Protection of Maine Lakes (Maine Revised Statutes: Title 38 - Waters and Navigation; Chapter 20) País/Territorio Estados Unidos de América Subdivisión territorial Maine Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2018 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Tierra y suelos, Agua Palabra clave Manejo de tierras Manejo de recursos hídricos Aguas superficiales Humedales Zona protegida Protección del medio ambiente Cuenca/área de captación/cuenca colectora Agua potable Contaminación de las aguas dulces Normas sobre calidad del agua Control de la contaminación Agua de uso recreativo Ordenación de áreas costeras Derechos de agua Derechos de propiedad Captación de agua Zona de conservación de aguas Abastecimiento de agua Aguas continentales Área geográphica Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte Resumen This chapter of the Maine Revised Statutes concerns protection of Maine lakes. It provides that, to protect the public trust, the State's great ponds must be protected from degradation. They must be managed according to watershed boundaries, while a diversity of lake setting types within each region of the State is maintained. Potable water from the State's great ponds should require minimal treatment. A primary goal of the protection of the State's great ponds is to ensure that consistent land use management policies and regulations are applied throughout the direct watershed of each great pond. The State's goals in managing the surface uses of great ponds are to avoid or minimize conflicts among recreational users, energy producers, shoreland owners and other users; maintain traditional water-dependent businesses; and ensure that the intensity of use allowed on a great pond is in keeping with its capacity to accommodate that use. Texto completo Inglés Página web legislature.maine.gov