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

Universal Citation: 06 ME Code Rules ยง 096-543-4

Current through 2024-38, September 18, 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.

B. License not required. A license is not required pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. §413(2-G) for a discharge to groundwaters of the State that occurs in the process of recovering, containing, cleaning up or removing an oil or hazardous substance spill or leak if the discharge complies with the instructions of the Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee.

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