Municipal/Industrial

Introduction
Contacts
Statutory sections and rules. See General Materials
Forms (application and report forms)

Introduction

Municipal discharges include the discharge of waste water from municipal or quasi-municipal public sewer systems. Industrial discharges include the discharge of process water, cooling water and other contaminated waters from industrial or commercial sources.

Contacts

Licensing - Augusta: Laura Crossley 615-6711.

Compliance - Augusta: Benjamin Pendleton 592-6871, Bangor: Gary Brooks 592 2795, Portland: Fred Gallant 413-4511, Presque Isle: Scott Belair 441-2685

Forms

The Department is moving to digital submissions for wastewater applications via a designated DEP email site.  We no longer require permittees to send two print copies to the Department.  However, please send one copy with the wet signature page(s) of your application to Maine DEP, 17 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333.  Please also submit your entire application as a single pdf to WaterPermits.DEP@maine.gov.  If you are unable to access email or lack the online capabilities to complete such a task, please let us know.

E-mail or call 287-7688 to order a publication or form.

If using a form is msword, please note that altered forms will not be accepted. Extending the length of a form so that more information may be included is not considered an alteration.

Applications

• Addition of Transported Wastes in Wastewater Treatment Facilities
• Net Pen Aquaculture - Supplemental Information for Individual Net Pen Permit
• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)
• Fish Rearing Facilities
• Food Processing Facilities
• General Application Form for Waste Discharge Permit
• Municipal Satellite Collection Systems Registration
• Outfall Information
• Publicly Owned Treatment Facilities
• Subsurface Wastewater Disposal System
• Surface Wastewater Disposal System
• Waste Discharge Permit Application, Supplemental Information for Snow Dumps
• General Application, Overboard Discharge >/= 2,000 GPD (pdf)

EPA forms that may also be used are below. See: EPA Permit Forms & Attachments

• Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Aquatic Animal Production Facilities -- Consolidated Permits Program
• Existing Manufacturing, Commercial, Mining, and Silviculture Operations
• Facilities Which Do Not Discharge Process Wastewater
• Application for Permit to Discharge Stormwater -- Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity

Reporting forms

• DEP 49 (excel) Monthly Report of Operation, Wastewater Treatment Facilities. Contact: Brett Goodrich 287-9034.
• Non Compliance/Discharge Incident Report form (msword file; pdf file)
• Municipal Satellite Collection System - Unauthorized Discharge Report
• Effluent Mercury Test Report form (excel).
• Forms associated with the Water Toxics Rule.
  • Whole Effluent Toxicity, Chemistry and Mercury Reporting Forms (MS Excel) May 2020
    Toxicity Reporting Form Instructions (pdf)
  • Revised Wastewater Reporting Limits Letter - April 2012

Additional information about the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination system Permit Program may be found on EPA's website.