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MA Gen L ch 21 § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 40 - Entry Upon Property; Investigation or Inspection; Examination of Records

Section 40. The director, his authorized representative, or personnel of the division of watershed management in the metropolitan district commission or of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority may enter at reasonable times any property, public or private, for the purpose of investigating or inspecting any condition relating to the discharge or possible discharge of pollutants and may make such tests as may be necessary to determine the existence and nature of such discharge; provided, however, that personnel of said division may investigate or inspect only such conditions as affect the watershed system under the care and control of said division, and provided, further, that personnel of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority may investigate or inspect only such conditions as affect the sewer and waterworks systems under the care and control of said Authority. He may inspect any monitoring equipment or procedure required by the terms of a permit issued under section forty-three. The director or his authorized representative may examine any records pertaining to operation of treatment works, and any records required to be kept by the terms of a permit issued under said section forty-three.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 41 - Recommendations by Water Resources Commission

Section 41. The water resources commission shall from time to time recommend to the governor and the interstate water pollution control commission programs for interstate river basin water quality control and water pollution abatement, and for interstate compacts with neighboring states to effectuate a river basin approach to water quality control, which programs and compacts shall be aided by federal grants available for the purpose.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 42 - Discharge Into Water; Violations of Chapter, Regulation, Order or Permit; False Representations; Tampering With Monitoring Device or Method; Criminal and Civil Penalties

Section 42. Any person who, directly or indirectly, throws, drains, runs, discharges or allows the discharge of any pollutant into waters of the commonwealth, except in conformity with a permit issued under section 27 or 43; or who violates any provision of this chapter, any valid regulation, order or permit prescribed or issued by the director thereunder; or who knowingly makes any false representation in an application, record, report or plan, or falsifies, tampers with or renders inaccurate a monitoring device or method, required under this chapter, (a) shall be punished by a fine of not less than two thousand five hundred dollars nor more than $50,000 for each day such violation occurs or continues, or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both; or (b) shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 per day of such violation, which may be assessed in an action brought on behalf of the commonwealth in any court of competent jurisdiction. This section shall not apply to sections thirty-four B and thirty-four C.  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as adversely affecting the rights of any person to secure judicial relief against actual or potential waste dischargers under other rules or provisions of law.  No information submitted or made available for inspection in accordance with requirements established by or under this chapter may be used in any criminal proceeding against the individual who submits it, certifies it, or makes it available, except in a prosecution for the making of a false statement or record, or for otherwise failing to comply with reporting or recording requirements under this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 44 - Discharge Violations; Orders to Comply

Section 44. (1) Whenever it appears to the director that there are discharges of pollutants without a required permit, or that such discharges are in violation of a permit issued under this chapter, or in contravention of any regulation, standard or plan adopted by the division, the director may order the discharger to apply forthwith for a permit, or for a new permit, or to take other appropriate action under rules and regulations adopted by the director subject to the provisions of chapter thirty A, and to cease and desist from making or allowing further discharges beyond a specified date until compliance with the order is fully achieved. Issuance of an order under this paragraph shall not be deemed an election to forego any action for criminal or civil penalties under section forty-two.  (2) In the event that any condition of a permit for discharges issued under paragraph (9) of section forty-three to publicly owned treatment works is violated, the director may order the violator to prohibit all additional connections to such works from any source not already so connected, until the violation ceases and corrective action specified in the order has been taken. No permits for such connections may be issued while the order remains in effect.  (3) If the director finds, on the basis of information available to him, that an industrial user of publicly owned treatment works is not complying with a system of user charges to which he is subject under the conditions of his permit or under commonwealth or federal law, the director may order him to comply forthwith.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 45 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 45 - Proposals to Suspend or Revoke Permit; Cease and Desist Orders; Request for Hearing

Section 45. Any proposal to suspend or revoke a permit, in whole or in part, under paragraph (10) of section forty-three, including any proposed reduction in an authorized discharge, and any cease and desist order under paragraph (1) of section forty-four, shall inform the person to whom it is issued of his right to request, within thirty days, a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A. If he fails to make such a request, he shall be deemed to have consented to the order. If a timely request is submitted, the director shall within a reasonable time hold a hearing under the provisions of chapter thirty A.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 46 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 46 - Injunctive Relief; Jurisdiction

Section 46. The attorney general may, upon request of the director, bring action for injunctive relief against any person violating a provision of this chapter, or of any permit, order, regulation or determination issued thereunder, and the superior court in equity shall have jurisdiction to enjoin such violation and to grant such further relief as it may deem appropriate. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the director finds that a discharge or combination of discharges presents an imminent and substantial threat to the health, welfare or livelihood of any persons, he shall request the attorney general to bring suit, and the attorney general may bring suit in the superior court to enjoin forthwith the discharges causing such a threat or to require the offending discharges to take such other action as may be necessary.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 46a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 46a - Judicial Review; Jurisdiction

Section 46A. Any person aggrieved by an order, permit determination or other action of the director, other than an order consented to, may obtain judicial review by filing an application for review in the superior court within thirty days after receipt of notice of the final decision of the director. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce any order, decision or determination of the director, and any provision of sections twenty-six to fifty-three, inclusive, or regulation issued thereunder.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 48 - Annual Estimates and Reports

Section 48. The director shall annually submit to the budget director the estimates required by sections three and four of chapter twenty-nine, and shall file an annual report as required by sections thirty-two and thirty-three of chapter thirty.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50 - Terminals; Licenses; Inspections

Section 50. The division shall have the power to license all terminals in the commonwealth for the loading or discharge of petroleum products from vessels, and may issue reasonable rules and regulations in connection therewith for the purposes of protecting the public safety and for preventing the spilling of the liquids into the waters of the commonwealth.  The division shall inspect periodically hoses, gaskets, tanks, pipelines and other equipment to make certain that they are in good operating condition, and may order the renewal of any of such equipment found unfit for further use.  The division may require by rules and regulations that suitable equipment be readily available to remove from the waters of the commonwealth any petroleum or chemical liquids spilled or discharged therein.  The division may require the payment of reasonable fees, designed to cover the costs incurred by the above inspections and its other duties.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50a - Oil Terminals; Pollution Prevention; Revocation of License

Section 50A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section fifty, every owner or operator of an oil terminal or wharf shall employ a trained crew and have a boom, on terminal property or readily available under a plan with other persons complying with the law or rules and regulations of the division and of a design approved by the division, which is capable of encircling any ship or vessel depositing oil into tanks or other receptacles at such terminal or wharf, and which is designed to prevent seepage, overflow or excess oil from polluting or contaminating any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats. If the director finds that because of the negligence of such owner, operator or one of his agents or servants repeated seepage, overflow or excess oil has contaminated any lake, river, harbor, tidal water or flats, he shall require every such owner or operator to encircle every ship or vessel depositing oil at his wharf or terminal with such a boom. The authority granted to the director under the preceding sentence shall not be construed to diminish his powers to regulate and control oil spillage, including his power to require the use of booms, granted by section fifty. The owner or operator of any such wharf or terminal shall remove any oil held within such boom prior to a ship or vessel leaving the same. A license issued under section fifty to operate a terminal may be revoked for violation of any of the provisions of this section.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50b - Definitions Applicable to Secs. 50c to 50e

Section 50B. As used in sections 50C to 50E, inclusive, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:—  ''Area of special interest'' any water of the commonwealth that is found by the secretary of environmental affairs to contain 1 or more immobile obstacles to navigation, abut or include areas of critical environmental concern, are designated as an estuary of national significance, abut or include habitat for endangered species, abut or include public recreation areas, support shell fishing, fin fishing or tourist industries or abut or include sensitive public safety areas. Such waters shall include, but not be limited to, Buzzards bay, Vineyard sound and Mount Hope bay.  ''Department'', the department of environmental protection.  ''Discharge'', any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, releasing, dumping or disposing into the environment.  ''Hazardous material'', material including, but not limited to, material, in whatever form, which, because of its quantity, concentration, chemical, corrosive, flammable, reactive, toxic, infectious or radioactive characteristics, either separately or in combination with any other substance, constitutes a present or potential threat to human health, safety or welfare or to the environment. The term shall also include all those substances which are included under 42 USC Sec. 9601(14), but shall not be limited to those substances.  ''Hazardous waste'', a waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety or welfare or to the environment.  ''Oil'', insoluble or partially soluble oil of any kind or origin or in any form including, but not limited to, crude or fuel oil, lube oil or sludge, asphalt and soluble or partially soluble derivatives of mineral, animal or vegetable oil.  ''Vessel'', every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50c - Vessel; Certificate of Financial Assurance

Section 50C. (a) Any vessel, whether or not self-propelled, in or entering upon the waters of the commonwealth for the purpose of transporting, discharging or receiving a cargo of oil, hazardous material, or hazardous waste, shall be subject to the financial assurance requirements and penalty authority as provided in subsections (b) to (d), inclusive.  (b) A certificate of financial assurance obtained individually or jointly by the vessel, its owner or agent, its charterer, or by the owner or operator of the terminal at which the vessel discharges or receives its cargo, shall be provided to the department in the amount of at least $1,000,000,000. Vessels with a capacity of less than 6,000 barrels shall present a certificate of financial assurance to the department of environmental protection in the amount of $5,000,000. A copy of the financial assurance shall be posted on the vessel.  (c) For the purposes of this chapter, a certificate of financial assurance shall be demonstrated by evidence of insurance, surety bond, letter of credit, qualifications as a self-insurer or any combination thereof or other evidence of financial assurance approved by the commissioner.  (d) The department may allow financial assurance in a lower amount based upon criteria that includes, but is not limited to, the type and amount of the above cargo transported by the vessel; the size and construction of the vessel, including whether the vessel is double hulled; the safety record of the vessel or the vessel owner, the loss or accident history of the vessel or vessel owner involving maritime spills and the safety equipment used by the vessel. The financial assurance shall be in a form approved by the department.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50d (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50d - Maritime Spill Incident; Hazardous Materials; Environmental Police Officers

Section 50D. For the purpose of investigating a maritime spill incident resulting in, or reasonably likely to result in, either directly or indirectly, a discharge of oil, hazardous material, or hazardous waste, to the waters of the commonwealth, the environmental police officers of the office of environmental law enforcement of the executive office of environmental affairs may board and inspect any vessel. Such inspection may include, but shall not be limited to, inspecting copies of the financial assurance and bond required pursuant to section 50C, and may require the operator of such vessel to give his true and correct name and address and present a current and valid form of identification. Whoever attempts to prevent an officer from boarding such vessel for the purpose of inspecting, or whoever attempts to prevent such officer from making an inspection of such vessel, or otherwise violates section 38 of chapter 90B shall be punished by a fine of $5,000. The office of law enforcement within the executive office of environmental affairs, by regulation, may authorize other law enforcement officers to board and inspect a vessel, if the other law enforcement officers have relevant training, experience and equipment to conduct such activities. Such other law enforcement officers may include harbor masters and assistant harbor masters, police officers assigned to harbor patrol, fish and game wardens, members of the state police and city and town police officers assigned to patrol the waters of the commonwealth.  The superior court shall have jurisdiction to enforce this section and sections 50B and 50C.  The department may adopt rules and regulations to implement sections 50B and 50C. The office of law enforcement may adopt rules and regulations to implement this section 50D.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 50e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 50e - Waters of the Commonwealth; Areas of Special Interest

Section 50E. The secretary of environmental affairs or his designee shall identify specific ''areas of special interest'' within the waters of the commonwealth as defined in section 50B to include or exclude areas based on scientific research and observation regarding areas of critical environmental concern and endangered species habitat or based on economic dependence or public safety concerns. Such areas may be identified by geographic boundaries and may be mapped for use by mariners. The secretary may promulgate rules and regulations for the designation of areas of special interest within the waters of the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 51 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 51 - Coordination With Federal Government and Local Authorities; Agreements

Section 51. The division shall represent the commonwealth in its relations with the federal government and with cities, towns and authorities in all matters relating to oil pollution in the waters of the commonwealth or off-shore waters. It may enter into agreements with said agencies to coordinate supervisory activities and, subject to appropriation, to share reasonable costs.  It may contract with public or private individuals, concerns or agencies for such protective and clean-up services as it may require.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 52a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 52a - Waste Oil Retention Facilities; Installation and Maintenance

Section 52A. Every automobile service station, marina serving powered watercraft and retail outlet selling automobile lubricating oil shall, no later than June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seventy-four, install on the premises and maintain waste oil retention facilities, properly sheltered and protected to prevent spillage, seepage or discharge of the waste oil into storm or sanitary sewers or into the waters of the commonwealth. Every such station, marina and other such outlet shall be required to accept at no additional charge, waste oil in quantities not exceeding two gallons per day from any individual with sales receipts or other proof of purchase from such outlet. Every such station, marina and other such outlet shall periodically remove or have removed the accumulated waste oil so as not to violate any water pollution control or other statute or regulation.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 53 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 53 - Short Title; Investigation and Prosecution of Violations

Section 53. Sections twenty-six to fifty-three, inclusive, shall be known and referred to as the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act and the officers of the division of law enforcement shall, upon request of the water resources commission or the division of water pollution control, investigate and prosecute violations of law, orders or rules and regulations relating to said act.
MA Gen L ch 21 § 53a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 21 - Department of Environmental Management|Section 53a - Sewer Charges; Base Rate

Section 53A. All municipalities or sewer districts within the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, but not including communities serviced by the Connecticut Valley Aqueduct shall institute sewer charges and fees that incorporate a base rate for all users; provided, however, that said base rate shall be increased at an increasing rate to fairly reflect the resource demand and discharge of high volumes of sewage.