Stormwater Program --
Site Law

Introduction
Contacts (licensing)
Statutory sections
Rules
Forms
Supplemental materials
Training

Related pages: Nonpoint source pollution; rulemaking.; Site Law Program.

Introduction. The Site Law is a comprehensive review law. One aspect of the review under this law addresses stormwater and erosion and sedimentation control.

Contacts (licensing)

• For general licensing questions, please use the ON-CALL system. Call one of the following numbers, and ask to speak with the "on-call" person for the Site Law program in the Bureau of Land and Water Quality. Augusta: 800-452-1942. Bangor: 888-769-1137. Portland: 888-769-1036. Presque Isle: 888-769-1053.

Statutory sections 

• Site Law. 38 MRSA §§ 481 to 490. Note:   off-site links are to the on-line database maintained by Maine's Office of the Revisor of Statutes (official texts).  Always check the disclaimer there -- the text may not include the most recent changes.

Rules

• Chapter 500 and Chapter 502 (including amendments effective 12/27/2006). Summary of the most significant changes in Chapters 500 & 502 effective 12/27/2006. Ch. 500 and 502 are used both for developments requiring review under the Site Law, and projects requiring review under the Stormwater Management Law.
• See the Site Law page for all the Site Law rules.
• Note: links are to on-line rules maintained by Maine's Secretary of State's Office. Files are in msword and sometimes take a little while to load.

Forms

• Site Law forms. The general Site Law application includes stormwater application items. See the Site Law page for application materials.
• Note: Altered forms will not be accepted.  If you believe an item does not apply, write "NA" or "not applicable" rather than deleting it.  Extending the length of a form in order to add more information is acceptable.

Supplemental materials

• Essential wildlife habitat (Endangered Species Act) (off-site). Once an area becomes designated as Essential Habitat, no state agency or municipal government may permit, license, fund or carry out projects that would significantly alter the habitat or violate protection guidelines adopted for the habitat.
• Guidance documents page
• History - Chapters 500 & 502, effective December 31, 1997 (pdf).
• List of towns with with Site Law capacity or delegation -- see column headings (pdf file)
• The Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law (information sheet) (revised 2/1998)
• Overview of the Requirements of the Stormwater Management Law and Rules (information sheet)
• Information Sheet -- The Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law
• Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual (DEP)
• Maine Erosion and Sediment Control BMPs
• Urban impaired stream watershed maps
  
  To obtain hard copies of the materials listed above, call your nearest DEP regional office, or email.

Training