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22 §2657. Establishment of public water system zones

§2657. Establishment of public water system zones 1.  Division into zones.  In order to facilitate elections in multiservice municipalities, each municipality shall divide itself into as many zones as there are public water services supplying the municipality. The zones shall be so structured as to insure that:   A. All residents served by a given […]

22 §2658. Allocation of costs

§2658. Allocation of costs The Public Utilities Commission, upon application, shall determine and allocate the cost of fluoridation among the customers of a public water system and shall from time to time review that determination and allocation as required. In the event that a community water district which has approved fluoridation votes to discontinue fluoridation, […]

22 §2659. Rules

§2659. Rules The Department shall promulgate such rules, pursuant to the Maine Administrative Procedure Act, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II, as it deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including, but not limited to, rules regarding the time and manner in which municipalities shall establish public water system zones.   [PL […]

22 §2647-A. Protection of public water source

§2647-A. Protection of public water source Any water utility or municipality and the department are authorized to take reasonable steps to protect a public water source from pollution consistent with section 2642.   [PL 1999, c. 761, Pt. 3 (AMD).] 1.  Right of entry for water utility.  Employees or agents of a water utility may […]

22 §2648. Protection of intake of public water supply

§2648. Protection of intake of public water supply Any water utility or municipality is authorized, after consultation with the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the department and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry and after conducting a public hearing in the affected town, to designate by buoys in water or markers on the […]

22 §2660-A. Restrictions on transport of water

§2660-A. Restrictions on transport of water 1.  Prohibition.  Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may not transport water for commercial purposes by pipeline or other conduit or by tank vehicle or in a container, greater in size than 10 gallons, beyond the boundaries of the municipality or township in which water is […]

22 §2649. Protection of public water supplies over winter

§2649. Protection of public water supplies over winter 1.  Petition for rules.  Any water utility, water district or municipality which relies on surface water for its water supply may petition the Commissioner of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to promulgate rules to regulate the size and range of motor vehicles which may be permitted on the […]