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Maine Enterprise Licensing System (MELS) Hub
The MELS Hub is the centralized resource designed for Maine citizens to access information about Maine’s new electronic licensing system.
Sign In or Create an Account
Sign in here or create a new account for applications, permitting, compliance, payments, and more.
Submit a Complaint or Incident
Report a possible violation/incident or make an environmental complaint about direct impacts to protected natural resources.
Use the Explorer mapping tools and advanced-search capabilities to navigate information on environmental sites.
Ask a Question
Contact DEP staff to ask questions about applications, permitting, enforcement actions, and more.
How do I get started?
You DO need an account to...
- Apply for permits, new registrations, and renew existing registrations
- View and print issued permits and registrations
- Manage your permits and pay permit fees
- Submit reports or management plans (required by your permit or certification)
- Review evaluation/site inspections and submit service requests
- Submitting a Land permit Application- Permit By Rule, NRPA, Stormwater, Site Law, and Solar Decommissioning (pdf)
You do NOT need an account to...
- Submit incidents (i.e., spills, complaints, or concerns)
- Search for and access publicly available information
- Maine DEP MELS Map Explorer
- Find out if your neighbor has a permit
- Search for and comment on public notices and hearings
What programs does MELS support?
The programs (or portions thereof as indicated) are currently supported in MELS:
- Land Resources
- Land Licensing (PBR / NOIC-MCGP, Land Licensing, Major Public Land Licensing)
- PFAS in Products
- Water Bureau
- Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
- Additional MELS environmental programs will be added to the system in the phases outlined below in the Future Program Releases section.
User Guides/How To’s
Written resources
MELS Basics
- Creating an account in MELS and retrieving a forgotten password (pdf)
- Navigating MELS (pdf)
- Linking your account to a site (pdf)
- Inviting users to your site (pdf)
- Using site map explorer (pdf)
- Submitting a Payment (pdf)
- Filing complaints and reporting incidents (pdf)
- Responding to corrections requested (pdf)
- Updating Permit Contacts (pdf)
Overboard Discharge Submissions
Land Submissions
- Submitting a Land permit Application- Permit By Rule, NRPA, Stormwater, Site Law, and Solar Decommissioning (pdf)
- Submitting a pre-application meeting request (pdf)
- Submitting a Request for a Land License Extension, Transfer, or Revision and Amendments (pdf)
Solid Waste Submissions
Video resources
- Creating an Account in MELS and Forgot Password
- Linking Your Account to a Site
- Navigating MELS
- Submitting a Land License Application- PBR(s), NRPA, Stormwater, Site Law and Solar Decommissioning
- Mobile Device Compatibility
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MELS is designed to work best using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome on a personal computer. We do not recommend accessing it on a mobile phone or tablet as some features of MELS will not work.
If you're experiencing difficulties accessing MELS, please confirm you've completed the following steps before contacting support.
- You have closed and restarted the browser you are using
- You have restarted your computer
- You have an active MELS account and you have completed the verification steps that were emailed to you
- You have signed in using the correct username and password
- You checked to see if MELS was working in a different browser (MELS works best in Edge)
- You are an authorized user for the site that you are trying to access
- You have selected the appropriate site
- You are not having issues visiting other maine.gov/dep webpages
- You have internet access
- You are accessing MELS within the United States
- Questions? Contact us at 866-894-2578
- Downloads and links
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Future Program Releases
- The expansion to MELS Portal will be released in stages. We will share additional information on this page when new content is available.
- Oil Conveyance Fees
- Water Quality
- Air Quality
- Current Marine Oil Terminal, Waste Oil Facilities, and Siting & Variance
- Hazardous Waste
- Redemption Centers
- LANS
- Metallic Mining, Gravel Pits, and MiNSYS/PITS
- Transporters
- Contractor Certification
- Dams and Hydro
- Tanks
- eWaste
- Underground Injection Control and Sand/Salt