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Chapter 500 Stormwater Management Updates Stakeholder Engagement Process
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Ground Rules and Meeting Procedures
Useful References +
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State Laws
- Stormwater Management Law
- Site Location of Development Act
- Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law
- Natural Resources Protection Act
Current DEP Rules
- “Stormwater Management Rules” (Chapter 500)
- “Stormwater Management Compensation Fees and Mitigation Credit Rules” (Chapter 501)
- “Direct Watersheds of Lakes Most at Risk from New Development, and Urban Impaired Streams” (Chapter 502)
Current General Permits
Stakeholder Engagement Process
Steering Committee Meetings +
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Meeting 1: Introduction and Project Background
December 5, 2023
- Steering Committee Meeting #1 Agenda
- Steering Committee Meeting #1 Minutes
- DEP Stormwater Program Overview Presentation
Meeting 2: DEP Chapter 500 Update Proposals
February 5, 2024
- Steering Committee Meeting #2 Agenda
- Steering Committee Meeting #2 Minutes
- DEP Chapter 500 Updates Proposals Presentation
- Taunton River Watershed Project Presentation
Meeting 3: Low Impact Development and Flooding Standards
February 26, 2024
Meeting 4: General Framework
July 15, 2024
- Steering Committee Meeting #4 Agenda
- Steering Committee Meeting #4 Minutes
- Steering Committee Meeting #4 Presentation
Meeting 5: Redevelopment
September 23, 2024
Technical Committee Meetings +
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Meeting 1: Low Impact Development
March 18, 2024
Meeting 2: Flooding Standard
April 1, 2024
Meeting 3: Sensitive and Threatened Watersheds
June 25, 2024
Meeting 4: Subcommittee Updates and Stormwater BMP Manual
September 9, 2024
Meeting 5: New Standards Overview
November 14, 2024
To engage stakeholders in the update of Chapter 500 stormwater rules, Maine DEP has convened a Steering Committee and Technical Committee to provide feedback and assist with language updates.
Overview
Maine DEP has convened a Steering Committee and Technical Committee to work together to develop a consensus-based framework for improving the State’s stormwater regulations, specifically Chapter 500, considering the State’s environmental protection and climate adaptation goals. There are three levels of engagement:
- Stakeholders include any member of the public, including those in the Technical and Steering Committees. This group does not meet; however, stakeholders are able to watch the Steering Committee meetings and ask questions at the end of each meeting. Throughout the process stakeholders are be updated through the chapter500.dep@maine.gov email. The facilitator is monitoring the Chapter 500 email and will respond within five business days to any questions or comments received.
- The Steering Committee is charged with identifying areas of the State’s stormwater regulations that need to be improved to define the Technical Committee’s assignments.
- The Technical Committee’s goal is to develop scientifically and technically defensible, practicable stormwater standards as assigned by the Steering Committee.
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee’s goal is to identify the areas of the State’s stormwater regulations that need to be improved to define the Technical Committee’s assignments. Members of this committee have various degrees of knowledge of and experience with the state’s stormwater regulations and stormwater management.
Member | Title | Representing |
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Jeff Dennis | Biologist | DEP Bureau of Water Quality |
Nathan Robbins | Climate Change Specialist | DEP Office of the Commissioner |
Kerem Gungor | Stormwater Engineering Team Leader | DEP Bureau of Land Resources |
Mark Bergeron | Engineer | TRC Companies |
David Courtemanch | Freshwater Science and Policy Analyst | The Nature Conservancy |
Fred Dillon | Stormwater Program Coordinator | City of South Portland |
Doug Rancarati | Stormwater Program Coordinator | City of Portland |
Brenda Zollitsch | BASWG Facilitator | Bangor Area Stormwater Working Group (BASWG) |
Curtis Bohlen | Director | Casco Bay Estuary Partnership |
Ivy Frignoca | Casco Baykeeper | Friends of Casco Bay |
Rick Licht | Principal/Engineer | Maine Real Estate Development Association (MEREDA) |
John McMeeking | Landscape Architect | Boston Society of Landscape Architects |
Joe Laverriere | Engineer | City of Saco |
Cindy Dionne | Stormwater Manager | Department of Transportation |
Brian Ambrette | Senior Climate Resiliance Coordinator | Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future |
John Kuchinski | Engineer | City of Lewiston |
Matt Marks | Principal | Associated General Contractors of Maine |
Rebecca Graham | Legislative Advocate | Maine Municipal Association |
Ben Torres | Code Enforcement Officer | Town of Houlton |
Technical Committee
The Technical Committee’s goal is to develop scientifically and technically defensible, practicable stormwater standards as assigned by the Steering Committee. Members of this committee have professional experience and expertise in stormwater management applications and rules.
Member | Title | Representing |
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Al Palmer | President & Principal | Gorrill Palmer |
Andy Johnston | Principal & Engineer | Atlantic Resource Consultants |
Angela Blanchette | Director of Engineering & Technical Services | City of Scarborough |
Aubrey Strause | Municipal Services Coordinator | Acorn Engineering |
Charlie Hebson | Engineer | Maine Department of Transportation |
Chris Baldwin | District Engineer | Cumberland County Soil & Water Conservation District |
Curtis Bohlen | Director | Casco Bay Estuary Partnership |
Dan Diffin | Vice President & Senior Civil Engineer | Sevee & Maher Engineers |
Joe Laverriere | Engineer | City of Saco |
Mark Bergeron | Engineer | TRC Companies |
Paul Ostrowski | Senior Project Engineer & Engineering Design Manager | Sebago Technics |
Rodney Kelshaw | Managing Partner & Senior Scientist | Flycatcher |
Ryan Barnes | Project Manager | Maine Turnpike Authority |
Peter Newkirk | Engineer | Newkirk Environmental |
Phil Ruck | Engineer | Bangor Area Stormwater Working Group |
For inquiries or to be placed on the Department's distribution list, send an email to chapter500.dep@maine.gov.