{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-490-x","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §490-X","heading":"Applicability","body":"This article applies to any quarry, including reclaimed and unreclaimed areas, if the quarry is more than one acre in size, the total excavated area including adjacent parcels under a common owner or operator is more than one acre in size or underground production blasting is proposed.\nThis article does not apply to a quarry located wholly within the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission.\nThis article does not apply to an excavation or grading preliminary to a construction project, unless intended to circumvent this article.\nA person with a valid permit for a quarry under article 6 must operate that quarry in compliance with the terms and conditions of that permit.  Any modification of the permit must be in conformance with section 484.  A person with a permit under article 6 may file a notice of intent to comply with this article.  The permit issued under article 6 lapses as of the date a complete notice of intent is filed with the department.  If the permittee chooses to substitute a notification pursuant to this article, all terms and conditions that applied to the permit issued pursuant to article 6 are incorporated into the notification approved pursuant to this article.\nNotwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, a person exempt from the requirements of this article that is operating a quarry one acre in size or less; that is operating a quarry that has a total excavated area, including adjacent parcels under a common owner or operator, that is one acre in size or less; or that is operating a quarry and conducting an excavation or grading preliminary to a construction project shall comply with the blasting notification requirements under section 490‑Z, subsection 14, paragraph O if the person intends to conduct blasting at that quarry or as part of that excavation or grading.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD","ARTICLE 8-A: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR QUARRIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec490-X.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"30d8fc46c9e1f620e3182b151798cc58250983a27f610f5d848d6c19bd3dbad5","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-490-w","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-490-y"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}