Md. Code, Environment § 9-232
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-232, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–232.
Official statutory text
(a) An applicant for a sewage sludge utilization permit shall:
(1) Submit an application to the Department on the form that the Department requires;
(2) Certify by signature the truth and accuracy of the completed application;
(3) Pay the application fee set by the Department to cover the cost of processing the application;
(4) Obtain the written consent of the owner of the land where the sewage sludge will be applied, including an agreement that the owner will not violate the permit; and
(5) Agree to permit or secure access to the sewage sludge utilization site for the purpose of any inspection permitted under § 9-243 of this subtitle.
(b) Before a sewage sludge utilization permit is issued, the applicant for the permit shall:
(1) File with the Department acceptable evidence of a bond or other security that the Department requires under § 9-240 of this subtitle; and
(2) Satisfy every other requirement of this Part III of this subtitle.
(1) Submit an application to the Department on the form that the Department requires;
(2) Certify by signature the truth and accuracy of the completed application;
(3) Pay the application fee set by the Department to cover the cost of processing the application;
(4) Obtain the written consent of the owner of the land where the sewage sludge will be applied, including an agreement that the owner will not violate the permit; and
(5) Agree to permit or secure access to the sewage sludge utilization site for the purpose of any inspection permitted under § 9-243 of this subtitle.
(b) Before a sewage sludge utilization permit is issued, the applicant for the permit shall:
(1) File with the Department acceptable evidence of a bond or other security that the Department requires under § 9-240 of this subtitle; and
(2) Satisfy every other requirement of this Part III of this subtitle.
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