§2651-A. Definitions As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1983, c. 463, §2 (NEW).] 1. Multiservice municipality. “Multiservice municipality” means any municipality served in whole or in part by more than one public water system. [PL 1983, c. 463, §2 (NEW).] 2. […]
§2651-B. Fluoridation No public water system may add any fluoride to its water supply without written approval of the department. [PL 1983, c. 463, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1983, c. 463, §2 (NEW).
§2651. Fluoridation (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 463, §1 (RP).
§2652. Authorization (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 463, §3 (RP).
§2653. Authorization of fluoridation; general provisions 1. Requirement for authorization. No public water system may add any fluoride to any water supply without first having been authorized to do so by the affected single or multiple community water district served by it. Any public water system duly authorized to add fluoride to any water supply […]
§2654. Procedure for elections 1. Single community water districts. In a single community water district, the vote on the issue of fluoridation must be called by a majority vote of the municipal officers acting on their own initiative or pursuant to a petition meeting the requirements established for a referendum vote by the municipality’s home […]
§2655. Petitions in multiple community water districts Petitions for an election shall be governed by the following provisions. [PL 1983, c. 463, §4 (NEW).] 1. Circulation. Any time the issue of whether to fluoridate a public water supply is submitted to the voters in multiple community water districts pursuant to petition, the petition or […]
§2656. Elections in multiple community water districts 1. Multiple community water system district-wide elections. In the case of public systems serving more than one municipality, in whole or in part, elections shall be held simultaneously in all municipalities served by the water system at the first general election following the certification of a request for […]
§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 […]
§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, […]
§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 […]
