August 5, 2015

AGENCY: 10-144 - Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Division of Environmental Health - Drinking Water Program

CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Ch. 241, Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules

ADOPTED RULE NUMBER: 2015-138

CONCISE SUMMARY: This rule governs the siting, design, construction and inspection of subsurface wastewater disposal systems, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizens and visitors of Maine. Approved procedures, design and siting requirements, materials, methods and administrative polices are described in detail. These rules are intended to complement municipal planning, zoning, and land use control regulations. These revisions clarify requirements by adding and specifying definitions, adding clearer guidance, and deleting unnecessary language, by correcting wrong references to other sections or regulations, articulating prohibitions on structures without Department approval and 1st-time systems in 10-year flood zones, and reorganizing this rule to clarify requirements (including relocating non-malfunctioning systems, first-time and replacement structures, disposal system applications, permit requirements, setback requirements, slope descriptions, site evaluator requirements to strive to meet first-time design standards, and requiring specific soil conditions.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 3, 2015

AGENCY CONTACT PERSON: Tera R. Pare, J.D., Rule-making Coordinator, Division of Environmental Health, Maine CDC, 286 Water Street, Key Bank Plaza - 3rd Floor, Augusta, ME 04333-0011. Telephone: (207) 287-5680. E-mail: Tera.Pare@Maine.gov .

WEBSITE: http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/dwp/index.shtml .

DHHS RULE-MAKING LIAISON: Kevin.Wells@Maine.gov .