Public Health, Safety, and Environmental Standards

(1) The Applicant shall conform to all public health, safety, and environmental standards as described in the Department’s Guideline on Public Health, Safety, and Environmental Standards at the time of the Applicant’s submission of a Consolidated Local Permit Application. The Applicant shall maintain conformance with such standards throughout the construction, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of a Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facility. The Applicant's Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facility shall comply with all criteria and standards including but not limited to setback requirements, zoning criteria, compliance monitoring, discharge controls, erosion, sedimentation and runoff prevention, monitoring impacts on abutting properties, contamination and remediation, encroachments on critical resources, Emergency Response Plan requirements, and measures to address potential harms relating to abandonment of a Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facility. (2) Public health, safety, and environmental standards shall be inclusive of applicable local bylaws, state and federal laws including but not limited to 310 CMR 10.00: Wetlands Protection Act, 310 CMR 22.00: Massachusetts Drinking Water Regulations, 314 CMR 9.00: 401 Water Quality Certification, 310 CMR 7.00: Air Pollution Control, and 321 CMR10.00: Massachusetts Endangered Species Act.