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Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-11 - Intervenors

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. If a hearing is going to be held, persons
				substantially and directly affected by the proceeding may petition for
				intervenor status.
(1) Petition. A person who
				is or may be substantially and directly affected by the proceeding may file a
				timely petition to intervene as a party to the proceeding. All petitions must
				be made in writing and received by the Presiding Officer at least five days
				before the scheduled hearing.
(2)
				Information required. The petition must include:
a. A statement of facts demonstrating that
				the petitioner's interests are or may be substantially and directly affected by
				the proceeding or that the petitioner qualifies as an intervenor pursuant to
				any provision of State law; and
b.
				A statement of the reasons and purposes for which intervention is
				sought.
(3)
				Responsibilities of Presiding Officer. Prior to the hearing, the Presiding
				Officer will issue an order granting, in full or with limitations, or denying
				each petition for intervention. If a petition is granted on a limited basis or
				denied, the order will specify any conditions and briefly state the reasons for
				the limitation or denial. The Presiding Officer may modify the order at any
				time, stating the reasons on the record.
(4) Conditions imposed on intervenors. The
				Presiding Officer may impose conditions on the intervenor's participation in
				the proceeding, either at the time that intervention is granted or at any
				subsequent time. The Presiding Officer is responsible for establishing
				reasonable conditions on intervenors in order to limit the presentation of
				redundant evidence, to reasonably restrict questions and argument to relevant
				matters, to protect the interests of the parties, including the right to a
				timely decision, and to prevent avoidable delay. Such conditions may include,
				but are not limited to, the following:
a.
				Restricting the intervenor's participation to designated issues in which the
				intervenor has a particular interest demonstrated by the petition;
b. Limiting the intervenor's use of
				cross-examination, and other procedures so as to promote the orderly and prompt
				conduct of the proceedings; and
c.
				Requiring two or more intervenors to consolidate their presentations of
				evidence and argument, cross-examination, and other participation in the
				proceeding.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-12 - Conferences

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Conferences may be held at the discretion of the Presiding
				  Officer at any time prior to, during, or after a hearing. Members of the public
				  may attend conferences, but participation is limited to the parties to the
				  proceeding, except by leave of the Presiding Officer.
A.
Purpose.
Conferences may be
				held for any purpose including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Review relevant statutory and regulatory
				criteria and clarify or narrow issues to be addressed at the hearing;
(2) Discuss consolidation of
				parties;
(3) Discuss the
				organization of the hearing;
(4)
				Establish specific procedural requirements;
(5) Impose limits, if necessary, on the
				number of witnesses and the time allocated to each party or issue at the
				hearing;
(6) Obtain stipulations of
				fact and stipulations as to the admissibility into evidence of documents and
				other exhibits;
(7) Establish
				schedules and deadlines; and
(8)
				Consider such other matters that may be necessary or advisable in order to
				facilitate an orderly and fair hearing process and to expedite the hearing
				process.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-14 - Presiding Officer

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Designation
. The Presiding Officer at all hearings may be either:
(1) The Commissioner;
(2) An employee or representative of the
				Department designated by the Commissioner; or
(3) A third party hired by the Department and
				designated by the Commissioner.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-15 - General Conduct of Hearings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Opening
				statement.
The Presiding Officer will open the hearing by describing in
				general terms the purpose of and general procedure for the hearing and by
				reading the notice of the alleged violation.
B.
Issues resolved at the
				hearing.
The issues at the hearing will be limited to those outlined in
				the applicable statute, rule, order, or Certification and will be stated for
				the record by the Presiding Officer at the beginning of the hearing.
C.
Hearings recorded.
All
				hearings will be recorded in a form susceptible to transcription. The
				Department will transcribe the recording upon the filing of an
				appeal.
D.
Ex parte
				communication.
The Presiding Officer may not communicate directly or
				indirectly in connection with any issue of fact, law, or procedure with any
				party or other persons legally interested in the outcome of the proceeding,
				except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate.
(1) A Presiding Officer may:
a. Communicate in any respect with other
				members of the agency or other presiding officers; or
b. Have the aid or advice of those members of
				the Department staff, counsel or consultants retained by the agency who have
				not participated and will not participate in the proceeding in an advocate
				capacity.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-16 - Draft Findings and Decision

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. The Presiding
				Officer will prepare a draft decision that will be provided to the parties at
				least 30 days prior to issuing a final decision. The parties may submit
				comments on the draft decision to the Presiding Officer. These written comments
				will be due within thirty days of receipt of the draft decision and copies must
				be provided to all other parties and the Presiding Officer. Comments on the
				draft decision may not include or reference evidence that is outside of the
				record.
B. The comments may
				contain:
(1) A statement of the party's
				position and the reason for it;
(2)
				A listing of any alleged errors or omissions made by the Presiding Officer
				during the hearing; and
(3) Any
				relevant legal arguments the party wishes to offer.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-17 - Final Orders

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. After
				consideration of the record or in the event the Operator does not request a
				hearing, fails to answer as required, or fails to appear at the hearing, the
				Commissioner or designee will as soon as practicable issue an order regarding
				the relief requested by the Department. The order may:
(1) Close the hearing without further
				action;
(2) Suspend the
				Certification at issue in the hearing; or
(3) Revoke the Certification at issue in the
				hearing.
The order will state the date upon which it becomes effective
				  and will advise the Operator of their right to appeal under appropriate
				  provisions of the law.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-18 - Notice of Right to Appeal

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Written notice
				of the Operator or former Operator's right to appeal the decision to either the
				Board or Superior Court, of the action required to file the appeal, and of the
				time within which this action must be taken in order to exercise the rights of
				appeal will be given with the decision, pursuant to  5 M.R.S. §11002 and
			 	38 M.R.S. § 341-D.
B. All
				interlocutory decisions by the Presiding Officer are not final agency actions
				and therefore are not appealable to either the Board or the Superior
				Court.
C. A decision by the
				Commissioner or designee to close the hearing without further action is within
				the Commissioner or designee's sole discretion and is not appealable to either
				the Board or the Superior Court.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-19 - Correction or Amendment of Hearing Decision

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Either at the request of a party or on their own initiative,
				  a Presiding Officer may correct or amend a decision in order to correct a
				  ministerial or typographical error, to clarify or correct the record, or to
				  rule upon any issue that was heard but not ruled upon prior to the Commissioner
				  or designee issuing a final decision. If the correction or amendment is
				  substantive, the appeal period will restart and the Commissioner or designee
				  will reiterate the timeline for appeal of the decision.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-20 - Reopening of Hearings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A. Either at the
				request of a party or on their own initiative, the Commissioner or designee
				may, upon notice to all parties, reopen the record of any hearing under the
				following circumstances:
(1) A party to the
				original hearing has discovered new evidence which could reasonably have
				affected the outcome of the proceeding but could not have been discovered by
				due diligence in time to present during the original proceeding;
(2) There was fraud or misrepresentation
				regarding an issue of fact material to the original proceeding, which could
				reasonably be determined to have affected the outcome of the proceeding if
				known at the time; or
(3) All
				parties agree to reopen.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-21 - Extension of Time Within Which to Comply with Orders

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Extension of time within which to
				comply with orders.
When by these rules or by law or order of the
				Department an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified
				time, the Commissioner or designee may for good cause shown at any time within
				its discretion order the period enlarged if the petition is received before the
				expiration of the period originally prescribed; or upon petition made after the
				expiration of the period originally prescribed, where the failure to act was
				the result of excusable neglect.
B.
Petitions for extensions of time within which to comply with
				orders.
Any person affected by an order of the Department issued under
				this rule may petition the Commissioner or designee for an extension of time
				within which to comply with the terms of such order. Such petition must be made
				no earlier than sixty days before compliance with such order is required. Such
				a petition must contain a concise statement by the petitioner of the facts
				which they believe warrant an extension; must include, where appropriate,
				affidavits of engineers and contractors, engineering drawings and other
				material which will aid the Commissioner or designee in acting upon the
				petition; and must state a definite date to which extension is
				desired.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-22 - Signing of Filings

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Every filing by an Operator must be signed by such Operator
				  or their attorney or representative. This signature will constitute a
				  certification by such person that they have read the filing, that to the best
				  of their knowledge, information, and belief there is good ground to support it,
				  and that it is not interposed for delay. If a filing is not signed or is signed
				  with intent to defeat this rule, it may be stricken, and the action may proceed
				  as though the filing had not been served and filed.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 534 - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATOR CERTIFICATIONS - REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION › Section 096-534-23 - Enforcement

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Failure to comply with a final order of the Commissioner or
				  designee may be enforced pursuant to  38 M.R.S. §347-A,  32 M.R.S. §
										4182,  5 M.R.S. §9064, or other relevant statute.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 543 - RULES TO CONTROL THE SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS › Section 096-543-2 - Classification of wells

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The classification of a particular well is determined by the
				  department based upon the following categories and discharge characteristics.
				  The applicable regulatory category and rule section for each well type is
				  indicated in parentheses.
A.
Class I wells.
Wells that discharge fluids under the following
				circumstances:
(1) Wells used by generators
				of hazardous waste or owners or operators of hazardous waste management
				facilities to discharge hazardous waste beneath the lowermost formation
				containing groundwater;
(2) Other
				industrial and municipal disposal wells that discharge fluids beneath the
				lowermost formation containing groundwater; or
(3) Radioactive waste disposal wells that
				discharge fluids below the lowermost formation containing groundwater.
(Note: Prohibited, see § 3C )
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 543 - RULES TO CONTROL THE SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS › Section 096-543-3 - Prohibited discharges

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Prohibition of unauthorized discharge.
All subsurface discharges of
				fluids into or through a well are prohibited, except as authorized in
				accordance with this chapter;
38 M.R.S.A. §413(1-B) or the "Maine Subsurface Waste
				  Water Disposal Rules,"
10-144 CMR 241.
B.
Prohibition of movement of fluid
				into groundwater
(1) No owner or
				operator of a well shall construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon
				or conduct any other discharge activity into that well in a manner that allows
				the movement of fluid containing any pollutant into groundwater, if the
				presence of that pollutant may cause or contribute to a violation of its
				groundwater classification as established in 38 M.R.S.A. §470, groundwater
				classification standards as established in 38 M.R.S.A., §465-C, surface
				water classification as established in 38 M.R.S.A. §467
et
				seq.
, surface water classification standards as established in 38
				M.R.S.A., §§465, 465-A, and 465-B, applicable drinking water
				regulations and/or exposure guidelines, including but not limited to primary
				drinking water regulations under 40 CFR, Part 142, or may adversely affect the
				health of persons. The owner or operator of the well has the burden of showing
				that the requirements of this paragraph are met.
If at any time the department learns that a Class V well has
				  violated Sections 3(A) or 3(B) above, the department may:
(a) Require the owner or operator of the well
				to obtain a license for subsurface wastewater disposal, pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A.
				§413(1-B); or
(b) Take
				enforcement action pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. §347-A that may require, among
				other things, that the owner or operator of the well take such actions as
				necessary to prevent the violation or remediate damage, including, where
				necessary, closure of the well.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 543 - RULES TO CONTROL THE SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS › Section 096-543-4 - Licensed discharges

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
License
				required (WDL).
An owner or operator of the following types of Class V
				wells shall obtain a waste discharge license pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A.
				§413(1-B) prior to installing, operating or maintaining the well, unless
				the applicant can demonstrate that the wastewater is of similar quality to that
				of domestic wastewater and is capable of adequate treatment under the
				conditions described in the Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rule.
(1) Industrial wells, as described in Section
				2(E)(2);
(2) Mining and recovery
				wells, as described in Section 2(E)(9);
(3) Experimental technology wells, as
				described in Section 2(E)(10);
(4)
				Stormwater drainage wells and beneficial use wells receiving stormwater runoff
				that do not meet the standards specified in 06-096 Chapter 500, Appendix D;
				or
(5) Any Class V well where
				discharge is authorized by this rule when, following the submission of the
				inventory information required in Section 5(C), a determination is made by the
				department that the discharge requires a license.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 543 - RULES TO CONTROL THE SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS › Section 096-543-5 - Discharges authorized by this rule (LBR)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Under the following terms and conditions, discharges from the
				  following injection wells are authorized by this rule without having to obtain
				  an individual waste discharge license pursuant to
				   38 M.R.S.A.
				  §413(1-B).
A.
Class IV wells.
As described
				in Section 2(D) 3, injection wells used to help clean up contaminated
				groundwater, either by injecting solutions to remediate contamination in situ
				or to return contaminated groundwater that has been treated and is being
				injected into the same formation from which it was drawn, are authorized by
				rule if such subsurface discharge of fluids is approved by the U.S.
				Environmental Protection Agency or the department, pursuant to provisions for
				cleanup of releases under CERCLA, RCRA, or
38 M.R.S.A., Chapters 11-A, 11-B, and 13-B. The owner or
				  operator of a Class IV well authorized by rule shall comply with inventory
				  requirements found in Section 5(C) and all other provisions of this
				  chapter.
B.
Class V
				wells.
Discharges to the following types of Class V wells are authorized
				by this rule. The owner or operator of a Class V well authorized by rule shall
				comply with inventory requirements found in Section 5(C) and all other
				provisions of this chapter.
(1) Stormwater
				drainage wells, as described in Section 2(E)(4) and meeting the standards
				specified in 06-096 Chapter 500, Appendix D;
(2) Other drainage wells, as described in
				Section 2(E)(5);
(3) Beneficial use
				wells, as described in Section 2(E)(6), either not receiving stormwater or
				meeting the standards specified in 06-096 Chapter 500, Appendix D if they do
				receive stormwater;
(4) Fluid
				return wells, as described in Section 2(E)(7);
(5) Non-contact cooling water wells, as
				described in Section 2(E)(8); or
(6) Other injection wells, as described in
				Section 2(E)(11).
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 543 - RULES TO CONTROL THE SUBSURFACE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS › Section 096-543-6 - Discharges exempt from this rule (State Plumbing Code)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Pursuant to
				   38 M.R.S.A.
				  §413(1-B), a waste
				  discharge license is not required for Class VI wells, as described in Section
				  2(F), that are
				  designed, installed and operated in conformance with the "Maine Subsurface
				  Waste Water Disposal Rules," 10-144 CMR 241, and used for the disposal of
				  domestic wastewater or other wastewater from commercial, industrial or
				  residential sources that is of similar quality (constituents and strength) to
				  that of domestic wastewater. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to
				  supercede the requirements for installation, operation or maintenance of a
				  subsurface waste water disposal system as described in the "Maine Subsurface
				  Waste Water Disposal Rules," 10-144 CMR 241.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 550 - DISCONTINUANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOONS › Section 096-550-1 - Definitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Wastewater Treatment Lagoons.
Wastewater treatment lagoons means a lagoon, basin or pond consisting
				of a relatively shallow body of water contained in an earthern basin, lined or
				unlined, or controlled shape designed for the purpose of storing and/or
				treating wastewater.
B.
Permanent Discontinuance.
Permanent discontinuance means the cessation
				of depositing wastewater into lagoons for more than ninety (90) days.
C.
Temporary Discontinuance.
Temporary discontinuance means the cessation of depositing wastewater into
				lagoons for ninety (90) or less days.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 550 - DISCONTINUANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOONS › Section 096-550-2 - Notice of Discontinuance

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person who discontinues the use of a lagoon shall give
				  notice to the Commissioner, in writing, no later than fifteen (15) days after
				  wastewaters have ceased to enter the lagoon.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The notices of discontinuance shall be accompanied by a
				  reclamation plan and/or maintenance plan satisfactory to the Commissioner. The
				  method of sludge disposal and the selection of a sludge disposal area shall be
				  in accordance with applicable State laws and regulations.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person who intends to permanently discontinue the use of
				  a lagoon shall follow the following minimum procedures:
A. The contents of the lagoon shall be
				diluted by uncontaminated water until the effluent parameters within the lagoon
				are equal to or less than the final discharge parameters.
B.The discharge at the time of dilution shall
				be consistent with the terms of the discharge license.
C.When the contents of the lagoons are equal
				to or less than the final discharge parameters the lagoon area shall be emptied
				at a rate consistent with the receiving waters classification
				requirements.
D.When the liquid in
				the lagoon has been completely discharged and/ or evaporated the sludge in the
				lagoon shall be (1) removed, or (2) if appropriate used as a soil
				conditioner.
E.Within fifteen (15)
				days of removal of the sludge or preparing the soil/sludge mixture the lagoon
				area shall be graded and seeded with a perennial type plant growth that will
				prevent erosion and leaching of contaminants into surface and ground
				waters.
F.If any any time during
				the dewatering, sludge removal, soil-sludge mixture, and/or seeding, process
				water is added to the lagoon area by natural or artificial means the dewatering
				process shall be repeated in accordance with these regulations.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 550 - DISCONTINUANCE OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT LAGOONS › Section 096-550-5 - Temporary Discontinuance

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Any person who intends to temporarily discontinue a lagoon
				  shall follow the following minimum procedures:
A. The contents of the lagoon shall be
				maintained in an aerobic condition.
B. Solids of any type inconsistent with the
				terms of the discharge license shall not be allowed to be discharged in the
				final effluent.
C. The lagoon area
				may only be emptied in accordance with (1) the terms of the discharge license,
				or (2) any reasonable terms the Board of Environmental Protection may require
				of the dischargee.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The Commissioner may upon written request exempt any seasonal
				  lagoon area from Section
				  4 of this regulation. The Commissioner
				  in granting a seasonal exemption shall specify the maintenance procedures to be
				  followed while the lagoon area is not receiving wastewaters.
After public notice and public hearing November 21, 1977 the
				  above regulation is hereby adopted this 21st Day of December,
				  1977.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 555 - STANDARDS FOR THE ADDITION OF TRANSPORTED WASTES TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 096-555-1 - Scope

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
This chapter applies to the treatment in a wastewater
				  treatment facility of certain liquidnonhazardous transported wastes from septic
				  tanks, cesspools, holding tanks, commercial and industrial processes and
				  similar sources having characteristics substantially different from the normal
				  influent to that facility.
These rules do not apply to the treatment of transported
				  wastes having similar or compatible chemical composition and strength to the
				  influent typically received by a particular treatment facility. Sanitary
				  holding tank wastes to which no chemicals in quantities potentially harmful to
				  the treatment facility or receiving water have been added are considered
				  similar to the influent of a domestic wastewater treatment facility. These
				  rules do not apply to facilities licensed pursuant to the Department'sSeptage
				  Management Rules, 06-096 CMR Chapter 420.
NOTE: In addition to this Chapter, certain publicly owned
				  treatment facilities and certain industrial waste sources are subject to
				  industrial pretreatment rules, the
Pretreatment Program
,
				  06-096 CMR 528, that regulate the treatment of non-domestic wastes, including
				  transported wastes as defined herein.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
These rules are intended to ensure that the treatment of
				  transported wastes in wastewater treatment plants is conducted in a safe,
				  efficient manner that protects the physical facilities, maintains adequate
				  treatment capacity, ensures proper overall operation and maintains acceptable
				  effluent quality.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms have
				  the following meanings.
A.
Transported wastes
. "Transported wastes" or "wastes", for purposes of
				this rule only, means any liquid non-hazardous waste delivered to a wastewater
				treatment facility by a truck or other similar conveyance that has different
				chemical constituents or a greater strength than the influent described on the
				facility's application for a waste discharge license. Such wastes may include
				but are not limited toseptage, industrial wastes or other wastes to which
				chemicals in quantities potentially harmful to the treatment facility or
				receiving water have been added.
B.
Wastewater treatment facility.
"Wastewater treatment facility"
				means the facility or group of units provided for the treatment of sewage
				and/or wastewater and for the reduction and handling of sewage removed from
				such wastes. For the purposes of this rule, collector sewers, interceptor
				sewers, and pumping stations serving the wastewater facility are considered
				part of the facility.
C.
Waste receiving facilities.
"Waste receiving facilities" mean the
				point(s) at which the transfer of transported wastes from conveyance vehicles
				to wastewater treatment facilities takes place.
D.
Department.
"Department"
				means the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
E.
Side stream treatment or storage.
"Side stream treatment or storage" means structures to which transported
				wastes are added that avoid their direct addition to the influent flow at a
				wastewater treatment facility. These processes include, but are not limited to,
				transported waste storage tanks, chemical conditioning, solids dewatering
				systems or sludge storage tanks. Transported wastes placed in these locations
				may subsequently be added to the influent flow at controlled rates.
F.
Design capacity.
"Design
				capacity" means the capability of a wastewater treatment facility to receive
				and properly treat established sustained average quantities of flow and
				specific pollutants. Such capacity must be determined by a Professional
				Engineer and approved by the Department.
G.
Septage.
"Septage" means any
				waste, refuse, effluent, sludge or other material from septic tanks, cesspools,
				vault privies or similar sources that concentrate wastes.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 555 - STANDARDS FOR THE ADDITION OF TRANSPORTED WASTES TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section 096-555-4 - Prohibitions

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Treatment of transported wastes in wastewater treatment
				  facilities is prohibited unless approved in writing by the Department. No
				  transported wastes may be received by the following wastewater treatment
				  facilities.
A.
Minimum design
				capacity
. Those having a design capacity of less than 0.1 million
				gallons per day, except that the Department may approve receipt of transported
				wastes at such facilities:
(1) For the
				purpose of providing a beneficial use of stabilizing the facility's operation,
				where the applicant has demonstrated the capacity to hold and meter the
				transported waste at rates calculated to best benefit the facility's operation;
				or
(2) Where the facility is
				specifically designed to receive transported wastes as part of a centralized
				wastewater treatment system.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The owner or operator of any wastewater treatment facility
				  wishing to receive transported wastes for treatment at that facility shall
				  apply for approval from the Department. The completed application must include
				  a transported waste management plan that describes:
A.
Nature and volume
. Nature and
				volume of transported wastes (loading rates are to be determined pursuant to
				sections 7(A) and (B) );
B.
Methods
. Methods for treatment and holding of transported
				wastes;
C.
Addition
				points
. Point(s) of addition of transported wastes to the treatment
				process;
D.
Facility
				capacities
. Present operating conditions and design capacity of the
				treatment facility for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Total Suspended Solids
				(TSS) and flow;
E.
Receiving
				facility design
. The design of waste receiving facilities;
F.
Measurement
. Transported
				wastes volume measuring methods;
G.
Sludge impacts
. Anticipated impact on sludge disposal
				practices;
H.
Access
				control
. Methods for controlling access to the waste receiving
				facility;
I.
Records
.
				Record keeping systems to be used;
J.
Formal agreements
. Mechanisms
				for formal agreements with haulers discharging transported wastes to the
				facility such as licenses, contracts or written authorizations and the means
				for enforcing the terms of such agreements; and
K.
Analysis.
A method for
				determining the characteristics of the transported wastes to be received such
				as through periodic inspections or sampling. Additionally, in consultation with
				the Department, chemical analysis is required prior to receiving transported
				wastes from new sources that are not of the same nature as wastes previously
				received. The analysis must be specific to the type of source and designed to
				identify concentrations of pollutants that may pass through, upset or otherwise
				interfere with the facility's operation.
NOTE: Transport vehicles may be subject to
Non-Hazardous Transporter Licenses
, 06-096 CMR 411 and may
				  need to be licensed pursuant to that chapter.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Approval granted for treatment of transported wastes in
				  wastewater treatment facilities is subject to renewal or modification at the
				  same time that the waste discharge license for the facility is considered for
				  renewal unless modified during the term of the waste discharge
				  license.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
Compliance
. Transported wastes may be received by or added to a
				wastewater treatment facility only when doing so will not contribute to
				non-compliance with the terms and limitations of the waste discharge license
				issued by the Department.
B.
Excess flows.
At times when the flow is in excess of a wastewater
				treatment facility's design capacity, transported wastes may be added only in
				accordance with a current high flow management plan approved by the Department.
				Such a plan shall provide that transported wastes will be introduced into the
				treatment process or solids handling system only when all treatment units have
				sufficient capacity and are functioning properly, there are no diversions of
				flow within the facility and there are no effluent quality violations. The high
				flow management plan will, as necessary, specify limitations on the amount of
				transported waste to be added or the means or rates of addition.
C.
Supervision
. Access to waste
				receiving facilities may be permitted only during specified hours and under the
				control and supervision of the person responsible for the wastewater treatment
				facility or his/her designated representative.
D.
Adverse effects
. Transported
				waste treatment at the wastewater treatment facility may not cause an upset of
				or pass through the treatment process or have any adverse impact on the sludge
				disposal practices of the wastewater treatment facility. Wastes that contain
				heavy metals, toxic chemicals, extreme pH, flammable or corrosive materials in
				concentrations harmful to the treatment operation must be refused. Odors and
				traffic from the handling of transported wastes may not result in adverse
				impacts to the surrounding community.
E.
Consistency with application
.
				The character and handling of all transported wastes received must be
				consistent with the information provided in application materials submitted to
				the Department.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Each wastewater treatment facility which accepts transported
				  wastes must maintain appropriate records of transported wastes received and
				  treated. These records must include, at a minimum, the following by
				  date:
A.
Date
. The date
				wastes are received;
B.
Volume received
. The daily volume of wastes received;
C.
Source
. The source of the
				wastes;
D.
Hauler
. The
				hauler transporting the wastes;
E.
Volume added
. The daily volumes of wastes added to each waste
				treatment stream;
F.
Inspections or testing
. Results of inspections or testing
				conducted on wastes received; and
G.
Refused wastes
. For wastes
				refused for acceptance in the treatment facility, the information described in
				A-D.
All records pertaining to transported wastes treatment in a
				  wastewater treatment facility must be maintained by the facility for a minimum
				  of five years, unless otherwise specified in a waste discharge license.
This chapter repeals and replaces the previous 06-096 CMR 555
				  last amended January 29, 1989.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 570 - COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW ABATEMENT › Section 096-570-1 - Criteria for acceptable CSOs

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A discharge from a combined overflow point within a sewerage
				  system is permitted only when the discharge meets the following
				  conditions.
A.
Discharge in
				excess of design capacity.
The discharge consists of wastewater in
				excess of design capacity of a municipal or quasi-municipal sewerage system,
				including pumps or treatment facilities, that conveys both sanitary wastes and
				stormwater in a single pipe system and that is in direct response to a storm
				event or snow melt;
B.
Discharge not due to mechanical failure.
The discharge is not the result
				of mechanical failure, improper design or inadequate operation or maintenance,
				and;
C.
CSO Master
				Plan.
The licensee is actively developing or implementing a CSO Master
				Plan in accordance with this chapter, and as approved by the department; or the
				licensee has implemented the CSO Master Plan and a discharge occurs that is
				caused by conditions exceeding those upon which the Plan is based.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A scope of work setting out the level of effort for the
				  proposed CSO Master Plan must be submitted to the department for review and
				  approval. This scope of work must conform with this chapter, but may be
				  modified or reduced, as approved by the department, based on local conditions
				  and circumstances
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The following elements must be included in a CSO Master Plan
				  by the licensee.
A.
CSO
				assessment and monitoring.
The complexity of sewerage systems and CSO
				discharge situations varies greatly from one community to another.
				Consequently, it is recognized that the scope and magnitude of assessment and
				monitoring needs must be adapted to each individual community. The description
				of activities below is intended to reflect the magnitude and nature of
				assessment and monitoring which may be done in a comprehensive study. Depending
				on individual community needs, a licensee may expect to tailor an individual
				program. Not all activities will be required of all licensees.
(1) The CSO assessment is conducted to
				determine existing conditions and sewerage system characteristics. The
				assessment may include, but is not limited to:
(a) Mapping of the existing sewer system and
				descriptions of flow control structures, pumping stations and treatment
				facilities;
(b) Reviewing current
				operational practices and identifying known problems or system
				shortcomings;
(c) Describing
				drainage areas served by the sewerage system, including land uses and
				significant sources of wastewater;
(d) Locating wastewater discharges and CSO
				discharge points to receiving waters within the study area; and
(e) Describing and mapping receiving waters,
				with particular attention to existing and designated uses under state water
				quality standards, characterization of historic impairments of uses, and
				identification of high value or potential uses that may be realized with CSO
				abatement.
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Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Where end of pipe treatment is used, it must remove
				  settleable and floatable solids at rates equivalent to that achieved by
				  conventional primary clarification plus, where required, disinfection. If
				  chlorine is used, and total chlorine residual values fail to meet license
				  limits, the department may require dechlorination.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 570 - COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW ABATEMENT › Section 096-570-5 - Nine minimum controls (NMC)

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
The licensee must implement the following nine minimum
				  controls (NMC), developed by EPA, that can be beneficially and practically
				  implemented as determined by the department.
A.
Operation and maintenance.
Proper operation of and regular maintenance programs for the sewer
				system and CSO outfalls.
B.
System storage.
Maximum use of the collection system for
				storage.
C.
Pretreatment.
Review and modification of pretreatment requirements to ensure that CSO
				impacts are minimized.
D.
Flow maximization.
Maximization of flow to the publicly owned treatment
				works (POTW) for treatment.
E.
No dry weather CSOs.
Elimination of CSOs during dry
				weather.
F.
Solids and
				floatables control.
Low cost control of solid and floatable materials in
				CSOs.
G.
Pollution
				prevention.
Pollution prevention programs to reduce contaminates in
				CSOs.
H.
Public notification.
Public notification to ensure adequate knowledge of CSO occurrences and
				CSO impacts.
I.
Monitoring.
Monitoring to characterize CSO impacts and the effectiveness of CSO
				controls.
NOTE: For guidance see EPA's CSO Guidance for Nine Minimum
				  Controls, dated May, 1995, which more fully describes the nine minimum
				  controls.
Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 570 - COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOW ABATEMENT › Section 096-570-6 - CSO compliance monitoring program

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
As part of the Master Plan, a program for continued
				  monitoring of CSO discharges must be submitted to the department for approval.
				  The licensee must conduct block testing and flow monitoring according to the
				  approved Compliance Monitoring Plan. This monitoring information must consist
				  of precipitation from storm events or snow melt flows that cause CSOs, overflow
				  volumes and overflow events for the period of January 1 to December 31 of each
				  year. The department shall use this information and yearly progress reports to
				  measure the effectiveness of the CSO abatement program. The information must be
				  submitted on a form entitled "CSO Volumes and Activity", supplied by the
				  department (or a similar format), and must be part of the annual CSO progress
				  report (see Section
				  7 ). Annual flow volumes for the
				  previous year from all CSO locations must be determined by actual flow
				  monitoring, or by estimation using a model such as EPA's Storm Water Management
				  Model (SWMM). CSO control projects that have been completed must be monitored
				  for volume and frequency of overflow to determine the effectiveness of the
				  project toward CSO abatement. This requirement does not apply to those areas
				  where complete separation has been completed and CSO outfalls have been
				  eliminated. Based on the results of monitoring and experiences gained from
				  implementation of abatement projects, the licensee shall periodically (every
				  three to five years) review and update the Master Plan (see Section
				  3(C) 
				  ).