Maine Revised Statutes
Article 2: POLLUTION CONTROL
38 §424. Voluntary water quality monitors

§424. Voluntary water quality monitors
The Commissioner of Environmental Protection may appoint voluntary water quality monitors to serve at the will and pleasure of the commissioner.   [PL 1973, c. 572, §1 (NEW).]
Such monitors are authorized to take water samples and tests of the waters of this State at such times and at such places and in such manner as the commissioner directs and to forward such water samples and test results to the commissioner for analysis.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §234 (COR).]
The commissioner is authorized to provide such monitors with such sampling materials and equipment as the commissioner determines necessary. Such equipment and materials at all times remain the property of the State and must be immediately returned to the commissioner upon the commissioner's direction.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §234 (COR).]
Such monitors may not be construed to be employees of this State for any purpose.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §234 (COR).]
The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall conduct schools to instruct the monitors in the methods and techniques of water sample taking and issue to the monitors an identification card or certificate showing their appointment and training.   [RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §234 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 572, §1 (NEW). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. B, §234 (COR).

Structure Maine Revised Statutes

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. State contribution to pollution abatement

38 §411-A. State contribution to residential overboard discharge replacement projects

38 §411-B. Planning

38 §411-C. Maine Clean Water Fund

38 §412. Grants by State for planning

38 §412-A. Technical and legal assistance

38 §412-B. Consultation on waste water disposal

38 §413. Waste discharge licenses

38 §414. Applications for licenses

38 §414-A. Conditions of licenses

38 §414-B. Publicly owned treatment works

38 §414-C. Color pollution control

38 §414-D. Municipal satellite collection systems

38 §415. Appeals (REPEALED)

38 §416. Discharge of oil prohibited (REPEALED)

38 §417. Certain deposits and discharges prohibited

38 §417-A. Manure spreading

38 §418. Log driving and storage

38 §418-A. Protection of the Penobscot River

38 §418-B. Prohibition on application of fertilizers near great ponds

38 §419. Cleaning agents and lawn and turf fertilizer containing phosphate banned

38 §419-A. Prohibition on the use of tributyltin as an antifouling agent

38 §419-B. Goals for dates of removal of transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls

38 §419-C. Prevention of the spread of invasive aquatic plants

38 §419-D. Synthetic plastic microbeads

38 §419-E. Coal tar sealant products

38 §420. Certain deposits and discharges prohibited

38 §420-A. Dioxin monitoring program (REPEALED)

38 §420-B. Surface water ambient toxic monitoring program

38 §420-C. Erosion and sedimentation control

38 §420-D. Storm water management

38 §420-E. Municipal storm water ordinances; transportation systems

38 §421. Solid waste disposal areas; location (REPEALED)

38 §422. Dredging permits (REPEALED)

38 §423. Discharge of waste from watercraft

38 §423-A. Discharge of waste from motor vehicles

38 §423-B. Watercraft sanitary waste pump-out facilities at marinas

38 §423-C. Registered owner's liability for vehicle illegally discharging waste

38 §423-D. Graywater and blackwater discharges from commercial passenger vessels

38 §424. Voluntary water quality monitors

38 §424-A. Coordination for addressing water quality problems related to subsurface waste water disposal systems in shellfish growing areas

38 §424-B. Water Quality Improvement Fund

38 §424-C. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in firefighting or fire-suppressing foam