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Index Guide to Maine Small Business Environmental Rules

 

• Auto Body
• Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
• Surface Coating requirements (See link: US EPA requirements)
• Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Solvent recyclers (permit by rule) (See link: Abbreviated License Application for Beneficial Use or Reuse of a Hazardous Waste On-Site (under “Forms”.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)    
• Siting restrictions (See link: to protecting drinking water.)   
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
• Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)    

• Auto Recycling
• Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Waste Oil (See link: waste oil and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)   
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)  
• Siting restrictions (See link: to protecting drinking water.)
• Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)
  
  
• Auto Repair
  • Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)   
  • Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
  • Waste Oil (See link: waste oil and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)    
  • Siting restrictions (See link: to protecting drinking water.)   
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  • Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)
    
    
• Boat Building
• Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
• Surface Coating requirements (See link: US EPA requirements)
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Waste Oil (See link: waste oil and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Solvent recyclers (permit by rule) (See link: Abbreviated License Application for Beneficial Use or Reuse of a Hazardous Waste On-Site (under “Forms”.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)  
• Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)  
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
• Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)  

• Boatyards & Marinas 
• Petroleum storage tanks (above ground or underground) (See link: underground storage tanks.)
• Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
• Surface Coating requirements (See link: US EPA requirements)      
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (See link: Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures.)   
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)   
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
• Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)   

• Car Wash
• Wastewater discharge (See link: Subsurface Wastewater Disposal and Waste Discharge Licensing.) 
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  
  
• Composites
  • Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
  • Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
  • Solvent recyclers (permit by rule) (See link: Abbreviated License Application for Beneficial Use or Reuse of a Hazardous Waste On-Site (under “Forms”.))
  • Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)    
  • Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)   
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
    
    
• Convenience stores/gas stations
  • Underground storage tanks (See link: underground storage tanks.) 
  • Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (See link: Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures.)   
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  • Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)
     
• Dry Cleaners
  • Air emissions (perc) (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)  
  • Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
  • Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)       
  • Siting restrictions (See link: to protecting drinking water.)     
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  • Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)
    
    
• Food Manufacturing 
  • Wastewater discharge (See link: Subsurface Wastewater Disposal and          Waste  Discharge Licensing.)
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  • Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)
  • Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)
     
• Incinerators   
  • Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
    
    
• Kiln or Oven Operation
  • Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
    
    
• Metal Machining
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)  
• Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)  
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
  
  
• Metal Plating/Metal Coating
  • Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)  
  • Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
  • Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)  
  • Siting restrictions (See link: to protecting drinking water.)   
  • Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)  
  • Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
    

     

• Stone Processing (rock crushing, gravel pit)
• Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)
• Constructing impervious area (like paving for parking, storage, etc.) of one acre or more; Disturbing one or more acre of land (includes land that is stripped, graded, grubbed, filled or excavated (See link: Stormwater Program.)   

• Wood Products manufacturing
• Air emissions (See link: Air Emission Licensing.)
• Hazardous waste management (See link: Maine DEP’s Handbook for Hazardous Waste Generators and link to Maine active hazardous waste and waste oil transporters.)
• Solvent recyclers (permit by rule) (See link: Abbreviated License Application for Beneficial Use or Reuse of a Hazardous Waste On-Site (under “Forms”.)
• Pollution Prevention Progress Report (See link: Toxics and Hazardous Waste Reduction Program.)  
• Floor drains registration (See link: Floor Drains.)
• Universal waste (See link: Universal Waste Handbook.)

For additional small business assistance contact the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s Small Business Assistance Program at www.maine.gov/dep/innovation or tel: 1-800-789-9802.

 

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