Special Taxes, Permits for Portland Property Owners
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Maine, Vt., step up regulation of polluted runoff
Parking lots, roofs and other impervious surfaces that existed before new rules were enacted will be subject to regulation.
By Dave Gram, Associated Press
Tue, Nov 24 2009 at 11:36 AM EST
Maine/Vermont...moving ahead of other states on regulating pollution in storm water running off roofs/parking lots...[for] property owners in watersheds of streams that don't meet water-quality standards... It requires...special permits.
...Maine's regulations...require...property owners in the Long Creek watershed, near Portland, to chip in $3,000 per year per acre of impervious surface...into a fund dedicated to paying for projects to reduce storm water flowing into the stream.
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