Chapter 418: Solid Waste Management Rules: Beneficial Use of Solid Wastes
Fact Sheet (PDF) :: Draft Rule (PDF) :: Comment on this Rule (accepted until June 26, 2017)
Concise Summary:
The Department’s experience in administering Chapter 418 over past years has highlighted the need to revise it for a variety of reasons. Amendments to Chapter 418 are being proposed in order to: make substantive changes to certain standards and provisions of the rule based on knowledge, experience, and new information; modify the format and language for clarity, consistency and improved operation; and, update citations and references. In part, the proposed amendments include: new exemptions addressing the beneficial use of several different waste streams (e.g. spent septic systems, catch basin grit, petroleum contaminated soil); updated and consolidated general standards for beneficial use projects; replacement of the constituent values in Appendix A (Screening Standards for Beneficial Use) with current, risk based values based on the “Maine Remedial Action Guidelines for Sites Contaminated with Hazardous Substances”, as revised February 5, 2016; additions and revisions to the permit-by-rule and reduced procedure licensing standards pertaining to tires and dredge material; reorganization and substantive updates of the “Fuel Substitution” provisions of the rule; and, establishment of 4 different approval mechanisms (exemption, authorization through notification when certified by a professional engineer, permit-by-rule, and full license procedure) for the beneficial use of emulsified asphalt encapsulated contaminated soil.
Agency contact:
Tom Graham
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-7598
Public hearing: June 15, 2017, 9:00 AM
Augusta Civic Center, Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME
Public noticed: May 24, 2017
Comment deadline: June 26, 2017
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Chapter 502: Direct Watersheds of Lakes Most at Risk from New Development, and Urban Impaired Streams
Fact Sheet (PDF) :: Draft Rule (PDF) :: Discussion of Proposed Changes :: Comment on this Rule (accepted until June 26, 2017)
Concise Summary:
The Department is proposing to amend its Chapter 502 Direct Watersheds of Lakes Most at Risk from New Development, and Urban Impaired Streams to reflect current water quality, and identify those lakes that are now most at risk from development activities and urban impaired streams.
Agency contact:
Jeffrey Crawford
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-7647
Public hearing: June 15, 2017, 9:00 AM
Augusta Civic Center, Civic Center Drive
Augusta, ME
Public noticed: May 24, 2017
Comment deadline: June 26, 2017