Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Title 310 CMR 36.00 - Massachusetts Water Resources Management Program › Section 36.17 - Effective Dates and Expiration Dates for Permitting by Water Source

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
(1) For each water source, the date on which
			 these regulations took effect (effective date), the date on which the first set
			 of permits did or will expire (first expiration date), and the expiration date
			 for the second set of permits (second expiration date) are as follows:
Water Source
Effective
							 Date
First Expiration
							 Date
Second Expiration
							 Date
Hudson Basin
August 31, 1988
August 31, 2008
December 6,
							 20331,2
Blackstone Basin
February 28, 1989
February 28, 2009
June 5, 20341,2
Charles Basin
February 28, 1989
February 28, 2009
June, 5, 20341,2
Ipswich Basin
August 31, 1989
January-March
							 20151
August 31, 2029
North Coastal Basin
August 31, 1989
August 31, 2009
December 6,
							 20341,2
Boston Harbor Basin
February 28, 1990
February 28,
							 20151
June 5, 20312
Taunton Basin
February 28, 1990
February 28,
							 20151
June 5, 20312
South Coastal Basin
August 31, 1990
August 31,
							 20151
December 6,
							 20312
Cape Cod Basin
November 30, 1990
November 30,
							 20141
March 6, 20322
Islands Basin
February 28, 1991
February 28,
							 20151
June 4, 20322
Buzzards Bay Basin
May 31, 1991
May 31,
							 20151
September 4,
							 20322
Concord Basin
August 31, 1991
August 31,
							 20151
December 6,
							 20322
Ten Mile Basin
November 30, 1991
November 30,
							 20151
November 30, 2031
Deerfield Basin
February 29, 1992
February 29,
							 20161
June 4, 20332
Housatonic Basin
May 31, 1992
May 31,
							 20161
May 31, 2032
Farmington Basin
August 31, 1992
August 31,
							 20161
August 31, 2032
Westfield Basin
November 30, 1992
November 30,
							 20161
November 30, 2032
1 Expiration dates extended by four
				years by St. 2010, c. 240, as amended by St. 2012, c. 238, collectively known
				as the Permit Extension Act.
2 Permit expiration dates extended
				by 462 days by the Governor's COVID-19 Order No. 42, "Order Resuming State
				Permitting Deadlines and Continuing to Extend the Validity of Certain State
				Permits," July 2, 2020.
Water Source
Effective
							 Date
First Expiration
							 Date
Second Expiration
							 Date
Millers Basin
February 28, 1993
February 28,
							 20171
February 28, 2033
Chicopee Basin
May 31, 1993
May 31,
							 20171
May 31, 2033
Quinnebaug Basin
August 31, 1993
August 31,
							 20171
August 31, 2033
Connecticut Basin
November 30, 1993
November 30
							 20171
November 30, 2033
Nashua Basin
February 28, 1994
February 28,
							 20181
February 28, 2034
French Basin
May 31, 1994
May 31,
							 20181
May 31, 2034
Shawsheen Basin
August, 31, 1994
August 31,
							 20181
August 31, 2034
Merrimack Basin
November 30, 1994
November 30,
							 20181
November 30, 2034
Parker Basin
February 28, 1995
February 28,
							 20191
February 28, 2035
Narragansett Basin
May 31, 1995
May 31,
							 20191
May 31, 2035
1 Expiration dates extended by four
				years by St. 2010, c. 240, as amended by St. 2012, c. 238,
2 Permit expiration dates extended
				by 462 days by the Governor's COVID-19 Order No. 42, "Order Resuming State
				Permitting Deadlines and Continuing to Extend the Validity of Certain State
				Permits," July 2, 2020.
(2)
			 Except for the Hudson, Blackstone, Charles and North Coastal basins, subsequent
			 expiration dates for each water source will automatically reset in 20-year
			 increments calculated from the second expiration date listed at
			 310
			 CMR 36.17(1). For the
			 Hudson, Blackstone, Charles and North Coastal basins, the third expiration date
			 will be August 31, 2048, February 28, 2049, February 28, 2049 and August 31,
			 2049 respectively, and subsequent expiration dates for those water sources will
			 automatically reset in 20-year increments calculated from their third
			 expiration date.
(3) The Department
			 may establish a new expiration date for a water source by amending
			 310 CMR
			 36.00 at any time. Any such amendment shall provide
			 six months notice of the new expiration date for the water source.