Maine NPDES Permits

Authorization: The state of Maine has assumed the NPDES program from the federal government. The state issues its permits through the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.Exit

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Draft General Permits
Final General Permits
- Final General Permits Issued by EPA
- Final General Permits Issued by the State of Maine
Final 301(h) Waiver from Secondary Treatment Final Denial
- Winterport (PDF) (19 pp, 2.8 MB)
- Bucksport (PDF) (22 pp, 3.8 MB)
Acadia Aquaculture (EPA NE issued prior to the states assumption of the NPDES program)
Retired (Terminated) Permits
No Impact Letter

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Draft General Permits

Antifouling Paint Contaminated Vessel Wash Water Draft General Permit - MEG170000
Comment Period: May 13, 2020 - June 15, 2020
Application of Piscicides for the Control of Invasive Fishes Draft General Permit - MEG18000
Comment Period: May 13, 2020 - June 15, 2020
Application of Aquatic Pesticides for the Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases Draft General Permit - MEG140000 (PDF) (27 pp, 355 K)
Comment Period: April 15, 2015 - May 15, 2015
Application of Herbicides for the Control of Invasive Aquatic Plants Draft General Permit - MEG150000
Comment Period: December 30, 2016 - February 1, 2017
Net Pen Aquaculture Draft General Permit - MEG130000 (PDF) (49 pp, 512 K)
Post Construction Discharge of Stormwater in the Long Creek Watershed Draft General Permit - MEG190000 (PDF) (27 pp, 528 K)
Comment Period: February 17, 2015 - March 19, 2015
Waste Snow to Surface Waters Draft General Permit - MEG20000 (PDF) (3 pp, 88 K)
Waste Snow to Ground Water Draft General Permit - MEG210000 (PDF) (3 pp, 88 K)

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Final General Permits

Final General Permits Issued by EPA

Final General Permits Issued by the State of Maine

Antifouling Paint Contaminated Vessel Wash Water General Permit - MEG170000 (PDF) (45 pp, 683 K)
07/22/2020
Application of Pisicides for the Control of Invasive Fishes General Pemit - MEG180000 (PDF) (42 pp, 616 K)
06/17/2020
Aquatic Pesticides for the Control of Mosquito-Borne Diseases General Permit - MEG140000 (PDF) (41 pp, 1.6 MB)
07/16/2015
Antifouling Paint Contaminated Vessel Wash Water General Permit - MEG170000 (PDF) (44 pp, 2.9 MB)
10/14/2014
Discharge of Pesticides General Permit - MEG230000 (PDF) (147 pp, 5.9 MB)
03/02/2015
Discharge of Waste Snow to Certian Estuarine or Marine Waters General Permit - MEG210000 (Renewal) (PDF) (33 pp, 515 K)
06/13/2019
- Discharge of Waste Snow General Permit - MEG210000 (PDF) (8 pp, 65 K)
  02/28/2014
Discharge of Waste Snow to Ground Waters General Permit - MEG220000 (Renewal) (PDF) (31 pp, 495 K)
06/13/2019
- Discharge of Waste Snow to Ground Waters General Permit - MEG220000 (PDF) (8 pp, 62 K)
  02/28/2014
Herbicides for the Control of Invasive Aquatic Plants General Permit - MEG150000 (Renewal) (PDF) (134 pp, 4.8 MB)
04/03/2017
- Herbicides for the Control of Invasive Aquatic Plants General Permit - MEG150000 (PDF) (99 pp, 5.7 MB)
  09/28/2011
Multi-Sector General Permit Stormwater Associated with an Industrial Activity - MER050000 (PDF) (225 pp, 2.6 MB)
04/26/2011
Net Pen Aquaculture General Permit - MEG130000 (PDF) (32 pp, 327 K)
04/10/2014
- Atlantic Salmon Aquaculture General Permit - MEG130000 (PDF) (80 pp, 349 K)
  09/22/2008
Piscicides for the Control of Invasive Species General Permit - MEG180000 (PDF) (38 pp, 2.5 MB)
08/29/2014
Post Construction Discharge of Stormwater in the Long Creek Watershed General Permit - MEG190000 (PDF) (28 pp, 930 K)
04/15/2015

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Maine Final General Permits
City / Town (Receiving Water)	Applicant / Facility Name	Permit Number	Date of Issuance
Auburn (Stormwaters)	Auburn Aggregates, LLC - Christian Hill Quarry (PDF) (142 pp, 1.5 MB)	MER05C221	09/06/2016
Auburn (Stormwaters)	RJF Morin Brick, LLC (PDF) (142 pp, 1.5 MB)	MER05C219	08/11/2016
Augusta	Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, Round Pond (PDF) (41 pp, 1.7 MB)	MEG180007	07/24/2015
Augusta (Stormwaters)	Kenway Corporation (PDF) (142 pp, 1.5 MB)	MER05C226	10/12/2016
Bangor (Stormwaters)	Bangor Waste Water Treatment Plant (PDF) (142 pp, 1.5 MB)	MER05C204	02/22/2016
Bangor (Stormwaters)	Rockland Station Grounds (PDF) (142 pp, 1.5 MB)	MER05C201	01/06/2016
Bar Harbor (Waters of the State of Maine)	Bar Harbor Snow Dump, Town of [Renewal] (PDF) (5 pp, 245 K)	MEG210008	08/15/2019
Bar Harbor (Waters of the State of Maine)	Bar Harbor Snow Dump, Town of (PDF) (38 pp, 1.5 MB)	MEG210008	12/02/2016
Bath (Class SB/SC Waters of the State of Maine)	Bath Snow Dump, City of [Renewal] (PDF) (37 pp, 830 K)	MEG210006	10/03/2019
Bath (Class SB/SC Waters of the State of Maine)	Bath Snow Dump, City of (PDF) (13 pp, 287 K)	MEG210006	02/22/2016
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Final NPDES Permit Issued to Acadia Aquaculture

EPA NE issued a final permit to Acadia Aquaculture Inc. on February 21, 2002 for the regulation of discharges from a proposed Atlantic salmon growing net pen facility in Blue Hill Bay, Maine. Links to the Final Permit and the Response to Comments are provided below. Information on viewing the administrative record and receiving hard copies of the permit may be obtained from the contact listed below.

Contact: Eric Nelson (nelson.ericp@epa.gov)

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Retired (Terminated) Permits

Retired (Terminated) Permits
City / Town (Receiving Water)	Applicant / Facility Name	Permit Number	Date of Issuance
Caribou (Aroostook River/Class B)	Merlin One LLC (PDF) (2 pp, 119 K)	ME0000361	11/05/2019
Fort Fairfield (Aroostook River/Class C)	ReEnergy Black River LLC (PDF) (2 pp, 124 K)	ME0023329	03/17/2020
Frenchville (St. John River/Class B)	Mountain Springs Trout Farm (PDF) (1 pg, 247 K)	ME0110451	03/05/2019
Fryeburg	Maine Pure (PDF) (1 pg, 101 K)	MEU508254	07/27/2017
Gouldsboro (Frenchman's Bay)	Great Bay Aquaculture of Maine, LLC (Stave Island) (PDF) (1 pg, 57 K)	ME0037303	03/11/2014
Gray (Groundwater/Class GW-A)	Pineland Farms Diary Company (PDF) (1 pg, 268 K)	MEU508262	11/29/2018
Hermon (Groundwater/Class GW-A)	Hermon Car Wash (PDF) (2 pp, 123 K)	MEU508234	02/04/2020
Jay (Sevenmile Stream/Class B)	North Jay Wastewater Treatment Facility (PDF) (2 pp, 127 K)	ME0101061	11/10/2020
Livermore Falls (Androscoggin River/Class C)	Otis Hydro Station (PDF) (1 pg, 269 K)	ME0036714	12/12/2018
Lubec (Lubec Narrows/Class SB)	ISF Trading Company, Inc. (PDF) (2 pp, 88 K)	ME0110281	09/04/2013
Newport (Groundwater/Class GW-A)	RSU #19 Nokomis Regional High School (PDF) (2 pp, 123 K)	MEU507162	02/04/2020
Old Town (Penobscot River)	Great Works Hydro Project (PDF) (1 pg, 71 K)	ME0036651	01/15/2014
Orono (Stillwater River)	University of Maine (PDF) (1 pg, 102 K)	ME0090662	11/17/2016
Oxford	MGA Cast Stone, Inc. (PDF) (1 pg, 101 K)	MEU508258	12/20/2016
Portland	South Bristol Wharf, LLC (PDF) (1 pg, 55 K)	ME0023272	04/19/2013
Presque Isle (Presque Isle Stream/Class B)	Presque Isle Utilities District (PDF) (1 pg, 50 K)	ME0102679	06/21/2016
Saint Agatha (St. John River)	Saint Agatha WPCF, Town of (PDF) (2 pp, 292 K)	ME0100609	09/13/2013
Saint George	Port Clyde Fresh Catch Inc. (PDF) (1 pg, 103 K)	ME0037281	05/18/2016
Shapleigh	Waterways Inc. (PDF) (1 pg, 53 K)	MEU508129	12/13/2017
Sorrento (Frenchman's Bay)	Great Bay Aquaculture of Maine, LLC (Preble Island) (PDF) (1 pg, 57 K)	ME0036960	03/11/2014
Vassalboro (Vassalboro (Outlet Stream/Class B))	Vassalboro Sanitary District-North Main Pump Station (PDF) (2 pp, 277 K)	ME0102652	02/11/2020
Veazie (Penobscot River)	Veazie Hydro Project (PDF) (1 pg, 70 K)	ME0001686	01/15/2014

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No Impact Letter

No Impact Letter
City / Town (Receiving Water)	Applicant / Facility Name	Permit Number	Date of Issuance
Bremen	Muscongus Bay Aquaculture (PDF) (1 pg, 128 K)	N/A	05/12/2016
Walpole	Mook Sea Farm (PDF) (1 pg, 127 K)	N/A	05/12/2016

Please note that stormwater permit information is available at our NPDES Stormwater Permit Program in New England page.

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