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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 34 · Supervision of operation and maintenance of treatment works
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 34A · Board of certification of operators of wastewater treatment facilities; members; duties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 34B · Evaluation and certification program; application; certification; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 34C · Certification requirement; violation; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 35 · General obligation serial bonds or notes; temporary notes; indebtedness
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 36 · Amounts necessary for payment of bonds and notes and maintenance of district; determination; apportionment of costs; schedule of charges
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 37 · Reimbursement for costs of water pollution abatement project
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 37A · Program for preservation and restoration of publicly-owned lakes and great ponds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 37B · Aquatic nuisance control program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 37C · State assistance to municipalities or agencies for aquatic nuisance control
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 37D · Priority of projects
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 38 · Water pollution control, innovative water technologies, green infrastructure research and demonstration projects; environmental quality studies; management plans; training and support programs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 38A · Clean waters scholarship intern program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 39 · Reservoirs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 40 · Entry upon property; investigation or inspection; examination of records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 41 · Recommendations by water resources commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 42 · Discharge into water; violations of chapter, regulation, order or permit; false representations; tampering with monitoring device or method; criminal and civil penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 43 · Permit proceedings; regulations; requirements of permit; application; forms; fees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 43A · Public notification of sewage discharge
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 44 · Discharge violations; orders to comply
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 45 · Proposals to suspend or revoke permit; cease and desist orders; request for hearing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 46 · Injunctive relief; jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 46A · Judicial review; jurisdiction
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 47 · Repealed, 1970, 704, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 48 · Annual estimates and reports
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 49 · Repealed, 1970, 704, Sec. 5
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50 · Terminals; licenses; inspections
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50A · Oil terminals; pollution prevention; revocation of license
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50B · Definitions applicable to Secs. 50C to 50E
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50C · Vessel; certificate of financial assurance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50D · Maritime spill incident; hazardous materials; environmental police officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 50E · Waters of the commonwealth; areas of special interest
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 51 · Coordination with federal government and local authorities; agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 52 · Repealed, 1979, 704, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 52A · Waste oil retention facilities; installation and maintenance
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 53 · Short title; investigation and prosecution of violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 53A · Sewer charges; base rate
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 54 · Division of mineral resources
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 55 · Cooperation with other governmental units; agreements; federal and private grants
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 56 · License and lease requirements; violations; penalties; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 57, 58 · Repealed, 1979, 704, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 59 · Watershed preservation restrictions program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 60 · Watershed lands preservation committee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 61 · Watershed preservation restrictions program; annual report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 62 · Watershed preservation restrictions; tax assessment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 63 · Surveys, soundings, drillings or examinations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 64 · Annual report on dams
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 65 · Emergency action plans for high and significant hazard dams; inspection schedule; review of hazard classification
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 66 · Interagency support for duties under Secs. 64 and 65 and Secs. 44 to 48B of Chapter 253
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21, § 67 · System interruption devices required for newly installed or renovated irrigation systems to override and suspend programmed operation of irrigation system during periods of sufficient moisture; regulations; inapplicable to systems operating on agricultural lands
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 1 · Creation; secretary; acting secretary; undersecretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 2 · Duties and functions; inter-agency information, services and plans; filing applications; core administrative functions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 2A · Compromise or settlement of claims for damages for injury and for destruction or loss of natural resources; authority of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 3 · Functions of secretary; report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 4 · Powers and duties of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 4A · Coastal zone management office
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 4B · Repealed, 2010, 56, Sec. 11
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 4C · Ocean management plan; ocean advisory commission; ocean science advisory council; duties of secretary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 5 · Program review boards; appointment; reports; expenses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 6 · Experts and assistants; appointment; qualifications; classified employees; tenure
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 7 · Departments; commissioners, appointment, removal, qualifications, functions, salary
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 7A · Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 99
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 7B · State geologist
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8 · Organization of departments; powers, duties and functions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8A · Water resources commission; members; terms
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8B · Chairman; duties of commission
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8C · Water supply policy statement; update and report
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8D · Rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8E · Director; staff
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 8F · Meetings; expenses; per diem
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 9 · Grants and gifts; expenditure; records
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10 · Repealed, 2003, 26, Sec. 112
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10A · Office of law enforcement; director; deputies; environmental police officers; rules and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10B · Enforcement of penal laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10C · Authority of officers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10D · Uniforms; badges; fine for unlawful use
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10E · Entry on private land; disposition of animals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10F · Rules and regulations; hours and pay for boat based and land based personnel; assignments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10G · Requests for name and address; penalties for refusal to provide information; notices of violations; appearances and payment of fines; seizure and forfeitures
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10H · Fines for categories of violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10I · Surcharge added on fines for violations under chapter 21A when complaining officer is environmental police officer or deputy environmental police officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 10J · Incapacity of environmental police officer due to injuries sustained in performance of duties; leave without loss of pay
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 11 · Boating safety advisory board
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 11A · Bicycle and pedestrian advisory board
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 11B · Public access board; composition; meetings; designation of public access points; regulations; purchase of equipment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 11C · Prohibition on alteration or pollution of rivers and streams; scenic and recreational classifications; restraint of violations; unreasonable use restriction petitions; uncompensated taking hearings; damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 12 · Rules and regulations; adoption; review
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 13 · State environmental code; adoption; preparation of sewage disposal systems; enforcement of code
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 13A · System inspectors of on-site sewage disposal systems; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 14 · Disposal of dredged materials
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 15 · Repealed, 1984, 372, Sec. 34
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 16 · Civil administrative penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 17 · Soil containing dangerous levels of lead; cover and disposal; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 18 · Permit application and compliance assurance fees; timely action schedules; regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 18A · Federal safe drinking water assessment; advisory committee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 19 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 19 to 19J
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 19A · Board of registration of hazardous waste site cleanup professionals
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 19B · Regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 19C · Licensing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 21A, § 19D · License requirement; regulations