Code of Maine Rules
06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL
Chapter 592 - THE SMALL COMMUNITY WASTEWATER PROGRAM
Section 096-592-6 - Applicant's responsibilities
Universal Citation: 06 ME Code Rules ยง 096-592-6
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A.Related laws. The applicant shall abide by the Maine Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules and all other applicable laws.
B.Good faith effort by the applicant. Prior to submission of an application, the applicant shall make a good faith effort to ascertain the existence of all malfunctioning septic systems and direct discharges that are affecting water quality or causing a public nuisance within its jurisdiction. These systems are defined under sections 7(B) and (C) below.
(1) The
applicant shall post a public notice about the program at the Municipal
Building asking for information from individuals who may qualify for the
program.
(2) A Local Plumbing
Inspector or Code Enforcement Officer shall inspect all potentially qualifying
systems to determine if a malfunction or direct discharge exists.
(3) The applicant shall provide the
department with information necessary to determine the grant eligibility of
each individual system. A list of eligible systems, arranged in order of
severity of the pollution problem, will be developed jointly by the applicant
and department. Individual systems will be funded based upon this eligibility
list, in order of the most severe to the least severe, until available grant
funds are expended. Projects not on the eligible list or lower on the list may
be funded at the department's discretion.
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