310 CMR 36.00 is promulgated by the Department pursuant to the authority granted by M.G.L. c. 21G, § 3 and by M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 2 and 3. 310 CMR 36.00 should be read together with the Massachusetts Water Management Act, M.G.L. c. 21G, which has many important provisions not repeated in 310 CMR 36.00.