Md. Code, Environment § 9-329.1
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-329.1, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–329.
Official statutory text
§9–329.1.
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) A publicly or privately owned sewage treatment plant; or
(2) The discharge of any chlorine or chlorine products that are present due to their occurrence as a natural constituent of saline water.
(b) A person who has a discharge permit may not discharge chlorine or chlorine products into the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries during April and May of any year at a level that is greater than the chlorine discharge level that is applicable to a publicly or privately owned sewage treatment plant under § 9-329 of this subtitle.
(a) This section does not apply to:
(1) A publicly or privately owned sewage treatment plant; or
(2) The discharge of any chlorine or chlorine products that are present due to their occurrence as a natural constituent of saline water.
(b) A person who has a discharge permit may not discharge chlorine or chlorine products into the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries during April and May of any year at a level that is greater than the chlorine discharge level that is applicable to a publicly or privately owned sewage treatment plant under § 9-329 of this subtitle.
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