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Wellhead Protection (Maine Revised Statutes: Title 38 - Waters and Navigation; Chapter 13-D)

Pays/Territoire
États-Unis d'Amérique
Sous-division territoriale
Maine
Type du document
Législation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Sujet
Eau
Mot clé
Forage de puits/puits Santé publique Eau potable Pollution par les hydrocarbures Déchets dangereux Eaux souterraines Pollution des eaux douces Normes de qualité de l'eau Lutte contre la pollution Zonage Subvention/incitation
Aire géographique
Amériques, Arctique, Pacifique du Est, Amérique du Nord, Atlantique Nord
Résumé

This chapter of the Maine Revised Statutes concerns wellhead protection. It declares it to be the policy of the State, consistent with its duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish a coordinated statewide program to protect drinking water wells from contamination by oil or hazardous waste. The Legislature further finds that spills of oil and hazardous waste pose a significant risk to groundwater quality and that the handling of those substances near drinking water wells should be restricted to reduce the risk of contamination. The chapter further provides for prohibition on installation of facilities in wellhead protection zones; variances in zoning laws; installation requirements for aboveground heating oil supply tanks in the wellhead protection zone of a community drinking water well; and financial assistance for upgrading aboveground oil storage tanks or facilities.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
legislature.maine.gov