Following are a few resources that may be helpful if you are going to permit a pit or quarry. All this information can be found and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's web site. We've included a number of links to touch on the highlights of the permitting process.   This page is a work-in-progress and is not intended to be all inclusive.

The DEP’s mining page for all types of excavation is http://www.maine.gov/dep/blwq/docstand/miningpage.htm

From there you can find Title 38, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Article 7 – Performance Standards for excavations for borrow, clay, topsoil or silt (Sections 490-A to 490-N)

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/38/title38sec490-A.html

   Notice of Intent to Comply - http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dep/blwq/pitfrm.pdf

Or you can find Title 38, Chapter 3, Subchapter 1, Article 8-A – Performance Standards for Quarries (Section 490-AA to 490Z)

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/38/title38sec490-AA.html

   Notice of Intent to Comply - http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dep/blwq/quafrm.pdf

To file a variance for any type of excavation, you need to refer to Chapter 378 and supply the necessary information based on your request.  The link follows:

http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dep/blwq/docstand/minvarapp2.pdf

Application for a variance - http://mainegov-images.informe.org/dep/blwq/docstand/minvarapp.pdf