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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-210 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 2 - Stormwater Management|Section 4-210 - Service

    (a)    Any complaint, order, notice, or other instrument issued by the Department under this subtitle may be served on the person to whom it is directed in accordance with § 1–204 of this article.    (b)    If service is made by certified mail, return receipt requested, bearing a postmark from the United States Postal Service, the person who mails the document shall file with the Department verified proof of mailing.    (c)    Any notice that requires filing of a report, attendance at a hearing, or both shall be served at least 10 days before the earlier of:        (1)    The time set for the hearing, if any;  or        (2)    The time set for the filing of the report, if any.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-211 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 2 - Stormwater Management|Section 4-211 - Hearings

    (a)    The Department shall give notice and hold any hearing under this subtitle in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.    (b)    Within 10 days after being served with an order under § 4–209(a)(1) of this subtitle or a notice under § 4–209(a)(2) of this subtitle, the person served may request in writing a hearing before the Department.    (c)    The Department may make a verbatim record of the proceedings of any hearing held under this subtitle.    (d)    (1)    In connection with any hearing under this subtitle, the Department may:            (i)    Subpoena any person or evidence; and            (ii)    Order a witness to give evidence.        (2)    A subpoenaed witness shall receive the same fees and mileage reimbursement as if the hearing were part of a civil action.        (3)    If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or order issued under this subsection, on petition of the Department, a circuit court, by order, may:            (i)    Compel obedience to the Department’s order or subpoena; or            (ii)    Compel testimony or the production of evidence.        (4)    The court may punish as a contempt any failure to obey its order issued under this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-212 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 2 - Stormwater Management|Section 4-212 - Final Corrective Orders

    (a)    (1)    Unless the person served with an order under § 4-209(a)(1) of this subtitle makes a request for a hearing in accordance with § 4-211(b) of this subtitle, the order is a final order.        (2)    If the person served with an order under § 4-209(a)(1) of this subtitle makes a request for a hearing in accordance with § 4-211(b) of this subtitle, the order becomes a final corrective order in accordance with the Department’s decision following the hearing.    (b)    (1)    If the Department issues a notice under § 4-209(a)(2) or (3) of this subtitle, the Department may not issue an order that requires corrective action by the person to whom the notice is directed until after the later of:            (i)    The conclusion of the hearing, if any; and            (ii)    The review of the report, if any.        (2)    After the time within which the Department may not issue a corrective order has passed, if the Department finds that a violation of this subtitle has occurred, the Department shall issue an order that requires correction of the violation within a time set in the order.        (3)    Any order issued under this subsection is a final corrective order and the person to whom the order is directed is not entitled to a hearing before the Department as a result of the order.    (c)    The Department shall:        (1)    Take action to secure compliance with any final corrective order; and        (2)    If the terms of the final corrective order are violated or if a violation is not corrected within the time set in the order, sue to require correction of the violation.    (d)    This section does not prevent the Department or the Attorney General from taking action against a violator before the expiration of the time limitation or schedules in the order.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-213 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 2 - Stormwater Management|Section 4-213 - Notice to County or Municipality; Joint Inspections

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, before the Department exercises its authority under § 4-208 or § 4-209 of this subtitle, the Department shall:        (1)    Notify the county or municipality of the violation and the Department’s intended action; and        (2)    Conduct a joint inspection with a representative of the county or municipality.    (b)    If the Department determines that there is a substantial threat to the environment, the Department may take appropriate enforcement action without first conducting a joint inspection under subsection (a)(2) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-214 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 2 - Stormwater Management|Section 4-214 - Judicial Review

    (a)    Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Department in connection with an order or permit issued under this subtitle may take a direct judicial appeal.    (b)    The appeal shall be made as provided for judicial review decisions in the Administrative Procedure Act.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Patuxent River Watershed” means the land and water area from which all water drains either directly or indirectly to the Patuxent River.    (c)    “Severn River Watershed” means the land and water area from which all water drains either directly or indirectly to the Severn River.    (d)    “Watershed” means the Patuxent River Watershed and the Severn River Watershed.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-302 - Legislative Declaration

    The General Assembly declares that the Patuxent River and the Severn River are a great natural asset and resource to the State and the counties through which they run. As a result of poorly treated effluent discharged from sewage disposal plants and erosion and silt deposited in the rivers from construction and development on land in the Watershed, the Patuxent River and Severn River are being polluted and despoiled to a degree that fish, marine life, and recreational use of the rivers are being adversely affected and curtailed.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-302.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-302.1 - Patuxent River Watershed

    (a)    On or before January 1, 2012, unless a more advanced upgrade or upgrade schedule is required by a State or federal law or regulation, if funding is available from the Bay Restoration Fund, a nonfederal, publicly owned wastewater treatment plant that discharges wastewater into the Patuxent River or any of its tributaries and has a design capacity of at least 500,000 gallons per day shall upgrade to enhanced nutrient removal, as defined under § 9-1601 of this article.    (b)    On or before January 1, 2016, unless a more advanced upgrade or upgrade schedule is required by a State or federal law or regulation, if funding is available from the Bay Restoration Fund, a nonfederal wastewater treatment plant that discharges wastewater into the Patuxent River or any of its tributaries and has a design capacity of at least 50,000 gallons per day shall upgrade to enhanced nutrient removal, as defined under § 9-1601 of this article.    (c)    On or before January 1, 2020, unless a more advanced upgrade or upgrade schedule is required by a State or federal law or regulation, if funding is available from the Bay Restoration Fund, a nonfederal wastewater treatment plant that discharges wastewater into the Patuxent River or any of its tributaries and has a design capacity that is less than 50,000 gallons per day shall upgrade to enhanced nutrient removal, as defined under § 9-1601 of this article.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-303 - Standards for Sewage Treatment Plants

    Every person who disposes of or treats sewage in the Watershed shall anticipate the need for advanced waste treatment and removal of nutrients, in providing land and planning construction of sewage treatment plants, so that effluent from sewage treatment plants is sufficiently treated to meet the effluent water quality standard for bacteriological values, dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature conditions defined by the Secretary of the Environment. Every future sewage treatment plant located within the Watershed shall be constructed to conform with these standards.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-304 - Sewage Disposal Plan

    (a)    Any owner or operator of a sewage disposal plant which does not meet the prescribed water quality standards, within 180 days’ notice of failure to meet these standards, shall submit an improved sewage disposal plan to the Department of the Environment for approval. The Department of the Environment, within ten days, shall refer copies of the plan to the appropriate county governing unit of the county in which the plant is located, the Department of Natural Resources and, in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and the Maryland–National Capital Park and Planning Commission, for review and recommendation. They have 30 days to respond to the Department of the Environment.    (b)    The sewage plan shall indicate necessary improvements required to ensure that purity of the effluent meets required standards, and shall include a time schedule to construct necessary improvements within 3 years.    (c)    If the applicant or any unit requests, the Department of the Environment shall hold a hearing on the plan after at least ten days’ notice to the applicant and units to which the referral was made. The Department of the Environment shall approve the plan within 90 days after the owner or operator submits the plan. The Department of the Environment may make any amendment or modification it determines, in accordance with the prescribed standards.    (d)    If the owner or operator of the sewage disposal plant fails to submit a plan or construct necessary improvements in accordance with the approved plan, the appropriate county governing body of the county, or in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, upon 30 days’ written notice from the Department of the Environment that compliance has not been made with the requirements of this section, shall proceed to complete the necessary plan and work so the sewage disposal plant will conform to the prescribed standards.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-305 - Liability of Plant Owners and Operators for Funds Expended by County or Governmental Unit; Lien

    The sewage disposal plant owner or operator shall be liable to the county or governmental unit for funds expended for sewage improvements, costs, and attorneys’ fees. The sewage improvement expenses, costs and fees constitute a lien against the property if recorded and indexed as provided in this subtitle and are collectable as taxes.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-306 - Analysis of Stream Samples by County Health Department

    The county health department in each county, on at least a monthly basis, shall take a stream sample at the critical point of every sewage disposal plant’s point of discharge within the Watershed in its county. It shall deliver copies of the analyses of each sample to the appropriate operator, the Department of the Environment, and other units stated in § 4–304 of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-307 - Discharge of Sewage or Waste Into River

    A person may not discharge raw sewage or any other waste into the Patuxent River, the Severn River, or any of their tributaries. For the purpose of this subtitle, oyster and clam shells, and materials used in the culture of marine life are not considered waste. Also a discharge from a sewage treatment plant operating pursuant to the provisions of § 4–303 of this subtitle is not considered waste for the purposes of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-308 - Approval and Certification Prerequisite to Issuance of Grading and Building Permit Within Severn River Watershed; Approval of Plans for Construction of Public Roads and Buildings

    (a)    Anne Arundel County or the City of Annapolis may issue a grading or building permit within the Severn River Watershed only after the developer submits a plan of development approved by the soil conservation district. If the development plan contains any septic or private sewer facility, the Department of the Environment shall approve it only if the facility will not contribute in any way to pollution of the Severn River. The developer shall submit a certificate from a professional engineer, a professional land surveyor, or a licensed landscape architect stating that the developer’s plan to control silt and erosion is adequate to contain the silt and erosion on the property covered by the plan. Also, the developer shall submit another certificate stating that any construction or development will be done according to the plan. A subdivision developer shall obtain approval of the plan at the time of approving and recording of the subdivision plat. In addition to any other penalty provided in this subtitle, if a developer violates his certificate, then every permit issued pursuant to the certificate is void.    (b)    A State, county, or municipal road, building, or structure may not be constructed, relocated, or enlarged within the Severn River Watershed until plans have been submitted to and approved by the soil conservation district.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-309 - Restriction Upon Issuance of Grading and Building Permits in Severn River Watershed

    Notwithstanding present planning, zoning, or subdivision controls, a permit may not be issued for grading or constructing any building, unless the grading or constructing is pursuant to any plan approved as provided in § 4–308 of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-310 - Procedure for Erosion and Sedimentation Control for Severn River Watershed

    When any stripping, grading, excavating, or filling is done, the soil conservation district first shall approve the proposed earth change before a grading permit is issued. Stripping, grading, and constructing shall be done in accordance with the recommendations of the soil conservation district to control erosion and siltation. The Department of the Environment shall cooperate with and assist the soil conservation district to perform its responsibilities. The appropriate department of Anne Arundel County or the City of Annapolis promptly shall file a copy of the inspection reports with the soil conservation district. On completion and compliance with every condition set forth in the grading permit, the soil conservation district shall be notified.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-311 - Riparian Right to Use Water for Agriculture Not Lost When Land Taken by Condemnation in Severn River Watershed

    Any person who has the riparian right to use water in the Severn River Watershed for agricultural purposes may not lose this right because the State or local government or any of their units condemns the person’s land.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-312 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-312 - Notice of Lien Created Under Subtitle in Favor of County or Governmental Unit

    (a)    Any lien created in favor of a county or governmental unit pursuant to this subtitle is effective against the person against whose property the lien exists. However, the lien is not effective against any third party unless written notice of the lien is recorded and indexed in a permanent record maintained in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in each county in which the property subject to the lien or any part of it is located.    (b)    The notice shall contain the name and address of the person against whose property the lien exists, the name and address of the county or governmental unit, the amount of the lien, a description or reference to the property subject to the lien, and the date the lien was created.    (c)    On presentation of a release of any lien of the county or governmental unit, the clerk of the proper court in which the lien is recorded and indexed shall record and index the release and shall note in the lien docket the date the release is filed and the fact that the lien is released.    (d)    The clerk of the proper court shall provide a suitable well-bound book, at the expense of the county or governmental unit, to be called the Watershed treatment plant lien docket, in which the notice of lien shall be recorded and indexed. The clerk may not collect more than $2 for recording and indexing each lien or release of any lien.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-313 - Injunctive Relief

    Any unit whose approval is required under this subtitle or any interested person may seek an injunction against any person who violates or threatens to violate any provision of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-313.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-313.1 - Penalties for Violations of 4-302.1(b)(1), (C) or (D)

    (a)    (1)    The Department shall impose an administrative civil penalty on a person who owns or operates a sewage treatment plant that is in violation of § 4-302.1(b)(1), (c), or (d) of this subtitle.        (2)    The person accused of the violation shall have the right to a hearing but may waive that right in writing.        (3)    The penalty imposed under this subsection shall be:            (i)    $5 for each pound of phosphorus discharged monthly in violation of § 4-302.1(b)(1) of this subtitle; and            (ii)    $2 for each pound of nitrogen discharged monthly in violation of § 4-302.1(c) or (d) of this subtitle.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a penalty imposed under this section may not be:            (i)    Waived;            (ii)    Reduced; or            (iii)    Used to assist the penalized person in upgrading a sewage treatment plant.        (2)    A penalty imposed under this section may be waived if the phosphorus or nitrogen discharged in violation of § 4-302.1 of this subtitle is due to an act of God or, if it could not reasonably have been anticipated by the owner or operator of the sewage treatment plant, a power outage or a massive leakage of any pollutant that contaminates the wastewater being treated.    (c)    The Department shall deposit the penalties collected under this section in the Maryland Clean Water Fund created under § 9-320 of this article.    (d)    The Department shall collect the penalties required to be imposed under subsection (a) of this section on a monthly basis beginning on:        (1)    February 15, 1989 for violations of § 4-302.1(b)(1) of this subtitle; and        (2)    November 15, 1991 for violations of § 4-302.1(c) or (d) of this subtitle.    (e)    The penalties required to be imposed under this section are in addition to any other penalties provided by law.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 3 - Watershed Sediment and Waste Control|Section 4-314 - Violations and Penalties

    Any person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and is subject to a fine not exceeding $5,000, or imprisonment not exceeding one year or both for each violation, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 4 - Water Pollution Control and Abatement|Section 4-402 - Declaration of Public Policy

    Because the quality of the waters of this State is vital to the public and private interests of its citizens and because pollution constitutes a menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, is harmful to wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate beneficial uses of water, and the problem of water pollution in this State is closely related to the problem of water pollution in adjoining states, it is State public policy to improve, conserve, and manage the quality of the waters of the State and protect, maintain, and improve the quality of water for public supplies, propagation of wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate beneficial uses. Also, it is State public policy to provide that no waste is discharged into any waters of this State without first receiving necessary treatment or other corrective action to protect the legitimate beneficial uses of this State’s waters, and to provide and promote, through innovative and alternative methods of waste and wastewater treatment, prevention, abatement, and control of new or existing water pollution. The Department shall cooperate with the agencies of other states and the federal government in carrying out these objectives.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  4-403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 4 - Water Management|Subtitle 4 - Water Pollution Control and Abatement|Section 4-403 - Construction and Purpose of Subtitle; Remedies Additional and Cumulative

    This subtitle may not be construed as repealing any State law relating to water pollution or conservation. This subtitle is supplementary to those laws, except to the extent that the provisions are in direct conflict with one another. It is the purpose of this subtitle to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control the pollution of the waters of the State. This subtitle may not be construed to abridge or alter rights of action or remedies in equity under existing common law, statutory law, criminal or civil, nor may any provision of this subtitle, or any act done pursuant to it, be construed as estopping any person, as riparian owner or otherwise, in the exercise of his rights in equity, under the common law, or statutory law to suppress nuisances or abate pollution.