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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1103 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1103 - Agreements With Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission

    (a)    In this section, “public agency” means:        (1)    Any State, county, or municipal authority;        (2)    Any public drainage commission;        (3)    Any public sewerage commission;        (4)    Any public water commission; or        (5)    Any sanitary district created under Subtitle 6 of this title.    (b)    (1)    A public agency may make a contract or an agreement with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission:            (i)    To connect any drainage, sewerage, or water system of that public agency with facilities of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;            (ii)    To buy water from or sell water to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission;            (iii)    To accept drainage or sewage from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission; and            (iv)    To send drainage or sewage to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.        (2)    A public agency may make any other agreement with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to aid in the building or operation of any drainage system, sewerage system, or water system built or operated by the public agency or the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.    (c)    The powers granted in this section are in addition to and not limited by any other powers granted to a public agency.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1104 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1104 - Privatization Program for Performing Soil Percolation Tests

    (a)    The Department may establish a privatization program for performing soil percolation tests in one or more counties in the State.    (b)    In order to be eligible to participate in the program established under subsection (a) of this section a person shall:        (1)    Be a sanitarian licensed in the State or a qualified professional who meets standards at least as stringent as the State sanitarian licensing requirements;        (2)    Have demonstrated experience in working with on-site sewage disposal systems; and        (3)    Meet any other requirements established by the local health department to ensure the quality of testing performed under the program.    (c)    The health department for any county seeking to establish a privatization program under this section shall work with the Department to implement the program.    (d)    The Department may adopt regulations to implement the privatization program.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1105 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1105 - On-Site and Small Community Wastewater Disposal Fund in Carroll County

    (a)    This section applies only in Carroll County.    (b)    There is an On–Site and Small Community Wastewater Disposal Fund in the Carroll County Health Department.    (c)    The Carroll County Health Department shall use the Fund to provide grants to persons to correct existing or potential public health hazards through innovative or alternative on–site sewage disposal systems and eligible small community self–help projects.    (d)    The Fund shall consist of 10% of all soil evaluation fees that the Carroll County Health Department has collected and retained and deposited into the Fund as authorized under § 3–202 of the Health – General Article.    (e)    Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any unexpended moneys in the Fund may not be transferred or revert to the General Fund of the State, but shall remain in the Fund to be used for the purposes specified in subsection (c) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1106 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1106 - Multiuse Sewerage Systems in Howard County

    The governing body of Howard County may enact local laws governing the installation and use of multiuse sewerage systems that are not inconsistent with State law.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1107 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1107 - Multiuse Sewerage Systems in Howard County -- Performance Bond Requirement

    The Howard County governing body may require the recipient of a permit to install a multiuse sewerage system to post a performance bond before installing the multiuse sewerage system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1108 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1108 - On-Site Sewage Disposal System and Nitrogen Removal Technology

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Nitrogen removal technology” means the best available technology for the removal of nitrogen.        (3)    “On–site sewage disposal system” means a sewage treatment unit, collection system, disposal area, and related appurtenances.    (b)    A person may not:        (1)    Install, or have installed, on property a person owns in the State in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, an on–site sewage disposal system to service a newly constructed building, unless the on–site sewage disposal system utilizes nitrogen removal technology; or        (2)    Replace or have replaced, an existing on–site sewage disposal system on property a person owns in the State in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, unless the replacement on–site sewage disposal system utilizes nitrogen removal technology.    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection and in accordance with § 9–1605.2(h) of this title, the Department shall assist homeowners in paying the cost difference between a conventional on–site sewage disposal system and a system that utilizes nitrogen removal technology with money from the Bay Restoration Fund, if sufficient funds are available.        (2)    In calendar years 2010, 2011, and 2012, the Department shall assist homeowners by paying 100% of the cost difference between a conventional on–site sewage disposal system and a system that utilizes nitrogen removal technology with money from the Bay Restoration Fund, if the homeowner:            (i)    Is required under subsection (b)(2) of this section to replace an existing on–site sewage disposal system with an on–site sewage disposal system that utilizes nitrogen removal technology; and            (ii)    Has a failing on–site sewage disposal system.    (d)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person who violates subsection (b) of this section is subject to the civil and administrative penalties and the enforcement mechanisms provided in §§ 9–334 through 9–342 of this title.        (2)    The penalties imposed under this section may not exceed $8,000.    (e)    (1)    The Department shall adopt regulations to implement this section.        (2)    The regulations adopted in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection shall include provisions to ensure that appropriate management measures are provided for the operation and maintenance of nitrogen removal technology.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1108.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1108.1 - Nitrogen Removal Technology

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Nitrogen removal technology” has the meaning stated in § 9–1108 of this subtitle.        (3)    “On–site sewage disposal system” has the meaning stated in § 9–1108 of this subtitle.        (4)    “Vendor” means a person that sells, offers for sale, or distributes on–site sewage disposal systems that utilize nitrogen removal technology.    (b)    (1)    In accordance with subsection (c) of this section, the Department shall evaluate and rank all best available nitrogen removal technologies for on–site sewage disposal systems to advise local governments and residents of the State of approved technologies that qualify for funding under § 9–1605.2(h)(2) of this title.        (2)    The Department shall:            (i)    Make available the evaluation and ranking of all best available nitrogen removal technologies required under this section on the Department’s Web site; and            (ii)    Provide the evaluation and ranking of all best available nitrogen removal technologies to a county, municipality, or resident of the State in any correspondence relating to approved technologies that qualify for funding under § 9–1605.2(h)(2) of this title.    (c)    The Department shall evaluate and rank all best available nitrogen removal technologies for on–site sewage disposal systems based on:        (1)    The total amount of nitrogen reduction the technology can achieve;        (2)    The total cost of the technology, including the estimated annual cost of operation and maintenance, including electricity costs;        (3)    The cost per pound of the nitrogen reduction; and        (4)    Any other information the Department determines is necessary.    (d)    Beginning June 1, 2011, and every 2 years thereafter, the Department shall request information from vendors necessary to carry out the requirements of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1108.2 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1108.2 - Nitrogen Load Reduction

    (a)    In this section, “watershed implementation plan” has the meaning stated in § 8–2A–01 of the Natural Resources Article.    (b)    The following may count toward a nitrogen load reduction identified in the State’s or a local jurisdiction’s watershed implementation plan:        (1)    A reduction in nitrogen from upgrading an on–site sewage disposal system to the best available technology for the removal of nitrogen if the operation and maintenance for the on–site sewage disposal system is current; and        (2)    A reduction in nitrogen from pumping out an on–site sewage disposal system that is subject to a local jurisdiction’s septic stewardship plan if the local jurisdiction’s septic stewardship plan meets the requirements under § 9–1605.2(h)(8)(iii)2 of this title.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1109 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1109 - Individual Sewerage System

    (a)    In this section, “individual sewerage system” means a privately owned system of sewers, piping and treatment tanks or other facilities that:        (1)    Serves only a single lot for the disposal of sewage; and        (2)    Discharges to the surface waters of the State.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may not install an individual sewerage system in the State.    (c)    Subject to the Department’s approval, a person may install an individual sewerage system in the State for residential use if an existing on–site sewage disposal system fails and cannot be repaired or replaced by any means.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1110 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1110 - Shared Facility or Community Sewerage Systems

    (a)    (1)    In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.        (2)    “Community sewerage system” means a publicly or privately owned sewerage system that serves at least two lots.        (3)    “Controlling authority” means a unit of government, a body public and corporate, or an intercounty agency authorized by the State, a county, or a municipal corporation to provide for the management, operation, and maintenance of a community sewerage system, shared facility, or multiuse sewerage system.        (4)    “Shared facility” means a sewerage system that:            (i)    Serves more than one:                1.    Lot and is owned in common by the users;                2.    Condominium unit and is owned in common by the users or by a condominium association;                3.    User and is located on individual lots owned by the users; or                4.    User on one lot and is owned in common by the users;            (ii)    Is located wholly or partly on any of the common elements of a condominium; or            (iii)    Serves a housing cooperative or other multiple ownership cooperative.    (b)    This section may not be construed as requiring a local jurisdiction to:        (1)    Be a controlling authority; or        (2)    Authorize or allow the use of a shared facility or a community sewerage system within the local jurisdiction.    (c)    A shared facility or community sewerage system may be approved only if the system:        (1)    Is managed, operated, and maintained by:            (i)    A controlling authority; or            (ii)    A third party under contract with the controlling authority; and        (2)    Discharges:            (i)    To the surface waters of the State in accordance with a permit issued under § 9–323 of this title;            (ii)    By way of land application under a nutrient management plan required under § 8–803.1 of the Agriculture Article that assures 100% of the nitrogen and phosphorus in the applied effluent will be taken up by vegetation; or            (iii)    By way of an on–site sewerage system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1111 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1111 - On-Site Sewage Disposal System or Well

    (a)    In this section, “rural zone” means an area of Montgomery County designated as a Rural Zone, Rural Cluster Zone, Rural Density Transfer Zone, Rural Neighborhood Cluster Zone, or Rural Service Zone as described in the Montgomery County Code Zoning Ordinance.    (b)    (1)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, in Montgomery County, an on–site sewage disposal system or well located in a rural zone may only serve one additional lot or parcel that has been subdivided from a single property on which the on–site sewage disposal system or well is located under an on–site sewage disposal system easement or well easement, respectively, provided that:            (i)    The property on which the on–site sewage disposal system or well is located does not have an existing on–site sewage disposal system easement or well easement;            (ii)    The subdivision of the property was made in accordance with a State or county agricultural land conservation program if the property is subject to an agricultural land conservation easement; and            (iii)    Only one on–site sewage disposal system easement may serve only one subdivided lot or parcel.        (2)    An easement for an on–site sewage disposal system or well under paragraph (1) of this subsection may be granted from the original parcel to a new lot or parcel being created and the easement must not be granted to any lot or parcel that did not originate from the same original parcel.    (c)    An on–site sewage disposal system or well under subsection (b)(1) of this section may not:        (1)    Serve land that is designated by the State or the governing body of Montgomery County as a special protection area; or        (2)    Decrease the land available for agricultural production by more than 4,000 square feet.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1113 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions|Section 9-1113 - Reusable Diverted Water

    (a)    In this section, “reusable diverted water” means water that:        (1)    Is generated by:            (i)    Backwashing an on–site potable water treatment system; or            (ii)    Using an ice maker;        (2)    Is collected for reuse instead of discharged to a residential on–site sewage disposal system; and        (3)    Contains no constituents that are detrimental to public health or the environment.    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may use reusable diverted water for beneficial purposes, including:            (i)    Gardening;            (ii)    Composting;            (iii)    Lawn watering; and            (iv)    Irrigation.        (2)    A person may use reusable diverted water only:            (i)    On the site on which the reusable diverted water originates; and            (ii)    In accordance with any applicable State and local laws or regulations, including State and local plumbing codes.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Abandon” means to discontinue the use of a well permanently.    (c)    “Board” means the State Board of Well Drillers.    (d)    “Owner” means a person who has the right to drill into, produce, and appropriate the production of water, for the owner, for another person, or for both of them.    (e)    “Underground water” means a supply of water that may be developed by any type of well or spring from beneath the surface of the ground whether the water flows from the well or spring by natural force or is withdrawn by pumping, other mechanical device, or artificial process.    (f)    “Well” means a hole made in the ground:        (1)    To explore for groundwater;        (2)    To obtain or monitor groundwater;        (3)    To inject water into any underground formation from which groundwater may be produced; or        (4)    To transfer heat to or from the ground or groundwater, if the hole:            (i)    Extends more than 20 feet below the surface of the ground; and            (ii)    Is not a well for obtaining geothermal resources under § 5-601 of this article.    (g)    “Well driller” means a person who is in charge of:        (1)    Making, altering, repairing, or sealing a well; or        (2)    Installing, altering, repairing, or disconnecting well system equipment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1302 - When Well Considered Abandoned

    A well is considered to be abandoned if:         (1)    It is in such a state of disrepair that its continued use for the purpose of obtaining ground water is impracticable; or        (2)    It has been disconnected permanently from any water supply system or irrigation system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1303 - Scope of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not limit the powers of any State unit that has jurisdiction of and supervision over the public and drinking water supplies of this State.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1304 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1304 - Limitation on Power of Political Subdivisions

    This subtitle denies any municipality, county, or other political subdivision of this State the right to adopt and enforce any additional rule or regulation that relates to construction of wells.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1305 - Rules and Regulations -- Construction of Wells

    (a)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations for the construction of wells.    (b)    The rules and regulations may recognize a variation:        (1)    In the primary use or construction of wells; and        (2)    Of the materials penetrated in different localities.    (c)    Before the Department adopts any rule or regulation that relates to the construction of wells, the Department shall submit the proposed rule or regulation to the Board for comment.    (d)    Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a county board of health, delegated by the Department of the Environment to implement a well inspection program, may collect a fee for the issuance of well permits required under § 9-1306 of this subtitle. However, a county health department may not collect a fee for test or irrigation wells.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1305.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1305.1 - Rules and Regulations -- Testing Wells

    (a)    The Department shall adopt regulations to require that whenever the Department tests water from a well used for domestic purposes the following information shall be given to a person who requests the test and to any other person for whose benefit the test is requested:        (1)    A certificate of potability;        (2)    The complete results of the test, whether the test requested is bacteriological or chemical in nature; and        (3)    The name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate agency of local government that the person may contact for an explanation of the test results.    (b)    The regulations shall apply to any person or unit of State or local government that tests the water from a well.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1306 - Permit Required; Temporary Dewatering Devices

    (a)    Except as indicated in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not drill a well in this State unless the Department issues a permit to drill the well.    (b)    A person who has not been issued a permit by the Department may, after having notified the county board of health and a municipality if the temporary dewatering device will be located inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the temporary dewatering device will be located 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line, install a temporary dewatering device to facilitate the installation of underground utilities if the device:        (1)    Is installed 30 feet or less below the ground surface;        (2)    Is not located in any trench used for the installation of underground utilities;        (3)    Contains no mechanical pumping equipment below the surface; and        (4)    Is removed no more than 30 days after installation.    (c)    A person installing a temporary dewatering device under subsection (b) of this section shall restore the subsurface conditions of the installation area as nearly as possible to the conditions that existed before the installation.