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Drinking Water Program

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June 30, 2017
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Stephani Morancie, MePUC
Mark Margerum, MeDEP

Robert Marvinney, Maine State Geologist
From:

David Braley, C.G.
Senior Environmental Hydrogeologist

RE: Bulk Water Transport Permit Application for Poland} Spring, Lincoln, Maine

Enclosed please find the application for the Bulk Water Transport Permit for Poland Spring in Lincoln,

Maine. The application has been submitted by Nestle Waters North America, Inc., d/b/a Poland
Spring Bottling Company. Apermit to transport water is renewable every three (3) years. As

required in Title 22 §2660-A, the Department is seeking your review and comments prior to making a

final decision regarding the granting of a permit.

Please review the enclosed application materials and submit comments directly to me at:
David Braley, C.G.
Maine Drinking Water Program
SHS 11

Augusta, Maine 04333
Or electronically at:
david.bralev(a)maine.qov

Comments should be received by July 30, 2017.

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Bulk Water Transport Permit Request
Spring Site at Lincoln Water District, Lincoln, Maine
Submitted to:

Maine Department of Health and HumanServices
Drinking Water Program
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Augusta, ME 04333
Submitted by:
Nestle Waters North America Inc.

(d/b/a Poland Spring Bottling Company)
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Mr. David Braley, C.G.
Senior Environmental Hydrogeologist
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Department of Health and Human Services
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Bulk Water Transport Permit Request

Spring at Lincoln Water District
Lincoln, Maine

On behalf of Nestle Waters North America, Inc., d/b/a Poland Spring Bottling Company (Poland

Spring), weare pleased to present this application for a Bulk Water Transport Permit for water
from the spring at anexisting source of the Lincoln Water District (PWSED ME0090860) in the
Town of Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine. This permit application submission includes four

(4) hard copies and one (1) digital copy in pdfformat onthe enclosed universal serial bus (USB)
drive. Poland Spring proposes to transport spring water purchased from the Lincoln Water
District to Poland Spring bottling plants in Hollis, Kingfield, and Poland, Maine, Framingham,
Massachusetts, and to otherlocations as the needmay arise. Lincoln WaterDistrict will provide
the water from Well #4, an existing well owned and operated by the District, at quantities up to

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172 million gallons peryear (MGY), the same maximum annual withdrawal in 2009 of the now
closed Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill.

Spring water will be conveyed from Well #4 toa load station facility located near Route 2 onthe
Lincoln Water District property. Poland Spring will lease land and equipment from the Lincoln
Water District. The leased equipment will include theunderground 8-inch pipeline that extends
from Well #4 up to and including the 6 inchby 6 inch teein theloadstation building.

The transport of spring water from the Lincoln Water District spring water source (Well #4)
requires approval bythe Department and the Bulk Water Transport program under 22 M.R.S.
§2660-A(2)(E). The source of the spring water is anexisting public water system that is not used
solely tobottle water for sale since the Lincoln Water District will retain the rightto use Well #4
as a reserve water source. Under these conditions, the existing source is not defined as a

"significant ground water well" subject to the Natural Resources Protection Act, 38 M.R.S. §
480-B(9-A)(B)(l). This understanding was confirmed at a pre-application meeting with the
Department of Health and Human Services on May 23,2017.

This permit application includes the application form and Attachments 1through 8as required for
the BulkWaterTransport permitapplication process. This application also demonstrates

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compliance with 22M.R.S. §2660-A(3), and a commitment to perform bulk water transport in
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Water transport will not constitute a threat to public health, safety or welfare; and

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Water purchased by Poland Spring from the Lincoln Water District Well #4 will not have

an undue adverse effect on waters of the State, water-related natural resources, and

existing uses, including, but notlimited to, public or private wells, within the anticipated
zone of contribution to the withdrawal.

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additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me by telephone at (207) 797-8918 or
email at lrobinson(S)geiconsultants.com.

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Appendix A Bulk Water Transport Application Form

Appendix B Hydrogeologic Report prepared by Drumlin Environmental, LLC, June 2017.
Appendix C Town of Lincoln Zoning Map
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Nestle Waters North America, Inc., d/b/a Poland Spring Bottling Company (Poland Spring)
submits this Bulk Water Transport Permit request to the Maine Department of Health and
Human Services (Department) for approval to transport water in bulk from the Lincoln Water
District (PWSID ME0090860) on Route 2, in Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine. The project

description is included in Attachment 1. The purpose of this application is to demonstrate that
the bulk water transport will be performed in accordance with the statutory criteria and
Department requirements in support of permit approval.
This permit application is based on the requirements in 22 M.R.S. § 2660-A, a pre-application
meeting with the Department's Senior Environmental Hydrogeologist, Mr. David Braley, and
Hydrogeologist, Ms. Jesse Meeks, on May 23, 2017, and the application form provided by the
Department via email on January 25, 2017, and included in Appendix A.
Poland Spring will lease land and equipment from the Lincoln Water District to convey water
from Lincoln Water District Well #4 to a 6 inch by 6 inch tee in a load station building on

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Lincoln Water District property on Route 2, as shown on the maps in Attachments 2 and 3. The
Lincoln Water District owns the property (equipment and land) up to and including the 6 inch by
6 inch tee at the load station building and will sell water to Poland Spring under its standard tariff
from the Public Utilities Commission at quantities up to the annual volume of water previously

provided to the former Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill, based on Lincoln Water District records and
its Charter. The Lincoln Water District is a public water system incorporated in 1935 with the
right to sell water.

As described further in Attachment 1, Project Description, as a customer of the Lincoln Water
District, Poland Spring will fill tanker trucks at the District's proposed load station and transport

the spring water in bulk quantities to Poland Spring's bottling facilities in Poland, Kingfield, and
Hollis, Maine, and to other locations, as needed. The lease agreement for land and equipment

does not include the property or equipment associated with existing Lincoln Water District Well
#4 (borehole, pump, well house, etc.), which will remain entirely under the control, operation,
and ownership of the Lincoln Water District. Lincoln Water District will retain the right to use
Well #4 as a reserve water source. At the load station on Lincoln Water District property Poland

Spring will assume ownership of the water and equipment downstream of the 6-inch by 6-inch
tee in the load station building.

Section 2 of this application demonstrates compliance with the requirements of 22 M.R.S.
§2660-A. Attachments 1 through 8 are affixed to support this permit request in accordance with
the Bulk Water Transport application form, which is included in Appendix A.

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Statutory Criteria

Pursuant to 22 M.R.S. §2660-A(3), the statutory criteria for approval of a bulkwater permit
application are:

1) Transport ofthe water will not constitute a threat to public health, safety orwelfare.

2) Water purchased by Poland Spring from the Lincoln Water District Well #4 will not have
an undue adverse effect on waters of the State; water-related natural resources; and

existing uses, including, butnotlimited to, public or private wells.

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No Threat to Public Health, Safety or Welfare

Poland Spring uses standard operating procedures (SOPs), quality assurance and quality control
practices (QA/QC), and performs monitoring and testing to address the standard ofno threat to
public health, safety orwelfare from the transport ofspring water in bulk quantities. Standard
operating procedures and QA/QC practices are critical to operations and business and as such
Poland Spring has extensive written documentation describing the internal procedures and
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Under guidance from the Department to keep the size ofthis application manageable, Poland
Spring isnot including detailed information of, for example, tanker truck cleaning procedures
and monitoring protocols, tanker sample laboratory procedures, quantitation limits for testing,
examples oftest results, orsafety training and education, among a host ofother internal
procedures and practices. Internal Poland Spring procedures and practices ofa non-proprietary
nature can be made available upon request with the understanding thatreview of additionally

requested materials will not extend the Department's 30-day review schedule ofthis application.
A summary of these procedures and practices is provided below.
Information on water resource monitoring and testing is detailed in the Hydrogeologic Report

prepared by Drumlin Environmental, LLC, (Drumlin, 2017) in Appendix B.
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Poland Spring uses a standard operating procedure for hiring and training of commercial truck
drivers. These procedures address transportation safety. Acopy ofthe procedures can be made
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Department. Poland Spring has a Tanker Cleaning and Disinfection SOP in place that is
consistent with the requirements of 10-144 CMR 235(3)(H). The purpose ofthis SOP is to
provide adequate instruction on how to perform Cleaning-In-Place ("CIP") or disinfection ofthe
filling system ensuring that hygienic conditions ofequipment will be maintained. Acopy ofthe
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All tankers, storage tanks, hoses, pumps and connections owned and operated by Poland Spring
and used for loading, transporting and unloading water are constructed ofmaterials that are of

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food-grade quality in accordance with the standards ofthe U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(USFDA) and are made ofsmooth, non-absorbent material that is easily cleanable. Water
tankers owned or leased byPoland Spring are dedicated to the bulk hauling of spring water. All
pumps, hoses and connections are stored and maintained to prevent contamination. When not in
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The tankers undergo CIP on a routine monthly basis at a minimum. The cleaning and
disinfection products used are Excellerate CIP (achlorinated alkaline detergent used for
cleaning), Oxonia Active (a peroxyacetic acid sanitizer used as the disinfection agent) and AC
55-5 (an acid detergent used as the acid wash). The microbiological monitoring plan for
tankered water includes sampling each tanker atleast once perweek for HPC, total coliform, and
pseudomonas bacteria. The CIP schedule may be adjusted based on microbiological testing
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processes prior to tankering. No treatment is necessary during transportation. At the bottling
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Annual compliance sampling will beconducted on spring water collected from the Lincoln
Water District load station that originates from Well #4 during the first quarter of each calendar
year. Water from the load station will betested weekly for heterotrophic bacteria using
Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC), aswell astesting for total coliform.
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Aquifer Protection Planning

The Town of Lincoln established aquifer protection zones, as described in the Municipal Code of
theTown of Lincoln, Section 1311.3.III.B.1, Aquifer Protection Zone (Lincoln, 2015). Three
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zones are delineated (API, AP2, AP3) based on the following description excerpted from the
ordinance:

AQUIFER PROTECTION SUB-ZONE 1 (API): The Lincoln Aquifer itself is determined
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AQUIFER PROTECTION SUB-ZONE 2 (AP2): The area between the API Sub-zone
boundary and the center line of Pollard Brook to the East and the area between the API
Sub-zone boundary and the center line of the closest unnamed brook to the West or a line
two hundred and fifty (250) feet to the West whichever is greater.

AQUIFER PROTECTION SUB-ZONE 3 (AP3): The area between the AP2 Sub-zone
boundary and the boundary of the contributing watershed to the West and the area between
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Within these aquifer protection zones there are land use restrictions, prohibitions, and conditional
uses related to certain commercial activities, such as the application of pesticides, herbicides,
sludge, manure spreading, animal husbandry and the stockpiling of manure. Similarly, the
disposal of petroleum products, septic waste, hazardous materials, hazardous waste and other
similar deleterious activities are restricted in the aquifer protection zones. A copy of the Town
of Lincoln Zoning Map is included in Appendix C. A complete copy of the restricted land uses
in the aquifer protection zones may be reviewed online at http://lincolnmaine.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/Lincoln-ME-Municipal-Code-Master-Ol -15-15-Am-Fix20157211588.pdf.

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On the Lincoln Water District's more than 480 acres, the District owns and maintains forestland
that acts as a natural filter to the watershed to protect water quality in the aquifer. The District

limits the type and amount of recreational use of the property and implements additional
programs to protect the public drinking water supply.
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Poland Spring maintains bulk water transport records in compliance with the requirements of 10144 CMR 235(3)(L) and 235(4). Record information includes name of transporter and/or driver,
tanker number, date of shipment, vendor and location of the source water, name of the water
recipient and location, date of delivery, date of tanker cleaning and sanitization (including
operator name), concentration of disinfectant residual at the time of loading and unloading, and
total coliform results. Records of all water quality bacteriological and chemical testing are
maintained for five years. Records of daily production volumes are also maintained.

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Poland Spring implements security measures at load stations to protect public health, safety
and/or welfare that include, for example, locks on buildings and load station equipment, badge
access requirements, and security camera surveillance. Poland Spring also hires third party
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As part of standard practice and to address the "no undue adverse effect" statutory criteria,
Poland Spring includes with this Bulk Water Transport Permit Application the Hydrogeologic
Report, which describes the monitoring and testing performed in advance of this permit
submittal. Furthermore, Poland Spring will continue to monitor and test conditions in its
commitment to addressing the no undue adverse effect standard on waters of the State, as
defined under 38 M.R.S. §361-A(7), water-related natural resources, and/or existing uses
including, but not limited to, public or private wells. Geologic research, and monitoring and
testing studies performed to date, are summarized in the Hydrogeologic Report in Appendix B.
The context for these studies is summarized briefly below.

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Geologic Characterization

The Lincoln Water District has a history of more than 55 years of operation in supplying the
Town of Lincoln with water from the sand and gravel esker aquifer on the Lincoln Water
District property. Since 1961, the District has used the aquifer as a source of public water.
Today there are four (4) gravel pack wells with the most recent addition, Well #4, developed in
1990. As part of public water supply development and operation, the Lincoln Water District
has performed extensive investigation of the aquifer supplying its existing wells. Historic work
includes evaluations of the geologic and hydrogeologic conditions, subsurface data collection,
development of information about aquifer flow and recharge conditions, and the collection of
hydraulic, hydrologic and water quality background data for Well #4.
Because Poland Spring will purchase water from the Lincoln Water District's existing Well #4
at quantities up to the annual volume of water that served the former Lincoln Pulp and Paper
Mill based on Lincoln Water District records, Poland Spring's use will result in no additional
water extraction volumes than that which existed historically.

As discussed below, in addition to the existing geologic, hydrologic, and hydraulic information
available from the Lincoln Water District, Poland Spring performed supplemental
investigations to ensure that spring water collected at Well #4 meets Poland Spring's internal
standards.

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Appendix B of this application includes a Hydrogeologic Report prepared by Drumlin that
describes the conceptual hydrogeologic model of how theaquifer is connected hydraulically to
the Lincoln Water District spring and Well #4. The geological characterization in Appendix B
includes a description of the geology and geologic history of the area, a cross section through
theaquifer, and boring logs of well borings, and other subsurface data. The geologic report
also includes a hydrogeologic description of aquifer flow, hydraulic boundaries, recharge
conditions, interaction of the source with surrounding water resources and springs, and the
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Drumlin also provides a conceptual flow-net for the aquifer and its recharge areas. A water
budget is included and is consistent with the water budgetdeveloped for Well #4 when it was
originally evaluated in the late 1980s. Under its agreement with Poland Spring, Lincoln Water
District would continue to pump Well #4 within the range of its historic operation.
Background data are included in Appendix B based on records provided by the Lincoln Water

District. Background data also includes more recent testing performed by Poland Spring during
the period from February 2017 to the date of submission of the permit application to validate
that the spring source meets Poland Spring's internal standards in addition to state and federal
regulatory criteria.

Also, included in the background work performed in advance of this application is the
"Wetlandand Watercourse Delineation and Vernal Pool Survey Report: Lincoln WaterDistrict
Spring, Lincoln, Maine," performed by Stantec Consulting Services Inc. (Stantec, 2017). The
delineation of the wetlands, water courses, vernal pools, and significant vernal pools from the
Stantec 2017 survey are included on Sewall maps C-01 and C-02 in Attachment 3.

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Pumping Test

The Hydrogeologic Report prepared by Drumlin in Appendix B of this application includes
information demonstrating that Poland Spring's proposed purchase of water from Well #4 at the
Lincoln WaterDistrict will not adversely affect the existing uses of groundwater or surface water
resources within the anticipated zone of contribution to the District's withdrawal.

Drumlin performed a 7-day aquifer pumping test using Well #4 in May 2017. This work
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the spring of2017. Drumlin's work also includes adiscussion ofthe natural flow from springs
and other surface water sources as it relates to the water Poland Spring will purchase from
Lincoln Water District's existing Well #4.

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Monitoring Plan

Theplan for long-term monitoring is included in the Hydrogeologic Report prepared by Drumlin
(Appendix B). The monitoring plan describes regular measurement and assessment of water
level, water quality, streamflow, biomonitoring, wetland vegetation, amount and type of
precipitation, and other information.

The data collected as part of monitoring will undergo internal review by Poland Spring for

quality assurance/quality control purposes. Poland Spring will work closely with the Lincoln
Water District and share monitoring data to assist the District with its operation of Well #4 and
associated reporting requirements.

Poland Spring will summarize the monitoring data in an annual report, which will be submitted
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volume of water withdrawn, and water elevation at wells in the monitoring program.

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References

Drumlin (2017). Hydrogeologic Report, prepared by Drumlin Environmental, LLC dated June,
2017

Lincoln (2015). Municipal Code of the Town of Lincoln, Maine. Accessed on March 9, 2017

from http://lincolnmaine.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Lincoln-ME-Municipal-CodeMaster-01-15-15-Am-Fix-20157211588.pdf

Maine Drinking Water Program (2017a). Surface Water Bodies Used to Supply Drinking Water
to Maine. Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Environmental
Health. Accessed on June 26, 2017 from:

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health/dwp/consumers/surfaceWater.shtml

Maine Drinking Water Program (2017b). Public WaterResources Information System.

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Location of Wells and Intakes for Public Water Supplies in Maine. Accessed June 26,
2017 from: http://www.maine.gov/dep/gis/datamaps/DWP Wells/
Maine Geological Survey (2017) Water Well Database. Accessed on June 20, 2017 from
http://www.maine.gov/dacf7mgs/pubs/digital/well.htm

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Ransom (2017). Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Lincoln Water District Properties,
Station Road & West Broadway (Route 2), Towns of Lincoln & Enfield, Penobscot
County, Maine, prepared by Ransom Consulting, Inc., dated April 25, 2017.

Stantec (2017). Wetland and Watercourse Delineation and Vernal Pool Survey Report: Lincoln
Water District Spring, Lincoln, Maine, prepared by Stantec Consulting Services Inc.,
dated June 26, 2017.

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 Attachment 1: Project Description
In accordance with its Bulk Water Transport permit application, Poland Spring submits this

project description to describe the location ofthe source, the method of extraction, the proposed

volume of spring water, and other relevant information.

The project involves Poland Spring's purchase of spring water from the Lincoln Water District
and the piping ofthat spring water from the District's existing Well #4 along a ^-mile-long
underground pipeline to aload station facility on Route 2. From the load station, Poland Spring
will fill tankers and transport the spring water inbulk quantities from Lincoln, Maine to Poland
Spring's bottling facilities.

As part of this project, Poland Spring will lease the property and the equipment from Lincoln
Water District that will provide for conveyance ofspring water from existing Well #4 to the

proposed load station where Poland Spring will fill tanker trucks. The leased equipment will
include approximately 2,500 feet of8-inch-diameter underground pipe that extends from Well #4

up to and including the 6-inch by 6-inch tee in the load station building Poland Spring will also
lease from the Lincoln Water District theland associated with the underground pipe alignment
and the load station. The Lincoln Water District owns the property described herein (equipment

and land) and will sell water to Poland Spring at quantities up to the annual volume ofwater that
served the former and now closed Lincoln Pulp and Paper Mill based on Lincoln Water District

records as described in Appendix B. The land and infrastructure associated with existing Well
#4 is not included in thelease, as thatwill continue to be operated by the Lincoln Water District.
Location of the Source

The source ofspring water is the sand and gravel aquifer that exists in an esker deposit that
underlies the Lincoln Water District property. Springs identified on the Lincoln Water District

property are located approximately 1,100 feet east ofexisting Well #4, along the toe ofthe esker
deposit. Well #4 has a demonstrated hydraulic connection to these springs and isthe location
from which water will beconveyed to the load station. Well #4 was developed in 1990 and
approved by the Maine Drinking Water Program as Public Water Supply ID (PWSID) 908600202. In 2009, LWD withdrew approximately 172 million gallons ofwater from Well #4.
On the more than 480 acres of land owned by the Lincoln Water District, the District draws

water from 3supply wells (Wells #1, #2, and #3) to serve its customers, in addition to the
historic use ofWell #4. Wells #1, #2, and #3 are located more than 2,500 feet north ofWell # 4.

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 Method of Extraction
The spring water scheduled for bulk transport will be extracted by Lincoln Water District from

Well #4 using the existing borehole, pump, valves, and other equipment associated with the well
and well house.

Proposed Volume of Water
The proposed volumes of spring water that Poland Spring will purchase from the Lincoln Water
District include the following quantities:

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Annual maximum of 172 million gallons per year (MGY)
(This volume represents the maximum use of Well #4 by the Lincoln Water District
based on available historic records).

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Instantaneous maximum of 1,000gallons per minute (gpm)

(This rate was demonstrated as sustainable without causing undue adverse impact on
local water resource values such as groundwateruse, wetlands, and surface waters
during the 7-day aquifer pumping test performed in May 2017).
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Daily maximum of 845,000 gallons per day (gpd)
(This rate represents about 100 tankers per day).

Monitoring

Poland Spring has established a long-term monitoring program that provides data for evaluating
the effects of spring waterwithdrawal and documents continued spring water flow. This
information is included in the Hydrogeologic Report in Appendix B.

Bulk Transport
The bulk transport of spring water will involve:

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Up to approximately 100 tanker truck site visits per day.

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A tanker truck peak hour average of approximately four (4) tank trucks per hour with
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Tanker trucks are anticipated to turn south on US 2/SR6 and access Interstate 95 via

Enfield and Howland or turn north on US 2/SR6 and access Interstate 95 through
Lincoln. These routes may change from day-to-day, depending upon various factors,
such as weather and business needs.

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Bulk Water Transport Permit Request
Lincoln, Maine

Poland Spring Bottling Company

June 29, 2017

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Lincoln Water District Load Station

PROJECT LOCATION

Lincoln, Maine
Nestle Waters North America

Poland Spring, Maine

Project 1611316

June 2017

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Igulk Water Transport Permit Application Form

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L ncoln, Maine

Poland Spring Bottling Company

June 29, 2017

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Maine Center for Disease
Control and Prevention

Maine Drinking Water Program
SHS#11

Augusta, Maine, 04333

An Office of the

(207) 287-2070
Fax (207) 287-4172

Department of Health and Human Services

Paul R. LePcge, Governor

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Mary C. Mayhew, Commissioner

BULK WATER TRANSPORT PERMIT APPLICATION
FOR LARGE EXTRACTIONS

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form constitutes an application to the Maine Department of ^^^^^^S2££
oronosed transport of water in bulk quantities as required in M.R.S. Title 22 Chapter 601 §2660-A The Department

o the rrevtew agencies', may contact you for further information regarding your proposal. Fachties and equipment

Silt5 for l collection, storage, treatment, loading and transport of water may require additional approvals not
included in this Department determination. Please consult the Department for clarification.

Anre aoolication meeting with Department geologists is strongly recommended prior to finalizing and submitting a

K t a S L Application. Any proposed deviations from the information required below must be
discussed with and approved by Department geologists in advance.

An individual Bulk Water Transport Permit is required prior to transporting water for commercial Ptoses by

ntoeineconlh or taric vehicles or in any containers greater than 10 gallons in size beyond the boundaries of the

ZnicTpki'or townshjin which the water originates or any bordering municipality or townsh.p, ,fthe following is
true:

(1) The applicant plans to transport at least 75,000 gallons during any week or at least 50 00C.gallonson any
day and die source water is located at adistance of 500 feet or less from acoasta or freshwater wedand
great pond, significant vernal pool habitat, water supply well not owned or controlled by the applicant or

SeT^p7lilbt0plakns°L transport at least 216,000 gallons during any week or at least 144 000 gallons on
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S dayX the source water is located at adistance of more than 500 feet from acoastalor:freshwae

wetland, great pond, significant vernal pool habitat, water supply well not owned or controlled by the
applicant orriver, stream orbrook, and

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(3) The source water or proposed use is not exempted under Title 22 Chapter 601 §2660-A(2).
♦Review Agencies: The Maine Public Utilities Commission, the
the Maine Department ofEnvironmental Protection.

Maine State Geologist/Maine Geological Survey and

Please allow 30 days for Department and review agency reviews.

The Department may attach to any bulk water transport permit conditions required to P^P**"J-JJ
and existing uses, including but not limited to wells used to extract water for drmkmg or commercial purposes

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and sensitive natural resources as determined by Department or review agencies.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
Owner/Applicant Information

Company Name:

Nestle Waters North America. Inc. d/b/a Poland Spring Bottling Company

Contact Person:

Thomas J. Brennan, Senior Natural Resources Manager

Mailing Address: 123 Preservation Way City: Poland Spring State: ME ZIP: 04074
Phone: (207) 998-6350 Fax: (207) 998-5181 e-mail: Thomas.Brerman(5),waters.nestle.com
Description of Proposal

Water Source Description (check all that apply):

Borehole (X)

Spring (X)

Surface Water ( )

Public Water Supply (X)

PWSName: Lincoln Water District (TWSID ME0090860>). 3 Taylor Street. Lincoln. ME 04457

Location of Source(s): 1076 West Broadway. Route 2. Lincoln. ME (Map 119. Lot 018)
Distance from source to nearest coastal or freshwater wetland, great pond, significant vernal pool

habitat, water supply well notowned or controlled by the applicant, or river, stream or brook:
Pollack Brook
Freshwater Wetland W1

600 ft
240 ft

(Stantec, 2017)
(Stantec, 2017)

Significant Vernal Pool VP6

670 ft

(Stantec, 2017)

Cold Stream Pond

2.9 miles

(Stantec, 2017)

Offsitewater supply well

2,584 ft

(MGS, 2017)

Transportation Method Proposed: Tanker truck

Anticipated Quantity to be Transported (per day): 845.000 gallons (per week): 5.9 million gallons
Destination ofTransported Water: Poland. ME; Hollis. ME; Kingfield. ME; Framingham, MA; and
other bottling facilities-

Certification of Accuracy and Completeness

Signature of Applicant or Applicant's Agent:

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Printed Name:

Thomas Brennan

Title/Affiliation: Senior Natural Resources Manager

Date:

June 29. 2017

By signing above Icertify that, to my knowledge, the information on this form and
attachments is true, complete and accurate. Maine law makes it illegal for

persons applying for a Department approval to make false statements upon

application with the intent to deceive department officials in the course of their

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official duties or to create a false impression in a written application for

pecuniary or other benefit. Unsworn Falsification is a Class D misdemeanor
offence punishable by up to 364 days incarceration, a fine of up to $2,000, or
both.

 BASIC ATTACHMENTS FOR BULK WATER TRANSPORT PERMIT APPLICATIONS
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Please note: The scale of all drawings must be no smaller than 1 inch equals 100 feet. Larger scale 1" = 20' or 1"=50'
plans are also acceptable. ALL drawings larger than 8V4" x 11" must be folded to 8V4" x 11". They must be clear,
reproducible, and legible; and each sheet (including the location map) must have a consistent title block, numbering
scheme, and date.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT REDUCTIONS OF LARGE SCALE PLANS ARE NOT

GENERALLY ACCEPTABLE.

All work performed by a professional engineer, certified geologist or other licensed professional must be dated,
stamped and signed by the professional.

• Attachment 1, a project description. A description of the proposed volumes of water to be extracted and
transported, locations of all sources utilized for water extraction, the method of extraction and other relevant
information.

• Attachment 2. a project location map. This may be a photocopy of the relevant area of the U.S.G.S. 7.5
minute quadrangle map or maps showing the boundaries of the property and the approximate location of the
proposed extraction pointor points. Other mapping applications (e.g., Google Earth) may also be used.
• Attachment 3. a site plan. A plan or plans of the site, at a scale of 1"= no more than 100', showing, at a
minimum, the existing or proposed groundwater extraction point or points and the features listed below if located
within 1000 feet of any existing or proposed extraction point:

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Existing or Proposed Facilities. All existing and proposed facilities related to groundwater extraction,
storage, loading, transportor other relevant activities, and all other structures on the property owned or
controlled by the applicant;

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Sources of Water. All wells, springs, or other locations where groundwater or surface water is drawn

for private, public, or commercial use;
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Surface Water Resources. All surface water resources, including but not limited to coastal or

freshwater wetlands, greatponds, significant vernal pool habitat, rivers, streams or brooks;
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Water supply wells not owned or controlled by applicant.. This may include residential wells,

industrial wells, or public water supply wells.

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Monitoring Locations. All monitoring wells, piezometers, flumes, staff gages, precipitation

monitoring sites, stream sections, wetland transects, sampling locations, or otherfacilities and locations used
in analysis of the site;

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Possible Sources of Contamination. All known or potential sources of groundwater contamination,

including but not limited to surface and subsurface wastewater disposal systems, landfills and dumps, sand salt storage and mixing areas, junkyards, manure stacking sites, agricultural fields or other areas of pesticide,
herbicide, or fertilizer application, and tanks or other storage areas for fuel or other hazardous materials.

Depending on the size of the parcel on which the project is located, the area of the parcel to be impacted by the
proposed development, volume of water to be withdrawn, other uses of water within the area and the results of the
pumping tests and determination of the zone of contribution to any wells used for extraction of the water, the
Department may require some or all of this information at a greater distance from any existing or proposed
groundwater extraction point or points.

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• Attachment 4, a geologic characterization. A report describing^ conceptual hydrogeologic model of the
aquifer being considered and its recharge areas, including but not limited to:
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Geologic Description. Description of the geology and geologic history of the area.

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Cross-Sections. Generalized geologic cross-sections through the aquifer based on available * <»

information such as well logs, geologic reports, maps, and subsurface data.

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Logs. Logs ofall wells, borings, seismic lines, and other subsurface data used in development ofthe

report;

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Hydrogeologic Description. Adescription of aquifer flow, hydraulic boundaries, recharge conditions,
interaction of the source of the withdrawal with surrounding water resources, and springs, and the estimated
zone of contribution;

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Conceptual Flow Net. Aconceptual groundwater flow-net map for the aquifer and its recharge areas

based on available data, showing hydraulic head contours; and horizontal and vertical groundwater flow under
average, ambient, non-pumping conditions.

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Water Budget. An estimate of the pre- and post-development water budget ofthe site, including the
volumes of water required to maintain existing conditions in the protected resources in the zone of
contribution, other existing uses in the watershed and contributing area, and reasonably anticipated changes in
demand for water in those areas.

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Background Data. Data from monitoring wells, piezometers, flumes, staff gauges, precipitation
monitoring site, stream sections, wetland transects, sampling locations, and other sites used to access ^re
development conditions at the site. These data must have been collected at afrequency and density of
locations acceptable to the Department and must provide information over asufficient period of time,
generally no less than one year, to allow assessment of natural seasonal variation. If unusually dry or wet

seasons occur during the background monitoring period, include an assessment of how conditions observed
during these seasons would differ from more typical conditions.

• Attachment 5, a demonstration of no adverse impact. Submit information demonstrating that the proposed

withdrawal of water will not adversely affect existing uses ofgroundwater or surface water resources. Note that
all instrumentation used during this assessment must meet standards ofaccuracy and precision determined by the
Department of Environmental Protection.

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Pumping Tests. Submit adetermination of the long-term safe yield of each well, including a

prediction of operating levels and determination of the zone of influence and zone of capture for each
well. This determination must include at least one long-duration pump test at areasonably fixed rate

and astepped-rate test designed to determine the optimal extraction rate for the well or wells.
Provide aspecific assessment, developed from monitoring of water levels and flows during the pump
tests, ofthe impacts on any existing wells and existing groundwater flow paths within the zone of
influence and zone of capture for each well, and on the impacts on baseflow volumes, potential for
induced recharge, maintenance of flow and surface water quality, duration of saturation in wetlands
and vernal pools, and other potential impacts on surface-water or groundwater quantity, quality, and
classification within the zone ofinfluence and zone ofcapture for each well. Pump tests should
include, at a minimum, the following:

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• Establishment ofnear-field and far-field monitoring wells, including nested wells near

springs, wetlands, and other surface waters in order to evaluate changes in vertical flow due to
the pumping, and background wells to document background water levels in an area of the
aquifer (or adjacent aquifer) that will not be influenced by the test.

. Location and elevation ofthe monitoring wells relative to the existing well(s), to the nearest 1
ft. horizontal and 0.01 ft. vertical.

 • Measurement of elevation and distance from the pumping well(s) of springs, streams,ja^s,
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rivers, and wetlands shown on the site plan.

• Establishment of staff gages or pressure transducers in streams, ponds, open-water wetlands,

and other surface waters reasonably likely to be affected by pumping.

• Establishment ofone ormore precipitation monitoring stations.

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• Two or more weeks of daily background monitoring at all stations.

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• Astepped-rate pumping test to assess the hydraulic characteristics ofthe well or wells to be

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pumped during the long-duration test.

.A long-duration pumping test to continue until stabilization has been reached or for 5days,

whichever is less. Stabilization is considered to be reached when the drawdown reading at
either an observation well no more than ten feet from the pumping well or the pumping well
itself has not varied by more than 1/2 inch (0.04 feet) during the preceding 24-hour penod. An
alternative definition ofstabilization may be proposed by the applicant and must be reviewed
and approved by the Department prior to the pumping test. The Department may require

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longer-duration tests ifdetermined to be necessary to assess impacts to surface waters or other
wells.

• Monitoring of water levels at monitoring wells, surface waters, springs, and other areas at a

frequency determined by the Department during the pump tests and arecovery period no
shorter than the duration of the test.

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• Records of precipitation during the pump test and recovery period, at afrequency determined
by the Department.

Flows from the pumping well in gallons per minute.

Uses and flows ofnearby wells or other operations, such as construction dewatering, in the

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vicinity ofthe pumping well or monitoring wells that could affect groundwater levels during

the test and recovery period.

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Natural Flow from Springs. Other Surface Sources, or Artesian Wells. Ifthe proposed

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extraction relies in whole or part on collection of water from aspring or surface source, demonstrate

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downstream surface waters will not be affected.

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that the flow remaining after removal of the water will be sufficient to maintain existing uses of
downstream surface waters, particularly during periods oflow-flow, and that the classification of

• Attachment 6, amonitoring plan. Submit aplan for long-term monitoring of groundwater and.surface
water within areas likely to be impacted by the proposed use, and of background conditions outside that
zone ifdetermined to be necessary by the Department. This may include, but is not limited to, regular
measurement and assessment of water level, water quality, streamflow, biomonitonng, wetland

vegetation, amount and type of precipitation, and other sources of information as determined to be
applicable to particular sites, depending on the presence and sensitivity ofthe resources, the proposed
volume and method of extraction, and other relevant factors. This plan must include aprovision for

regular submission of data to the Department, comparison of measured data to predicted values, and a

 plan to be implemented in the event that monitoring indicates the potential for adverse impact on. u^acewater or groundwater quantity, quality, and classification.

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• Attachment 7, Certificate ofGood Standing. If new applicant is a registered corporation, provide either a

Certificate ofGood Standing (available from the Secretary ofState) or a statement signed by a corporate
officer affirming that the corporation is in good standing.

• Attachment 8, ownership interest. If an agent is involved with the project, what is his ownership interest?
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Attach a letter ofexplanation.

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