Maine § 22 §2613 Variances and exemptions

Maine Statutes

§ 22 §2613 — Variances and exemptions

Maine § 22 §2613

Title 22HEALTH AND WELFARE

Part 5FOODS AND DRUGS

Ch. 601WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 22, § 22 §2613 (2026).

Text

1.Variances. The commissioner may grant one or more variances from an applicable state primary drinking water regulation to a public water system if the variance will not result in an unreasonable risk to the public health and if: 1-A. Small system variances. The commissioner may grant a variance for compliance with a requirement specifying a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique contained in a state primary drinking water regulation to public water systems serving 3,300 or fewer persons. With the approval of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the commissioner may grant a variance under this subsection to a public water system serving more than 3,300 persons but fewer than 10,000 persons.

2.Exemptions. The commissioner may grant one or more

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1.
Variances.
The commissioner may grant one or more variances from an applicable state primary drinking water regulation to a public water system if the variance will not result in an unreasonable risk to the public health and if:
1-A.
Small system variances.
The commissioner may grant a variance for compliance with a requirement specifying a maximum contaminant level or treatment technique contained in a state primary drinking water regulation to public water systems serving 3,300 or fewer persons. With the approval of the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the commissioner may grant a variance under this subsection to a public water system serving more than 3,300 persons but fewer than 10,000 persons.
2.
Exemptions.
The commissioner may grant one or more exemptions from an applicable state primary drinking water regulation to a public water system, if:
3.
Exemption for water distillers in retail stores.
A retail store that distills and bottles water from a public water system and sells the water on the premises is exempt from state water rules except:
3-A.
Exemption criteria.
An exemption described in subsection 2 may not be granted unless:
4.
Exemption; extended.
The exemption described in subsection 2 is effective for up to one year after the date of the issuance of the exemption.
A public water system may not receive an exemption under this section if the system was granted a variance under subsection 1‑A.

Legislative History

PL 1975, c. 751, §4 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 541, §§B28,29 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 113 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 622, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 705, §§3-8 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 689, §B6 (REV). PL 2011, c. 657, Pt. W, §5 (REV).