Section 4-708 – Regulations; Annual Report
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations to implement the requirements of this subtitle no later than September 30, 1993 in order to begin making disbursements from the Fund no later than January 1, 1994. (b) Beginning January 1, 1995, the Department shall annually report to the General Assembly, subject to § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, […]
Section 4-801 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Compliance assistance” means an action taken by a jurisdiction with delegated authority under Subtitle 1 of this title that: (1) Corrects a violation before a formal enforcement action is necessary; or (2) Was voluntarily taken to prevent future violations. (c) “Critical Area” has the meaning stated in § […]
Section 4-802 – Reports; Technical Assistance; Posting of Information Collected
(a) (1) On or before January 1 each year, each jurisdiction that has delegated authority under Subtitle 1 of this title to enforce sediment and erosion control laws and regulations shall report to the Department on: (i) The total number of cases alleging violations of: 1. Sediment and erosion control laws and regulations; and 2. Building and grading permits; and […]
Section 4-901 – Requiring the Department to Submit an Addendum and Certain Milestones to the u.s. Environmental Protection Agency — Implementation by Certain Date
(a) The Department shall submit to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan climate load allocation addendum and updated 2–year milestones that fully offset additional nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment loads attributable to the impacts of climate change as determined and allocated by the Chesapeake Bay Program. […]
Section 4-602 – Underground Storage Tank Fee
(a) On or before September 1, 1991 and until July 1, 1996, a fee shall be paid annually to the Department for each underground storage tank in the State unless the tank is used exclusively for the production, distribution, or sale of petroleum by the owner of the tank. (b) The tank fee imposed under this section […]
Section 4-603 – Loans for Certain Costs
The Board of Public Works, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, may award a loan to an owner of an underground storage tank to cover the following costs: (1) Tank upgrade or replacement costs necessary to meet the technical requirements of regulations adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency for underground storage tanks; (2) Costs of site assessment […]
Section 4-411.2 – Groundwater Contamination
(a) Within 14 days of the finding, the Department shall notify the appropriate local health department of a finding that a groundwater monitoring well sample taken from a high–risk groundwater use area, as defined by the Department, contains: (1) Methyl tertiary butyl ether at or in excess of 20 parts per billion; (2) Benzene at or in excess […]
Section 4-412 – Procedure Upon Violations of Subtitle
(a) (1) Whenever the Department believes a violation of any provision of this subtitle or any rule or regulation has occurred, it shall cause a written complaint to be served upon the alleged violator. The complaint shall specify the provision of law or rule or regulation allegedly violated and the alleged fact that constitutes the violation. Subsequent […]
Section 4-413 – Adding, Introducing, etc., Soil or Sediment Into Waters of the State
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, or except as authorized by a permit issued under § 9-323 of this article, it is unlawful for any person to add, introduce, leak, spill, or otherwise emit soil or sediment into waters of the State or to place soil or sediment in a condition or […]
Section 4-414 – Evaluating and Monitoring Dumping of Dredged Spoils
The Department of Natural Resources, in cooperation with other appropriate agencies, shall evaluate and monitor the dumping of all dredged spoil and similar type operations in the waters of the State. The frequency of monitoring during actual operations shall be sufficient to promptly identify any irregular or unanticipated occurrence within sufficient time to modify or […]