HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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wastewaters discharged into any waters of this State that are
designated by the Department as natural trout waters and their
tributaries.

[(c) (1)] (4) (I) This subsection applies to any local
subdivision that owns or operates an existing treatment system
that is required to convert from use of chlorination to another
system in order to be permitted under this subtitle.

[(2)] (II) If the local subdivision applied for
assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency on or before
September 30, 1981, the conversion costs not funded by the
Environmental Protection Agency may be covered with State funds
as provided in the State budget.

[(3)] (III) If the local subdivision failed to apply
for assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency on or
before September 30, 1981, conversion costs ordinarily met by the
Environmental Protection Agency and this State shall be the
responsibility of the local subdivision.

9-332.

(A)  A PERSON MAY NOT INTRODUCE ANY POLLUTANT, EITHER
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, INTO A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS, OR
INTO ANY CONVEYANCE LEADING TO A PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS,
IN VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS
INCLUDING FEDERAL PRETREATMENT STANDARDS, STATE REQUIREMENTS,
LOCAL ORDINANCES, OR ANY PRETREATMENT AGREEMENT.

(B)  THE SECRETARY MAY DELEGATE TO OWNERS OF PUBLICLY OWNED
TREATMENT WORKS THE AUTHORITY TO APPLY AND ENFORCE STATE
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS AGAINST INDUSTRIAL USERS.

(C)  THE SECRETARY MAY DETERMINE WHICH PUBLICLY OWNED
TREATMENT WORKS ARE OR MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY INDUSTRIAL
USERS AND MAY REQUIRE THE OWNERS OF THOSE PUBLICLY OWNED
TREATMENT WORKS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PROGRAMS WHICH MEET STATE
PRETREATMENT REQUIREMENTS.

(D)  THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO LIMIT ANY OTHER
PROVISION OF LAW IMPOSING ANY RESTRICTION OR PROHIBITION RELATING
TO THE DISCHARGE OR DISPOSAL OR POLLUTANTS OR CONTROLLED
HAZARDOUS WASTES.

9-505.

(a) In addition to the other requirements of this subtitle,
each county plan shall:

(1) Provide for the orderly expansion and extension
of the following systems in a manner consistent with all
[applicable] county and local comprehensive [land use] plans
PREPARED UNDER ARTICLES 66B § 3.05, 25A § 5(X), 25B § 13, AND 28
§ 7-108 OF THE CODE: