38 M.R.S. §1310-G: Time schedules for closure of existing facilities

The department shall establish, as part of a municipal landfill closure and remediation plan, reasonable time schedules for the implementation of the plan.

1. Criteria. In establishing the time schedule, the department shall consider the following criteria:

A. The level of environmental and public health hazard posed by the landfill in its current state;

B. The availability of reasonable, alternative disposal options available to the municipality following closure of the existing landfill;

C. The period reasonably needed by the municipality to raise its share of plan costs; and

D. The availability of state cost-share funds for the project.

2. Violation of schedule.