Legislative Reports

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• Review and Recommendations Regarding Ground Water Recommendations. January, 2007. Report of the Land & Water Resources Council. Prepared by staff of the Maine Geological Survey.

2006

• Status of Licensed Discharges. April, 2006.
• 2005 Gulf Island Pond Monitoring Program and Status of Effluent Discharges from Rumford Paper Company, International Paper-Jay, and the Town of Livermore Falls. April, 2006.
• Resolve to Increase Wetland Protection by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. February 2006.
• The Regulation of Industrial Stormwater Discharges by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. January 2006.
• Water Withdrawal Reporting Program 2004-2005 Annual Report. February 2, 2006.
• Non-native Invasive Marine Species in Maine. February 1, 2006.
• Protecting Maine's Beaches for the Future. A report of the Beach Stakeholder Group. February, 2006.
• Report to the Natural Resources Committee on Small Commercial Passenger Vessel Wastewater Management. January 1, 2006.
• Development of Consistent Hydrogeological Review Procedures. Department of Conservation. January 23, 2006 (off-site).
• Integrating Public Water Supply Protection Into the State of Maine's Visions. Department of Health and Human Services (Drinking Water Program). February, 2006.

2005

• Report to the Legislature on LD 1592 “An Act Regarding Disposal of Dredged Materials
• Biennial Shoreland Zoning Report. Cover memo; title and contents; executive summary; report; appendix A, Shoreland Zoning Newsletter; Appendix B, municipalities with state imposed shoreland zoning ordinances; Appendix C, 2002-2003 code enforcement officer biennial reports summary.
• Status of Licensed Discharges
• Report to the Natural Resource Committee on the Feasibility of a Statewide No Discharge Area for Maine's Coastal Waters
• Water Withdrawal Reporting Program, 2003-2004 Annual Report
• Progress Report on “Framework Agreement on Sand Dunes and Coastal Management in Maine ”
• 2004 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report - Revised Draft
• Report to the Legislature on the progress of Significant Wildlife Habitat protection under the Natural Resources Protection Act

2004

• Status of Licensed Discharges
• Improving the Effectiveness of Stormwater Management in Maine

• Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law

• Water Withdrawal Reporting Program, 2002-2003 Annual Report
• Pumpout Plan Report and Proposed No Discharge Areas (entire report -- takes a long time to load)

• Proposed Amendments to Maine's Water Quality Standards
• Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources Concerning the Provisions of Resolve 2003, Chapter 14 Relating to the Consideration of the Cumulative Effect on Protected Natural Resources

2003

• Discharges from Vessels
• Biennal Shoreland Zoning Report to the One Hundred and Twenty-first Legislature. List of municipalities with state-imposed shoreland zoning ordinances. 2000/2001 Code Enforcement Officer summary reports.
• Evaluation of the Point System Used by DEP and LURC in Clearing Standards for Development. Cover letter of report. Letter concerning extension.
• Report...Pertaining to the Implementation of the Optional Expansion Limitation in the Shoreland Zone. January 15, 2003. In 1998, Public Law Chapter 748, provided an optional method for municipalities to regulate expansions of nonconforming structures to reduce the impact of those structures on water quality and storm water run-off. Chapter 748 required the Department to report to the Committee on Natural Resources by January 15, 2003 on the implementation of the optional expansion limitation provisions. Appendix A; Appendix B. Contact: Richard Baker
• Report to the Legislature on the progress of Significant Wildlife Habitat protection under the Natural Resources Protection Act (letter).
• Status of Licensed Discharges
• Unavoidable Malfunctions of Wastewater Discharges
• Wetlands Regulation under the Natural Resources Protection Act: Program Overview cy 2002. Report cover. Cover letter of report.

2002

• Wetlands Regulation under the Natural Resources Protection Act:  Program Overview (2002).
• Invasive Aquatic Species Program Report (1/15/2002).   Figure 1 not included in the on-line version.

2001

• Shoreland Zoning Report.  Title Page, Contents, Executive Summary, Report, Table 1 (Municipalities with State-Imposed Shoreland Zoning Ordinances, 1998-99 CEO Summary Reports.
• The Impact of Agriculture on Nonpoint Source Pollution
• Development of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Mercury .  Table 1.  Appendix 6 (Appendix 6 file format slightly different from hardcopy). 
• Status of Mercury Discharged from Wastewater Treatment Facilities in Maine.  Cover, table of contents, report
• Invasive Aquatic Species Report  
• Sand and Salt Storage in Maine 
• Review of Drinking Water and Plumbing Control Programs 
• The effort to establish a wetlands compensation program under the Natural Resources Protection Act
• Report to the Legislature on the progress of Significant Wildlife Habitat Protection under the Natural Resources Protection Act

2000

• Report to the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources Regarding the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's Assumption of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Under the Federal Clean Water Act
• Report to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources, 1/19/2000.   Priority Watershed Protection Grants Program.  

1999

• Shoreland Zoning Report to the 119th Legislature.  In three pdf files:
      Report
      Municipalities with State Imposed Shoreland Zoning Ordinances (list)
      1996/1997 Code Enforcement Officer Summary Reports (table).
• Report to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources, submitted February 1, 1999.  Mercury in Wastewater:   Discharges to the Waters of the State (1999).  
• Reports to the Legislature's Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources. 
  • The Use of Riparian Buffers to Reduce Non-Point Source Pollution from Development (pdf file)
  • Identifying and Facilitating the Upgrade or Replacement of Substandard Subsurface Disposal Systems (pdf file)
  • Supplemental recommendation
  • Increasing the Use of Non-Phosphorous Fertilizer in Maine (pdf file)

  Supplementary material.  NPS Reports at a Glance