LD 1304
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LR 1071
Item 1

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill amends water quality standards to allow the
Department of Environmental Protection to approve aquatic
chemical or pesticide discharges for the purpose of restoring
biological communities affected by invasive species, for Class
AA, A, B and C waters, for tributaries to GPA waters and in
drainage areas of less than 10 square miles. The bill adds
similar authority for GPA waters and clarifies text. The bill
allows the Department of Environmental Protection to approve a
chemical treatment to waters with a drainage area of less than 10
miles for the purpose of restoring water quality in GPA waters.
The bill adds a definition of "invasive species" to the water
classification program.


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