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§ 9-216. Coastal plain physiographic provinces

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Regulation by State (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Water Supply Systems, Sewerage Systems, and Refuse Disposal Systems
MD Code, Environment, § 9-216
§ 9-216. Coastal plain physiographic provinces
Currentness
Disposal systems
(a) In the coastal plain physiographic province of this State, a person may use any of the conventional, on-site sewage disposal systems identified in subsection (b) of this section if:
(1) The system is recommended by the Department as being the most appropriate; and
(2) The Secretary does not determine that the installation of the specific proposed system would be prejudicial to public health, safety, and welfare.
Permitted systems; conventional, on-site disposal systems
(b) Systems that may be used under subsection (a) of this section are:
(1) A septic tank or aerobic treatment system with:
(i) Standard trench or deep trench subsurface irrigation;
(ii) A seepage pit; or
(iii) A sand mound disposal system; and
(2) Any other on-site sewage disposal system that the Department in its regulations states is conventional.
Adoption of regulations
(c) The Department may adopt regulations to carry out this section.

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Added by Acts 1987, c. 612, § 2.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-216, MD ENVIR § 9-216
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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