Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1317-A – Discharge prohibited
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1317-A
- Discharge: includes , but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, disposing, emptying or dumping onto the land or into the water or ambient air. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1317
- Hazardous matter: means substances identified by the board under section 1319 that present a present or potential danger to the people of the State or to its natural environment when deposited on land or discharged on or into waters of the State or ambient air. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 1317
The discharge of hazardous matter into or upon any waters of the State, or into or upon any land within the State’s territorial boundaries or into the ambient air is prohibited unless licensed or authorized under state or federal law. For purposes of this section, the discharge of gaseous hazardous matter into the ambient air includes discharges within buildings or structures from sources that are not encapsulated within secondary containment. The discharge must be reported and removed as provided under section 1318?B, subsections 1 and 3. [PL 2005, c. 330, §32 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1979, c. 730, §2 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 499, §22 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 330, §32 (AMD).