(a) In this section, “basic main facility”:
(1) Includes:
(i) A sewage treatment plant;
(ii) An intercepting sewer;
(iii) An outfall sewer;
(iv) A pumping station; and
(v) A force main that is connected with a sewage treatment plant, intercepting sewer, outfall sewer, or pumping station; and
(2) Does not include a lateral or collector pipe that serves individual properties or developments.
(b) The Secretary shall help counties and municipal corporations of this State and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to develop comprehensive master plans for constructing the basic main facilities of sewerage systems for collecting and disposing of sewage or industrial waste from lateral or collector pipes.
(c) If the Secretary considers that regional planning is advisable, the Secretary shall attempt to coordinate on a regional basis:
(1) The development of master plans under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) Approval of the construction of sanitary facilities under this subtitle.
(d) This section does not take away any power of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State
Part II - Water Supply Systems, Sewerage Systems, and Refuse Disposal Systems
Section 9-204.1 - Installing, Altering, or Extending Incinerators
Section 9-204.2 - Installing, Altering, or Extending Landfill Systems
Section 9-206 - Water Supply Systems and Sewerage Systems for Subdivisions
Section 9-208 - Secretary to Advise Persons and Businesses
Section 9-209 - Landfill Systems -- Hearings
Section 9-210 - Landfill Systems -- Prerequisites for Issuance of Permit
Section 9-211 - Landfills, Incinerators, and Transfer Stations; Requirements for Security
Section 9-212 - Landfill Systems -- Option to Purchase
Section 9-212.1 - Landfill Systems -- Denial of Permit to Nongovernmental Person
Section 9-213 - Landfill Systems -- Term of Permit
Section 9-214 - Landfill Systems -- Revoking or Refusing to Renew Permit
Section 9-215 - Landfill Systems -- Closing and Covering When Operations End
Section 9-217 - Testing and Evaluating Lots for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems
Section 9-218 - Sanitary Facilities Fund; Funding of Planning
Section 9-224 - Waste Disposal at and Water Pollution From Industrial Establishments
Section 9-225 - Landfill Near Hospital Prohibited
Section 9-226 - Certificate of Public Necessity Required for Hazardous Waste Landfill System
Section 9-227 - Infectious Waste in Landfill System Prohibited
Section 9-228 - Scrap Tires -- Storage, Recycling, and Disposal