Md. Code, Environment § 9-245
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-245, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–245.
Official statutory text
The Department shall deny an application for a sewage sludge utilization permit if the Department finds that:
(1) The applicant cannot utilize sewage sludge without:
(i) Causing an undue risk to the environment or public health, safety, or welfare; or
(ii) Otherwise violating this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle;
(2) The sewage sludge generator from which the sludge originated has not paid applicable generator’s fees; or
(3) The sewage sludge has been generated in a state in which the laws or application of those laws do not result in the land application of sewage sludge in that state.
(1) The applicant cannot utilize sewage sludge without:
(i) Causing an undue risk to the environment or public health, safety, or welfare; or
(ii) Otherwise violating this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle;
(2) The sewage sludge generator from which the sludge originated has not paid applicable generator’s fees; or
(3) The sewage sludge has been generated in a state in which the laws or application of those laws do not result in the land application of sewage sludge in that state.
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