LD 1450
pg. 2
Page 1 of 3 An Act To Amend Water Quality Standards Page 3 of 3
Download Bill Text
LR 584
Item 1

 
This criterion for the water body applies to licenses
and water quality certificates issued on or after March
16, 2004.

 
(2)__In Class C waters not governed by subparagraph
(1), dissolved oxygen may not be less than 6.5 parts
per million as a 30-day average based upon a
temperature of 24 degrees centigrade or the ambient
temperature of the water body, whichever is less.__This
criterion for the water body applies to licenses and
water quality certificates issued on or after March 16,
2004.

 
Between May 15th and September 30th, the number of
Escherichia coli bacteria of human and domestic animal
origin in Class C waters may not exceed a geometric mean of
126 per 100 milliliters or an instantaneous level of 236 per
100 milliliters.__In determining human and domestic animal
origin, the department shall assess licensed and unlicensed
sources using available diagnostic procedures.__The board
shall adopt rules governing the procedure for designation of
spawning areas. Those rules must include provision for
periodic review of designated spawning areas and
consultation with affected persons prior to designation of a
stretch of water as a spawning area.

 
Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §465-B, sub-§2, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15,
is amended to read:

 
B. The dissolved oxygen content of Class SB waters shall
must be not less than 85% of saturation. Between May 15th
and September 30th, the numbers of enterococcus bacteria of
human and domestic animal origin in these waters may not
exceed a geometric mean of 8 per 100 milliliters or an
instantaneous level of 54 per 100 milliliters. In
determining human and domestic animal origin, the department
shall assess licensed and unlicensed sources using available
diagnostic procedures. The numbers of total coliform
bacteria or other specified indicator organisms in samples
representative of the waters in shellfish harvesting areas
may not exceed the criteria recommended under the National
Shellfish Sanitation Program Manual of Operations, Part I,
Sanitation of Shellfish Growing Areas, United State
Department of States Food and Drug Administration.

 
Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §465-B, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 698, §15,
is amended to read:

 
B. The dissolved oxygen content of Class SC waters shall must be
not less than 70% of saturation. Between May 15th


Page 1 of 3 Top of Page Page 3 of 3