Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 36.00 - Massachusetts Water Resources Management Program
Section 36.30 - Permit Application Denials

Universal Citation: 310 MA Code of Regs 310.36

Current through Register 1537, December 20, 2024

(1) Without limitation, the Department may deny a permit application or impose additional conditions on a permit if it determines that:

(a) the withdrawal will not conform to the applicable standards for permitting established by 310 CMR 36.00;

(b) the withdrawal will negatively impact any of the factors listed in M.G.L. c. 21G or in 310 CMR 36.26;

(c) the applicant has submitted information in the permit application which the applicant knew or reasonably should have known was false or misleading; or

(d) the application is not complete by the applicable date.

(2) The Department shall deny permit applications for withdrawals from a water source if it finds:

(a) that the combined volume of existing, permitted and proposed withdrawals exceeds the safe yield of the water source; or

(b) that the existing, permitted or proposed withdrawals are otherwise in conflict.

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