Maine Rivers & Streams

• Atlantic Salmon Rivers information. Water quality data for the Atlantic salmon rivers.
• Biomonitoring. The Biological Monitoring Program provides water quality information for a wide array of programs and initiatives.
• Classification of Maine waters. Maine's classification system establishes water quality goals for the state.
• Citizen groups (other than Stream Teams)
• Contacts. Maine DEP contacts.
• Illegal fish stockings. Illegal fish stockings threaten Maine lakes and rivers. (off-site)
• Links
• NPS awareness campaign. This program is a collaborative effort of the DEP and State Planning Office.
• Piscataquis River (from the Maine River Quality Series, Fall 2000)
• Fish consumption advisories (off-site). The Bureau of Health is responsible for recommending the warnings on eating fish based on the presence of chemicals
• Permits and standards. Natural Resources Protection Act (NRPA), Site Law, Stormwater Management Law, Erosion and Sedimentation Control Law, etc.
• Public Comment and Rulemaking pages
• River Modeling and Data Reports
• Stream Conference 2007. Copies of presentation slides.
• Stream Team Program (Maine). A stream team is a group of who people who have banded together to promote stewardship of their local stream.
• Stream assessment* (pdf). From "The Quality of Maine Waters -- A Condensed Version of the 1996 Maine Water Quality Assessment". This publication is dated, but has some useful background information.
• Sustainable water use program (water use). The reporting program includes separate reporting thresholds for withdrawals from rivers, streams and brooks; lakes; and groundwater.
• TMDLs and 305b/303d. The "303d" list identifies water quality limited waters within the state, causes and sources of nonattainment of standards, and a timetable for the development of TMDLs (Total Maximum Daily Loads) or other management processes to address attainment.
• Volunteer River Monitoring Program. The VRMP is a network of volunteer groups participating in quality-assured river and stream sampling.