Code of Maine Rules › 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRY › 670 - BUREAU OF PARKS AND LANDS › Chapter 2 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY › Section 670-2-1 - DEFINITIONS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1.1
Allagash Waterway or
				Waterway
: The area of the waterway means the bodies of water consisting
				of lakes, rivers and streams extending from Telos Lake Dam northerly to the
				confluence of West Twin Brook and Allagash river, a distance of approximately
				85 miles, and bodies of water consisting of lakes and streams, extending from
				where Allagash Stream crosses the West Boundary of T8 R14, easterly to the
				inlet of Allagash Stream with Chamberlain Lake, a distance of approximately 10
				miles. The waterway includes Telos Lake, Round Pond (T6 R11), Chamberlain Lake,
				Eagle Lake, Churchill Lake, The Allagash River, Umsaskis Lake, Long Lake,
				Harvey Pond, Round Pond (T13 R12), the Allagash Stream, Allagash Lake, and all
				intervening and connecting bodies of water. It shall include all land area and
				all waters within one mile of the high water mark of the shore lines of the
				aforementioned lakes and ponds, intervening and connecting bodies of water, and
				the high water marks of either bank of the aforementioned streams and
				rivers.
1.2
Campsite
				cell
: An area within a authorized campsite designed to accommodate one
				camping party and containing a fireplace and a picnic table. Campsites may
				contain one or more cells.
1.3
Canoe
: A canoe is defined as a form of small watercraft long and
				narrow, sharp on both ends or sharp on one end and blunt at the other, usually
				propelled by paddles or small motors, and having no sails. The width at the
				widest point shall not exceed 20% of the craft's overall length, nor shall the
				transom, if any, exceed 26 inches in width. Measurement shall be the outside of
				the hull but shall not include gunwales, rub rails, or spray rails, if
				any.
1.4
Dead
: Trees
				that exhibit a near total loss of foliage and have a cambial layer that is
				discolored.
1.5
Dead or Dying
				Area
: A harvest or sub-harvest area will be considered dead or dying if
				70% or more of its trees 6 inches in diameter and larger measured at 4 1/2 feet
				above ground level, are expected to be dead within five years. Includes
				merchantable trees that have been uprooted or fallen because of natural
				causes.
1.6
Dying
:
				Reasonably expected to be dead due to natural causes within five years; (e.g.
				spruce or fir severely defoliated in 3 successive years, trees with broken
				tops, blowdowns and windthrown trees, fire damaged or diseased).
1.7
Entry
: The period of
				operation in each harvesting application received by the Bureau of Parks and
				Lands.
1.8
Harvesting
				Area
: Total contiguous area within the One-Mile Area of the Waterway
				proposed for commercial operation or pre-commercial operation, at one
				entry.
1.9
Kayak
: A
				kayak is defined as a form of small watercraft, long and narrow, sharp on both
				ends, usually propelled by a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, and
				having no sails. It usually has a covered deck, a cockpit covered by a
				spray-deck and/or skirt, and may be equipped with a small rudder. The width at
				the widest point shall not exceed 25% of the craft's overall length.
				Measurement shall be the outside of the hull but shall not include gunwales,
				rub rails, or spray rails, if any.
1.10
Merchantable
: Trees that
				are useable for a wood product, whether the market exists or not.
1.11
New Construction
: Includes
				any new buildings, roads, and other development. Does not include maintenance
				or repair work such as grading, reditching, replacement of culverts or
				replacement of bridge decks and stringers.
1.12
One-Mile Area
: All land
				area and all waters within one mile of the high water mark of the shorelines of
				the Allagash Watercourse.
1.13
Pre-Commercial Thinning
: Timber cutting operation that does not
				include removal of trees six inches in diameter or greater (4 112 feet above
				ground level) from the stand.
1.14
Restricted Zone
: "Restricted Zone" means a land area of 400 feet
				to 800 feet that extends in all directions from the bounds of the watercourse,
				and includes all land areas within the bounds of the watercourse and all
				additional areas that may be added by mutual agreement between the director and
				private property owners.
1.15
Sub-Harvest Area
: Units within the harvest area that will be cut
				using different harvesting techniques, usually because of steepness of slope,
				species composition, soils, and/or condition of trees.
1.16
Visible Area
: Those land
				areas that can be seen at any point on the watercourse from Churchill Dam
				north, without the aid of any magnifying devices.
1.17
Watercourse
: "The
				watercourse" means the bodies of water consisting of lakes, river and streams
				extending from Telos Lake Dam northerly to the confluence of West Twin Brook
				and Allagash River, a distance of approximately 85 miles, and bodies of water
				consisting of lakes and streams extending from where Allagash Stream crosses
				the west boundary of T8 R14 easterly to the inlet of Allagash Stream with
				Chamberlain Lake, a distance of approximately 10 miles. The watercourse
				includes Telos Lake, Round Pond (T6 R11), Chamberlain Lake, Eagle Lake,
				Churchill Lake, the Allagash River, Umsaskis Lake, Long Lake, Harvey Pond,
				Round Pond (Tl3 R12) the Allagash Stream, Allagash Lake and all intervening and
				connecting bodies of water.