Meeting Calendar

Public Hearing, Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority Storm Water Management Law Permit Application, Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine

Date: March 25, 2015
Time: 9:00 AM

Location: Bill.Bullard@maine.gov

Contact: Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road, Brunswick, (207) 615-3149

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on the application submitted by the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority for a Storm Water Management law permit. The permit application - Department Project #L-26119-NJ-C-N - is for the construction of a passenger train equipment layover facility located in Brunswick, Maine.

The Department will conduct the public hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Maine Administrative Procedure Act (5 M.R.S.A. §§ 9051-9064) and the Department's rules governing licensing and hearings (Chapters 2 and 3).

The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony from the parties and the general public on whether the proposed project meets the relevant statutory and regulatory licensing requirements. The statutory and regulatory criteria associated with the Department's review of this license application are: Storm Water Management law (38 M.R.S.A. § 420-D) and the Department's rules concerning Stormwater Management (Chapter 500). Testimony at the hearing is limited specifically to the criteria described in this notice (stormwater standards, including, but not limited to, basic, general, and flooding standards). An outline describing the relevant regulatory review criteria associated with the proposed project is available on the Department's website at www.maine.gov/dep/permits/blf in the document, "Second Procedural Order and attachments."

The hearing will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 9:00 A.M. at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road, Brunswick, Maine. The hearing is open to the public. The daytime portion of the hearing will be devoted to receiving testimony from the parties (applicant and intervenors) in accordance with procedural orders issued by the Department.

The evening portion of the hearing, beginning at 6:00 P.M., will be devoted to receiving testimony from members of the general public. As with all testimony, public testimony is given under oath and is subject to cross-examination by the parties, and questions from the presiding officer, Department staff, and counsel for the Department. Individuals who are affiliated with, but not an officer of, a party in this matter may testify at the evening session of the hearing in their personal capacity but not as part of the presentation of a party.

Members of the public may submit written comments to the Department by mail to Bill Bullard, Project Manager, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine 04103; by email to Bill.Bullard@maine.gov; and by hand delivery to 312 Canco Road, Portland, Maine. The Department will accept written comments from the public during the application review period from now through the date of the public hearing (March 25, 2015).

The licensing file associated with the proposed project is available for public review by arrangement during normal business hours at the Department's Southern Maine Regional Office located at 312 Canco Road in Portland, Maine. Questions regarding the hearing or requests to examine the licensing file may be directed to Bill Bullard at the address described above or by telephone at (207) 615-3149.