Homeowner Information

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Contact Information
DEP Homeowner Related Links
Other Related Links (Off Site)

Contact Information

Questions regarding homeowner information, please contact David McCaskill @ (207) 287-7056 or (207) 287-2651.

DEP Homeowner Related Links

June 2008 - Fact Sheet- Double Walled Home Heating Oil Tanks (pdf format) - New Siting Law regarding aboveground home heating oil tanks.

Disposal of Home Construction Demolition Debris

Asbestos

Dry Cleaners and Laundries That Offer Dry Cleaning Alternatives

Ethanol - Information for the consumer on ethanol and E10 gasoline

E-Waste Law - Requires manufacturers, consumers and goverment to share responsibility for the recycling of computer monitors and televisions generated as wastes by households in Maine.

Fluorescent bulb information - Includes the Maine Compact Fluorescent Lamp Study and New Cleanup Guidelines

Got Gas ? Check out the new containers - Spill Proof Gas Cans

Home Heating Oil Tanks and Piping

Homeowner Planning to Renovate

Household Hazardous Waste

Household Recycling - The Waste Management and Recycling Program, of the Maine State Planning Office has a two fold mission: to assist municipalities in their efforts to improve recycling and composting performance, and to ensure sufficient, environmentaly secure cost effective disposal capacity of Maine's municipal solid waste. Click here to go to the Maine State Planning Office recycling Program site.

Air Bureau's (DEP) general public page

In Our Back Yard

Is Your Home a Health Hazard

Lead

Mold

MTBE

Safe Homes

Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products and Services

Towns Organizing Household Hazardous Waste Collection Days

Universal Waste Brochure - What your business, governmental agency or organization needs to know about Universal Waste

Other Related Links (Off Site)

Carbon Free Homes

Drinking Water Program

Efficiency Maine

Efficiency Maine Home Tips

FAME

Global Warming Maine

Green Seal - More information for health-minded consumers is now available with new standards for certification of household cleaners from Green Seal (www.greenseal.org), an independent non-profit organization that tests and labels environmentally responsible products!

Household Products Database

Maine State Housing Authority

Oil and Solid Fuel Board Rules

Public Water Sources

Private Well Information for Homeowners

Sunrise Guide

Tox Town

Water Testing (includes Water Testing Guide)

EducaTIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL RESOURCES

Homeowner Information