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Rules Administered by BR&WM

The table below lists the rule chapters administered by the DEP Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management. Double clicking on the chapter number links you to an electronic version maintained by the Department of the Secretary of State. Rule chapters downloaded from the site may not include recent amendments and these should not be considered "official" state rules for use before a court. Contact the Secretary of State's APA Office for certified copies of rule chapters.

Link to Secretary of State's notice of recent changes to the Code of Maine Rules: Look for the link "changes to online chapters"

Rules Administered by the Bureau of Remediation & Waste Management
Ch. 400	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - General Provisions
Ch. 401	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Landfill Siting, Design and Operation
Ch. 402	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Transfer Stations and Storage Sites for Solid Waste
Ch. 403	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Incineration Facilities
Ch. 405	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Water Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization
Ch. 409	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Processing Facilities
Ch. 410	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Composting Facilities
Ch. 411	Non-Hazardous Waste Transporter Licenses
Ch.415	Reasonable Costs for Handling and Recycling of Electronic Wastes
Ch. 418	Maine Solid Waste Management Rules - Beneficial Use of Solid Wastes
Ch. 419	Agronomic Utilization of Residuals
Ch. 420	Septage Management Rules
Ch. 424	Lead Management Regulations Appendix A
Ch. 425	Asbestos Management Regulations
Ch. 600	Oil Discharge Prevention and Pollution Control Rules for Marine Oil Terminal Facilities, Transportation Pipelines and Vessels
Ch. 650	Damage Claims - Oil Conveyance Fund
Ch. 680	Tanker Anchorage Rules
Ch. 685	Payment and Reimbursement of Oil Transfer Fees
Ch.691	Rules for Underground Oil Storage Facilities (4.2 megabytes)
Ch.695	Registration / Installation / Operation and Closure of Underground Hazard Substance Storage Facility
Ch.800	Identification of Hazardous Matter
Ch.801	Discharge of Hazardous Matter: Removal and Written Reporting Procedures
Ch.850	Identification of Hazardous Wastes (Note: Chapter 850 is in Microsoft Word 7.0 format.)
Ch.851	Standards for Generators of Hazardous Waste
Ch.852	Land Disposal Restrictions
Ch.853	Licensing of Transporters of Hazardous Waste
Ch.854	Standards for Hazardous Waste Facilities
Ch.855	Interim Licenses for Waste Facilities for Hazardous Waste
Ch.856	Licensing of Hazardous Waste Facilities
Ch.857	Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements
Ch.860	Waste Oil Management Rules
Ch.870	Labeling of Mercury-Added Products
Ch.900 (Effective August 4, 2008)	Biomedical Waste Management Rules
06 481	Board of Underground Storage Tank Installers
Ch. 1	Administrative Rules
Ch. 2	Rules of Practice and Procedure Governing Adjudicatory Proceedings
Ch. 3	Certification of Underground Oil Tank Installers
Ch. 5	Certification of Underground Gasoline Storage Tank Removers
Ch. 6	Certification of Underground Tank Inspectors

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