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| | | An Act To Amend Water Quality Standards |
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| | | Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts of the Legislature do not become | | effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as | | emergencies; and |
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| | | Whereas, there are significant and long-standing water quality | | issues, including recurring algae blooms, associated with certain | | Class C waters; and |
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| | | Whereas, the mitigation of water quality impairments on certain | | Class C waters requires extraordinary limitations on the | | discharge of certain pollutants, including phosphorus, that will | | reasonably necessitate longer than usual time frames for | | implementation; and |
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| | | Whereas, there are presently expired wastewater discharge | | licenses for discharges to these waters that permit excessive | | pollutant discharges to certain Class C waters; and |
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| | | Whereas, it is necessary promptly to address such expired | | wastewater discharge licenses in order to begin mitigation and | | provide for improvement in water quality; and |
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| | | Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create | | an emergency within the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and | | require the following legislation as immediately necessary for | | the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, | | therefore, |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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