What does a town or an individual do to diminish the threat posed by standing water? If I want to control mosquitoes with pesticides, do I need a license/permit from the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MEDEP)?
A. The answer to this question depends on if the standing water constitutes a natural resource protected by state law and what actions are proposed. Any discharge of pollutants, including pesticides, to “waters of the State” or in such a way that they enter a water of the State, first requires approval from MEDEP (38 MRSA, §413(1)). Waters of the State are defined as any and all surface and subsurface waters that are contained within, flow through, or under or border upon this state or any portion of the state…except such waters as are confined and retained completely upon the property of one person and do not drain into or connect with any other w aters of the State (38 MRSA, §361-A(7)). By definition, w aters of the State include streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, marine waters, freshwater and coastal wetlands, and groundwater. In Maine, almost all wetlands are connected to either surface or ground waters, and some are connected to both. Various chemical and biological agents are markete
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