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significant adverse effect on the quality or classification of | groundwaters of the State.__Rules adopted pursuant to this | paragraph are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, | chapter 375, subchapter 2-A unless the rules are incorporated | as amendments to existing rules that are major substantive | rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. |
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| | Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §464, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 2003, c. 245, §7, | is further amended to read: |
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| B. The board shall, from time to time, but at least once | every 4 3 years, hold public hearings for the purpose of | reviewing the water quality classification system and | related standards and, as appropriate, recommending changes | in the standards to the Legislature. |
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| | Sec. 7. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 317, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| A. Dennys River, main stem. |
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| (1) From the outlet of Meddybemps Lake to the Route 1 | Bunker Hill Road bridge - Class AA. |
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| (2) From the Route 1 Bunker Hill Road bridge to tidewater | - Class B. Further, the Legislature finds that the | free-flowing habitat of this river segment provides | irreplaceable social and economic benefits and that | this use must be maintained. |
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| B. Dennys River, tributaries - Class A unless otherwise | specified. |
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| (1) All tributaries entering below the Route 1 Bunker Hill | Road bridge - Class B. |
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| (2) Venture Brook in Edmunds Township - Class AA. |
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| | Sec. 8. 38 MRSA §480-D, sub-§7, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 809, §2, is | amended to read: |
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| | 7. Sand or gravel supply. If the activity is on or adjacent | to a sand dune, it will not unreasonably interfere with the | natural supply or movement of sand or gravel within or to the | sand dune system or unreasonably increase the erosion hazard to | the sand dune system. |
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