02-385-840 Me. Code R. § 2
A community with a Community Water System, as defined in Section 1, must meet the drinking water standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 22 MRS §2611et seq. and its implementing rules set forth and administered by the Division of Environmental Health within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services ("Division").The Board does not regulate Community Water Systems.
A community with a Private Water System, as defined in Section 1, must meet the drinking water standards set forth and administered by the Board in this Chapter.
In order to install and operate a new Private Water System, or to expand, upgrade, or re-engineer an existing Private Water System, a community must obtain system approval from the Board, with the Division acting as a technical advisor, prior to installation, modification, operation, and use, as set forth in Section 4 of this chapter.
02-385 C.M.R. ch. 840, § 2