CHAPTER 308
H.P. 512 - L.D. 695
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §4807, sub-§§1-A and 1-B are enacted to read:
1-A. Engineered disposal system. "Engineered disposal system" means a subsurface wastewater disposal system designed, installed and operated as a single unit to treat and dispose of at least 2,000 gallons of wastewater per day or a system designed to be capable of treating wastewater with significantly high 5-day biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solid concentrations.
1-B. First-time subsurface waste disposal system. "First-time subsurface waste disposal system" means the first subsurface waste disposal system designed to serve a specific structure.
Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §4807-B, as amended by PL 1985, c. 481, Pt. A, §21, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
§4807-B. Approval of smaller lots
1. Approval by local plumbing inspector. A lot of less than the size required in section 4807-A may be used for subsurface waste disposal if approved in writing by the local plumbing inspector for the municipality or unorganized territory, as long as:
A. The applicant has submitted a current application for subsurface wastewater disposal, or the equivalent, pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Human Services;
B. The subsurface waste disposal meets the criteria for first-time subsurface waste disposal systems as adopted by rule by the Department of Human Services without requiring a variance; and
C. The subsurface waste disposal is not an engineered disposal system.
2. Approval by Department of Human Services. A lot that does not meet the criteria listed in subsection 1 may be used for subsurface waste disposal if the subsurface waste disposal is in compliance with the rules regarding subsurface waste disposal adopted by the Department of Human Services and is approved in writing by the Department of Human Services.
3. Review fee. The Department of Human Services or the municipality or unorganized territory may charge a review fee not to exceed $50.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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