Maine Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Subtitle 2 > Part 5 > Chapter 601 > Subchapter 1 – General Provisions

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§ 2601	Definitions
§ 2601-A	Scope
§ 2602	Fees for testing
§ 2602-A	Fees for testing private water supplies
§ 2603	Shipping costs
§ 2604	Schools, sampling and examination of water
§ 2604-A	Roadside springs
§ 2604-B	Schools, sampling and examination of water for lead
§ 2605	Administration
§ 2606	Emergency planning
§ 2607	Approved laboratories
§ 2608	Information on private water supply contamination; interagency cooperation
§ 2609	Recovery of testing costs
§ 2610	Maine Drinking Water Fund

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 22 > Subtitle 2 > Part 5 > Chapter 601 > Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

Administrative compliance order: means an administrative order that is issued by the commissioner against a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative consent order: means an order issued by the commissioner pursuant to a bilateral agreement between the commissioner and a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative penalty: means a fine imposed by the commissioner against a public water system in violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Administrative remedy: means an administrative compliance order, an administrative consent order or an administrative penalty. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
Contaminant: means any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance or matter in water. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Court reporting services: means services provided by a court reporter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
Court reporting services provider: means a business, entity or firm that provides or arranges for court reporting services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771
Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
Department: means the Department of Health and Human Services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 1-A
deputy sealer: shall mean , respectively, a sealer of weights and measures, and a deputy sealer of weights and measures, of a municipality or of several municipalities;

[PL 1973, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2302

Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

Feasible: means capable of being done within the current limitation of economics and technology, as determined by the commissioner. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.

in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

Legal proceeding: means a proceeding or series of proceedings by which a legal judgment is invoked and includes but is not limited to:

A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771

Licensed public weighmaster: shall mean and refer to all persons who shall, for hire, weigh or measure any commodity, produce or article and issue therefor, a weight certificate, which shall be accepted as the accurate weight, upon which the purchase or sale of such commodity is based;

[PL 1973, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2302

Maximum contaminant level: means the maximum concentration of a contaminant allowed under the State Primary Drinking Water Regulations in water supplied for human consumption. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Municipal officers: means the mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the members of the select board or councilors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

National Drinking Water Regulations: means the drinking water regulations promulgated by the Administrator of the U. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Notice of noncompliance: means a formal written complaint or a notice of violation of state drinking water laws, regulations or rules. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Oath: includes an affirmation, when affirmation is allowed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Oath: A promise to tell the truth.

Operator: means an individual either employed or retained by a public water system who, as part of the individual's job duties, is assigned the responsibilities for operational activities that will have a direct impact on the quality or quantity of water provided to consumers. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.

Party: means a party to an action that is the subject of the legal proceeding for which court reporting services are provided or sought to be provided. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 4 Sec. 771

Person: means any individual, partnership, company, public or private corporation, political subdivision or agency of the State, department, agency or instrumentality of the United States or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Person: means both plural and the singular, as the case demands, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, societies and associations;

[PL 1973, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 10 Sec. 2302

Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.

Political subdivision: means any municipality, county, district or any portion or combination of 2 or more thereof. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Probate: Proving a will

public water system: includes any collection, treatment, storage or distribution pipes or other constructed conveyances, structures or facilities under the control of the supplier of water and used primarily in connection with such a system, and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under that control that are used primarily in connection with such a system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).

residential uses: includes drinking, bathing, cooking and other similar uses; and [PL 1997, c. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Roadside spring: means any spring, well or other water diverted by pipes for the use of the public to obtain water by using containers or other methods, including but not limited to water being diverted and collected by a landowner by tiles, pipes, catch basins, buildings or other appurtenances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Supplier of water: means any person who controls, owns or generally manages a public water system. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72

Water treatment plant: means that portion of the public water system which is designed to alter the physical, chemical, biological or radiological quality of the water or to remove any contaminants. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 22 Sec. 2601

Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72