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Part I - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 9-301 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 9-302 - Legislative Policy - (a) The purpose of this subtitle is to establish effective...
Section 9-303 - Construction - This subtitle does not take away the right of any...
Section 9-303.1 - Use of Reclaimed Water - (a) The Department shall encourage the use of reclaimed water...
Part II - Water Science Advisory Board
Section 9-305 - Board Established - There is a Water Science Advisory Board.
Section 9-306 - Membership - (a) (1) The Board consists of 9 members appointed by...
Section 9-307 - Officers - From among the Board members, the Governor shall appoint a...
Section 9-308 - Board Secretary - (a) The Governor shall appoint a Board secretary. (b) The...
Section 9-309 - Meetings; Compensation - (a) The Board shall meet at the times and places...
Section 9-310 - Purpose of Board - The purpose of the Board is to provide State water...
Part III - Powers and Duties of Department
Section 9-313 - Rules and Regulations -- in General - (a) The Department may adopt rules and regulations to carry...
Section 9-314 - Rules and Regulations -- Water Quality Standards and Effluent Standards - (a) The Department may adopt rules and regulations that set,...
Section 9-315 - Rules and Regulations -- Procedural Rules and Regulations - Except as provided in § 4-405 of this article, the...
Section 9-316 - Rules and Regulations -- Procedures for Adoption - (a) The Department may not adopt any rule or regulation...
Section 9-317 - Annual Report - The Department shall publish annually on its Web site the...
Section 9-318 - Training of Personnel - (a) The Department may cooperate with any appropriate agency to...
Section 9-319 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) In addition to the powers and duties set forth...
Section 9-320 - Maryland Clean Water Fund - (a) There is a Maryland Clean Water Fund. (b) The...
Section 9-321 - Monitoring Program - The Secretary of the Environment and the Secretary of Natural...
Section 9-321.1 - Water Quality Standards for Concentrations of Tributyltin - (a) The definitions in § 5-901 of the Agriculture Article...
Section 9-321.2 - Regulation of Closed Swimming Lake - (a) In this section, “closed swimming lake” means a body...
Part IV - Discharge Permits
Section 9-322 - Discharge of Pollutants Prohibited; Exceptions - Except as provided in this subtitle and Title 4, Subtitle...
Section 9-323 - Discharge Permit Required - (a) (1) A person shall hold a discharge permit issued...
Section 9-324 - Issuance of Discharge Permit - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Department...
Section 9-325 - Rules and Regulations Relating to Discharge Permits - (a) (1) The Department may adopt rules and regulations that...
Section 9-326 - Conditions on Discharge Permits - (a) (1) The Department may make the issuance of a...
Section 9-327 - Refusal of Permit - The Department may refuse to issue a discharge permit if:...
Section 9-328 - Term and Renewal of Discharge Permits - (a) (1) Unless it is renewed for another term, a...
Section 9-329 - Chlorine Systems - (a) Except as otherwise prohibited in subsection (b) of this...
Section 9-329.1 - Chlorine Systems -- Publicly or Privately Owned Sewage Treatment Plants - (a) This section does not apply to: (1) A publicly...
Section 9-329.2 - Discharge of Chlorine Into Chesapeake Bay or Its Tributaries - (a) Except as provided in this section and notwithstanding any...
Section 9-330 - Revocation of Discharge Permits - The Department may revoke any discharge permit if the Department...
Section 9-331 - Records and Reports - By rule, regulation, order, permit, or otherwise, the Department may...
Section 9-331.1 - Reporting and Public Notification of Sanitary Sewer Overflows - (a) (1) The owner or operator of any sanitary sewer...
Section 9-332 - Publicly Owned Treatment Works - (a) A person may not introduce any pollutant, either directly...
Section 9-333 - Marinas - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Part V - Enforcement
Section 9-334 - Complaint - (a) The Department shall issue a written complaint if the...
Section 9-335 - Issuance of Notice or Order - (a) After or concurrently with service of a complaint under...
Section 9-336 - Service - (a) Any complaint, order, notice, or other instrument issued by...
Section 9-337 - Hearings - (a) The Department shall give notice and hold any hearing...
Section 9-338 - Final Corrective Orders - (a) (1) Unless the person served with an order under...
Section 9-339 - Injunctive Relief - (a) The Department may bring an action for an injunction...
Section 9-340 - Judicial Review - (a) Any person aggrieved by a final decision of the...
Section 9-341 - Actions Relating to Publicly Owned Treatment Works - (a) If any condition of a permit for discharges from...
Section 9-342 - Civil Penalties - (a) In addition to being subject to an injunctive action...
Section 9-342.1 - Significant Violations of Effluent Limitations by Sewage Treatment Facilities - (a) (1) In this section, “sewage treatment plant” means any...
Section 9-342.2 - Reimbursement of Costs in Conducting Environmental Health Monitoring or Testing - (a) A person who discharges a pollutant into the waters...
Section 9-343 - Criminal Penalties - (a) (1) A person who violates any provision of or...
Section 9-344 - Attorney General Responsible for Cases - (a) The Attorney General shall take charge of, prosecute, and...
Part VI - Water Pollution Control Fund
Section 9-344.1 - Right to Intervene in Civil Actions Involving Water Pollution Control -- Same Rights as Interested Person or Aggrieved Party - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, a person...
Section 9-345 - Financial Assistance - (a) There is a Water Pollution Control Fund consisting of...
Section 9-346 - Conditions of Grants, Loans, or Loan Guarantees - (a) To the extent not inconsistent with this subtitle, a...
Section 9-347 - Construction Grants or Loans; Satisfaction of State Water Qualities Standards - (a) Grants or loans may be awarded under this section...
Section 9-348 - Construction Grants or Loans; Water Quality Improvement - (a) Grants or loans may be awarded under this section...
Section 9-349 - Loans or Loan Guarantees to Industrial Users - (a) (1) Loans or loan guarantees may be awarded to...
Section 9-350 - Additional Grants Under Fund - (a) (1) Grants may be awarded to counties and municipalities...