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Land & Water Bureau Guidance/Guidelines

 

Title

Division/Contact

1

Program guidance on Combined Sewer Overflow Facilities

DWQM-True

2

State Revolving Fund Construction Requirements

DWQM-McLaughlin 

3

SRF Guidance and Requirements

DWQM-McLaughlin 

4

Dechlorination Design Standards

DWQM-Albert

5

Phosphorus Control in Lake Watersheds: A Technical Guide

DWQM-Dennis

6

Groundwater Monitoring Plan Details

DEA-Noble

7

Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP's)

DWM-Hubert

8

Groundwater Monitoring Well/Piezometer Installation Details

DEA-Noble

9

Methods for Biological Sampling and Analysis of Maine's Inland Waters  (In 2 pdf files, the manual, and the form from Appendix A.)

DEA-Davies and Tsomides

10

Standard Field Methods for Lake Water Quality Monitoring

DEA-Bouchard

11

Cranberry Beds--Construction Planning Guide

DLRR-S. Beyer

12

Instruction Manual for Lake Baseline Water Quality Sampling (volunteer monitoring)

DEA-Bouchard

13

Lagoon Task Force Report (Executive Summary)

DWQM-Albert

14

Quality Assurance Project Plan (volunteer monitoring)

DEA-Bacon

15

Boat Pump-out Program -- supplemental guidance

DWQM-Parker

16

Guideline for Developing Wet Weather Management Plans and Operation Practices at Publicly Owned Wastewater Treatment Facilities (pdf file; exe file)

  • Appendix E. Wet Weather Operating Plan Development Worksheets (msword)
  • Appendix F. Wet Weather Operating Plan Template Sheets (msword)

DWQM-Darling

17

Best Management Practices for Marinas and Boatyards

DWM-Hubert

18

Maine Erosion and Sedimentation Control BMPs

DWM-Hubert

19

Erosion Control Mix for Mulch (information sheet) (pdf file); htm version

DWM-Hubert

20

Erosion Control Mix for Sediment Barriers (information sheet) (pdf file); htm version

DWM-Hubert

21

A Citizen's Guide to Best Management Practices to Use with Maine's Construction General Permit

DWM-Hubert

22

DEP Information Sheet -- Establishing the Starting Point for Measurement of the Shoreland Zone and Related Setback Determinations

DLRR-Baker

23

Laboratory Performance Standards (from Office of Quality Assurance, Office of the Commissioner)

OC-Burson

24

Guidelines for Garage Wash Bays with Discharge to Ground Surface

DWQM

25

Guidelines for Garage Wash Bays with Discharge to a Subsurface System

DWQM

26

SOP -- Division of Land Resource Regulation Application Processing Flow chart

DLRR

27

SOP--Processing of Natural Resources Protection Act Applications

DLRR

28

SOP--Processing of Stormwater Management Law Applications

DLRR

29

SOP--Processing of Site Location of Development Act Applications

DLRR

30

SOP--Guidelines for Assessing Impacts to Existing Scenic and Aesthetic Uses under the Natural Resources Protection Act

DLRR

31

SOP--Guidelines for Assessing Cumulative Impacts to Protected Natural Resources under the Natural Resources Protection Act

DLRR

32

Processing of Applications for Projects Occurring Simultaneously in DEP and LURC territories

DLRR

33

DRAFT Quality Assurance Manual (5/9/2008 note: link bad. Replacement file requested).

DWQM

34

Permits for Application of Aquatic Pesticides to Control Vectors of West Nile Virus

DWQM

35

Aquatic Pesticide Applications for Mosquito Control

DWQM

36

Guidance on Factors Considered During Agency Review of Wind Power Developments

DLRR

37

Stormwater Compensation Fee Utilization Plan Guidance for Projects in Watersheds of Lakes Pursuant to DEP Rule Chapter 500

DWM-Witherill

38

Stormwater Compensation Fee Utilization Plan Guidance for Projects in Watersheds of Urban Impaired Streams Pursuant to DEP Rule Chapter 500

DWM-Witherill

39

Guidance Manual for Conditional Exclusion from Stormwater Permitting Based on "No Exposure" of Industrial Activities to Stormwater

DWM-Ladd

40

   

 

Guidelines from Other Agencies/Organizations

  Title Agency

1

Best Management Practices for Forestry: Protecting Maine's Water Quality

Maine Dept. of Conservation

2

Managing NPS Pollution from Agricultural Sources

Maine Dept. of Agriculture