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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-278 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VI - State Used Tire Cleanup and Recycling Fund|Section 9-278 - Financial Assistance

    (a)    To the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle, a grant, or loan, or loan guarantee agreement shall contain those conditions that the Secretary requires by regulation and that the Board of Public Works requires on a specific application for financial assistance in order to achieve the goals of this subtitle and to otherwise protect the interests of the State.    (b)    A State loan extended under this subtitle:        (1)    Shall bear at least the same rate of interest as the most recent State general obligation bond sale preceding the date of approval by the Board of Public Works; and        (2)    Shall be repaid within 30 years.    (c)    A loan guarantee of the principal of or interest on any commercial loan or obligation to finance the eligible cost of a project under this subtitle may only be made if:        (1)    The applicant certifies that the applicant is unable to obtain on reasonable terms sufficient credit to finance its actual needs without the guarantee; and        (2)    The Board of Public Works determines that there is a reasonable assurance of repayment of the loan obligation.    (d)    The eligible cost of a project for State financial assistance under § 9–275(b)(3) of this subtitle may include only the costs of plans, specifications, equipment, construction, and rehabilitation or improvement as approved by the Department.    (e)    State financial assistance under § 9–275(b)(3) of this subtitle may not exceed 50 percent of the eligible costs.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-281 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-281 - Definitions

    (a)    In this part the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Coal combustion by–products” means the residue generated by, or resulting from, the burning of coal.        (2)    “Coal combustion by–products” includes fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, pozzolan, and other solid residuals removed by air pollution control devices from the flue gas and combustion chambers of coal–burning furnaces and boilers, including flue gas desulfurization sludge and other solid residuals recovered from flue gas by wet or dry methods.    (c)    “Fund” means the State Coal Combustion By–Products Management Fund.    (d)    (1)    “Generator” means a person whose operations, activities, processes, or actions create coal combustion by–products.        (2)    “Generator” does not include a person who only generates coal combustion by–products by burning coal at a private residence.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-282 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-282 - Fund

    (a)    There is a State Coal Combustion By–Products Management Fund.    (b)    The Fund shall consist of:        (1)    Fees collected by the Department under § 9–283 of this subtitle;        (2)    Funds appropriated by the General Assembly for deposit to the Fund; and        (3)    Any additional money made available from any sources, public or private, for the purposes for which the Fund has been established.    (c)    (1)    The Fund is a special, continuing, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.        (2)    Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, unused money in the Fund may not revert to the General Fund.    (d)    The Fund shall be maintained and administered by the Department in accordance with the provisions of this part and any regulations the Department adopts.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-283 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-283 - Fees for Coal Combustion By-Products

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, by regulation, the Department shall establish and collect a fee to be paid by a generator of coal combustion by–products, based on a per ton rate of coal combustion by–products generated by the generator annually.    (b)    The Department shall base the fees on the following factors:        (1)    The total annual tonnage of coal combustion by–products that the generator generates;        (2)    The type and volume of coal combustion by–products generated by the generator;        (3)    Whether the generator uses or disposes of the coal combustion by–products;        (4)    To the extent that the coal combustion by–products are used rather than disposed of, the types of the uses;        (5)    Whether the coal combustion by–products are transported for use or disposal out–of–state; and        (6)    Other factors the Department considers appropriate.    (c)    The Department may not establish or impose a fee on coal combustion by–products that are:        (1)    Beneficially used, as the Department determines; or        (2)    Used for coal mine reclamation in accordance with regulations the Department adopts or with regulations of the receiving state.    (d)    Fees imposed on coal combustion by–products that are transported for use or disposal out–of–state may not exceed 50% of the fees established for disposal in–State.    (e)    The fees collected by the Department under this section shall be deposited into the Fund and used in accordance with § 9–284 of this subtitle.    (f)    The fees imposed shall be set at the rate necessary to implement the purposes set forth in § 9–284 of this subtitle.    (g)    In any fiscal year, if the fee schedule established by the Department generates revenue that exceeds the amount necessary to operate a regulatory program to control the management of coal combustion by–products, the Department shall reduce the fees in the following fiscal year.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-284 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-284 - Use of Money

    The Department shall use money in the Fund solely to administer and implement programs to control the disposal, use, beneficial use, recycling, processing, handling, storage, transport, or other requirements related to the management of coal combustion by–products, including all costs incurred by the State to:        (1)    Review, inspect, and evaluate monitoring data, applications, licenses, permits, utilization requests, plans, analyses, and reports;        (2)    Perform and oversee assessments, investigations, and research and remedial activities; and        (3)    Develop, adopt, and implement regulations, programs, or initiatives to address risks to human health and the environment related to the management of coal combustion by–products.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-285 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-285 - Report to General Assembly

    Beginning November 1, 2010, the Department shall report each year to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, on:        (1)    The status of the Fund;        (2)    Revenues of and expenditures from the Fund;        (3)    The efficiency of the regulatory program under this part;        (4)    Compliance rates within the regulatory program under this part; and        (5)    Based on the factors listed in items (1) through (4) of this section, the necessity to review and adjust the fee in accordance with § 9–283(g) of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-286 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VII - State Coal Combustion By-Products Management Fund|Section 9-286 - Regulations

    The Department shall adopt regulations to carry out this part.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-289 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VIII - Coal Combustion By-Products|Section 9-289 - Regulations

    (a)    (1)    In this part, “coal combustion by–product” means the residue generated by or resulting from the burning of coal.        (2)    “Coal combustion by–product” includes:            (i)    Fly ash;            (ii)    Bottom ash;            (iii)    Boiler slag;            (iv)    Pozzolan, as defined in § 15–407 of this article; and            (v)    Solid residuals removed by air pollution control devices from the flue gas and combustion chambers of coal–burning furnaces and boilers.    (b)    On or before December 31, 2009, the Department shall submit to the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative Review regulations regarding:        (1)    Fugitive air emissions from the transportation of coal combustion by–products in the State; and        (2)    The permissible beneficial uses of coal combustion by–products in the State.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-290 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State|Part VIII - Coal Combustion By-Products|Section 9-290 - Permit to Install New Refuse Disposal System

    The Department may not issue a permit under this title to install a new refuse disposal system that would accept coal combustion by–products for disposal or for new noncoal mine reclamation using coal combustion by–products if the refuse disposal system or noncoal mine reclamation would be located in a critical area, as defined under § 8–1802 of the Natural Resources Article.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-301 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-301 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Board” means the Water Science Advisory Board.    (c)    “CAFO” means a concentrated animal feeding operation, as defined in Department regulations.    (d)    “Discharge permit” means a permit issued by the Department for the discharge of any pollutant or combination of pollutants into the waters of this State.    (e)    “Person” includes the federal government, this State, any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this State, or any of their units.    (f)    “Reclaimed water” means sewage that:        (1)    Has been treated to a high quality suitable for various reuses; and        (2)    Has a concentration of less than:            (i)    3 fecal coliform colonies per 100 milliliters;            (ii)    10 milligrams per liter of 5–day biological oxygen demand; and            (iii)    10 milligrams per liter of total suspended solids.    (g)    “Sewage” means any human or animal excretion, domestic waste, or industrial waste.    (h)    (1)    “Sewerage system” means:            (i)    The channels used or intended to be used to collect and dispose of sewage; and            (ii)    Any structure and appurtenance used or intended to be used to collect or prepare sewage for discharge into the waters of this State.        (2)    “Sewerage system” includes any sewer of any size.        (3)    “Sewerage system” does not include the plumbing system inside any building served by the sewerage system.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-302 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-302 - Legislative Policy

    (a)    The purpose of this subtitle is to establish effective programs and to provide additional and cumulative remedies to prevent, abate, and control pollution of the waters of this State.    (b)    Because the quality of the waters of this State is vital to the interests of the citizens of this State, because pollution is a menace to public health and welfare, creates public nuisances, harms wildlife, fish, and aquatic life, and impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate beneficial uses of water, and because the problem of water pollution in this State is closely related to the problem of water pollution in adjoining states, it is the policy of this State:        (1)    To improve, conserve, and manage the quality of the waters of this State;        (2)    To 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;        (3)    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 the waters of this State;        (4)    Through innovative and alternative methods of waste and wastewater treatment, to provide and promote prevention, abatement, and control of new or existing water pollution; and        (5)    To promote and encourage the use of reclaimed water in order to conserve water supplies, facilitate the indirect recharge of groundwater, and develop an alternative to discharging wastewater effluent to surface waters, thus pursuing the goal of the Clean Water Act to end the discharge of pollutants and meet the nutrient reduction goals of the Chesapeake Bay Agreement.    (c)    (1)    The Department shall cooperate with local governments, agencies of other states, and the federal government in carrying out the objectives of subsection (b) of this section.        (2)    The Department may consult with the State Plumbing Board, as appropriate, on matters relating to the objectives of subsection (b)(5) of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-303 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-303 - Construction

    This subtitle does not take away the right of any person, as a riparian owner or otherwise, in equity, at common law, or under statutory law to suppress a nuisance or abate pollution.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-303.1 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part I - Definitions; General Provisions|Section 9-303.1 - Use of Reclaimed Water

    (a)    The Department shall encourage the use of reclaimed water as an alternative to discharging wastewater effluent into the surface waters of the State.    (b)    Reclaimed water may be used for irrigation of:        (1)    Farmland;        (2)    Golf courses;        (3)    Athletic fields;        (4)    Turf;        (5)    Landscaping; and        (6)    Any other use that the Department considers appropriate.    (c)    The Department may establish buffer and setback requirements for the use of reclaimed water under subsection (b) of this section as follows:        (1)    From potable wells and surface water intakes, up to 100 feet;        (2)    From intermittent and perennial streams and residential structures, up to 25 feet;        (3)    From schools and playgrounds, up to 50 feet; and        (4)    From public roads and residential property lines, up to 25 feet.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-305 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-305 - Board Established

    There is a Water Science Advisory Board.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-306 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-306 - Membership

    (a)    (1)    The Board consists of 9 members appointed by the Governor.        (2)    Of the Board members:            (i)    1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the Chancellor of the University System of Maryland;            (ii)    1 shall be appointed from a list of at least 3 qualified individuals submitted to the Governor by the President of The Johns Hopkins University; and            (iii)    7 shall be representatives of institutions of higher learning, private industry, or agencies of government or other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities.    (b)    Each member shall be an individual who has scientific or technical expertise.    (c)    (1)    The term of a member is 5 years.        (2)    The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1982. The terms of those members end as follows:            (i)    2 in 1983;            (ii)    1 in 1984;            (iii)    2 in 1985;            (iv)    2 in 1986; and            (v)    2 in 1987.        (3)    At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (4)    If a member who was appointed from a list required by subsection (a) of this section dies, resigns, or otherwise ceases to be a member, a successor shall be appointed from a list submitted to the Governor in the manner required by subsection (a) of this section.        (5)    A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.        (6)    A member may be appointed to successive terms.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-307 - Officers

    From among the Board members, the Governor shall appoint a chairman and a vice chairman.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-308 - Board Secretary

    (a)    The Governor shall appoint a Board secretary.    (b)    The Board secretary may, but need not, be a member of the Board.    (c)    The Board secretary:        (1)    May not receive compensation; but        (2)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-309 - Meetings; Compensation

    (a)    The Board shall meet at the times and places that the Governor or the chairman determines.    (b)    A member of the Board:        (1)    May not receive compensation; but        (2)    Is entitled to reimbursement for expenses under the Standard State Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part II - Water Science Advisory Board|Section 9-310 - Purpose of Board

    The purpose of the Board is to provide State water pollution control programs with the advice and assistance of the scientific capabilities of institutions of higher learning, private industry, and agencies of government and other public bodies that normally are not associated with water pollution control activities.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-313 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part III - Powers and Duties of Department|Section 9-313 - Rules and Regulations -- in General

    (a)    The Department may adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    In adopting any rule or regulation under this subtitle, the Department shall consider:        (1)    Existing physical conditions;        (2)    The character of the area involved, including surrounding land uses;        (3)    Priority ranking of waters as to effluent limits;        (4)    Zoning;        (5)    The nature of the existing receiving body of water;        (6)    The technical feasibility of measuring or reducing the particular type of water pollution;        (7)    The economic reasonableness of measuring or reducing the particular type of water pollution; and        (8)    The purposes of this subtitle.    (c)    Except as this subtitle otherwise provides for a particular type of rule or regulation, a rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle may:        (1)    Impose, as circumstances require, different requirements for different pollutant sources and for different geographical areas;        (2)    Apply to sources located outside this State that cause, contribute to, or threaten environmental damage in this State; and        (3)    Make special provisions for alert and abatement standards and procedures for occurrences or emergencies of pollution or on other short term conditions that are an acute danger to health or to the environment.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-314 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 3 - Water Pollution Control|Part III - Powers and Duties of Department|Section 9-314 - Rules and Regulations -- Water Quality Standards and Effluent Standards

    (a)    The Department may adopt rules and regulations that set, for the waters of this State, water quality standards and effluent standards. These standards shall be designed to protect:        (1)    The public health, safety, and welfare;        (2)    Present and future use of the waters of this State for public water supply;        (3)    The propagation of aquatic life and wildlife;        (4)    Recreational use of the waters of this State; and        (5)    Agricultural, industrial, and other legitimate uses of the waters of this State.    (b)    The rules and regulations adopted under this section shall include at least the following:        (1)    Water quality standards that specify the maximum permissible short term and long term concentrations of pollutants in the water, the minimum permissible concentrations of dissolved oxygen and other desirable matter in the water, and the temperature range for the water.        (2)    Effluent standards that specify the maximum loading or concentrations and the physical, thermal, chemical, biological, and radioactive properties of wastes that may be discharged into the waters of this State.        (3)    Definition of technique for filling and sealing abandoned water wells and holes, for disposal wells, for deep mines and surface mines, and for landfills to prevent groundwater contamination, seepage, and drainage into the waters of this State.        (4)    Requirements for the sale, offer, use, or storage of pesticides and other substances that the Department finds to constitute water pollution hazards.        (5)    Procedures for water pollution incidents or emergencies that constitute an acute danger to health or the environment.        (6)    Provisions for equipment and procedures for monitoring pollutants, collecting samples, and logging and reporting of monitoring.    (c)    Effluent standards set under this section shall be at least as stringent as those specified by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.