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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 304 (2026)

Establishment of water levels

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1975, c. 542 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 694, §§198-203 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 56, §§12-17 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 417, §1 (RP).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1978–2018 · leading case: Molasses Pond Lake Ass'n v. Soil & Water Conservation Comm'n, 534 A.2d 679 (Me. 1987).
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Molasses Pond Lake Ass'n v. Soil & Water Conservation Comm'n, 534 A.2d 679 (Me. 1987). · cites it 2× “3 In addition to establishing water levels, 12 M.R.S.A. § 304(4) (Pamph.1974-80) provides that the Commission [s]hall, insofar as practicable, require the maintenance of a stable water level, but shall include provision for variations in water level to permit sufficient draw…”
Aquafortis Assocs., LLC v. Maine Dep't of Env't Prot. (Me. Super. Ct 2018). · cites it 4× “§ 842 evidences this transition of power from the SWCC's regulation of dams under 12 M.R.S. § 304 to the DEP under 38 M.R.S.”
Bilodeau v. Soil & Water Conservation Comm'n, 383 A.2d 658 (Me. 1978). “By 12 M.R.S.A. § 304(4) the Soil and Water Conservation Commission is empowered to order the owner of an artificial dam to establish a normal water level for the body of water impounded by such dam.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 12, § 304(4) — 3 cases
Molasses Pond Lake Ass'n v. Soil & Water Conservation Comm'n, 534 A.2d 679 (Me. 1987). “3 In addition to establishing water levels, 12 M.R.S.A. § 304(4) (Pamph.1974-80) provides that the Commission [s]hall, insofar as practicable, require the maintenance of a stable water level, but shall include provision for variations in water level to permit sufficient draw…”
Aquafortis Assocs., LLC v. Maine Dep't of Env't Prot. (Me. Super. Ct 2018). “§ 842 evidences this transition of power from the SWCC's regulation of dams under 12 M.R.S. § 304 to the DEP under 38 M.R.S.”
Bilodeau v. Soil & Water Conservation Comm'n, 383 A.2d 658 (Me. 1978). “By 12 M.R.S.A. § 304(4) the Soil and Water Conservation Commission is empowered to order the owner of an artificial dam to establish a normal water level for the body of water impounded by such dam.”
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