{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-e-2","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §480-E-2","heading":"Delegation of review authority to the Department of Health and Human Services or to a community public water system","body":"The commissioner may delegate review authority to determine whether an activity that requires a permit because it is located within a community public water system primary protection area meets the standards in section 480‑D, subsections 2 and 5 if the activity does not in whole or in part otherwise require a permit pursuant to section 480‑C.  The commissioner may delegate this review authority to the drinking water program of the Department of Health and Human Services or to a community public water system that demonstrates adequate technical capacity to perform the review.  If review authority is delegated, the department shall issue or deny the permit and retains enforcement authority.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD","ARTICLE 5-A: NATURAL RESOURCES PROTECTION ACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec480-E-2.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"070c85a7938c6673ddd2465835ff2b3806afc89e98eb6557408eda1e0e473252","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-e-1","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-480-e-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}