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LR 1071
Item 1

 
Environmental Protection Agency ceases issuing permits
for discharges of pollutants to waters of this State
pursuant to the administrator's authority under the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Section 402(c)(1),
any proposed license to which the administrator has
formally objected under 40 Code of Federal Regulations,
Section 123.44, as amended, or any license that would not
provide for compliance with applicable requirements of
that Act or regulations adopted thereunder;

 
(8) Discharges for which the imposition of conditions
can not ensure compliance with applicable water quality
requirements of this State or another state;

 
(9) Discharges that would, in the judgment of the
Secretary of the United States Army, substantially
impair anchorage or navigation;

 
(10) Discharges that would be inconsistent with a plan
or plan amendment approved under the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, Section 208(b); and

 
(11) Discharges that would cause unreasonable
degradation of marine waters or when insufficient
information exists to make a reasonable judgment
whether the discharge would cause unreasonable
degradation of marine waters.

 
Notwithstanding subparagraph (6), the department may issue a
wastewater discharge license allowing for an increase in the
volume or quantity of discharges of domestic pollutants from
any university, college or school administrative unit sewage
facility, as long as the university, college or school
administrative unit has a wastewater discharge license valid
on the effective date of this paragraph and the increase in
discharges does not violate the conditions of subparagraphs
(1) to (5) and (7) to (11) or other applicable laws.

 
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §465, sub-§1, śC, as repealed and replaced by PL 2003,
c. 574, §1, is amended to read:

 
C. Except as provided in this paragraph, there may be no
direct discharge of pollutants to Class AA waters.

 
(1) Storm water discharges that are in compliance with
state and local requirements are allowed.

 
(2) A discharge to Class AA waters that are or once were
populated by a distinct population segment of Atlantic salmon as
determined pursuant to the United


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