| Above-Ground Storage Tanks, Installation |
MGL c. 146, s. 22; MGL c.148, s. 37 |
520 CMR 12.00 |
DPS |
| Administrative Penalties |
MGL c. 21A s. 16 (Administrative Penalties Act) |
310 CMR 5.00 |
DEP |
| Appeals & Adjudicatory Hearings |
MGL c. 30A(Administrative Procedures Act); MGL c. 30 s. 37 |
310 CMR 1.00; 310 CMR 2.00 |
DEP OAA |
| Air Quality |
MGL c. 111 s. 2B-2C; MGL c. 21H; MGL c. 31C; MGL c. 111 s. 142A-142M (Mass. Air Pollution Control Laws) |
310 CMR 6.00 to 8.00 |
DEP |
| Areas of Critical Environmental Concern |
MGL c. 21A s. 2(7); St. 1974, c. 806 s. 40(e) |
301 CMR 12.00 |
DCR |
| Archeology |
MGL c. 9 s. 26 to 27C |
950 CMR 70.00 |
MHC |
| Asbestos Abatement and Disposal |
MGL c.111 s. 142A-142E & 150A-150B; MGL c. 111F; MGL c. 21E; MGL c. 149 s. 6A-G; MGL c. 111 s. 2 |
310 CMR 7.15 and 19.00; 310 CMR 33.00; 310 CMR 40.0000; 453 CMR 6.00; 105 CMR 410.353 |
DEP, DOL, DPH |
| Bottle Bill |
MGL c. 94 s. 321-326; MGL c. 21A s. 2 |
301 CMR 4.00 |
DEP |
| Coastal Development or Use |
MGL c. 91; MGL c. 6A s. 2-7 MGL c. 21A, s. 4A |
310 CMR 9.00; 301 CMR 20.00 to 24.00 |
DEP CZM |
| Construction/ Demolition (see also Asbestos) |
MGL c.111 s. 142A-142E & 150A-150B; MGL c. 21E |
310 CMR 7.09; 310 CMR 40.0000 |
DEP |
| Curb Cuts |
MGL c. 81 s. 21 |
301 CMR 11.00
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MHD DCR (when applicable) |
| Dam Safety |
MGL c. 253, s. 44 |
302 CMR 10.00 |
DCR |
Dredging and Filling (Wetlands and Waterways) |
MGL c. 21 s. 26-35 |
310 CMR 9.00 |
DEP |
| Drinking Water |
MGL c. 13; MGL c. 21A; MGL c. 30A; MGL c. 40; MGL c. 111; MGL c. 112; MGL c. 114; MGL c. 140; MGL c. 159; MGL c. 160A-F; MGL c. 162; MGL c. 165; MGL c. 286 (many sections) |
310 CMR 22.00; 236 CMR 2.00 to 5.00; 310 CMR 21.00; 310 CMR 24.00; 310 CMR 27.00 310 CMR 28.00 |
DEP |
| Emergency Response/ Spill Reporting |
MGL c. 21E (State Superfund Law) |
310 CMR 40.0000 (Mass. Contingency Plan) |
DEP |
| Endangered Species (Natural Heritage Program) |
MGL c. 131 s. 23 |
321 CMR 10.00 |
DFG |
| Environmental Analysis Laboratories |
MGL c. 21 s. 27; MGL c. 21A s. 2; MGL c. 21C s. 4; MGL c. 21E s. 3; MGL c. 111 s. 142A-S & 150A-160 |
310 CMR 42.00 |
DEP |
| Environmental Notification Forms/Impact Reports |
MGL c. 30 s. 61-62H (Mass. Environmental Policy Act [MEPA]) |
301 CMR 11.00 |
EOEEA |
| Environmental Results Program |
MGL c. 21 s. 26-43; MGL c. 21C; MGL c 21E; MGL 111 s. 142A-J |
310 CMR 70.00, 71.00, 72.00, 73.00, 74.00, 75.00 & 76.00 |
DEP |
| Food & Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Resources, includes Animal Health, Dairying & Land Use) |
Multiple laws apply. Search the MGL site |
330 CMR 3.00 - 28.00 331 CMR 7.00 |
DAR |
| Hazardous Substance Labeling |
MGL c. 94B (Mass. Hazardous Substance Labeling Law) |
105 CMR 650.00 |
DPH |
| Hazardous Waste Facility Siting |
MGL c. 21D; MGL c. 40 s. 9; MGL c. 16 s. 19; MGL c.111 s. 150B |
990 CMR 1.00 to 16.00; 310 CMR 30.000 |
HWF DEP |
| Hazardous Waste Mgmt./Transportation |
MGL c. 21C (Mass. Haz. Waste Mgmt. Act) |
310 CMR 30.000 |
DEP |
| Hazardous Waste Site Assessment/Cleanup |
MGL c. 21E (State Superfund Law) |
310 CMR 40.0000 (Mass. Contingency Plan) |
DEP |
| Historic Preservation |
MGL c. 9 s. 26-27C |
950 CMR 71.00 |
MHC |
| Hunting & Fishing |
MGL c. 131 (many sections); MGL c. 30A s. 5 |
321 CMR 2.00 to 4.00 |
DFG |
| Industrial Wastewater Holding Tanks |
MGL c. 21 s. 26-53 Mass. Clean Waters Act) |
314 CMR 18.00 |
DEP |
| Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment |
MGL c. 21 s. 26-53 (Mass. Clean Waters Act) |
314 CMR 12.00 |
DEP |
| Licensed Site Professionals |
MGL c. 21A s. 19-19J |
309 CMR 1.00 to 8.00 |
LSPB |
| Marine Fisheries |
MGL c. 130 (many sections) |
322 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 |
DFG |
| Medical Waste |
MGL c. 111 s. 127A (State Sanitary Code) |
105 CMR 480.00 |
DPH |
| Mercury Management Act |
MGL c. 21C s. 4&6; & MGL c. 21H s.6C, 6J & 6N |
310 CMR 74.00, 75.00 & 76.00 |
DEP |
| Massachusetts Water Resources Authority |
St. 1984, 1987 and 1991 (many sections) |
360 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 |
MWRA |
| Motor Vehicle Inspection & Maintenance |
MGL c. 210, Acts of 1997 |
310 CMR 60.00 |
DEP RMV |
| Oil Spill Act |
M.G.L. c. 21M |
314 CMR 19.00 |
DEP |
| Permitting Timelines/Fees |
MGL c. 21A s. 18(Timely Action Schedule & Fee Provisions); MGL c. 21 s. 34A; MGL c. 21C s. 7; MGL c. 21E s. 3B; MGL c. 21I; MGL c. 91 s. 18, 21 & 22; MGL c. 131 s. 40 |
310 CMR 4.00; 310 CMR 9.00; 310 CMR 21.00; 310 CMR 50.53; 301 CMR 40.00; 801 CMR 4.02 and 4.07 |
DEP EOEEA |
| Pesticide Use |
MGL c. 132B Pesticide Control Act)Chapter 85 of the Acts of 2000 (Children's and Families' Protection Act) |
333 CMR 1.00 to 12.00 |
DAR |
| Quabbin and Wachusett Watershed Protection |
MGL c. 92 s. 104, 107A, 108 |
350 CMR 11.00 |
DCR |
| Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit (RIRC) |
|
310 CMR 17.00 |
DEP |
| Right-to-Know |
MGL c. 111F (Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers Act); MGL c. 6A s. 18 |
105 CMR 670.00 310 CMR 33.00 454 CMR 21.00 |
DPH DEP DOL |
| Scenic/ Recreational Rivers Orders |
MGL c. 21A, s. 2(28) |
302 CMR 3.00 |
DCR |
| Sewer Connections |
MGL c. 21, s. 43 |
314 CMR 7.00 |
DEP MWRA |
| Solid Waste Facilities/Management |
MGL c. 21H; MGL c. 111 s. 150A-150A 1/2 |
310 CMR 16.00 310 CMR 19.000 |
DEP |
| State Revolving Fund |
MGL c. 29C MGL c. 78, Acts of 1998 |
310 CMR 44.00 310 CMR 45.00 |
DEP |
| Title 5 (Subsurface Sewage Disposal) |
MGL c. 21A s. 13 (State Environmental Code) |
310 CMR 15.00 |
DEP BOH |
| Toxics Use Reduction |
MGL c. 21I s. 3 & 10-12(Toxics Use Reduction Act) |
310 CMR 50.00 |
DEP |
| Tree Harvesting |
MGL c. 132 s. 40 to 46 |
304 CMR 11.00 |
DCR |
| Underground Storage Tanks, Installation & Maintenance |
MGL c. 148 (Mass. Fire Prevention Law) |
527 CMR 4.00 & 9.00 (State Fire Code) |
DFS |
| Underground Storage Tanks, Leaking |
MGL c. 21E (State Superfund Law) |
310 CMR 40.0000 |
DEP |
| Water Pollution Control |
MGL c. 21 s. 26-53 (Mass. Clean Waters Act) |
257CMR 2.00 314 CMR 1.00 - 15.00 314 CMR 4.00 314 CMR 9.00 |
DEP |
| Water Use - Large-Scale (Water Management Act) |
MGL c. 21G (Water Management Act) |
310 CMR 36.00; 313 CMR 2.00, 4.00 & 5.00 |
DEP |
| Water Resources Commission (WRC) |
MGL c. 21, 21A, 30A (many sections) |
313 CMR 2.00 to 5.00 |
WRC |
| Waterways Licensing |
MGL c. 91 (Public Waterfront Act) |
310 CMR 9.00 |
DEP |
| Well Drillers |
MGL c. 21G s. 20 |
313 CMR 3.00 |
DEP (transferred from DCR 10/1/09) |
| Wetlands |
MGL c. 131 s. 40 (Wetlands Protection Act) MGL c. 258, Acts of 1996 (Rivers Protection Act) |
310 CMR 10.00
310 CMR 12.00
310 CMR 13.00
310 CMR 23.00 |
DEP, CC |
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Matrix Legend: MGL= Massachusetts General Laws St.= Statute of the Acts & Resolves c.= Chapter s.= Section BOH= Municipal Board of Health CMR= Code of Massachusetts Regulations CC= Municipal Conservation Commission CZM= Office of Coastal Zone Management DAR= Department of Agricultural Resources DCR= Department of Conservation & Recreation DEP= Department of Environmental Protection DFG= Department of Fish & Game DOL= Department of Labor & Workforce Development DPH= Department of Public Health DPS= Department of Public Safety EOEEA= Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs FD= Municipal Fire Department HWF= Hazardous Waste Facility Site Safety Council LSPB= Licensed Site Professional Board MDC= Metropolitan District Commission MHC= Massachusetts Historical Commission MHD= Massachusetts Highway Department MWRA= Massachusetts Water Resources Authority RMV= Registry of Motor Vehicles |