Md. Code, Public Utilities § 24-202
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§24–202.
Official statutory text
(a) Within 24 hours of the discovery of a leak in a sanitary sewer line, pipe, or fixture that is connected to the sanitary sewer system of the Commission, the Commission shall:
(1) notify the county and any municipal corporation in which the sewage leak is located about:
(i) the sewage leak; and
(ii) the Commission’s intended action concerning the sewage leak; and
(2) include the following on the Commission’s website:
(i) notice to the general public about the sewage leak; and
(ii) the phone number for obtaining additional information from the Commission.
(b) The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
(1) notify the county and any municipal corporation in which the sewage leak is located about:
(i) the sewage leak; and
(ii) the Commission’s intended action concerning the sewage leak; and
(2) include the following on the Commission’s website:
(i) notice to the general public about the sewage leak; and
(ii) the phone number for obtaining additional information from the Commission.
(b) The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement this section.
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