Instructions for email Submission of Applications

Notice of Intent to Comply

The Department is now requiring email submission of Notices of Intent to Comply with the performance standards for:

  • Excavations for Borrow, Clay, Topsoil or Silt (38 M.R.S. § 490-C)
  • Excavations for Quarries (38 M.R.S. § 490-Y)

If you are unable to complete and submit the necessary materials by email, please contact Mike Clark, Michael.S.Clark@maine.gov or (207) 441-1136, to discuss alternatives.

How to File by Email

  • Email address. Submit the completed borrow pit or quarry NOITC form and accompanying materials to Michael.S.Clark@maine.gov
    • There is a 20MB size limit for attachments.  If your complete application package exceeds this size, split the submission over separate emails.
  • Email subject line. Use the following format in the subject line of the email:
    • NOITC – [Applicant Name] – [Municipality]
    • For example: NOITC – Good Gravel, LLC – Westbrook

Submission of Application Fee

  • Credit Card. Maine DEP can accept online credit card payments through a Credit Card Payment Portal. Please note: The portal can only accept credit card payments of $1,000 or less; however, there is no limit on payments by electronic check. Also, the servicer of the portal charges a $2 transaction fee. See the Payment Portal for more details. Pay the fee prior to filing and include confirmation of credit card payment with email submission of your NOITC.
  • Check (Hydropower & Dams). To pay an application fee by check to the Hydropower & Dams program, mail a check for the application fee and a copy of the application form cover sheet to: Department of Environmental Protection, ATTN: Laura Paye, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0017. Checks should be payable to "Treasurer, State of Maine."
  • Check (Mining). To pay an application fee by check to the Mining program, mail a check for the application fee and a copy of the application form cover sheet or NOI form to: Department of Environmental Protection, ATTN: Mike Clark, 312 Canco Road, Portland, ME 04103. Checks should be payable to "Treasurer, State of Maine."