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Sec. 4. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt. B,
§2 and affected by PL 1997, c. 603, §§8 and 9, is amended to
read:

 
1. Standards. The department shall adopt rules specifying
quantity and quality standards for storm water. Storm water
quality standards for projects with 3 acres or less of impervious
surface may address phosphorus, nitrates and suspended solids but
may not directly address other dissolved or hazardous materials
unless infiltration is proposed. Storm water quality standards
apply only in the direct watersheds of waterbodies most at risk
from development and in sensitive or threatened geographic
regions or watersheds defined by the department under subsection
4. Until such regions are defined, storm water quality standards
are not required to be met by a permit applicant.

 
Sec. 5. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§7, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 704, Pt.
B, §2 and affected by PL 1997, c. 603, §§8 and 9, is repealed.

 
Sec. 6. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1997, c. 502, §3 and
affected by c. 603, §§8 and 9, is repealed.

 
Sec. 7. 38 MRSA §420-D, sub-§§12 and 13 are enacted to read:

 
12. Fees. An applicant for a permit under this section shall
pay a fee to the department as follows.

 
A. If structural means of storm water control are used, the
fee is $500 for the first acre of disturbed area, plus $250
for each additional whole acre of disturbed area.

 
B.__If solely vegetative means of storm water control are
used, the fee is $250 for the first acre of disturbed area,
plus $125 for each additional whole acre of disturbed area.

 
C. When a permit by rule is required as provided by rules
adopted by the department, the fee is $55.

 
If a project described in paragraph A or B is reviewed and
approved by a professional engineer at a soil and water
conservation district office that has a memorandum of
understanding with the department concerning review of projects
pursuant to this section, the fee is reduced to $100 for the
first acre of disturbed area, plus $50 for each additional whole
acre of disturbed area.

 
13. Significant existing sources.__The department may require
a person owning or operating a significant existing source of
storm water to implement a storm water management


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