Point of Contact is:
Maine Drinking Water Program
#11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0010
Telephone (207) 287-2070
In these cases a bedrock well must be installed and the setback reductions set forth in Table 400.1, shall be used. In addition, a Setback Reduction Notification Form as described in Section 400.5 must be completed. All other reasons for reducing the setback from a bedrock well to a disposal field shall require a Specialty Well application approved by the Commission prior to drilling. In no case shall the minimum setback be reduced to less than 60 feet from disposal fields designed for less than 2,000 gpd, or 180 feet in the case of wells with sewage systems designed for 2000 gpd (gallons per day) or more, without written approval of a Specialty Well application as described in Section 400.7 by the Commission.
Table 400.1
Reduction in disposal field setbacks, for bedrock wells and a Wastewater Disposal Field
Depth of Well Casing or Liner Seal Below Ground Level | Minimum Setback Distance for Disposal System < 2,000 gpd | Minimum Setback Distance for Disposal System > 2,000 gpd |
40 feet | 90 feet | 270 feet |
55 feet | 80 feet | 240 feet |
70 feet | 70 feet | 210 feet |
90 feet | 60 feet | 180 feet |
10-144 C.M.R. ch. 232, § 4-400.0