22 §2649-A. State’s impact on public water supply protection
§2649-A. State’s impact on public water supply protection When undertaking actions that have a negative impact on a public water supply, a state agency shall consider the impact and evaluate alternatives to avoid and minimize the impact. [PL 2007, c. 353, §4 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 353, §4 (NEW).
22 §2650. Source water quality assessment program
§2650. Source water quality assessment program 1. General authorization. The commissioner is authorized to implement and carry out a source water quality assessment program. [PL 1997, c. 705, §12 (NEW).] 2. Rulemaking. The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the procedures for implementation and enforcement of the source water quality assessment program to comply with […]
22 §2646. Definitions (REPEALED)
§2646. Definitions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 785, §5 (RP).
22 §2647. Protection of public water source (REPEALED)
§2647. Protection of public water source (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §366 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 785, §6 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 467, §1 (RP).
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 §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 […]
22 §2641. Source of public water supply defined
§2641. Source of public water supply defined As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, “public water source” means any natural or human-made impoundment, pond or lake or ground water aquifer whose waters are transported or delivered by a public water system, as defined in section 2601, subsection 8. Where the intake of […]
22 §2642. Municipal regulation authorized; penalty
§2642. Municipal regulation authorized; penalty 1. Municipal regulations authorized. The municipal officers of each municipality, after notice and public hearing, may adopt regulations governing the surface uses of sources of public water supply, portions thereof or land overlying ground water aquifers and their recharge areas used as sources of public water supply that are located […]