WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor                   Ch. 306

(d) If the owner or operator of the sewage disposal plant
fails to submit a plan or construct necessary improvements in
accordance with the approved plan, the appropriate county
governing body of the county, or in Montgomery and Prince
George's counties, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission,
upon 30 days' written notice from the Department of [Health " and
Mental Hygiene] THE ENVIRONMENT that compliance has not been made
with the requirements of this section, shall proceed to complete
the necessary plan and work so the sewage disposal plant will
conform to the prescribed standards.

[8-1205] 4-305.

The sewage disposal plant owner or operator shall be liable
to the county or governmental unit for funds expended for sewage
improvements, costs, and attorneys' fees. The sewage improvement
expenses, costs and fees constitute a lien against the property
if recorded and indexed as provided in this subtitle and are
collectable as taxes.

[8-1206] 4-306.

The county health department in each county, on at least a
monthly basis, shall take a stream sample at the critical point
of every sewage disposal plant's point of discharge within the
Watershed in its county. It shall deliver copies of the analyses
of each sample to the appropriate operator, the Department of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] THE ENVIRONMENT, and other units
stated in § [8-1204] 4-304.

[8-1207] 4-307.

A person may not discharge raw sewage or any other waste
into the Patuxent River, the Severn River, or any of their
tributaries. For the purpose of this subtitle, oyster and clam
shells, and materials used in the culture of marine life are not
considered waste. Also a discharge from a sewage treatment plant
operating pursuant to the provisions of § [8-1203] 4-303 is not
considered waste for the purposes of this section.

[8-1208] 4-308.

(a) Anne Arundel County or the City of Annapolis may issue
a grading or building permit within the Severn River Watershed
only after the developer submits a plan of development approved
by the soil conservation district. If the development plan
contains any septic or private sewer facility, the Department of
[Health and Mental Hygiene] THE ENVIRONMENT shall approve it only
if the facility will not contribute in any way to pollution of
the Severn River. The developer shall submit a certificate from a
registered professional engineer stating that the developer's
plan to control silt and erosion is adequate to contain the silt
and erosion on the property covered by the plan. Also, the

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