§ 5-502. Permit to appropriate or use waters of the State
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: April 12, 2016
Effective: April 12, 2016
MD Code, Environment, § 5-502
§ 5-502. Permit to appropriate or use waters of the State
(a) Every person is required to obtain a permit from the Department to appropriate or use or begin to construct any plant, building, or structure which may appropriate or use any waters of the State, whether surface water or groundwater. The permit is obtained upon written application to the Department. The applicant shall provide the Department with satisfactory proof that the proposed withdrawal of water will not jeopardize the State's natural resources.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(c)(1) The Department shall issue a permit to a person using water prior to July 1, 1988 for agricultural purposes upon written application to the Department.
(d) When the Department determines that a water supply emergency exists and available water supplies are inadequate in an area to meet the needs of all persons who have permits under this subtitle, the following uses shall have priority for appropriation or use of water in the order listed:
Effect of application for certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity associated with power plant construction which involves use or diversion of waters of the State made to the Public Service Commission under the Public Utilities Article constitutes an application for the permit required by this section, and the provisions of § 3-306 of the Natural Resources Article apply. If an application is made to the Public Service Commission, the hearing provided for by this subtitle is not required. All evidence relevant to the purposes of this subtitle shall be presented at the hearing held by the Public Service Commission, as required by § 7-207 of the Public Utilities Article. The permit required by this subtitle is included in the certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Public Service Commission.
Credits
Added by Acts 1973, 1st Sp. Sess., c. 4, § 1. Amended by Acts 1974, c. 135, § 1; Acts 1982, c. 153; Acts 1988, c. 384; Acts 1989, c. 305; Acts 1990, c. 6, § 2. Renumbered from Natural Resources § 8-802 by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 1, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1995, c. 488, § 16, eff. July 1, 1995; Acts 1998, c. 653, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1998; Acts 2007, c. 365, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2007; Acts 2010, c. 52, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2016, c. 142, § 1, eff. April 12, 2016.
Formerly Art. 96A, § 11.
MD Code, Environment, § 5-502, MD ENVIR § 5-502
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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