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2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part IV - Bonds of Authorities › Section 9-939 - Contents and Effect of Resolution or Trust Agreement

(a)    A resolution or trust agreement that provides for the issuance of or secures bonds under this subtitle may:
(1)    Include any of the provisions in subsections (c) through (f) of this section; and
(2)    Require the authority to adopt resolutions or take any other lawful action that is necessary to enforce those provisions.
(b)    If a resolution or trust agreement includes any of the provisions of subsections (c) through (f) of this section, the authority may adopt resolutions and take any other lawful action that is necessary to enforce those provisions.
(c)    If the owner, tenant, or occupant of a parcel of land is obligated to pay rates, fees, or charges for the use of or services furnished by any project of an authority, the authority may require the owner, tenant, or occupant to deposit with the authority, before the use is made or the services are furnished, a reasonable amount:
(1)    To insure payment of the rates, fees, or charges; and
(2)    To be applied to payment of any delinquent rates, fees, or charges.
(d)    If the owner, tenant, or occupant of a parcel of land does not pay any rate, fee, or charge for the use of or services furnished by any project of an authority within 30 days after the rate, fee, or charge becomes due and payable, the authority, at the end of the 30-day period, may:
(1)    Disconnect the parcel of land from the water system or sewerage system of the authority or otherwise suspend services; and
(2)    Recover the amount of the rate, fee, or charge that is delinquent, plus interest:
(i)    In a civil action; or
(ii)    By foreclosure of the lien for the rate, fee, or charge.
(e)    If any rate, fee, or charge for the use of or services furnished to a lot or parcel of land by a sewerage system that is owned, constructed, or operated by an authority under this subtitle is not paid within 30 days after the rate, fee, or charge becomes due and payable, the owner, tenant, or occupant of the parcel of land shall stop disposing of sewage or industrial wastes from the parcel of land directly or indirectly into the sewerage system until the rate, fee, or charge, plus interest, is paid.
(f)    (1)    If the owner, tenant, or occupant of a parcel of land does not stop disposing of sewage or industrial wastes as required by subsection (e) of this section, any political subdivision or person who supplies or sells water for use on the parcel of land shall stop supplying or selling the water within 5 days after receiving notice of the delinquency from the authority.
(2)    If a political subdivision or person does not stop supplying or selling water for use on a parcel of land as required by paragraph (1) of this subsection, the authority may shut off the supply of water to the parcel of land.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part IV - Bonds of Authorities › Section 9-940 - Holder of Bonds May Protect and Enforce Rights

Subject to any restriction in the resolution or trust agreement that provides for the issuance of or secures the bonds of an authority, any holder of the bonds, any holder of any coupons from the bonds, or any trustee under a trust agreement that secures the bonds may:
(1)    Enforce in any civil action any right granted by the resolution or trust agreement or by any law of this State; and
(2)    Compel the performance of any duty imposed on the authority or an officer of the authority by this subtitle or by the resolution or trust agreement, including setting, charging, and collecting rates, fees, and charges for the use of or services furnished by any project.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part IV - Bonds of Authorities › Section 9-941 - Principal and Interest; Maturity; Form; Negotiability; Registration; Reconversion

(a)    An authority shall pay the principal of and interest on its bonds only from the funds from which this subtitle authorizes payment.
(b)    For any bond that an authority issues, the authority:
(1)    Shall place the date of issue on the bond;
(2)    Shall set the maturity date for the bond, which shall be any time up to 40 years from the date of issue; and
(3)    May provide for the redemption of the bond before maturity:
(i)    At the option of the authority; and
(ii)    At a price and on terms and conditions that the authority fixes before it issues the bond.
(c)    A bond or certificate that otherwise conforms to this section is valid and sufficient for all purposes whether or not the officer whose signature or a facsimile of whose signature is on the bond or certificate is still an officer when the bond or certificate is delivered.
(d)    An authority:
(1)    Shall determine the form of its bonds; and
(2)    May issue its bonds in coupon or registered form or both.
(e)    An authority shall determine:
(1)    The manner of execution of its bonds;
(2)    The denominations of its bonds; and
(3)    The places for payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, which may be any bank or trust company.
(f)    A bond issued under this subtitle is fully negotiable as provided in Title 8 of the Commercial Law Article.
(g)    An authority may provide for:
(1)    The registration of any coupon bond as to:
(i)    Principal only; or
(ii)    Both principal and interest; and
(2)    The reconversion into a coupon bond of any bond that is registered as to both principal and interest.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part IV - Bonds of Authorities › Section 9-942 - Use of Proceeds

(a)    An authority shall:
(1)    Use the proceeds of any bond that it issues only to pay for the project for which the bond was issued; and
(2)    Disburse the proceeds of any bond in the manner and under any restrictions that the authority provides in the resolution or trust agreement that authorizes the issuance of or secures the bond.
(b)    (1)    If, for any reason, the proceeds of an issue of bonds are less than the cost of the project for which the authority issued the bonds, the authority may issue additional bonds, in a manner similar to that followed in issuing the original bonds, to provide the amount of the deficit.
(2)    Unless otherwise provided in the resolution or trust agreement that authorizes the issuance of or secures the original bonds, additional bonds issued under this subsection:
(i)    Are of the same issue as the original bonds; and
(ii)    Are entitled to payment from the same fund, without any preference or priority being given to the original bonds.
(c)    If the proceeds of an issue of bonds exceed the cost of the project for which the authority issued the bonds, the authority shall deposit the surplus to the credit of the reserve account or sinking fund for the bonds.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-945 - Contracts for Services and Use of Projects

(a)    An authority may enter into any contract that the authority determines is necessary or incidental to the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties under this subtitle, including a contract with:
(1)    Any federal agency, this State, any agency of this State, any political subdivision, or any person:
(i)    Providing for or relating to furnishing the services and facilities of a project of the authority; or
(ii)    In connection with the services and facilities of a water system or sewerage system that is owned or controlled by the federal agency, this State, the agency of this State, the political subdivision, or the person;
(2)    Any person, political subdivision, or public authority of this or any adjoining state for the construction and operation of a project that is located partly in this State and partly in the adjoining state; and
(3)    Any federal agency or political subdivision relating to:
(i)    The use by the authority of the services or facilities of any water system or sewerage system that is not owned or operated by the authority; or
(ii)    The use by the federal agency, political subdivision, or residents of the political subdivision of:
1.    Any project acquired or constructed by the authority under this subtitle; or
2.    The services or facilities of the project.
(b)    A contract under this section:
(1)    Is subject to any provision, limitation, or condition that is contained in:
(i)    A resolution of the authority that authorizes the authority to issue bonds; or
(ii)    A trust agreement that secures bonds of the authority;
(2)    May provide for the collection of fees, rates, or charges for the services and facilities furnished to a political subdivision or any of its residents, and may provide that the collection be done:
(i)    By a political subdivision or any agent of a political subdivision; or
(ii)    By any agent of an authority; and
(3)    May provide for the enforcement of any delinquent charge.
(c)    Any law that is enacted by a political subdivision under a contract under this section:
(1)    Is not repealable if any bond to which the contract relates is outstanding and unpaid; and
(2)    Is for the benefit of the bondholders.
(d)    A contract under this section and any law of a political subdivision that is enacted under the contract shall provide that the total of any rates, fees, and charges is sufficient to pay all of the obligations that are assumed by the other party to the contract.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-947 - Rates, Fees, and Charges -- Additional Charges for Burdensome Waste

If the sewage or other waste that a manufacturing, commercial, or industrial plant or other building or premises discharges into a sewerage system is, because of its character, an unreasonable burden on the sewerage system, the authority that owns, operates, or maintains the sewerage system may:
(1)    Impose an additional charge on the owner, tenant, or occupant of the plant, building, or premises; or
(2)    Require the owner, tenant, or occupant of the plant, building, or premises, before it discharges its sewage or other waste, to treat the sewage or waste in a manner that the authority determines.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-948 - Rates, Fees, and Charges -- List of Water Meter Readings

(a)    An authority may use data that a political subdivision furnishes under this section to calculate the rates, fees, and charges of the authority for sewer services to a consumer of water.
(b)    By the 15th day of the month after the month in which the political subdivision issues water bills, and at the request of the authority, each member political subdivision shall submit to the authority:
(1)    A list of the water meter readings on which the water bills were based; or
(2)    A statement of the amounts of the water bills.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-949 - Liens for Fees, Rents, or Other Charges

(a)    An authority has a lien on real estate:
(1)    For:
(i)    The amount of any fee, rent, or charge, including a tapping fee, imposed on an owner, tenant, or occupant of the real estate for the use and services of a project of the authority; and
(ii)    Any accrued interest on the fee, rent, or charge; and
(2)    From the time when the fee, rent, or charge is due and payable.
(b)    A lien under this section is superior to any interest of an owner, tenant, or occupant of the affected real estate.
(c)    A lien under this section binds or affects a subsequent bona fide purchaser of the real estate who purchases for valuable consideration and without actual notice of the lien only after the amount of the lien is entered in a lien register that is:
(1)    Furnished for this purpose by and at the expense of the authority; and
(2)    Kept among the land records of the county where the real estate is located.
(d)    The clerk of the circuit court in the county where the real estate is located:
(1)    Shall keep and make available for public inspection any lien register that an authority provides to the clerk under this section; and
(2)    Shall record and index in the lien register any entry that the authority certifies.
(e)    (1)    To discharge a lien under this section, a person shall pay to the authority:
(i)    The total amount of the lien; and
(ii)    Any interest that has accrued on the lien to the date of payment.
(2)    When a person discharges a lien under this subsection, the authority shall deliver to the person a certificate of payment.
(3)    When a person presents a certificate of payment to the clerk of the circuit court in the county where the real estate is located, the clerk, without any fee, shall record the discharge of the lien in the lien register.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-950 - Connection of Abutting Land to Sanitary Sewer

(a)    In this section, “abutting lot” means a parcel of land:
(1)    That abuts on a street or other public way that contains a sanitary sewer that is part of, is served by, or may be served by the sewerage system of an authority; and
(2)    On which a building has been constructed for residential, commercial, or industrial use.
(b)    Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, when an authority acquires or constructs a sewerage system under this subtitle, the authority, by rule, regulation, or resolution, may require each owner of an abutting lot to:
(1)    Connect with the sewerage system of the authority each building that is constructed for residential, commercial, or industrial use on the abutting lot; and
(2)    Stop using any other method for the disposal of sewage or other polluting matter.
(c)    The authority may not require the owner of an abutting lot to connect any building on the abutting lot if the abutting lot is served by a facility for the disposal of sewage or other polluting matter that was constructed and is operated in accordance with standards set or approved by the Secretary.
(d)    Whenever this section requires a person to connect a building to the sewerage system of an authority, the person shall make the connection in accordance with the rules and regulations of the authority.
(e)    The rules and regulations of an authority may set a reasonable charge for making a connection under this section.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-951 - Shutting Off Water for Failure to Pay for Sewerage Services

(a)    A political subdivision that owns or operates a water system may contract with an authority as provided in subsection (b) of this section to shut off the supply of water to any premises that are connected with any sewerage system of the authority.
(b)    If the owner, tenant, or occupant of any premises described in subsection (a) of this section fails, within the time stated in the contract, to pay any rate, fee, or charge for the use or services of the sewerage system of an authority, the authority may shut off the supply of water to the premises.
(c)    (1)    An authority may disconnect service to a property on a finding or notification from the governing body of the political subdivision in which the property is located that the property is:
(i)    A vacant lot; or
(ii)    Cited as vacant and unfit for habitation on a housing or building violation notice.
(2)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, on request by the owner of the property, the authority shall restore service to a property where service was disconnected in accordance with paragraph (1) of this subsection.
(3)    (i)    An authority may require proof that all housing and building violation notices on a property have been resolved prior to restoring service under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(ii)    Prior to restoring service under paragraph (2) of this subsection, an authority may require the owner of the property to pay:
1.    All unpaid rates, fees, charges, or assessments for service at the property; and
2.    Any reconnection fees for service at the property.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-952 - Transfer of Rights or Interest in Property by Political Subdivision; State Land Below High-Water Mark and in State Highway Right-of-Way

(a)    (1)    Notwithstanding any other law, the governing body of a political subdivision may transfer jurisdiction over, lease, lend, give, sell, or convey to an authority, on the request of the authority, with or without consideration, any of the following:
(i)    Any facility;
(ii)    Any right or interest in a facility;
(iii)    Any property that appertains to a facility;
(iv)    Any real property; or
(v)    Any right or interest in real property.
(2)    The authority shall use property transferred or conveyed under this subsection in connection with the construction, extension, repair, improvement, maintenance, or operation of 1 or more projects of the authority.
(3)    The transfer or conveyance shall be on terms and conditions that the governing body of the political subdivision determines to be in the best interests of the political subdivision.
(b)    (1)    If the land is necessary or desirable in connection with the construction, extension, repair, improvement, maintenance, or operation of any project, this State consents to the use by an authority of any land that is:
(i)    Owned or controlled by this State; and
(ii)    1.    Below the high-water mark of any waters of this State; or
2.    In the right-of-way of any State highway.
(2)    The State Highway Administration must approve the use of land that is in any State highway right-of-way.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part V - Projects of Authorities › Section 9-953 - Conveyance of Project to Political Subdivision

After an authority pays or provides for the payment of the principal of and interest on each bond that is secured by a pledge of the revenue of a project, and subject to any agreement that concerns the operation or disposition of the project, the authority may convey the project to its member political subdivisions.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part VI - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 9-956 - Miscellaneous Powers of Political Subdivision

In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in this subtitle, a political subdivision may:
(1)    Contract with an authority:
(i)    For the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage; and
(ii)    With respect to any matter or thing concerning which the authority may contract with the political subdivision under this subtitle; and
(2)    Lend money to an authority to pay the organization and preliminary expenses of the authority, on condition that the loan is repaid out of the proceeds of the 1st bond issue of the authority.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part VI - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 9-957 - Authority and Bonds Exempt From Tax

(a)    An authority is not required to pay any tax or assessment on:
(1)    Any project; or
(2)    The income from any project.
(b)    This State, any political subdivision, and any other public agency in this State may not tax:
(1)    Any bond that is issued under this subtitle;
(2)    The transfer of the bond; or
(3)    Any income from the bond, including any profit on the sale of the bond.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 9 - Water and Sewer Authorities › Part VI - Miscellaneous Provisions › Section 9-958 - Money Received Held in Trust

(a)    Any money that an authority receives under this subtitle as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenues is a trust fund that the authority shall hold and apply only as provided in this subtitle.
(b)    The resolution or trust agreement that provides for the issuance of or secures bonds of an authority shall provide that any officer to whom, or any bank, trust company, or other fiscal agent to which, the authority pays any money received under this subtitle shall:
(1)    Act as trustee of the money; and
(2)    Hold and apply the money:
(i)    For the purposes of this subtitle; and
(ii)    Subject to any provision of the resolution or trust agreement.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 9-1001 - Definitions

(a)    In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)    “Certification” means certification by the Department under this subtitle.
(c)    “Person” includes any state, county, municipal corporation, federal agency, or special taxing area.
(d)    “Public drinking water system” has the meaning stated in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act for “public water system”.
(e)    “Water quality laboratory” means any person who, by any method, examines a public drinking water system:
(1)    To determine whether it complies with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water; or
(2)    To produce laboratory information for enforcement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part I - Definitions; General Provisions › Section 9-1003 - Duties of Department and Secretary

(a)    The Department shall:
(1)    Adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this subtitle;
(2)    Establish a proficiency testing program to test the performance of any water quality laboratory; and
(3)    Set standards for:
(i)    Demonstrating satisfactory performance in a proficiency testing program; and
(ii)    Conducting the program.
(b)    The Secretary shall have each water quality laboratory inspected at least triennially.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1007 - Qualifications for Certification

To qualify for certification, a water quality laboratory shall:
(1)    Meet the standards and qualifications the Department sets; and
(2)    Comply with the rules and regulations that the Department adopts under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1008 - Applications for Certification

Any person who wishes to operate a water quality laboratory shall:
(1)    Submit to the Department, on the form the Department requires, an application for certification of the water quality laboratory; and
(2)    Pay to the Department the application fee set by the Department.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1012 - Term and Renewal of Certification

(a)    A certification expires on the first anniversary of its effective date unless the certification is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section.
(b)    At least 1 month before a certification expires, the Department shall send to the certified water quality laboratory, by first–class mail to the last known address of the water quality laboratory, a renewal notice that states:
(1)    The date on which the current certification expires;
(2)    The date by which the renewal application must be received by the Department for the renewal to be issued and mailed before the certification expires; and
(3)    The amount of the renewal fee.
(c)    Before the certification expires, the certified water quality laboratory may renew its certification for an additional 1–year term if the water quality laboratory:
(1)    Otherwise is entitled to be certified;
(2)    Pays to the Department the renewal fee set by the Department; and
(3)    Submits to the Department a renewal application on the form that the Department requires.
(d)    The Department shall renew the certification of each water quality laboratory that meets the requirements of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1014 - Nontransferability of Certification; Display of Certificate

(a)    A water quality laboratory certification is not transferable.
(b)    Each certified water quality laboratory shall display its certificate of certification conspicuously in the place of business of the certified water quality laboratory.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1015 - Laboratory Located Outside State

(a)    If a water quality laboratory located outside of this State examines any of the public drinking water of this State, the results of that examination may not be accepted by this State unless the water quality laboratory is certified under this subtitle.
(b)    A person who operates a water quality laboratory in another state and who wishes to have the water quality laboratory certified in this State shall:
(1)    Submit to the Department, on the form that the Department requires, an application for certification of the water quality laboratory;
(2)    Show to the satisfaction of the Department that the water quality laboratory meets at least the minimum standards and qualifications adopted by the Department under this subtitle for water quality laboratories in this State; and
(3)    Pay to the Department the application fee set by the Department.
(c)    A water quality laboratory that is in another state and is certified under this subtitle may renew its certification in accordance with the provisions of this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1016 - Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds

Subject to the hearing provisions of § 9-1017 of this subtitle, the Secretary may reprimand or revoke or suspend the certification of any water quality laboratory that:
(1)    Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a certification;
(2)    Fraudulently or deceptively uses a certification;
(3)    Fails to meet substantially the standards and qualifications adopted by the Department under this subtitle; or
(4)    Fails to comply with the rules and regulations adopted by the Department under this subtitle.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1017 - Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Hearings

(a)    Before the Secretary takes any action under § 9-1016 of this subtitle, the Secretary shall give the water quality laboratory against which the action is contemplated:
(1)    Written notice of the charges filed against it; and
(2)    An opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary.
(b)    The Secretary shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part II - Certification › Section 9-1018 - Judicial Review

(a)    Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Secretary in a contested case under this subtitle may take a direct judicial appeal.
(b)    The appeal shall be made as provided for judicial review of final decisions in the Administrative Procedure Act.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties › Section 9-1022 - Misrepresentation

Unless the water quality laboratory the person operates is certified under this subtitle, a person may not represent to the public by title, by description of services, methods or procedures, or otherwise that the person operates a certified water quality laboratory.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties › Section 9-1023 - Fraudulently or Unlawfully Obtained Certification

A person may not:
(1)    Sell or fraudulently obtain, or provide or aid in selling or fraudulently obtaining or providing, a certification issued under this subtitle; or
(2)    Operate as a certified laboratory under a certification that is unlawfully or fraudulently obtained or unlawfully issued.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 10 - Water Quality Laboratories › Part III - Prohibited Acts; Penalties › Section 9-1026 - Penalties

A person who violates any provision of this subtitle is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions › Section 9-1101 - Septic Tanks in Garrett County

(a)    In Garrett County, before constructing on private property a building that will need a septic tank disposal system, the person who proposes to construct the building shall obtain a septic tank permit from the Garrett County Health Department.
(b)    An applicant for a septic tank permit under this section shall submit to the Garrett County Health Department:
(1)    An application on the form that the Garrett County Health Department requires; and
(2)    A plan for the septic tank system.
(c)    Before issuing a septic tank permit, the Garrett County Health Department may inspect the site of the proposed septic tank.
(d)    If it approves the application, the Garrett County Health Department shall issue a septic tank permit.
(e)    A person may not build a septic tank in violation of this section.
(f)    A person who violates subsection (e) of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.
2023 Maryland Statutes › Environment › Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities › Subtitle 11 - Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions › Section 9-1102 - Certain Unpaid Charges in Worcester County

(a)    This section applies to charges for sewer service or solid waste disposal service provided in Worcester County by any State, county, or municipal agency that does not also provide water services.
(b)    If a bill for sewer service or solid waste disposal service remains unpaid for 30 days after being sent, the agency providing that service:
(1)    After giving written notice, may stop the service; and
(2)    Before restoring the service, may require payment of the entire unpaid bill plus $5.
(c)    The notice required by this section shall be:
(1)    Left on the premises served; or
(2)    Mailed to the last known address of the owner of the premises served.
(d)    Unpaid sewer charges, including any penalty, shall be:
(1)    A first lien against the property; and
(2)    Collectible as taxes.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.