Section 5-502 – Permit to Appropriate or Use State Waters
(a) Every person is required to obtain a permit from the Department to appropriate or use or begin to construct any plant, building, or structure which may appropriate or use any waters of the State, whether surface water or groundwater. The permit is obtained upon written application to the Department. The applicant shall provide the Department […]
Section 5-5B-01 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Expanded water appropriation permit” means a revised permit granting a significant increase in the withdrawal of water authorized under the existing water appropriation permit. (c) “Public water system” has the meaning stated in § 9–401 of this article and is a water system located in the […]
Section 5-503 – Permit to Construct or Repair Reservoirs, Dams, or Waterway Obstructions
(a) (1) A person shall obtain, on written application to the Department, a permit from the Department to: (i) Construct, reconstruct, or repair any reservoir, dam, or waterway obstruction; (ii) Make, construct, or permit to be made or constructed any change or addition to any reservoir, dam, or waterway obstruction; (iii) Make or permit to be made any change in, […]
Section 5-5B-02 – Application of Subtitle
This subtitle applies to public water systems serving at least 10,000 individuals that: (1) Apply for a new or expanded water appropriation permit; or (2) Apply for State financial assistance including the Maryland Water Quality Revolving Loan Fund as provided in § 9-1605 of this article and any other State funding source.
Section 5-503.1 – Emergency Action Plans for Dams
(a) (1) This section applies to any dam that: (i) Has the potential to cause the loss of human life or substantial property damage in the event of structural failure; and (ii) Has been designated or verified by the Department as a high hazard or significant hazard dam, as defined in the classification of dams under regulations adopted by […]
Section 5-5B-03 – Policy of State
It is the policy of the State of Maryland to: (1) Encourage investment in cost-effective measures that improve the efficiency with which water is used, treated, stored, and transmitted in the State; (2) Reduce costs associated with treating, storing, and transmitting water; and (3) Protect the State’s natural resources, including the fish and wildlife of the Potomac River, […]
Section 5-504 – Permit to Construct or Change Conduits, Pipes, or Other Devices Pertaining to Potomac River
A person shall obtain a permit from the Department to construct, reconstruct, change, or make an addition to any conduit, pipeline, wire cable, trestle, or other device, structure, or apparatus in, under, through, or over the bed or waters of the Potomac River. The permit is obtained upon written application to the Department. Obtaining, using, […]
Section 5-505 – Material to Accompany Applications for Permits
Each application for a permit required by this subtitle shall be accompanied by maps, drawings, and specifications of proposed use or waterway obstruction, changes, additions, or repairs proposed to be made, and other data and information the Department requires.
Section 5-506 – Processing Applications; Hearings
(a) Upon application for a permit under this subtitle, and except as otherwise provided in this section, the procedures in § 5–204 of this title shall apply. (b) Under the following conditions, the Department may waive the notice requirements and the holding of a public informational hearing on a permit application: (1) If there is an emergency or […]
Section 5-507 – Grant or Denial of Permits; Conditions of Permits
(a) Before acting on any permit application, the Department shall weigh all respective public advantages and disadvantages and make all appropriate investigations. If the Department believes from the evidence before the Department and based upon State water resources policy declared in this subtitle that the applicant’s plans provide greatest feasible utilization of the waters of the […]