310 CMR 36.00 is promulgated by the Department pursuant to the authority granted by M.G.L. c. 21G, § 3 and by M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 2 and 3. 310 CMR 36.00 should be read together with the Massachusetts Water Management Act, M.G.L. c. 21G, which has many important provisions not repeated in 310 CMR 36.00.
310 CMR, § 36.01