Spills & Site Cleanup Rules

All DEP Rules (off-site, Secretary of State)

Department Proposed Rulemaking

The Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions maintains online copies of agency rule chapters.

If you have questions regarding Spills & Site Cleanup Rules please contact Clif Eliason (207) 287-6115. The DEP rulemaking liaison is Mike Karagiannes (207) 287-7024.

The electronic version maintained by the Department of the Secretary of State and are in MS Word format unless otherwise noted. Rule chapters downloaded from the site should not be considered "official" state rules for use before a court. Contact the Secretary of State's Administrative Proccedure Act Office for certified copies of rule chapters.

Ch. 2, Rules Concerning the Processing of Applications and Other Administrative Matters

Ch. 400, General Provisions

Ch. 401, Landfill Siting, Design and Operation

Ch. 405, Water Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization

Ch.700, Wellhead Protection: Siting of Facilities that Pose a Signifcant Threat to Drinking Water