Bureau of Land and Water Quality, Maine Department of Environmental Protection

What's New -- Calendar, new materials, rulemaking, legislation, requests for proposals

Education. Newsletters, lake database, training center, materials for teachers, and more.

Enforcement. How to report a possible violation.

General information. Publications, citizen action, links, and more.

Grants & Loans. Nonpoint source, on-site disposal systems, municipal treatment facilities, and more.

Monitoring & Assessment. Reports, 305b, impaired waters, sustainable water use, and more.

Permits & Standards. Waste discharge, natural resource protection, site law, hydropower, stormwater, shoreland zoning, and mining.

Waste Treatment. Operator certification, combined sewer overflows, waste water engineering, and more.

Watershed Planning & Management. Nonpoint source pollution, training center, and more.

Picture of loon license plate.

To learn about Maine's Conservation Plate Program (DIF&W) and the species and programs it supports, please visit
Maine's Endangered and Nongame Wildlife Fund and Maine's Loon Conservation License Plates (off-site)