An Act To Minimize the Potential for Slope Failure in Gravel Pits
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §490-D, sub-§9, ¶C is enacted to read:
C. If a reclaimed slope or working pit is adjacent to steep slopes and a protected natural resource, measures must be taken to prevent storm water from ponding at the base of the reclaimed slope or working pit.
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This bill is submitted by the Joint Standing Committee on Natural Resources pursuant to Public Law 2007, chapter 364. The bill amends the water quality protection and storm water management performance standard for excavations in gravel pits. It requires that measures be taken to prevent storm water from ponding at the base of a reclaimed slope or a working pit that is adjacent to steep slopes and a protected natural resource.