(a) When landfill operations end, the holder of a permit issued under this subtitle for a landfill system shall close and cover all of the land for which the permit was issued in a manner that prevents:
(1) Erosion;
(2) Health and safety hazards;
(3) Nuisances; and
(4) Pollution.
(b) The Department shall adopt regulations that set standards for the closing and covering of landfill systems.
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