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§ 9-1307. Applications for an conditions on permits

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEnvironmentEffective: October 1, 2012

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Environment
Title 9. Water, Ice, & Sanitary Facilities (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 13. Well Drilling
Effective: October 1, 2012
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1307
§ 9-1307. Applications for an conditions on permits
Applications
(a) In applying for a permit to drill a well, the well driller shall:
(1) Give the Department any information the Department requires; and
(2) Notify a municipality if the well will be drilled inside the municipality's corporate boundary line or if the well will be drilled 1 mile or less outside the municipality's corporate boundary line.
Conditions
(b) As a condition to issuing a permit to drill a well, the Department may require that samples of the materials encountered in drilling the well be preserved and submitted to the Department.
Establishment of permit fee
(c)(1)(i) A county board of health may establish a permit fee to defray county expenses in inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability.
(ii) For an interim certificate of potability, a county board of health shall accept initial test results prepared by a private State certified laboratory.
(2)(i) The fee may be charged before a permit required under § 9-1306 of this subtitle is issued.
(ii) Except as provided in subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, the fee may not exceed $160 per well or $160 per cluster of wells to be used exclusively to transfer heat to or from the ground or groundwater.
(iii) In Anne Arundel County only:
1. Subject to item 2 of this subparagraph, the fee charged shall be set so as to produce funds to reflect the actual cost of inspecting wells, collecting water samples, and issuing certificates of potability by the Anne Arundel County Board of Health; and
2. For a well drilled to replace an existing well the fee charged shall be no more than 50% of the fee as calculated under item 1 of this subparagraph.
(3) A permit shall be issued within a reasonable period of time after receipt of the application and shall be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance by the approved delegated permitting authority.
Fee waiver
(d) A county board of health may waive a fee for a well that is drilled to replace a well not in conformity with the regulations adopted under § 9-1305 of this subtitle.

Credits

Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2. Amended by Acts 1982, c. 695; Acts 1983, c. 583, § 2; Acts 1988, c. 6, § 1; Acts 1992, c. 305; Acts 1993, c. 5, § 1; Acts 1994, c. 667, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1994; Acts 2004, c. 430, § 4, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2004, c. 555, § 1, eff. July 1, 2004; Acts 2008, c. 700, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2008, c. 701, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2012, c. 333, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2012.
MD Code, Environment, § 9-1307, MD ENVIR § 9-1307
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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