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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.03 - Control of Noise Pollution › Section 26.02.03.04 - Repealed

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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.03 - Control of Noise Pollution › Section 26.02.03.05 - Penalties

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A. Civil Penalty.
				  Any person who willfully violates these regulations shall be liable to a civil
				  penalty of not more than $10,000. Each day during which a violation continues
				  there shall be liability for a separate penalty.
B. Plan for Compliance. A violator who has
				  submitted a plan for compliance with these regulations and has that plan or
				  amendments to it approved by the Secretary, upon recommendation of the
				  Department, may not be considered to be in violation of these regulations as
				  long as he acts in accordance with the original or amended plan.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.04 - Hazardous Substances › Section 26.02.04.01 - Purpose and Scope - Products That Contain Mercury

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This chapter establishes limitations on the sale of
					 specified products that contain mercury.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.04 - Hazardous Substances › Section 26.02.04.02 - Definitions - Products That Contain Mercury

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A. In this chapter, the following terms have
				  the meanings indicated.
B. Terms
				  Defined.
(1) "Manufacturer" means a person
				  that:
(a) Produces a product;
(b) For a multicomponent product, produces or
				  assembles the final product; or
(c)
				  Serves as an importer or domestic distributor of a product produced outside of
				  the United States.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.04 - Hazardous Substances › Section 26.02.04.03 - Prohibition on the Sale of Certain Products

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A. Fever Thermometers Containing Mercury.
(1) Except as provided in §A(2) of this
				  regulation, a marketer may not sell or provide a fever thermometer containing
				  mercury to a consumer except by prescription.
(2) The prohibition of §A(1) of this
				  regulation does not apply to:
(a) A fever
				  thermometer sold or provided to be used in hospitals or other places where
				  medical services are provided by medical service professionals; or
(b) A digital thermometer using mercury-added
				  button cell batteries.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.04 - Hazardous Substances › Section 26.02.04.04 - Labeling Standards for Mercury-Added Products

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A. A mercury-added product required to be
				  labeled under Regulation .03B of this chapter shall either:
(1) Have a label that:
(a) Clearly informs the purchaser or consumer
				  that:
(i) Mercury is present in the product;
				  and
(ii) The product shall be
				  managed in accordance with federal and State environmental laws to minimize the
				  release of mercury to the environment; or
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.06 - Reporting of Heavy Metal Poisoning › Section 26.02.06.01 - Definitions

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A. The following
				  terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Department" means the Department of the
				  Environment.
(2) "Elevated levels
				  of arsenic" means:
(a) Blood arsenic levels
				  equal to or greater than .07 micrograms per milliliter.
(b) Urine arsenic levels equal to or greater
				  than 100 micrograms per liter.
(3) "Elevated levels of cadmium" means:
(a) Blood cadmium levels equal to or greater
				  than 10 micrograms per liter.
(b)
				  Urine cadmium levels equal to or greater than 20 micrograms per
				  liter.
(4) "Elevated
				  levels of lead" means:
(a) Blood lead levels
				  equal to or greater than 25 micrograms per deciliter.
(b) Urine lead levels equal to or greater
				  than 80 micrograms per liter.
(5) "Elevated levels of mercury" means:
(a) Blood mercury levels equal to or greater
				  than 3 micrograms per deciliter.
(b) Urine mercury levels equal to or greater
				  than 20 micrograms per liter.
(6) "Laboratory" means a medical laboratory
				  licensed by the State of Maryland that conducts tests for lead, mercury,
				  arsenic, or cadmium levels in blood or urine.
(7) "Local health department" means the
				  health department of the Maryland subdivision where the patient
				  resides.
(8) "MOSH" means Maryland
				  Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Labor and Industry, Department of
				  Licensing and Regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.06 - Reporting of Heavy Metal Poisoning › Section 26.02.06.02 - Reporting Procedure

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A. Who
				  Shall Report.
(1) Reporting by Laboratories.
				  The supervisor or director of a laboratory shall report to the Department the
				  results of test showing elevated levels of lead, mercury, arsenic, or cadmium
				  in blood or urine in Maryland residents 18 years and older.
(2) Reporting by the Department.
(a) The Department shall report test results
				  of occupational cases to MOSH.
(b)
				  The Department shall report test results to the local health department of
				  residence.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.01 - Scope

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These regulations establish appropriate techniques for
					 abatement of lead-containing substances from interior and certain exterior
					 areas in group day care centers, in all residential property including
					 owner-occupied residential property, and in buildings appurtenant to group day
					 care centers and residential properties.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.03 - Methods of Abatement

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A. A person
				  performing abatement of lead-containing substances may not use the following
				  methods:
(1) Open flame burning;
(2) Dry sanding, except as allowed in
				  §B(2);
(3) Open abrasive blasting,
				  except as allowed in §B(2);
(4)
				  Uncontained hydro-blasting;
(5)
				  Methylene chloride for interior use except that methylene chloride may be used
				  in interior work areas for localized touch-up; or
(6) Dry scraping; or
(7) Heat gun operating at or above
				  1,100°F.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.04 - Personal Protection

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A. A
				  business entity or public unit shall ensure that its employees are protected in
				  accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local standards, in
				  particular those set forth in the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health
				  (MOSH) regulations governing Occupational Exposure to Lead in Construction
				  (COMAR 09.12.32).
B. All persons
				  not covered by COMAR 09.12.32 and working on a lead abatement project shall,
				  when present in the work site, wear disposable clothing, shoe covers and, if a
				  heat gun or sander equipped with HEPA vacuum is being used for abatement, a
				  half-mask air purifying respirator equipped with high efficiency
				  filters.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.05 - Control of Access

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A. Except as
				  provided in §D of this regulation, a person or pet may not enter or remain in
				  the work area of a group day care center, residential property, or building
				  appurtenant to a group day care center or residential property, until the
				  Department determines that the lead abatement project has been completed in a
				  satisfactory manner under Regulation .12J, unless that person is:
(1) The owner of the building or the owner's
				  designee;
(2) The contractor
				  engaged for the lead abatement project and his employees;
(3) A State, county, or local enforcement
				  official or his designee;
(4) An
				  inspector who represents a lender with a security interest in the building
				  which is being abated; or
(5) A
				  federal, State, or local official, or his designee, engaged in research on lead
				  buildings.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.06 - Removable Objects

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A. Except in an
				  emergency, at least 7 days, but not more than 30 days before a contractor may
				  commence a lead abatement project, the owner of the building where the lead
				  abatement project is to take place shall notify all residents of:
(1) The area which is to be abated;
(2) The date abatement is to commence;
				  and
(3) The residents' obligation
				  under §B to place all personal items in a box or other closed, easily handled
				  container.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.07 - Control of Emissions and Dust

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A.
				  Caution Signs.
(1) At each separate work
				  area, the contractor performing an abatement shall display a caution sign in
				  the following manner wherever the treatment process is reasonably expected to
				  break or disturb any lead-containing substances:
(a) At least 3 days before removing or
				  encapsulating lead paint, the contractor shall post signs immediately outside
				  all entrances and exits to the area except that, in emergency situations,
				  posting shall be done as soon as possible;
(b) The contractor shall keep the signs
				  posted until the Department issues the written notice of completion and
				  compliance under Regulation .12J; and
(c) The contractor shall ensure that the sign
				  required by §A(1) meets the following description:
(i) The sign is at least 20" by 14", and
				  states the date and place of the lead abatement project,
(ii) Except as provided in §A(1)(c)(iii), the
				  sign includes the phrase "Caution Lead Hazard, Keep Out" in bold lettering at
				  least 2 inches high, and
(iii) In
				  dwellings occupied by 3 or more households where common areas are to be abated
				  the sign includes the phrase "Caution Lead Hazard, Do Not Remain in Work Area
				  Unless Authorized" in bold lettering at least 2 inches high.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.08 - Cleanup of Work Area

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A. Interior
				  Cleanup. After completion of the removal, replacement, encapsulation, or
				  reversal involved in an abatement project, the contractor shall:
(1) Deposit all lead waste, including sealing
				  tape, plastic sheeting, mop heads, sponges, filters, and disposable clothing in
				  double plastic bags of at least 4 mils thick, or single bags 6 mils thick, and
				  seal the bags;
(2) Before washing
				  as required in §A(3), vacuum-clean all surfaces in the work area including
				  woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, and floors with a HEPA
				  vacuum;
(3) After vacuum-cleaning
				  as required in §A(2), wet wash all surfaces in the work area including
				  woodwork, walls, windows, window wells, ceilings and floors with a solution
				  containing at least 1 ounce of 5 percent trisodium phosphate to each gallon of
				  water; and
(4) After washing as
				  required by §A(3), vacuum-clean all surfaces, after they have dried, as
				  described in §A(2), with a HEPA vacuum until no visible residue
				  remains.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.09 - Waste Disposal

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A. Each owner
				  or contractor engaged in a lead abatement project shall:
(1) Remove lead waste from the site of a lead
				  abatement project not later than 48 hours after completing the cleanup;
				  and
(2) Comply with applicable
				  hazardous waste regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.10 - Records

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A. Each business
				  entity and public unit shall make a record of the following information for
				  every lead abatement project which it performs:
(1) Name and address of the contractor
				  responsible for the project;
(2)
				  The location and description of the project, and location of lead-based
				  substances within the work area which was abated;
(3) Starting and completion dates of the lead
				  abatement project; and
(4) Summary
				  of abatement techniques used to comply with Regulations .04-----.08 of this
				  chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.11 - Repealed

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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.12 - Procedures for Determining Compliance

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A. The Department may inspect a work area at
				  any time during a lead abatement project to determine compliance with this
				  regulation.
B. After receipt of
				  notice of completed cleanup required by Regulation .08D the Department shall,
				  within 24 hours, notify the contractor or owner of the time and date on which
				  an initial inspection will take place, if one is to be made. If the contractor
				  or owner is not reachable by telephone, notice shall be sent by first class
				  mail. Any inspection performed under this subsection shall be completed within
				  2 working days of giving telephone notice to the contractor or owner. Notice by
				  mail will require an additional 5 working days for completion of the
				  inspection.
C. The inspection
				  performed under §B shall be a visual inspection to determine whether surfaces
				  requiring abatement have been abated.
D. The inspector shall immediately notify the
				  contractor or owner, if either is present, of the results of the inspection
				  under §B, and shall point out and describe any areas with inadequate treatment.
				  If the contractor or owner is not present during the inspection under §B, the
				  inspector shall notify the contractor and owner of the results of the
				  inspection, and shall include the locations and characteristics of surfaces
				  with inadequate treatment, by letter mailed within 24 hours of the inspection,
				  by first class mail.
E. Before
				  repainting or recoating under Regulation .08C, the contractor shall receive
				  notice of:
(1) A satisfactory inspection
				  under §B; or
(2) The decision not
				  to conduct an inspection under §B.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.13 - Liability of Department

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The issuance of a statement of completion and compliance
					 under Regulation .12J by the Department to an owner or contractor does not
					 subject the Department to any claims for liability if the issuance of the
					 statement was made in good faith.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 02 - OCCUPATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND RESIDENTIAL HAZARDS › Chapter 26.02.07 - Procedures for Abating Lead Containing Substances from Buildings › Section 26.02.07.14 - Enforcement

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A person who violates any provision of this chapter shall
					 be subject to all equitable, legal and administrative remedies set forth in
					 Environment Article, §§
										7-258 -7-268 inclusive,
					 Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.01 - Definitions

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A. "Approving
				  authority" means one or more officials, agents, or agencies of local government
				  designated by the local governing body or specified by other provisions of
				  Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 5, to take certain actions as a part of
				  implementing these regulations.
B.
				  "Community sewerage system" means any system, whether publicly or privately
				  owned, serving two or more individual lots, for the collection and disposal of
				  sewerage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including various devices for
				  the treatment of the sewage and industrial wastes.
C. "Community water supply system" means a
				  source of water and a distribution system, including treatment and storage
				  facilities, whether publicly or privately owned, serving two or more individual
				  lots.
D. "County plan" means a
				  comprehensive plan for the provision of adequate water supply systems and
				  sewerage systems, whether publicly or privately owned, throughout the county
				  and all amendments and revisions to it.
E. "Department" means the Department of the
				  Environment.
F. "Existing service
				  area" means that area that is currently served.
G. "Final planning stages" means a work or
				  works of community water supply and community sewerage system for which
				  contract plans and specifications have been completed.
H. "Financial management plan" means, for:
(1) Publicly-owned community sewerage
				  systems, a portion of the county water and sewerage plan, as described in
				  Regulation .08B, of this chapter, which demonstrates to the Department's
				  satisfaction that adequate fiscal resources will be available to support the
				  satisfactory operation and maintenance of each system in the county to meet
				  existing and future needs;
(2)
				  Other sewerage systems or extensions, a package of information for each system,
				  as specified in COMAR
				  26.03.02.02J,
				  which demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that adequate fiscal
				  resources will be available to support the satisfactory operation and
				  maintenance of the system to meet existing and future needs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.02 - General Provisions

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A.
				  Objective of County Plan. The objective of the county plan is to develop the
				  water supply and sewerage systems in a way consistent with county comprehensive
				  planning. The plan shall be used as a tool to implement the county development
				  policy so that:
(1) An ample supply of water
				  may be collected, treated, and delivered to points of use;
(2) Waste water may be collected and
				  delivered to points best suited for waste treatment and disposal or for
				  re-use;
(3) Waste water can be
				  either treated before any discharge to State waters, in compliance with
				  applicable water quality standards and discharge permit conditions, or disposed
				  of to minimize most effectively adverse effects on legitimate water uses.
				  Consideration shall be given to related aspects of land use, zoning, population
				  estimates, engineering and economic factors, and all governmental, industrial,
				  and other plans for privately owned facilities regarding water and sewerage at
				  any level.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.03 - Submission of County Plans

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A. The
				  governing body of each county and Baltimore City shall develop and submit
				  annual amendments or revisions to the county water and sewerage plan as
				  required by Environment Article, §
										9-511 -9-513, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland. The steps listed below shall be followed in sequence:
(1) Submit the plan in preliminary form, with
				  all attachments, to the appropriate multi-county or regional comprehensive
				  planning agency, the Department of State Planning, the Department of Natural
				  Resources, and the Department of the Environment. The preliminary form shall be
				  a rough draft of the entire plan and shall include maps in a complete
				  presentation.
(2) Receive and
				  consider comments from the Department, which will act as the coordinator for
				  comments from the agencies sent a preliminary plan for review according to
				  §A(1), of this regulation.
(3) A
				  public hearing will be held.
(4)
				  The plan shall then be formally adopted.
(5) After adoption, the plan will be prepared
				  in final format as set forth in Regulation .04 of this chapter.
(6) Four copies of the plan will be submitted
				  in final form to the Department for review. One copy shall be forwarded to the
				  Department of Natural Resources and one to the Department of State
				  Planning.
(7) The Department shall,
				  within 6 months after submission, approve, disapprove, or approve in part the
				  finally submitted county plan, its amendments or revisions. When disapproved in
				  whole or part, the governing body of the county, within 6 months from the
				  notification of disapproval, shall have the right to appeal the action of the
				  Department to the Secretary of the Environment.
(8) Following receipt of notification of
				  approval of the county plan, amendments, or revisions, the county shall then
				  have the plan, amendments or revisions reproduced and distributed in accordance
				  with §B, of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.04 - Requirements Applicable to Adopted County Plans

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A. All county plans, amendments, or revisions
				  shall be prepared in conformance with this regulation. Each adopted plan shall
				  be arranged with an introduction and a minimum of four chapters as outlined
				  below.
B. Introduction:
(1) A statement certifying that the plan has
				  been officially adopted by the county governing body;
(2) A statement certifying that the plan has
				  been submitted to the Department and it meets the requirements of Regulation
				  .02B of this chapter;
(3) A
				  statement certifying that sections of the plan covering engineering aspects of
				  water and sewerage projects have been prepared and reviewed for adequacy by a
				  registered professional engineer licensed in the State;
(4) The letter of approval from the
				  Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.05 - Individual Water Supply and Individual Sewerage Systems

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The installation of individual water supply or individual
					 sewerage systems shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. An individual water supply or individual
				  sewerage system may not be permitted to be installed where an adequate
				  community water or sewerage facility is available. If an existing community
				  water or sewerage facility is inadequate or is not available, an interim
				  individual water and sewerage system may be used as set forth in §B(1), (2),
				  and (3), of this regulation.
B.
				  Interim individual water supply and sewerage systems may be permitted to be
				  installed in any portion of the county, except where otherwise prohibited,
				  where community systems will be programmed for construction within the S-1-2, 3
				  and 4 and W-1-2, 3 and 4 service categories provided that:
(1) The interim systems are adjudged by the
				  local health department to be adequate, safe, and in compliance with pertinent
				  State and local regulations, including minimum lot ownership as set forth in
				  COMAR 26.04.03.02 and .03;
(2) Permits for the interim systems shall
				  bear a notice regarding the interim nature of the permit and stating that
				  connection to a future community system shall be made within 1 year or less
				  after the system becomes available;
(3) If interim systems are used, provisions
				  shall be made, whenever possible, to locate the systems so as to permit
				  connection to the public facilities in a most economical and convenient
				  manner.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.07 - Compliance with Maryland Water Conservation Plumbing Fixtures Act (MWCPFA)

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A. Each county
				  water and sewerage plan shall contain documentation that compliance with the
				  MWCPFA, as codified in Article 56, § 445, Annotated Code of Maryland, is being
				  achieved.
B. The documentation in
				  §A of this regulation shall include:
(1)
				  Designation of the county agency responsible for the enforcement of
				  MWCPFA;
(2) A summary of county
				  programs to assure implementation of and compliance with MWCPFA, including a
				  description of:
(a) A procedure which assures
				  compliance with MWCPFA before the issuance of a certificate of
				  occupancy;
(b) Local actions taken
				  to assure compliance with the prohibition of the sale of non-water-conserving
				  plumbing fixtures;
(c) The local
				  procedures used to ensure that agreements between a developer and a builder to
				  assure compliance with MWCPFA are made part of the record plat process or a
				  part of a county building, plumbing, or occupancy permit, or bill of
				  sale.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.01 - Planning Water Supply and Sewerage Systems › Section 26.03.01.08 - Financial Management of Public Sewerage Systems Required

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A. Each county water and sewerage plan
				  ("county plan") may be approved only upon inclusion of a financial management
				  plan which includes all publicly-owned community sewerage systems in the
				  county.
B. Each financial
				  management plan shall contain a:
(1)
				  Countywide organizational narrative which includes a brief countywide
				  description of the financial roles and relationships of all public entities
				  involved with providing sewerage service within the county.
(2) Completed Schedule FS for each
				  self-contained, publicly-owned community sewerage system. The content and
				  format of Schedule FS will be specified by the Department. Each Schedule FS
				  shall demonstrate that adequate fiscal resources are or will be available to
				  support the satisfactory operation, maintenance, and repair of each system to
				  meet existing and future needs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.01 - Definitions

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A. "Approving
				  authority" means the Secretary of the Environment or his designee.
B. "Department" means the Department of the
				  Environment or its designees.
C.
				  "Financial management plan" means, for:
(1)
				  Publicly owned community sewerage systems, a portion of the county water and
				  sewerage plan, as described in COMAR
				  26.03.01.08B,
				  which demonstrates to the Department's satisfaction that adequate fiscal
				  resources will be available to support the satisfactory operation and
				  maintenance of each system in the county to meet existing and future
				  needs.
(2) Other sewerage systems
				  or extensions, a package of information for each system, as specified in
				  Regulation .02J of this chapter, which demonstrates to the Department's
				  satisfaction that adequate fiscal resources will be available to support the
				  satisfactory operation and maintenance of the system to meet existing and
				  future needs.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.02 - General Requirements

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A.
				  Applications for Approval. The application for approval of plans shall be made
				  by the proper municipal or county authorities, corporation, or person for whom
				  the work is to be done, or their properly authorized engineers or agents. It
				  shall consist of a letter briefly describing the project for which approval is
				  requested. When applicable, evidence of approval by the Public Service
				  Commission or by the Maryland Geological Survey shall be a requisite part of
				  the application.
B. Engineer's
				  Report.
(1) A complete engineering report, if
				  prepared or required, shall accompany or precede the receipt of plans and
				  specifications for each new major sanitary project.
(2) The report shall contain full information
				  discussing any existing facility, the proposed or new facility, and include all
				  pertinent data necessary to permit a clear and comprehensive review of the
				  subject.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.03 - Water Supply Systems

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A.
				  General Plan - Sources of Supply.
(1) The
				  general plan shall show the location of the source or sources of supply, the
				  location of all reservoirs, wells, springs, purification plants, pumping
				  stations, standpipes, elevated tanks, main delivery pipes to the distribution
				  system, and any special structures or appurtenances. These various parts shall
				  be designated either by proper descriptions opposite them or by suitable
				  symbols in the key. The size, depth, and capacity of all reservoirs shall be
				  shown, together with contours, where consisting of natural basins or formed by
				  impounding streams. The elevations of high and low water in the reservoirs
				  shall be indicated, and also the location and elevation of all intakes and
				  valves.
(2) In case a source of
				  supply is a long distance from the main distribution system, a plan drawn to as
				  small a scale as 2000 feet to the inch may be used to show the general location
				  of the sources of supply and the main delivery pipe, together with a profile
				  taken along the pipe line from the source to the point at which it joins the
				  distribution system. In this case, however, the location of reservoirs, wells,
				  purification plants, pumping stations, standpipes, and other structures shall
				  still be shown on plans drawn to the larger scales, and all plans shall be of
				  the same size, or multiples of that size so they can be conveniently
				  folded.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.04 - Sewerage Systems

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A. Plans. Plans
				  shall be drawn up substantially as indicated for general plans under Regulation
				  .02 of this chapter. Those portions of the work intended for immediate
				  construction shall be shown by heavy, solid lines, while contemplated future
				  extensions should be designated by dotted, dark or light, lines. The plans
				  shall show the complete drainage area for which it is intended ultimately to
				  provide sewers. All existing utilities shall be shown to the correct location
				  and elevation, as determined from the most authentic data available.
B. Profiles.
(1) Accompanying each set of plans for
				  proposed systems shall be:
(a) Complete
				  profiles of all sewer lines, showing the location of manholes;
(b) The elevation of the sewer invert at each
				  manhole;
(c) The size and grade of
				  the sewer between each manhole; and
(d) The existing or proposed ground surface
				  along the line of the sewer.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.05 - Storm Drains

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A. Plans,
				  profiles, and details for storm drains may be prepared on separate drawings or
				  on the same drawings used for sanitary sewers.
B. All calculations leading to the locations
				  of inlets and the sizes and slopes of storm drains shall be submitted with the
				  plans or previous to the plans. This is to include:
(1) The intensity of rainfall to be
				  considered;
(2) Its frequency of
				  occurrence;
(3) The coefficients of
				  runoff;
(4) The inlet
				  time;
(5) The summation of
				  calculated flows at various progressive distances along the drains;
(6) The spacing and types of
				  inlets;
(7) The hydraulic
				  calculations leading to the selection of pipe sizes and slopes; and
(8) Details of manholes, inlets, headwalls,
				  and appurtenances.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.02 - Submissions of Plans for Approval and Record of Systems of Water Supply, Sewerage, and Storm Water › Section 26.03.02.06 - Purification of Water and the Treatment of Sewerage

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The Secretary of the Environment has no hard and fast rules
					 relating to the purification of water supplies, nor has he deemed it wise to
					 establish written standards of purity for streams or other bodies of water into
					 which sewage shall discharge. Conditions are very different in various sections
					 of the State, and also even in neighboring districts. Each water supply and
					 each sewerage system presents a separate problem which shall be solved in a
					 satisfactory manner to conform with the surrounding
					 conditions.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.03 - Development of County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans › Section 26.03.03.02 - General Provisions

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A. Each
				  county shall maintain a current, comprehensive, solid waste plan which covers
				  at least the succeeding 10-year period. Each plan shall be prepared in
				  accordance with these regulations, and shall be arranged with an introduction
				  and five chapters as set forth in Regulation .03 of this chapter.
B. Each county plan shall include all or part
				  of the subsidiary plans of the towns, municipal corporations, sanitary
				  districts, privately owned facilities, and local, State and federal agencies
				  having existing, planned, or programmed development within the county to the
				  extent that these inclusions shall promote the public health, safety, and
				  welfare. These subsidiary plans may be incorporated by reference into the
				  county plan.
C. The Department may
				  require the installation of a solid waste disposal system, if deemed necessary,
				  after considering the factors listed in Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle
				  5, Annotated Code of Maryland. The Department may permit the establishment of a
				  solid waste acceptance facility without a collection and transportation system
				  if a solid waste disposal system is either not available or not required to be
				  installed in the area.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.03 - Development of County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans › Section 26.03.03.03 - Plan Content

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A. The
				  introduction shall contain:
(1) A statement
				  certifying that the plan has been prepared in accordance with these regulations
				  and that it has been officially adopted by the governing body of the county;
				  and
(2) The letter of approval from
				  the Department.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.03 - Development of County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans › Section 26.03.03.04 - Technical Requirements Applicable to County Plans

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A. Maps in the county plans shall be of
				  sufficient scale and clarity to clearly show the required
				  information.
B. Projections in the
				  county plans shall be given for at least the succeeding 10-year period at
				  intervals of not more than 5 years.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.03 - Development of County Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plans › Section 26.03.03.05 - Plan Revisions

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A. Except
				  as provided in §B, of this regulation, each county plan shall be:
(1) Revised if deemed necessary by the
				  Department;
(2) Reviewed in its
				  entirety at the interval specified by Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 5,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(3)
				  Revised to include the installation or extension of either a solid waste
				  acceptance facility, or solid waste disposal system, before the issuance of a
				  permit by the Department under Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 2,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.04 - Distribution of Funds for Sanitary Sewerage Facilities to Abate Health Hazards › Section 26.03.04.01 - Scope

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The following regulations provide procedures for the
					 application, review, and approval of State grants awarded under section 5.2(a)
					 of Chapter 55 for the purpose of assisting the construction, extension, and
					 improvement of existing public sanitary sewer systems and, where necessary, for
					 the construction of temporary sewerage treatment plants and related facilities
					 to abate or prevent health hazards arising out of the failure or inadequacy of
					 individual sewerage systems.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.04 - Distribution of Funds for Sanitary Sewerage Facilities to Abate Health Hazards › Section 26.03.04.02 - Definitions

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A. "Applicant"
				  means any bona fide governmental agency or incorporated nonprofit organization
				  or association responsible for construction of sewerage facilities.
B. "Construction" means pertinent design and
				  engineering services and the physical installation of any new, or extension of,
				  an existing public sewer system or of any temporary sewage treatment
				  facility.
C. "Extension" means
				  adding sewage collecting facilities and equipment to an existing
				  system.
D. "Improvement" means the
				  installation of adequate means for collecting and treating sewage to abate or
				  prevent public health hazards.
E.
				  "Individual sewerage system" means a single system of sewers and piping,
				  treatment tanks or other facilities serving only a single lot and disposing of
				  sewage or individual wastes of a liquid nature, in whole or in part, on or in
				  the soil of the property into any waters of this State, or by other
				  methods.
F. "Public sanitary sewer
				  system" means any system serving two or more individual lots for the collection
				  and disposal of sewage, including various devices for the treatment of the
				  sewage.
G. "Temporary sewage
				  treatment plant" means any facility constructed to treat sewage before
				  discharge into a stream or onto the ground surface or into the soil, which is
				  to be abandoned when a permanent system is declared available by the Department
				  of the Environment.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 03 - WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND POLLUTION CONTROL PLANNING AND FUNDING › Chapter 26.03.04 - Distribution of Funds for Sanitary Sewerage Facilities to Abate Health Hazards › Section 26.03.04.03 - General Provisions

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A. These
				  regulations apply to projects which are eligible for State grants under section
				  5.2(a) of the "Water Quality Loan of 1973".
B. Applications for State grants shall
				  contain a statement by the applicant that potential sources of federal funding
				  have been reviewed and are not available or are insufficient for the
				  construction project.
C. Grant
				  funds may be made available for the construction of temporary sewage treatment
				  plants and related facilities to abate or prevent health hazards arising out of
				  the failure or inadequacy of individual sewerage systems existing as of April
				  26, 1973.
D. The health officer of
				  the county or Baltimore City in which the project is situated shall certify to
				  the Secretary of the Environment, or his designee, concerning the inadequacy of
				  the individual sewerage system, its effect on the public health, and that the
				  system existed before April 26, 1973.
E. The need for the construction, extension,
				  or improvement shall be included as an approved sewerage service area in the
				  county water and sewerage plan adopted by the county governing body pursuant to
				  Environment Article, Title 9, Subtitle 5, Annotated Code of Maryland. As a
				  prerequisite to eligibility for a grant, each county shall submit an annual
				  inventory, as part of the county water and sewerage plan, of specific locations
				  where failing or inadequate systems occur, and proposed solutions.
F. Any project on which a State grant is
				  requested shall comply with all applicable federal and State
				  requirements.
G. A State grant may
				  not exceed 87-1/2 percent of the cost of the project except that in the case of
				  a project to be operated by the State owned institution or facility, the State
				  grant offer may equal the total cost of the project.
H. More than $2,500,000 may not be granted
				  for projects in any one political subdivision.