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those waters' classification under section 465-A, that water | | quality must be maintained and protected. |
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| | | Sec. 3. 38 MRSA §467, sub-§7, śC, as amended by PL 1999, c. 277, §10, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | C. Penobscot River, West Branch Drainage. |
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| | | (1) West Branch of the Penobscot River, main stem. |
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| | | (a) From the dam at the outlet of Seboomook Lake to a | | point located 1,000 feet downstream from the dam | | at the outlet of Seboomook Lake - Class B. |
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| | | (b) From a point located 1,000 feet downstream from | | the dam at the outlet of Seboomook Lake to its | | confluence with Chesuncook Lake - Class A. |
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| | | (b-1) From its confluence with Chesuncook Lake to | | Ripogenus Dam - Class GPA as modified by section | 464, subsection 9 9-A. |
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| | | (c) From Ripogenus Dam through Ripogenus Gorge to the | | McKay powerhouse - Class B. |
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| | | (d) From the McKay powerhouse to its confluence with | | Ambajejus Lake - Class A. |
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| | | (e) From the outlet of Elbow Lake to the outlet of | | Ferguson and Quakish Lakes - Class B. |
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| | | (f) From the outlet of Ferguson and Quakish Lakes to | | its confluence with the East Branch of the | | Penobscot River, including all impoundments - | | Class C. |
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| | | (2) West Branch of the Penobscot River, tributaries - | | Class A unless otherwise specified. |
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| | | (a) Those segments of any tributary that are within | | the boundaries of Baxter State Park - Class AA. |
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| | | (b) Those tributaries above the confluence with the | | Debsconeag Deadwater, any portion of which is | | located within the boundaries of Baxter State Park | | - Class AA. |
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| | | (c) Millinocket Stream, from the railroad bridge near the | | Millinocket-T.3 Indian Purchase boundary |
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