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§ 8-2A-05. Water quality monitoring

West's Annotated Code of MarylandNatural ResourcesEffective: October 1, 2019

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Natural Resources
Title 8. Waters (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2a. Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays 2010 Trust Fund (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2019
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 8-2A-05
§ 8-2A-05. Water quality monitoring
Long-term sample collection
(a) As part of the Department's Chesapeake Bay Mainstem and Tidal Water Quality Monitoring Program, the Department shall conduct long-term sample collection in tributaries located on the lower Eastern Shore.
Samples from Transquaking River, Chicamacomico River, Nanticoke River, Wicomico River, Manokin River, and Pocomoke River
(b) At a minimum, the Department shall regularly collect samples from each of the following locations:
(1) Stations TRQ0088 and TRQ0146, located in the Transquaking River;
(2) Station CCM0069, located in the Chicamacomico River;
(3) Station XDJ9007, located in the Nanticoke River;
(4) Station XCI4078, located in the Wicomico River;
(5) Stations BXK0031 and MNK0146, located in the Manokin River; and
(6) Stations POK0087 and XAK7810, located in the Pocomoke River.
Assessing long-term water quality trends
(c) To the extent practicable, water quality monitoring carried out under this section shall be done in locations where water quality monitoring was conducted prior to December 1, 2013, in order to allow the Department and the public to assess long-term water quality trends.

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Added by Acts 2019, c. 760, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2019.
MD Code, Natural Resources, § 8-2A-05, MD NAT RES § 8-2A-05
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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