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MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1307 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1307 - Applications for and Conditions on Permits; Fees; Term

    (a)    In applying for a permit to drill a well, the well driller shall:        (1)    Give the Department any information the Department requires; and        (2)    Notify a municipality if the well will be drilled inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the well will be drilled 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line.    (b)    As a condition to issuing a permit to drill a well, the Department may require that samples of the materials encountered in drilling the well be preserved and submitted to the Department.    (c)    (1)    (i)    A county board of health may establish a permit fee to defray county expenses in inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability.            (ii)    For an interim certificate of potability, a county board of health shall accept initial test results prepared by a private State certified laboratory.        (2)    (i)    The fee may be charged before a permit required under § 9–1306 of this subtitle is issued.            (ii)    Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the fee may not exceed $160 per well or $160 per cluster of wells to be used exclusively to transfer heat to or from the ground or groundwater.            (iii)    In Anne Arundel County only:                1.    Subject to item 2 of this subparagraph, the fee charged shall be set so as to produce funds to reflect the actual cost of inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability by the Anne Arundel County Board of Health; and                2.    For a well drilled to replace an existing well the fee charged shall be no more than 50% of the fee as calculated under item 1 of this subparagraph.        (3)    A permit shall be issued within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the application and shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance by the approved delegated permitting authority.    (d)    A county board of health may waive a fee for a well that is drilled to replace a well not in conformity with the regulations adopted under § 9–1305 of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1308 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1308 - Report on Completion of Drilling

    On completion of the drilling of any well, the well driller shall file a final report with the Department. The report shall include:         (1)    The log of each well;        (2)    The size and depth of each well;        (3)    The diameters and lengths of casing and screen installed;        (4)    The static and pumping levels;        (5)    The yield of each well; and        (6)    Any other information relating to the construction or operation of the well that the Department requires.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1309 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1309 - Maintenance and Abandonment of Wells

    (a)    The owner of any well shall maintain it in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department.    (b)    On abandoning any existing well or test hole, the well owner shall:        (1)    Notify the Department; and        (2)    Effectively seal and fill the well or test hole in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1310 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1310 - Wasting Well Water Prohibited

    An owner of a pumping well or flowing well may not discharge or permit the discharge from the well of water that is allowed to run to waste and not put to useful service.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1311 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 13 - Well Drilling|Section 9-1311 - Penalties

    (a)    A person who violates any provision of this subtitle or of any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:        (1)    For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $500 or imprisonment not exceeding 3 months or both; or        (2)    For a subsequent offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.    (b)    The Department may bring an action for an injunction against any person who violates any provision of this subtitle or any rule, regulation, or permit adopted or issued under this subtitle. In any action for an injunction under this subsection, any finding of the Department after a hearing is prima facie evidence of each fact the Department determines.    (c)    A person is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or both if the person:        (1)    Knowingly makes any false statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document filed or required to be maintained under this subtitle or any rule, regulation, or permit adopted or issued under this subtitle; or        (2)    Falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this subtitle or any rule, regulation, or permit adopted or issued under this subtitle.    (d)    The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and defend on behalf of this State every case arising under the provisions of this subtitle, including the recovery of penalties.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1401 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1401 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    (1)    “Innovative and alternative septic system” means any new, experimental, or nonconventional technology that is added to or used in place of a conventional septic or other on-site sewerage system.        (2)    “Innovative and alternative septic system” includes but is not limited to:            (i)    A sand mound septic system;            (ii)    A septic tank-sewerage evapotranspiration system that is powered by solar energy;            (iii)    A septic tank-filter cloth trench system; and            (iv)    Any other innovative on-site sewerage disposal technology that is developed in the future.    (c)    “Program” means the Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1402 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1402 - Grant Program -- Created

    There is an Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program in the Department.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1403 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1403 - Grant Program -- Purpose

    (a)    The purpose of the Program is to make State grants to political subdivisions of this State who, in turn, will make grants to owners of improved properties with failed systems and owners of previously recorded land that has failed a soil percolation test to install and experiment with innovative and alternative septic systems on the land in order to develop additional types of on-site systems that can be utilized.    (b)    The Office of Environmental Programs in the Department shall manage and supervise the Program.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1404 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1404 - Grants to Political Subdivisions and Eligible Individuals

    (a)    The Department may make grants to political subdivisions of this State under the Program from funds provided in the State budget.    (b)    Each political subdivision of this State shall make grants from the money received from the Department to eligible persons who apply under this subtitle.    (c)    The State grants awarded by each political subdivision may not exceed 87.5 percent of the anticipated cost of the innovative and alternative septic system, except that grants for systems allowing the development of unimproved properties may not exceed 50 percent.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1405 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1405 - Rules and Regulations

    (a)    The Secretary:        (1)    Shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this experimental Program under this subtitle;        (2)    Shall request demographic, land use, fiscal impact, or other pertinent information from the Department of Planning or any community planning agency; and        (3)    Shall prepare and submit a report to the Governor that describes the activities of the Program and makes recommendations to improve the Program.    (b)    The political subdivisions of this State shall administer the Program according to the rules and regulations adopted by the Department.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1406 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14 - Innovative and Alternative Septic System Grant Program|Section 9-1406 - Eligibility for State Funds

    (a)    To be eligible for State funds from a political subdivision under the Program, an applicant shall:        (1)    Own property in this State that:            (i)    Has an existing failed septic system; or            (ii)    Is unimproved, was platted before 1972, and has failed percolation testing requirements;        (2)    Have made a good faith effort to obtain approval of or to utilize a conventional septic system;        (3)    Agree to conditions of experiment as outlined by the Office of Environmental Programs; and        (4)    Only apply for 1 grant to serve 1 home site to upgrade an existing system or to improve 1 unimproved site with a new home and innovative and alternative septic system.    (b)    This section does not apply to the development of an unimproved parcel of land that is proposed to be subdivided into building lots.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-14A-01 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 14A - Waterless Toilets|Section 9-14A-01 - Department Actions Based Upon Statement in Land Use Covenant or Deed; Regulations

    (a)    If the statement  ”all toilets on this property are required to be waterless toilets approved by the Maryland Department of the Environment” is recorded in the land use covenant or deed for a parcel of property, the Department may:        (1)    Authorize reductions in initial disposal system size;        (2)    Establish the amount of the reductions on a case by case basis; and        (3)    Prohibit the installation or use of conventional plumbing fixtures where a reduction has been authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection.    (b)    The Department may adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this section.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1501 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 15 - Cleaning Agents|Section 9-1501 - "Cleaning Agent" Defined

    In this subtitle, “cleaning agent” means a laundry detergent, dishwashing compound, household cleaner, metal cleaner, degreasing compound, commercial cleaner, industrial cleaner, phosphate compound, or other substance that is intended to be used for cleaning purposes.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1502 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 15 - Cleaning Agents|Section 9-1502 - Applicability of Subtitle

    This subtitle does not apply to a cleaning agent that is:         (1)    A detergent used in dairy, beverage, or food processing cleaning equipment;        (2)    A phosphoric acid product, including a sanitizer, brightener, acid cleaner, or metal conditioner;        (3)    A detergent used in hospitals, veterinary hospitals or clinics, or health care facilities or in agricultural production;        (4)    A detergent used by industry for metal cleaning or conditioning;        (5)    Manufactured, stored, or distributed for use or sale outside of the State;        (6)    Used in any laboratory, including a biological laboratory, research facility, chemical laboratory, and engineering laboratory; or        (7)    Used in a commercial laundry that provides laundry services for a hospital, health care facility, or veterinary hospital.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1503 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 15 - Cleaning Agents|Section 9-1503 - Limitation on Amount of Phosphorus in Cleaning Agents

    (a)    Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any cleaning agent that contains more than 0.0 percent phosphorus by weight expressed as elemental phosphorus except for an amount not exceeding 0.5 percent phosphorus that is incidental to manufacturing.    (b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person may use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale a cleaning agent that contains greater than 0.0 percent phosphorus by weight, but does not exceed 8.7 percent phosphorus by weight that is:        (1)    A detergent used in a commercial dishwashing machine; or        (2)    A substance the Secretary, by rule and regulation, excludes from the 0.0 percent phosphorus limitation of subsection (a) of this section based on a finding that compliance with this section would:            (i)    Create a significant hardship on the user; or            (ii)    Be unreasonable because of the lack of an adequate substitute cleaning agent.    (c)    (1)    A person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any detergent for use in a household dishwashing machine that contains more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight.        (2)    After July 1, 2013, a person may not use, sell, manufacture, or distribute for use or sale within the State any detergent for use in a commercial dishwashing machine that contains more than 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1504 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 15 - Cleaning Agents|Section 9-1504 - Rules and Regulations; Enforcement

    (a)    The Department shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    The Department shall enforce this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1505 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 15 - Cleaning Agents|Section 9-1505 - Penalties for Violation

    (a)    (1)    Any person who uses a cleaning agent in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.        (2)    (i)    Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, any person who sells, distributes, or manufactures a cleaning agent in violation of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000.            (ii)    Any person who knowingly sells or distributes for use or sale within the State a detergent for use in a household dishwashing machine in violation of § 9–1503(c) of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to:                1.    For a first offense, a fine not exceeding $1,000; or                2.    For a second or subsequent offense, a fine of not less than $1,000 and not exceeding $25,000.    (b)    The Department may seize any cleaning agent held for sale or distribution in violation of this subtitle. The seized cleaning agents are considered forfeited.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1801 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 18 - Acceptance of Household Hazardous Waste|Section 9-1801 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Household” means any single or multiple residence, hotel, bunkhouse, ranger station, crew quarters, or camping or picnic ground.    (c)    (1)    “Household hazardous waste” means any waste material, including garbage or trash, derived from a household that would be listed as hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act but for the fact that the waste is derived from a household.        (2)    “Household hazardous waste” may include:            (i)    Agricultural chemicals;            (ii)    Cleaning agents and solvents;            (iii)    Motor oils;            (iv)    Paint;            (v)    Pesticides; and            (vi)    Preservatives.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1802 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 18 - Acceptance of Household Hazardous Waste|Section 9-1802 - Feasibility Study

    (a)    By January 1, 1990, each county shall prepare and submit an assessment of the feasibility of establishing a program for the acceptance of household hazardous waste from residents of the county to the Secretary.    (b)    The assessment prepared and submitted under subsection (a) of this section shall include:        (1)    The estimated cost of providing one household hazardous waste collection day every year;        (2)    The feasibility and estimated cost of establishing a regional household hazardous waste collection day every year for the county’s geographic region of the State; and        (3)    Any other information that would be of use to the State in determining whether to mandate household hazardous waste collection days in each county.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1803 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 18 - Acceptance of Household Hazardous Waste|Section 9-1803 - Feasibility Study -- Assistance

    The Secretary shall assist each county in the preparation of the assessments required under § 9-1802 of this subtitle.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1901 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 19 - Toxics in Packaging|Section 9-1901 - Definitions

    (a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.    (b)    “Distributor” means any person that:        (1)    Sells a packaged product to a retailer; or        (2)    Receives a shipment or consignment of, or in any other manner acquires, packaged products for distribution to a retailer for:            (i)    Sale to a consumer; or            (ii)    Promotional purposes.    (c)    (1)    “Manufacturer” means any person that manufactures a package or packaging component.        (2)    “Manufacturer” includes any person that sells a package or packaging component to a distributor.    (d)    (1)    “Package” means a container used to market, protect, or handle a product.        (2)    “Package” includes:            (i)    A unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container as defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials; and            (ii)    An unsealed receptacle such as a carrying case, crate, cup, pail, rigid foil or other tray, wrap, wrapping film, bag, and tub.    (e)    (1)    “Packaging component” means any individual assembled part of a package.        (2)    “Packaging component” includes any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, coating, closure, label, ink, dye, pigment, adhesive, or any other additive.        (3)    “Packaging component” does not include any package or packaging component that contains cadmium and is intended for reuse more than 5 times.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1902 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 19 - Toxics in Packaging|Section 9-1902 - Prohibited Acts

    (a)    Except as provided in §§ 9-1903 and 9-1904 of this subtitle, on or after July 1, 1993, a manufacturer or distributor may not sell or offer for sale or for promotional purposes any package or packaging component or any product in a package or packaging component to which any of the following was intentionally added during manufacture or distribution:        (1)    Lead;        (2)    Cadmium;        (3)    Mercury; or        (4)    Hexavalent chromium.    (b)    The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium incidentally present in a package or packaging component may not exceed:        (1)    By July 1, 1993, 600 parts per million by weight or 0.06%;        (2)    By July 1, 1994, 250 parts per million by weight or 0.025%; and        (3)    By July 1, 1995, 100 parts per million by weight or 0.01%.    (c)    Tin plated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials Specification A-623 shall be considered a single packaging component.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1903 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 19 - Toxics in Packaging|Section 9-1903 - Applicability

    The provisions of this subtitle do not apply to:         (1)    If it contains a code indicating the date of manufacture, a package or packaging component that was manufactured prior to July 1, 1993;        (2)    Until July 1, 1997, a package and packaging component that would not exceed the concentration levels set forth in § 9-1902 of this subtitle but for the addition of recycled materials;        (3)    A package or packaging component conditionally exempt under § 9-1904 of this subtitle; and        (4)    Any alcoholic beverage bottled before October 1, 1992.
MD. Environment Code Ann. §  9-1904 (2021)
2021 Maryland Statutes|Environment|Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities|Subtitle 19 - Toxics in Packaging|Section 9-1904 - Conditional Exemption

    (a)    A manufacturer or distributor of a package or packaging component may submit to the Department an application for a conditional exemption from the provisions of this subtitle.    (b)    On the written application of a manufacturer or distributor, the Department may grant a conditional exemption if the Department finds that:        (1)    In order to comply with a health or safety requirement of federal law, lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium have been added to the package or packaging component in the manufacturing, forming, printing, or distribution process; or        (2)    The regulated substance is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the package contents.    (c)    A conditional exemption granted under this section:        (1)    Expires 2 years after the date the Department grants the exemption; and        (2)    If the manufacturer or distributor meets the criteria under subsection (b) of this section, may be renewed for additional periods of 2 years.