Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 570-M – Prohibition on adding water to well
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Except as provided in this section, a person may not add water to a well. Water may be added to a well by: [PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).]
1. Licensed well driller. A well driller licensed under Title 32, chapter 69?C using water that is in conformance with rules adopted under that chapter;
[PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 570-M
- Oil: means oil, oil additives, petroleum products and their by-products of any kind and in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, oil mixed with other nonhazardous waste, crude oils and all other liquid hydrocarbons regardless of specific gravity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 562-A
- Person: means any natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, trust, the State and any agency of the State, governmental entity, quasi-governmental entity, the United States and any agency of the United States and any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 38 Sec. 562-A
2. Authorized water transporter. A person authorized to transport water under Title 22, section 2660?A using water in conformance with rules adopted under that section; or
[PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).]
3. Well injection. Well injection into a Class V well as authorized and licensed by the department pursuant to rules adopted by the board.
[PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).]
For the purposes of this section, the term “well” means any hole dug, drilled, driven or bored into the earth used to extract drinking water and does not include monitoring wells, wells constructed exclusively for the relief of artesian pressure at hydroelectric projects, wells constructed for temporary dewatering purposes and wells constructed for the purposes of extracting oil, gas or brine. [PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 626, §15 (NEW).