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§ 9-348. Aid for water quality improvement

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Water Pollution Control
Part VI. Water Pollution Control Fund (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Environment, § 9-348
§ 9-348. Aid for water quality improvement
Currentness
In general
(a) Grants or loans may be awarded under this section to any State or local governmental entity responsible by law for the provision of sewerage systems to finance the construction of sewerage systems needed to improve water quality whether or not the project is eligible for construction grant assistance under the federal Clean Water Act.1
Eligible projects
(b) Projects which may receive financial assistance under this section include those providing for:
(1) Chlorine removal;
(2) Nitrogen removal;
(3) Phosphorus removal when in conjunction with a nitrogen removal cost-share grant; or
(4) Wastewater collection or treatment otherwise undertaken to correct existing special water quality needs or an extraordinary public health problem.
Amount of grant or loan
(c) Grants or loans awarded under this section may be awarded for up to 100 percent of eligible costs.

Credits

Added by Acts 1984, c. 795. Amended by Acts 1996, c. 465, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1996; Acts 2014, c. 45, § 5.

Footnotes

1
June 30, 1948, ch. 758, 62 Stat. 1155, codified at 33 U.S.C.A. § 1251 et seq.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-348, MD ENVIR § 9-348
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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