CHAPTER 247
H.P. 1080 - L.D. 1449
An Act to Ensure Municipal Authority over Sludge and Septage Land Spreading Sites
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 38 MRSA §1303-C, sub-§29, as amended by PL 1989, c. 869, Pt. A, §5 and affected by §21, is further amended to read:
29. Solid waste. "Solid waste" means useless, unwanted or discarded solid material with insufficient liquid content to be free-flowing, including, but not limited to, rubbish, garbage, refuse-derived fuel, scrap materials, junk, refuse, inert fill material and landscape refuse, but does not include hazardous waste, biomedical waste, septic tank sludge septage or agricultural wastes. The fact that a solid waste or constituent of the waste may have value or other use or may be sold or exchanged does not exclude it from this definition.
Sec. 2. 38 MRSA §1304, sub-§17 is enacted to read:
17. Sludge and septage guidance. The commissioner shall develop guidance to municipalities regarding the regulation of septage and sludge land application by municipalities. The guidance must include information regarding site location restrictions, testing and enforcement actions that may be undertaken by a municipality and municipal roles and responsibilities under section 1310-U.
Sec. 3. Report on sludge and septage land application guidance. By January 30, 2002, the Department of Environmental Protection is directed to report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over natural resources matters on the status of the development of guidance to municipalities regarding the regulation of septage and sludge land application.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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