Maine § 38 §2325 Pollution prevention plans and reduction goals

Maine Statutes

§ 38 §2325 — Pollution prevention plans and reduction goals

Maine § 38 §2325

Title 38WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Ch. 27PRIORITY TOXIC CHEMICAL USE REDUCTION

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 38, § 38 §2325 (2026).

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Unless otherwise provided in this section, an owner or operator of a facility subject to the reporting requirements in section 2324 shall develop by July 1, 2012 and update at least every 2 years thereafter a pollution prevention plan.

1.Plan requirements. A pollution prevention plan must include, at a minimum, the following:

2.Environmental management system. A facility that has an environmental management system that is audited by a 3rd party or reviewed by the department and that includes a plan to reduce use of priority toxic chemicals and of products and materials containing priority toxic chemicals meets the planning requirements of this section.

3.Plan retention. A pollution prevention plan must be finalized, approved and signed by a senior official with management responsibility

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Unless otherwise provided in this section, an owner or operator of a facility subject to the reporting requirements in section 2324 shall develop by July 1, 2012 and update at least every 2 years thereafter a pollution prevention plan.
1.
Plan requirements.
A pollution prevention plan must include, at a minimum, the following:
2.
Environmental management system.
A facility that has an environmental management system that is audited by a 3rd party or reviewed by the department and that includes a plan to reduce use of priority toxic chemicals and of products and materials containing priority toxic chemicals meets the planning requirements of this section.
3.
Plan retention.
A pollution prevention plan must be finalized, approved and signed by a senior official with management responsibility. An owner or operator of a facility shall keep a complete copy of the pollution prevention plan or environmental management system and any backup data on the premises of that facility for at least 5 years and make the copy and data available to employees of the department for inspection during business hours upon request. The department may require the owner or operator of a facility to make any modifications to a plan or environmental management system to maintain consistency with the policy of this chapter.