{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1391","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §1391","heading":"Declaration of policy","body":"The Legislature finds and declares it to be the policy of the State, consistent with its duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of its citizens, to establish a coordinated statewide program to protect drinking water wells from contamination by oil or hazardous waste.  The Legislature further finds that spills of oil and hazardous waste pose a significant risk to groundwater quality and that the handling of those substances near drinking water wells should be restricted to reduce the risk of contamination.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 13-D: WELLHEAD PROTECTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec1391.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"8794758ea75a4a0d855e39e7cba61818ef93e692851c039c87a8eec6da8e83a3","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1390","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-1392"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}