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38 §591. Prohibitions

§591. Prohibitions No person may discharge air contaminants into ambient air within a region in such manner as to violate ambient air quality standards established under this chapter or emission standards established pursuant to section 585, 585‑B or 585‑K.   [PL 2007, c. 584, §2 (AMD).] When the board, pursuant to section 590, has by […]

38 §591-A. Modifications to a licensed source

§591-A. Modifications to a licensed source 1.  Modifications.  Modification of a licensed source means any physical or operational change in an emission unit or emission source that:   A. Increases the quantity of any air contaminant emitted;   [PL 1991, c. 384, §12 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 384, §16 (AFF).] B. Increases the impact of […]

38 §591-B. Meteorological data collection

§591-B. Meteorological data collection 1.  Data requirements.  A minimum of one year of acceptable on-site meteorological data is required for any modeling analysis. If more than one year of on-site data is available, all acceptable data must be used, up to a maximum of 5 years of data. If less than 5 consecutive years of […]

38 §592-A. Soiling of property; nuisance

§592-A. Soiling of property; nuisance 1.  Total suspended particulate matter.  No person may discharge total suspended particulate matter to the ambient air in an amount or concentration that soils property or creates a nuisance condition. Total suspended particulate matter concentrations of less than 150 micrograms per cubic meter for any 24-hour period in the ambient […]

38 §594. Appeals (REPEALED)

§594. Appeals (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 474, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 300, §47 (RP).

38 §589. Registration; penalties

§589. Registration; penalties The commissioner may require the registration of persons or air contamination sources, of a type the board may by rule prescribe, engaged in activities that emit air contaminants and may also require persons operating stationary air contamination sources to install, maintain and use reasonable emission monitoring devices as the board by rule […]

38 §595. Enforcement; violations (REPEALED)

§595. Enforcement; violations (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 474, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 256, §6 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 618, §12 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 282, §5 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 300, §48 (RP).

38 §589-A. Notification of violation to affected municipality

§589-A. Notification of violation to affected municipality When the department issues a notice of violation for a violation of this chapter pursuant to section 347‑A or receives an air quality-related notice of violation from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the department shall provide notice of that violation to each municipality in which the violation […]