§ 5-1102. Dumping prohibited
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironment
MD Code, Environment, § 5-1102
§ 5-1102. Dumping prohibited
(a) A person may not redeposit in an unconfined manner dredged material from Baltimore Harbor into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay's tributaries outside of Baltimore Harbor. However, the dredged material may be redeposited in contained areas approved by the Department.
(b) A person may not redeposit in an unconfined manner Baltimore County tributary dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay's tributaries within 5 miles of the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a person may not redeposit in an unconfined manner dredged material into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portion of any of the Chesapeake Bay's tributaries except when used for a beneficial use project undertaken in accordance with State and federal laws. However, the dredged material may be redeposited in contained areas approved by the Department.
(d)(1) Beginning October 1, 2001, subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, and in accordance with State and federal law, a person may redeposit up to 7.4 million cubic yards of dredged material into or onto any portion of the water, bottomland, or the tidewater portions of the Chesapeake Bay collectively known as Pooles Island, including G-West and Site 92.
(ii) The initiation of the placement of dredged material in any site or sites approved pursuant to the process established in § 5-1104.2(d)(1) of this subtitle if the total capacity of the approved site or sites, when combined with the approved capacity of existing placement sites identified in the October 1, 2000 report to the Maryland General Assembly regarding the Governor's Strategic Plan for Dredged Material Management, provide 20 years of placement capacity for dredged material.
(e) A person may not dump, deposit, scatter, or release sewage sludge by any means, including discharge from a sewer or pipe, into or onto any portion of the water or bottomland of the Chesapeake Bay or of the tidewater portions of any of the Chesapeake Bay's tributaries within 5 miles of the Hart-Miller-Pleasure Island chain in Baltimore County.
Credits
Added by Acts 1975, c. 22. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 189, § 3; Acts 1981, c. 587; Acts 1983, c. 409; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2; Acts 1991, c. 476. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 8-1602 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, c. 627, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2001; Acts 2006, c. 44, § 6, eff. April 8, 2006.
MD Code, Environment, § 5-1102, MD ENVIR § 5-1102
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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