, §3 (AMD).]B. The department shall administer the fund. The fund must be invested in the same manner as permitted for investment of funds belonging to the State or held in the State Treasury. The fund must be established and held separate from any other funds and used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this section. The fund consists of the following:   (1) Sums that are appropriated by the Legislature or transferred to the fund from time to time from the State Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Fund pursuant to Title 30‑A, section 6006‑H;   (2) Interest earned from the investment of fund balances; and   (3) Other funds from any public or private source received for use for any of the purposes for which the fund has been established.   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 423, §3 (AMD).] 2.  Uses.  The fund may be used for one or more of the following purposes:   A. To make grants to public wastewater systems under sections 411, 411-A and 412;   [PL 2019, c. 423, §4 (AMD).]B. To forgive loans held by public wastewater systems for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, repair, protection or improvement of public wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems;   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]C. To provide a state match for federal funds allocated to the state revolving loan fund established in Title 30‑A, section 6006‑A;   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]D. To invest available fund balances and to credit the net interest income on those balances to the fund; and   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]E. To pay the costs of the department associated with the administration of the fund as long as no more than 5% of the aggregate of the highest fund balance in any fiscal year is used for these purposes.   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).][PL 2019, c. 423, §4 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 423, §§3, 4 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 412 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §412. Grants by State for planning

 §412. Grants by State for planning 1.  Grants by State for planning.  The commissioner is authorized to pay an amount at least 15%, but not to exceed 25%, of the expense incurred by a municipality or quasi-municipal corporation in preliminary or final planning of a pollution abatement program in the form of a grant. The amount may not be paid until the governing body of the municipality or the quasi-municipal corporation duly votes to proceed with preliminary or final planning of a pollution abatement program, as appropriate.   A. For the purposes of this section, "preliminary planning" means engineering studies that include analysis of existing pollution problems; estimates of the cost of alternative methods of waste treatment, studies of areas to be served by the proposed facilities and estimates of the cost of serving such areas; preliminary sketches of existing and proposed sewer and treatment plant layouts; and estimates of alternative methods of financing, including user charges, and other studies and estimates designed to aid the municipality or quasi-municipal corporation in deciding whether and how best to proceed with a pollution abatement program.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).]B. For the purposes of this section, "final planning" means the preparation of engineering drawings and specifications for the construction of waste treatment facilities, interceptor systems and outfalls or other facilities specifically designated in departmental rules. All proceeds from the sale of bonds for the planning of pollution abatement facilities expended under the direction and supervision of the commissioner must be segregated, apportioned and expended as provided by the Legislature.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).][PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §26 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 546, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 340, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 694, §2 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 81 (RPR). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B26 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 412-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §412-A. Technical and legal assistance

 §412-A. Technical and legal assistance At the request of any recipient of state funds under section 411 or 412, the commissioner is authorized to provide technical assistance and, through the Attorney General, legal assistance in the administration or enforcement of any contract entered into, by or for the benefit of the recipient in connection with wastewater treatment works or other facilities assisted by these funds.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §27 (AMD).]Whenever any state funds have been disbursed pursuant to section 411 or 412, the State, acting through the Attorney General, shall have a direct right of action against the recipient thereof, or any contractor, subcontractor, architect, engineer or manufacturer of any equipment purchased with these funds, to recover the funds, as well as any federal funds administered by the commissioner for the same purposes, which may be properly awarded as actual damages in an action alleging negligence or breach of contract.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §27 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 243 (NEW). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B27 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 412-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §412-B. Consultation on waste water disposal

 §412-B. Consultation on waste water disposal 1.  Consultation on disposal methods.  The commissioner shall consult with and advise any person proposing or operating drainage, sewerage or industrial waste systems as to the best methods of disposal. In making recommendations, the commissioner shall consider the needs of the municipality, other municipalities and other persons affected.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §36 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).] 2.  Consultation on water pollution abatement and prevention.  The commissioner may consult with and advise persons or corporations who are licensed or apply for a license under this subchapter on water pollution abatement and prevention.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §36 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).] 3.  Submission of plans for waste disposal.  Any person who proposes a new system of drainage, sewage disposal, sewage treatment or industrial waste disposal into any waters of the State shall submit plans and specifications for the system to the commissioner for approval. Purely storm water systems located in or on or draining from public ways and any alterations in existing facilities are exempt from this requirement.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §36 (NEW); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 890, §§A36,40 (NEW).
38 ME Rev Stat § 415 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §415. Appeals (REPEALED)

 §415. Appeals (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 475, §10 (RPR). PL 1969, c. 431, §§3-B (AMD). PL 1971, c. 304 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 461, §5 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §20 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 416 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §416. Discharge of oil prohibited (REPEALED)

 §416. Discharge of oil prohibited (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 431, §§4,9 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 572, §2 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 458, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 450, §16 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 375, §1 (RP).
38 ME Rev Stat § 417 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §417. Certain deposits and discharges prohibited

 §417. Certain deposits and discharges prohibited No person, firm, corporation or other legal entity may place, deposit or discharge, directly or indirectly into the inland waters or tidal waters of this State, or on the ice thereof, or on the banks thereof in such a manner that it may fall or be washed into these waters, or in such a manner that the drainage from any of the following may flow or leach into these waters, except as otherwise provided by law:   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §34 (RPR).]1.  Forest products refuse.  Any slabs, edgings, sawdust, shavings, chips, bark or other forest products refuse;   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §34 (NEW).] 2.  Potatoes.  Any potatoes or any part or parts of potatoes; or   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §34 (NEW).] 3.  Refuse.  Any scrap metal, junk, paper, garbage, septage, sludge, rubbish, old automobiles or similar refuse.   [PL 2003, c. 650, §1 (AMD).] This section does not apply to solid waste disposal facilities in operation on July 1, 1977, owned by a municipality or quasi-municipal authority if the operation and maintenance of the facility has been or is approved by the department pursuant to the requirements of chapter 13 and the rules adopted thereunder.   [PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. A, §40 (AFF); PL 1989, c. 890, Pt. B, §34 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 431, §5 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 458, §2 (RPR). PL 1973, c. 450, §17 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 373, §33 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 890, §§A40,B34 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 650, §1 (AMD).
38 ME Rev Stat § 417-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION|Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS|Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD|Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL|38 §417-A. Manure spreading

 §417-A. Manure spreading Notwithstanding Title 7, section 4207, when the ground is frozen, a person may not spread manure on agricultural fields within a great pond watershed unless this activity is in accordance with a conservation plan for that land on file with a state soil and water conservation district.   [PL 1997, c. 642, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 838, §20 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 642, §6 (AMD).