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Add National Shellfish Sanitation Program shellfishing criteria to Class SA.

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Update recreational water quality criteria for Classes B, C, SB and SC to be applicable year-round.

Clarify that statute on waiver or modification of protection and improvement laws does not apply to WQS.

Eliminate applicability of natural conditions clause to water quality criteria intended to protect human health (toxics, bacteria).

Expand regulations relating to water temperature in tidal waters.

Update lower end of freshwater range for pH from 6.0 to 6.5.

Update regulations for surface water quality criteria for toxic pollutants relating to the protection of aquatic life (aluminum, ammonia, copper and selenium, ambient water physical characteristics).

Expand existing recreational WQS for Class GPA by including standards for cyanotoxins.

The USEPA and three stakeholders submitted proposals: Proposals for updates to water quality standards (WQS). Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and stakeholders, and also developed its own proposals. The Department received proposals to change water quality standards, including water quality classifications, from the U.S. Proposals for Updates to Maine Water Quality Standards Environmental Protection Agency, which must give final approval to any changes made by the State of Maine. Once the changes to WQS made in LD 1964 are effective (August 8, 2022), they will be submitted to the U.S.

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During the legislative phase of the Triennial Review, the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources considered Legislative Document 1964, An Act To Update Certain Water Quality Standards and To Reclassify Certain Waters of the State, followed by a vote by the full Legislature, which is responsible for making statutory changes for Maine, and signature into law by Governor Mills. In December 2021, the Board voted on final revised recommendations, and on January 4, 2022, the Board submitted the final revised recommendations and revised responses to comments on changes to existing standards to the Maine Legislature as the institution responsible for making statutory changes. During the summer and fall of 2021, the Board of Environmental Protection conducted a public hearing and received public comment on the Department’s revised recommendations. In addition, the Department also issued a press release to announce the start of the process.įollowing internal review of proposal received, the Department developed recommendations for changes to existing water quality standards and received public comment in the spring of 2021. Submission guidelines including a timetable were included in the mailings. To start the process, on Janua request to submit proposals on changes to Maine's water quality standards was sent to recipients at Non-Governmental Organizations, municipalities, tribes, state and federal agencies, etc. The Department concluded a Triennial Review in 2022. Maine Statute contains similar language in 38 M.R.S. This process is known as the Triennial Review. 20 - federal rules, off-site) requires that states periodically, but at least once every 3 years, hold public hearings for the purpose of reviewing water quality standards and, as appropriate, modifying and developing standards. The federal Clean Water Act ( §303(c)(1) 40 CFR Part 131. More information on Maine's water quality standards can be accessed on DEP's Water Quality Standards page, which provides links to existing Maine statutes and rules. Maine's water quality standards describe what uses, such as recreation or fishing, are appropriate for which waterbodies, and which criteria and antidegradation measures are in place to protect those uses. 2021 Triennial Review of Maine’s Water Quality Classifications and Related Standards Triennial Review of Maine's Water Quality Standards Introduction and Overview