{"data":{"id":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-491","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"38 M.R.S. §491","heading":"Applicability of provisions -- Article I","body":"It is agreed between the signatory states that this compact shall apply to streams, ponds and lakes which are contiguous to 2 or more signatory states or which flow through 2 or more signatory states or which have a tributary contiguous to 2 or more signatory states or flowing through 2 or more signatory states, and shall apply to tidal waters ebbing and flowing past the boundaries of 2 states.","path":["TITLE 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION","CHAPTER 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS","SUBCHAPTER 2: INTERSTATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL","ARTICLE 1: COMPACT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec491.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:41Z","sha256":"1be141eb278819bb0baa298904fe5f21d65debf0974de8d8332bf8ea6031b87c","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-490-tt","next":"us-me/38-m.r.s.-491-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}