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§ 9-329.2. Chlorine discharge into Chesapeake Bay

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: April 8, 2008

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 3. Water Pollution Control
Part IV. Discharge Permits (Refs & Annos)
Effective: April 8, 2008
MD Code, Environment, § 9-329.2
§ 9-329.2. Chlorine discharge into Chesapeake Bay
Currentness
In general
(a) Except as provided in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of this article, on or after July 1, 1988 a person may not discharge any chlorine or chlorine products into the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries in excess of a concentration that the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, determines to be the lowest practicably attainable concentration.
Determination of allowable concentrations of chlorine or chlorine products
(b) To determine the allowable concentrations of chlorine or chlorine products under this section, the Secretary of the Environment, in consultation with the Secretary of Natural Resources, shall adopt regulations that:
(1) Use the best practicable management technologies; and
(2) Set forth approved monitoring technologies.
Application for exception
(c)(1) A person may apply to the Department of the Environment for an exception under subsection (a) of this section.
(2) The Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Department of Natural Resources, may grant an exception under subsection (a) of this section to an applicant if the application sets forth compliance schedules acceptable to the Department.
Automatic exception
(d) An owner of a vessel that is equipped with a marine sanitation device that meets the requirements of 33 C.F.R. 159 shall automatically be excepted from the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 1986, c. 611. Amended by Acts 1987, c. 306, § 16; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 11; Acts 2008, c. 36, § 6, eff. April 8, 2008.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-329.2, MD ENVIR § 9-329.2
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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