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Subchapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 §2601. Definitions - §2601. Definitions As used in this chapter, unless the context...
22 §2601-A. Scope - §2601-A. Scope This chapter establishes a system designed to help...
22 §2602. Fees for testing - §2602. Fees for testing The department shall charge the average...
22 §2602-A. Fees for testing private water supplies - §2602-A. Fees for testing private water supplies 1. Purpose. The...
22 §2603. Shipping costs - §2603. Shipping costs Any person required under this chapter to...
22 §2604. Schools, sampling and examination of water - §2604. Schools, sampling and examination of water Any school, which...
22 §2604-A. Roadside springs - §2604-A. Roadside springs A roadside spring is not a public...
22 §2604-B. Schools, sampling and examination of water for lead - §2604-B. Schools, sampling and examination of water for lead 1....
22 §2605. Administration - §2605. Administration To carry out this chapter, the commissioner is...
22 §2606. Emergency planning - §2606. Emergency planning The department shall develop plans, with the...
22 §2607. Approved laboratories - §2607. Approved laboratories The department shall approve the facilities, techniques,...
22 §2608. Information on private water supply contamination; interagency cooperation - §2608. Information on private water supply contamination; interagency cooperation 1....
22 §2609. Recovery of testing costs - §2609. Recovery of testing costs Whenever the cost of testing...
22 §2610. Maine Drinking Water Fund - §2610. Maine Drinking Water Fund 1. Establishment; administration. The Maine...
Subchapter 2: SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
22 §2611. Drinking water regulations - §2611. Drinking water regulations 1. State primary drinking water regulations....
22 §2612. Approval of construction or alteration, training, inspection, regulations and records - §2612. Approval of construction or alteration, training, inspection, regulations and...
22 §2612-A. Capacity development - §2612-A. Capacity development 1. Authority. The commissioner is authorized to...
22 §2613. Variances and exemptions - §2613. Variances and exemptions 1. Variances. The commissioner may grant...
22 §2614. Imminent hazards to public health - §2614. Imminent hazards to public health 1. Determination of imminent...
22 §2615. Notification of noncompliance to regulatory agencies and users - §2615. Notification of noncompliance to regulatory agencies and users 1....
22 §2615-A. Consumer confidence reports - §2615-A. Consumer confidence reports 1. Annual reports to customers. The...
22 §2616. Prohibited acts - §2616. Prohibited acts The following acts and the causing thereof...
22 §2617. Penalties and remedies - §2617. Penalties and remedies 1. Violation of section 2616 or...
Subchapter 2-A: SAFE DRINKING WATER ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT
22 §2618. General authorization - §2618. General authorization In accordance with the process outlined in...
22 §2619. Administrative remedy process - §2619. Administrative remedy process 1. Notice of noncompliance. Except as...
22 §2620. Provisions governing administrative penalties - §2620. Provisions governing administrative penalties Administrative penalties imposed under this...
22 §2620-A. Appeals - §2620-A. Appeals Appeal of actions authorized under this section is...
22 §2620-B. Exception - §2620-B. Exception Notwithstanding section 2619, if a violation poses a...
22 §2620-C. Rules - §2620-C. Rules The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing procedures regarding...
Subchapter 3: LICENSURE OF OPERATORS
22 §2621. Definitions - §2621. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
22 §2622. Classification of public water systems and parts thereof - §2622. Classification of public water systems and parts thereof The...
22 §2623. Applicability - §2623. Applicability It is unlawful for any person to perform...
22 §2624. Advisory Board of Licensure (REPEALED) - §2624. Advisory Board of Licensure (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975,...
22 §2624-A. Board of Licensure of Water System Operators - §2624-A. Board of Licensure of Water System Operators The Board...
22 §2625. Licenses - §2625. Licenses The Board of Licensure of Water System Operators...
22 §2625-A. Renewals - §2625-A. Renewals All licenses expire on December 31st of each...
22 §2626. License from outside the State - §2626. License from outside the State The Board of Licensure...
22 §2627. License from owner of particular system (REPEALED) - §2627. License from owner of particular system (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY...
22 §2628. Rules - §2628. Rules The Board of Licensure of Water System Operators,...
22 §2629. Fees - §2629. Fees The Board of Licensure of Water System Operators...
22 §2630. Licensure - §2630. Licensure If a public water system loses its licensed...
22 §2631. Violations - §2631. Violations 1. Violation. Any person violating any provision of...
Subchapter 4: PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES
Article 1: MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS
22 §2641. Source of public water supply defined - §2641. Source of public water supply defined As used in...
22 §2642. Municipal regulation authorized; penalty - §2642. Municipal regulation authorized; penalty 1. Municipal regulations authorized. The...
Article 2: PROTECTION OF WATER SOURCES
22 §2646. Definitions (REPEALED) - §2646. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4...
22 §2647. Protection of public water source (REPEALED) - §2647. Protection of public water source (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL...
22 §2647-A. Protection of public water source - §2647-A. Protection of public water source Any water utility or...
22 §2648. Protection of intake of public water supply - §2648. Protection of intake of public water supply Any water...
22 §2649. Protection of public water supplies over winter - §2649. Protection of public water supplies over winter 1. Petition...
22 §2649-A. State's impact on public water supply protection - §2649-A. State's impact on public water supply protection When undertaking...
22 §2650. Source water quality assessment program - §2650. Source water quality assessment program 1. General authorization. The...
Subchapter 5: FLUORIDATION
22 §2651. Fluoridation (REPEALED) - §2651. Fluoridation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4...
22 §2651-A. Definitions - §2651-A. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
22 §2651-B. Fluoridation - §2651-B. Fluoridation No public water system may add any fluoride...
22 §2652. Authorization (REPEALED) - §2652. Authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4...
22 §2653. Authorization of fluoridation; general provisions - §2653. Authorization of fluoridation; general provisions 1. Requirement for authorization....
22 §2654. Procedure for elections - §2654. Procedure for elections 1. Single community water districts. In...
22 §2655. Petitions in multiple community water districts - §2655. Petitions in multiple community water districts Petitions for an...
22 §2656. Elections in multiple community water districts - §2656. Elections in multiple community water districts 1. Multiple community...
22 §2657. Establishment of public water system zones - §2657. Establishment of public water system zones 1. Division into...
22 §2658. Allocation of costs - §2658. Allocation of costs The Public Utilities Commission, upon application,...
22 §2659. Rules - §2659. Rules The Department shall promulgate such rules, pursuant to...
Subchapter 6: TRANSPORT OF WATER
22 §2660. Legislative findings (REPEALED) - §2660. Legislative findings (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 531,...
22 §2660-A. Restrictions on transport of water - §2660-A. Restrictions on transport of water 1. Prohibition. Except as...
Subchapter 7: MAINE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER COMMISSION
22 §2660-B. Definitions - §2660-B. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
22 §2660-C. Maine Public Drinking Water Commission - §2660-C. Maine Public Drinking Water Commission The Maine Public Drinking...
22 §2660-D. Annual work plan on primacy - §2660-D. Annual work plan on primacy Annually, by January 1st,...
22 §2660-E. Fees related to primacy - §2660-E. Fees related to primacy In addition to fees authorized...
22 §2660-F. Public Drinking Water Fund - §2660-F. Public Drinking Water Fund The Public Drinking Water Fund...
22 §2660-G. Enforcement - §2660-G. Enforcement This subchapter must be enforced by the department...
22 §2660-H. Repeal (REPEALED) - §2660-H. Repeal (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1993, c. 410, §DD4...
Subchapter 8: SAFE DRINKING WATER FROM RESIDENTIAL PRIVATE WELLS
22 §2660-S. Definitions - §2660-S. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context...
22 §2660-T. Uniform testing recommendation; specified contaminants and properties - §2660-T. Uniform testing recommendation; specified contaminants and properties The department...
22 §2660-U. Fees - §2660-U. Fees Except as provided in section 2602‑A, subsection 3,...
22 §2660-V. Educational outreach - §2660-V. Educational outreach Within available resources, the department shall revise...
22 §2660-W. Private Well Safe Drinking Water Fund - §2660-W. Private Well Safe Drinking Water Fund 1. Fund established....
22 §2660-X. Rules - §2660-X. Rules The department shall adopt routine technical rules pursuant...
22 §2660-Y. Landlord arsenic testing - §2660-Y. Landlord arsenic testing Beginning January 1, 2022 and every...