MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry SHORELAND ALTERATION PERMIT APPLICATION For Recreational Gold Prospecting in Streams Under the Jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission

WHO MAY SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION? Anyone conducting recreational gold prospecting that does not conform to the standards of Section 10.27,G of the Commission’s Land Use Districts and Standards, in streams under the jurisdiction of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission (the LUPC” or Commission).

WHERE CAN I GET HELP TO COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION? Call the LUPC office that serves your area and ask to speak to one of our regional representatives (see below for office locations and contact information). Also, go to the LUPC web site at www.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/ to browse through our rules and regulations, recent publications and newsletters, Commission meeting agendas, and other valuable information.

MAILING YOUR APPLICATION Submit your completed application and all required attachments, including the appropriate application fee, exhibits and supplements (see page i of the instructions for details) to the LUPC office serving your area. (see the LUPC website at www.maine.gov/dacf/lupc/about/AgencyContactSheet.pdf)

THIS FORM IS NOT A VALID PERMIT UNTIL IT IS SIGNED BY A COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVE. NO PROSPECTING ACTIVITIES MAY BEGIN PRIOR TO YOUR RECEIPT OF A PERMIT. THE LUPC MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION NOT ENCOMPASSED IN THIS APPLICATION.

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) NON-MOTORIZED, HAND METHODS OF PROSPECTING Recreational gold prospecting by hand methods, such as panning and sluicing, does not require a permit within the half of Maine under the jurisdiction of the Land Use Planning Commission, so long as:  it is done with hand shovels or other non-motorized tools, and a sluice box no larger than ten square feet;  it does not disturb stream banks or vegetation, does not create and unlicensed discharge of a pollutant, and does not harm endangered or threatened plant or animal species or their habitat; and  the prospector replaces the disturbed river-bottom sediments to approximately their original location and spreads them to restore approximately the natural shape of the river bed at the end of one or more days of panning or sluicing. Panners and hand sluicers need permission from landowners before entering and prospecting on their property. This is not a condition imposed by the Commission, but rather is a legal requirement to avoid trespass and theft problems. (Like upland areas, the land under non-tidal streams is private property and any gold present belongs to the landowner.) MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL GOLD PROSPECTING Recreational prospecting with suction dredges and other motorized equipment within the Commission’s jurisdiction does not require a permit if all of the standards of Chapter 10 Section 10.27,G are met. Anyone conducting recreational gold prospecting that does not conform to the standards of Section 10.27,G requires a permit. The Commission’s definition of motorized recreational gold prospecting is: “”Motorized recreational gold prospecting” means the operation of small-scale, motorized equipment for the removal, separation, refinement, and redeposition of sediments and other substrates occurring below the normal high water mark of a stream, for the noncommercial, recreational discovery and collecting of gold specimens. “Motorized recreational gold prospecting” includes, but is not limited to, the operation of a motorized suction dredge, sluice, pump, rocker box, or winch, individually or together.” The Commission has designed a short-form permit, with attached standard conditions, for this purpose. The key features of the Shoreland Alterations Permit for “Motorized Recreational Gold Prospecting” are:  One-page application form, with attached standard conditions, which when signed by the LUPC staff becomes the permit. The applicant attaches maps on which he or she has marked the stream segments proposed to be covered by the permit.  The permit covers the entire season from June 15 to September 15;  An individual or a group leader may obtain a permit. The permit covers the group leader and any guests who accompany him or her;  Written landowner permission is required, with landowner-initialed map(s), as evidence of applicant’s legal right, title, or interest in areas where the applicant is authorized to do motorized prospecting;  $100 permit fee; After-the-fact Permit Fees are triple the standard fee; and  Standard conditions cover certain equipment limitations; restrictions on operation; and closed areas where motorized recreational prospecting is prohibited. Several aspects of the application for a permit are explained in more detail below. Landowner Permission. State law states that every LUPC permit applicant must provide evidence of sufficient right, title, or interest in the site where a land use is proposed. Since few recreational prospectors own or lease all of the land that they plan to prospect, the LUPC will accept a signed letter from the landowner, with attached maps initialed by the landowner that show the specific stream sections where the landowner grants the applicant permission to do motorized recreational gold prospecting. The applicant and landowner may use photocopies of U.S.G.S. topographic maps or the LUPC’s 8 ½ x 11-inch Official Land Use Guidance Maps (available free of charge). A form letter for landowner permission is attached to this permit application packet. The landowner may use a photocopy of this form letter or a different letter, so long as it clearly grants permission to the applicant to do motorized recreational gold prospecting in specific river segments. (Attached is an example of an acceptable landowner permission letter and sample map.) Where the two sides of a stream are owned by different landowners, the applicant needs written permission from both landowners. (Where the stream is the property line, the owner of the upland on each side generally owns to the centerline of the stream.) How can an applicant find out who owns the land? To determine who owns the land where you would like to prospect, and applicant may inspect tax maps at the LUPC’s regional office that covers the township(s) in question, or may view tax maps of the LUPC’s entire jurisdiction at the agency’s Augusta office or at Maine Revenue Services’ Property Tax Division office in Augusta. An applicant who already knows the tax map and lot numbers for land may call Maine Revenue Services, Property Tax Division, at (207) 624-5611 or www.maine.gov/revenue/propertytax/homepage.html to learn the names and addresses of the landowners. (If a prospecting club or fellow members have already compiled this information, an applicant may be able to obtain landowner names and addresses from fellow club members even more efficiently.)

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) Land owned by the State. In regard to land owned by the State of Maine, the applicant should contact the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL), to seek landowner permission. The BPL’s number is (207) 287-3821, www.maine.gov/dacf/parks/index.shtml. (the BPL’s and the LUPC’s Augusta offices are both in the Harlow Building off Hospital Street, approximately across from the Viles Arboretum.) Channels narrower than four feet wide are closed to motorized prospecting. Where a flowing water (a.k.a. stream)varies in width, the stream is closed upstream from where the channel is four feet wide. Stream width is measured across the channel, perpendicular to the centerline. The Commission’s rules define flowing water as: “A channel that has defined banks created by the action of surface water and has two or more of the following characteristics: a. It is depicted as a solid or broken blue line on the most recent edition of the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute series topographic map or, if that is not available, a 15-minute series topographic map. b. It contains or is known to contain flowing water continuously for a period of at least 6 months of the year in most years. c. The channel bed is primarily composed of mineral material such as sand and gravel, parent material or bedrock that has been deposited or scoured by water. d. The channel contains aquatic animals such as fish, aquatic insects or mollusks in the water or, if no surface water is present, within the stream bed. e. The channel contains aquatic vegetation and is essentially devoid of upland vegetation. Such waters are commonly referred to as rivers, streams, and brooks. Flowing water does not mean a ditch or other drainage way constructed, or constructed and maintained, solely for the purpose of draining storm water or a grassy swale.” Designated Essential Wildlife Habitat under the Maine Endangered Species Act is closed to motorized prospecting, unless the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) makes specific determinations stated in the permit conditions. As of January 2000, all applicable Essential Wildlife Habitat sites are included as specific closed river segments. If MDIFW designates additional areas as Essential Wildlife Habitat during the permit season, they become closed immediately. The LUPC will mail permit holders a notice of any additional areas proposed for designation as Essential Wildlife Habitat during the prospecting season. For more information, contact the MDIFW at (207) 287-8000 or www.maine.gov/ifw/.

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) For office use: SA $

Tracking No. Permit No. Fee Received Application for Shoreland Alteration Permit For Motorized Gold Prospecting

1. Name of Applicant: Individual Group Leader Mailing Address:

Town/City: State: Zip Code:

Daytime Telephone Number: Weekend Telephone Number:

2. Location of Activity: (Attach additional sheet of paper if needed) River / Stream Name Town, Plantation, Township County

3. Names of All Owners of Land Where Activity is Proposed: (Attach an additional sheet of paper if needed) Applicable River / Stream Name Applicable Town, Plantation, Township Landowner Name

4. Attach Required Exhibits: Exhibit A: U.S.G.S. topographic or LUPC map(s) showing location(s) of proposed motorized recreational gold prospecting. Exhibit B: Letter(s) of landowner permission as evidence of right, title, or interest in all sites where prospecting is proposed. 5. Certification and Authorization: I hereby declare and certify that I have examined this application, including the accompanying exhibits, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, accurate and complete. I understand and acknowledge that I am responsible for compliance with all conditions and limitations of any permits issued to me by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. I understand that all activities carried out in violation of any permit condition or standard of the Commission are subject to enforcement action.

Applicant’s Printed Name:

Signature of Applicant: Date:

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting

Approval: Based upon the information supplied by the applicant, the staff concludes that, if carried out in compliance with the attached conditions, the proposal will meet the Criteria for Approval, 12 M.R.S. § 685-B(4) of the Commission’s governing statute.

Date: LUPC Authorized Signature: Issuance Date

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) STANDARD CONDITIONS OF SHORELAND ALTERATIONS PERMIT FOR MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL GOLD PROSPECTING

Definition of Motorized Recreational Gold Prospecting: ”Motorized recreational gold prospecting” means the operation of small-scale, motorized equipment for the removal, separation, refinement, and redeposition of sediments and other substrates occurring below the normal high water mark of a stream, for the noncommercial, recreational discovery and collecting of gold specimens. ”Motorized recreational gold prospecting” includes, but is not limited to, the operation of a motorized suction dredge, sluice, pump, rocker box, or winch, individually or together. 1. This permit is effective for the permit holder and his/her guests. The permit holder is liable to the State and to the landowner for any violation by the permit holder or his/her guests of any standard or condition of the Commission or any other applicable law, rule, or ordinance. This permit is nontransferable. 2. A permit holder may only carry out permitted motorized recreational gold prospecting on those sections of rivers and streams that the permit holder had specified within this application and for which the permit holder has provided proof of sufficient right, title or interest. A permit is dependent upon, and limited to, the proposal set forth in the application and supporting documents, except as modified by the Commission in granting of the permit. Any variation therefrom requires prior review and approval of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission. Any variation from the application or the conditions of approval without approval of the Commission constitutes a violation of the Land Use Planning Commission law. 3. Specific Standards: a. Motorized recreational gold prospecting may only be performed from June 15 to September 15, and only with written permission of the landowner(s). b. The activity must not cause an undue adverse effect on natural resources. The area must be kept free of litter, trash, and any other materials that may constitute a hazardous or nuisance condition. c. Limitations on Equipment: (1) Equipment must not have any fuel, oil, or hydraulic leaks, nor cause any other unlicensed discharge. (2) Power Limit. Motorized equipment must not exceed seven horsepower. (3) Nozzle Diameter. The inside diameter of a suction dredge intake nozzle and hose must not exceed four inches. (4) Sluice Size. The area of a sluice must not exceed 10 square feet. (5) Use of a flume to transport water outside of a flowing water is prohibited. d. Prohibition of Chemicals: Use of mercury, nitric acid or other chemicals for extraction is prohibited. e. Specific Restrictions on Methods of Operation: No motorized recreational gold prospecting may occur in a manner that: (1) Disturbs the bank of a flowing water, including but not limited to digging into the bank, or dredging or altering water flow within a flowing water in a manner that causes the bank to erode or collapse. (2) Removes or damages vegetation, or woody debris such as root wads, stumps or logs within a flowing water, on the bank, or on nearby upland, including cutting or abrasion of trees. (3) Diverts, dams, or otherwise obstructs a flowing water. (4) Deposits soil, rocks, or any other foreign material from outside of the channel into a flowing water. (5) Deposits channel bottom sediments or rocks onto the bank or upland. 4. Restoration: Upon completion of one or more consecutive days of prospecting, dredge spoils must be smoothed out and dredge holes refilled below the normal high water mark of the flowing water in order to restore the approximate original contours of the channel bottom and must not deflect the current.

5. Compliance with Other Laws: The permit holder shall secure and comply with all applicable licenses, permits, and authorizations of all federal and state agencies. Nothing in any permit issued pursuant to the rules of the Land Use Planning Commission nor these standard permit conditions authorizes the permittee to trespass on any land or property, including the submerged land under a stream or river, or relieves the permit holder of the responsibility of complying with the applicable federal and state laws and regulations.

It you have any questions, call the LUPC at (207) 287-2631.

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) LANDOWNER NAME: COMPANY: STREET:

CITY: STATE, ZIP CODE: TELEPHONE: DATE:

Land Use Planning Commission Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry 22 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0022

Dear Land Use Planning Commission,

This letter is to formally grant permission to , whose address is to carryout recreational sluice and /or suction dredge gold mining on my property, over the period of time , in accordance with all conditions and standards of a permit from your agency, in the following streams and rivers in the town, townships, and plantations: (Attach a map, initialed by the landowner, showing streams, rivers and locations.)

Signed,

Signature:

Printed Name:

Title:

Company:

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting

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Motorized Recreational Gold Prospecting

Motorized recreational gold prospecting as defined below does not require a permit from the Maine Land Use Planning Commission provided it is conducted according to the standards of Section 10.27,G of Chapter 10 of the Commission’s Rules, Land Use Districts and Standards also cited below. The Commission’s jurisdiction is identified on the attached map.

Motorized recreational gold prospecting is defined as: “Motorized recreational gold prospecting” means the operation of small- scale, motorized equipment for the removal, separation, refinement, and redeposition of sediments and other substrates occurring below the normal high water mark of a stream, for the noncommercial, recreational discovery and collecting of gold specimens. “Motorized recreational gold prospecting” includes, but is not limited to, the operation of a motorized suction dredge, sluice, pump, rocker box, or winch, individually or together.

Section 10.27,G of Chapter 10 of the Commission’s Rules, Land Use Districts and Standards:

G. MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL GOLD PROSPECTING

The following motorized recreational gold prospecting requirements shall apply below the normal high water mark of flowing waters, except as otherwise provided herein.

Motorized recreational gold prospecting activities not in conformance with the standards of Section 10.27,G,1 through 5 below may be allowed upon issuance of a permit from the Commission provided that such types of activities are allowed in the subdistrict involved, except that such activities are prohibited on the river and stream segments listed in Section 10.27,G,6, except as provided in Section 10.27,G,6,b. An applicant for such permit shall show by a preponderance of the evidence that the proposed activity, which is not in conformance with the standards of this section, shall be conducted in a manner which produces no undue adverse impact upon the resources and uses in the area.

1. Motorized recreational gold prospecting may only be performed from June 15 to September 15, and only with written permission of the landowner(s).

2. The activity must not cause an undue adverse effect on natural resources. The area must be kept free of litter, trash, and any other materials that may constitute a hazardous or nuisance condition.

3. Limitations on Equipment.

a. Equipment must not have any fuel, oil, or hydraulic leaks, nor cause any other unlicensed discharge.

b. Power Limit. Motorized equipment must not exceed seven horsepower.

c. Nozzle Diameter. The inside diameter of a suction dredge intake nozzle and hose must not exceed four inches.

d. Sluice Size. The area of a sluice must not exceed 10 square feet.

e. Use of a flume to transport water outside of a flowing water is prohibited.

4. Prohibition of Chemicals. Use of mercury, nitric acid or other chemicals for extraction is prohibited.

5. Specific Restrictions on Methods of Operation.

a. No motorized recreational gold prospecting may occur in a manner that: (1) Disturbs the bank of a flowing water, including but not limited to digging into the bank, or dredging or altering water flow within a flowing water in a manner that causes the bank to erode or collapse.

(2) Removes or damages vegetation, or woody debris such as root wads, stumps or logs within a flowing water, on the bank, or on nearby upland, including cutting or abrasion of trees.

(3) Diverts, dams, or otherwise obstructs a flowing water. MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) (4) Deposits soil, rocks, or any other foreign material from outside of the channel into a flowing water.

(5) Deposits channel bottom sediments or rocks onto the bank or upland.

b. Upon completion of one or more consecutive days of prospecting, dredge spoils must be smoothed out and dredge holes refilled below the normal high water mark of the flowing water in order to restore the approximate original contours of the channel bottom and must not deflect the current.

6. Closed Areas. Motorized recreational gold prospecting is prohibited within the following areas.

a. Channels narrower than four feet wide.

b. Any area designated as Essential Wildlife Habitat by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) unless it is determined by MDIFW that:

(1) There will be no significant harm to the Essential Wildlife Habitat, and

(2) The activity will not violate protection guidelines adopted pursuant to the Maine Endangered Species Act.

c. Waters defined as Class AA waters pursuant to 38 M.R.S. § 465. Class AA waters as of the effective date of this rule are included in the areas listed below.

d. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway and all water bodies within 800 feet of normal high water mark of the watercourse.

e. Aroostook County. (1) Allagash River and all water bodies within 800 feet of normal high water mark of the watercourse: T10 R12 WELS, T10 R13 WELS, T11 R13 WELS, T12 R13 WELS, T13 R12 WELS, T13 R13 WELS, T14 R11 WELS, T14 R12 WELS, T15 R10 WELS, T15 R11 WELS

(2) Aroostook River: T9 R5 WELS, T9 R7 WELS, T9 R8 WELS, Oxbow Plt, T10 R6 WELS

(3) Big Black River: T14 R14 WELS, T14 R15 WELS, T14 R16 WELS, T15 R13 WELS, T15 R14 WELS

(4) Chemquasabamticook Stream: T11 R13 WELS, Clayton Lake Twp, T11 R15 WELS, T12 R13 WELS

(5) Fish River from Mud Pond to St. Froid Lake: T13 R8 WELS, T14 R8 WELS, T14 R7 WELS, T13 R7 WELS, T14 R6 WELS

(6) Goddard Brook: T15 R5 WELS

(7) Machias River, Big: T12 R8 WELS, T11 R8 WELS, T11 R7 WELS, T10 R7 WELS, Garfield Plt

(8) Macwahoc Stream: Macwahoc Plt, North Yarmouth Academy Grant, Upper Molunkus Twp

(9) Mattawamkeag River: Reed Plt

(10) Mattawamkeag River, East Branch: Forkstown Twp, T3 R3 WELS, T4 R3 WELS

(11) Mattawamkeag River, West Branch: T3 R3 WELS, T4 R3 WELS

(12) McLean Brook: T17 R4 WELS

(13) Molunkus Stream: Macwahoc Plt, North Yarmouth Academy Grant, T1 R5 WELS, Benedicta Twp, Silver Ridge Twp

(14) Musquacook Stream: T11 R11 WELS, T12 R11 WELS, T13 R11 WELS, T13 R12 WELS

(15) Red River: T14 R8 WELS

(16) Smith Brook: T13 R8 WELS, T14 R8 WELS

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) (17) St. Croix Stream: St. Croix Twp, T9 R5 WELS

(18) St. John River: T11 R16 WELS, T11 R17 WELS, T12 R15 WELS, T12 R16 WELS, T13 R14 WELS, T13 R15 WELS, T14 R13 WELS, T14 R14 WELS, T15 R13 WELS, T16 R12 WELS, T16 R13 WELS, surrounding Hunnewell Island in St. John Plt, Hamlin

(19) St. John River, Northwest Branch downstream from outlet of Beaver Pond: T11 R17 WELS, T12 R17 WELS

(20) Unnamed stream connecting Cross Lake and Square Lake: Square Lake Twp

(21) Unnamed stream flowing east into Square Lake at Goddard Cove: Square Lake Twp

(22) Unnamed stream flowing northeast into Square Lake one mile northwest of Limestone Pt.: Square Lake Twp

(23) Wytopitlock Stream: Reed Plt, Upper Molunkus Twp, T2 R4 WELS, Glenwood Plt, T3 R4 WELS

f. Franklin County.

(1) Bemis Stream and tributaries: Township D, Rangeley Plt

(2) Carrabassett River and tributaries: Freeman Twp, Mount Abram Twp, Salem Twp

(3) Carrabassett River, West Branch: Freeman Twp, Salem Twp

(4) Cupsuptic River tributaries: Seven Ponds Twp

(5) Horseshoe Stream: Chain of Ponds Twp

(6) Kennebago River and its tributaries: Davis Twp, Stetsontown Twp, Seven Ponds Twp, Chain of Ponds Twp, Massachusetts Gore, Tim Pond Twp, Lang Twp

(7) Moose River downstream from Number One Brook: Beattie Twp, Lowelltown Twp

(8) North Branch Dead River: Jim Pond Twp

(9) Sandy River: Madrid Twp, Sandy River Plt, Township E

(10) South Bog Stream: Rangeley Plt

(11) Spencer Stream and Little Spencer Stream tributaries, including Kibby Stream: Kibby Twp, Skinner Twp

g. Hancock County. (1) The following townships in their entirety: T9 SD, T10 SD, T16 MD, T22 MD, T28 MD, T34 MD, T35 MD, T41 MD, T4 ND

(2) Passadumkeag River: T3 ND

(3) Sunkhaze Stream and its tributaries: T32 MD BPP

h. Kennebec County. (1) Sebasticook River: Unity Twp

i. Oxford County. (1) Abbott Brook and its tributaries: Lincoln Plt

(2) Bear River: Grafton Twp

(3) Bull Branch of Sunday River and tributaries: Grafton Twp, Riley Twp

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) (4) Crooked River and its tributaries: Albany Twp

(5) Cupsuptic River and its tributaries: Lower Cupsuptic Twp, Upper Cupsuptic Twp, Oxbow Twp, Parkertown Twp, Lynchtown Twp, Seven Ponds Twp

(6) Kennebago River and its tributaries: Lower Cupsuptic Twp, Upper Cupsuptic Twp, Oxbow Twp

(7) Magalloway River and tributaries, including Little Magalloway River: Bowmantown Twp, Lincoln Plt, Lynchtown Twp, Magalloway Plt, Oxbow Twp, Parkertown Twp, Parmachenee Twp

(8) Rapid River: Magalloway Twp, Township C

(9) Wild River: Batchelders Grant

j. Penobscot County.

(1) Aroostook River: T8 R8 WELS

(2) Ayers Brook: Summit Twp

(3) Madagascal Stream: Grand Falls Twp

(4) Mattagodus Stream: Kingman Twp, Webster Plt, Prentiss Twp, Carroll Plt

(5) Mattawamkeag River: Kingman Twp, Drew Plt

(6) Millinocket Stream: T3 Indian Purchase, T1 R8 WELS

(7) Millinocket Stream: T8 R8 WELS

(8) Molunkus Stream: Kingman Twp

(9) Munsungan Stream: T8 R8 WELS

(10) Passadumkeag River: Summit Twp, Grand Falls Twp, T3 R1 NBPP, Lakeville

(11) Penobscot River: Argyle Twp, Mattamiscontis Twp, T2 R8 NWP

(12) Penobscot River, East Branch: Grindstone Twp, Soldiertown Twp, T3 R7 WELS, T4 R7 WELS, T4 R8 WELS, T5 R8 WELS, T6 R8 WELS

(13) Penobscot River, East Branch, all tributaries, the portions of which that are located in T3 R8 WELS and within the boundaries of Baxter State Park

(14) Sawtelle Brook: T6 R7 WELS

(15) Seboeis River: T3 R7 WELS, T4 R7 WELS, T5 R7 WELS, T6 R7 WELS, T7 R7 WELS

(16) Sunkhaze Stream and its tributaries: Greenfield Twp

(17) Wassataquoik Stream: T4 R8 WELS, T3 R7 WELS, T3 R8 WELS

(18) West Branch Penobscot River: TA R7 WELS, T3 Indian Purchase, T4 Indian Purchase

(19) Wytopitlock Stream: Drew Plt

k. Piscataquis County. (1) Allagash River and all water bodies within 800 feet of normal high water mark of the watercourse: T10 R12 WELS, T10 R13 WELS

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) (2) Allagash Stream and all water bodies within 800 feet of normal high water mark of the watercourse: Eagle Lake Twp, T8 R14 WELS

(3) Chemquasabamticook Stream: T10 R15 WELS

(4) East Branch Pleasant River: Ebeemee Twp

(5) Kennebec River: Big Moose Twp

(6) Millinocket Stream: T7 R9 WELS

(7) Munsungan Stream: T8 R9 WELS

(8) Penobscot River, West Branch: T1 R9 WELS, T2 R9 WELS, T2 R10 WELS, T3 R11 WELS

(9) Penobscot River, West Branch, those segments of any tributary that are in T2 R9 WELS and are also within the portion of Baxter State Park served by the Land Use Planning Commission

(10) Piscataquis River, East Branch: Blanchard Twp

(11) Piscataquis River, West Branch: Blanchard Twp

(12) Pleasant River, West Branch: Shawtown Twp, Beaver Cove, Bowdoin College Grant East, Katahdin Iron Works Twp, Williamsburg Twp

(13) Stream between Lower Portage Pond and Spider Lake: T9 R11 WELS

(14) Stream between Webster Lake and Telos Pond and all water bodies within 800 feet of normal high water mark of the watercourse: T6 R11 WELS

(15) Stream in wetland on south end of Churchill Lake: T9 R12 WELS

(16) Webster Brook: T6 R11 WELS

l. Somerset County. (1) Cold Stream and Cold Stream tributaries, including Tomhegan Stream: Chase Stream Twp, West Forks Plt, Johnson Mountain Twp

(2) Dead River: Pierce Pond Twp, T3 R4 BKP WKR, Bowtown Twp, West Forks Plt, T3 R5 BKP WKR, Lower Enchanted Twp

(3) Doucie Brook: T9 R17 WELS

(4) Enchanted Stream: Upper Enchanted Twp, Lower Enchanted Twp

(5) Gulliver Brook: Plymouth Twp

(6) Kennebec River above junction with Dead River: West Forks Plt, Moxie Gore, Chase Stream Twp, Indian Stream Twp, Sapling Twp, Taunton & Raynham Academy Grant Twp, Misery Gore, The Forks Plt

(7) Moose River: Holeb Twp, Attean Twp, T5 R7 BKP WKR, Bradstreet Twp

(8) Moxie Stream: Moxie Gore

(9) Parlin Stream: Parlin Pond Twp

(10) Spencer Stream, Little Spencer Stream, and Little Spencer Stream tributaries, including Kibby Stream: T3 R4 BKP WKR, T3 R5 BKP WKR, King and Bartlett Twp, Haynestown Twp

(11) St. John River: Big Ten Twp, T10 R16 WELS

MAINE LAND USE PLANNING COMMISSION Shoreland Alteration Permit Application For Recreational Gold Prospecting (ver. 10/2020) (12) St. John River, Baker Branch: T5 R17 WELS, T6 R17 WELS, St John Twp, T7 R 16 WELS, T9 R17 WELS, T8 R17 WELS, T7 R17 WELS

(13) St. John River, Northwest Branch: Big Ten Twp

(14) St. John River, Southwest Branch: T9 R17 WELS, T9 R18 WELS, Big Ten Twp

m. Washington County. (1) The following townships and town in their entirety: T18 MD BPP, T19 MD BPP, T24 MD BPP, T25 MD BPP, T30 MD BPP, Day Block Twp, T36 MD BPP, T37 MD BPP, T42 MD BPP, T43 MD BPP, Sakom Twp, Cathance Twp, Big Lake Twp, Berry Twp, T19 ED BPP, T26 ED BPP, Greenlaw Chopping Twp, Devereaux Twp, Marion Twp, Edmunds Twp, Baring

(2) Baskahegan Stream: Brookton Twp

(3) Cathance Stream: Edmunds Twp

(4) Clifford Brook: Marion Twp

(5) Creamer Brook: T19 ED BPP

(6) Dennys River: Cathance Twp, Edmunds Twp

(7) Hobart Stream: Edmunds Twp

(8) Machias River: Centerville Twp

(9) Machias River, East: Big Lake Twp, Berry Twp, T19 ED BPP

(10) Northern Stream: T19 ED BPP

(11) St. Croix River: Fowler Twp, Dyer Twp, Lambert Lake Twp

(12) Tomah Stream: Forest Twp, Codyville Plt, Lambert Lake Twp

(13) Venture Brook: Edmunds Twp

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T19 R12 T19 R11 WELS Madawaska WELS

Downeast Frenchville Grand T18 R13 T18 R12 T18 R11 Fort Isle WELS WELS WELS Kent St Agatha T18 R10 Van WELS St John Buren Sinclair Van Buren T17 T17 R13 T17 R12 St. Plt New Cross ± Twp Cove Twp Eastern R14 WELS WELS Francis Wallagrass Canada Lake Twp WELS

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Moosehead Connor Caswell T15 R15 Twp T15 R14 T15 R13 T15 R12 T15 R11 T15 R10 T15 R9 T15 R8 Winterville T15 R6 T15 R5 Westmanland New WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Plt WELS WELS Sweden

Limestone T14 Northern T14 R15 T14 R14 T14 R13 T14 R12 T14 R11 T14 R10 T14 R9 T14 R8 T14 R5 R16 T14 R7 T14 R6 Perham Woodland WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Caribou

T13 R16 T13 R15 T13 R14 T13 R13 T13 R12 Portage T13 R5 Wade Washburn Fort WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Western Aroostook Lake WELS Fairfield T12 R17 T12 R16 T12 R15 T12 R14 T12 R13 T12 R12 T12 R11 T12 R10 T12 R9 T12 R8 T12 R7 Nashville Castle WELS Mapleton Presque WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Plt Hill Isle Easton T11 R17 T11 R16 T11 R15 Clayton T11 R13 T11 R12 T11 R11 T11 R10 T11 R9 T11 R8 Garfield T11 R4 WELS WELS T11 R7 Chapman WELS Lake Twp WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Plt ^_ WELS WELS

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Cox T9 R17 T9 R16 T9 R15 T9 R14 T9 R13 T9 R12 T9 R11 T9 R10 T9 R9 T9 R8 T9 R18 T9 R7 Oxbow T9 R5 T9 R4 T9 R3 Patent WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Plt WELS WELS WELS TD R2 Bridgewater WELS Soper T8 R18 T8 R17 T8 R16 T8 R15 T8 R14 Eagle T8 R11 T8 R10 T8 R9 T8 R8 T8 Mountain T8 R7 T8 R6 T8 R5 St Croix T8 R3 WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Lake Twp Twp WELS WELS WELS WELS TC R2 R19 WELS WELS WELS Twp WELS Monticello WELS WELS

T7 R19 T7 R18 T7 R17 T7 R16 T7 R15 T7 R14 T7 R13 T7 R12 T7 R11 T7 R10 T7 R9 T7 R8 T7 R7 T7 R6 T7 R5 Webbertown Dudley WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS WELS Twp Twp Littleton Hammond

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Criehaven Ge org e po rt Cornish Standish bur g Twp Falmouth to w n Parsonsfield Liming- Monhegan ton Island Limerick Gorham Port - Plt Dept. of Agriculture, West- land Newfield Buxton brook Hollis Scarborough Cape Conservation and Forestry Elizabeth Old York Saco Acton Orchard Lyman Beach Alfred Biddeford Arundel #* Augusta office Sanford Lebanon Kennebunk Kenne- Maine Land Use bunkport North Berw ick 18 Elkins Lane Planning Commission Wells Berw ick 22 State House Station Service Area Map South Ogunquit Augusta, ME 04333-0022 Berw ick Tel: (207) 287-2631 York FAX: (207) 287-7439 0 5 10 20 30 40 Eliot Miles K it t ery https://www.maine.gov/dacf/lupc September 8, 2020