The following State parks are presently opera-
tional: Assateague, Big Run, Calvert Cliffs,
Casselman, Cedarville, Cunningham Falls, Dan's
Mountain, Deep Creek, Elk Neck, Fort Freder-
ick, Fort Tonoloway, Gambrill, Oathland, Green-
brier, Gunpowder Falls, Herrington Manor, Janes
Island, Martinak, New Germany, Patapsco Val-
ley, Patuxent River, Pocomoke River (Shad
Landing and Milbum Landing areas). Point
Lockout, Rocks, Rocky Gap, Sandy Point, Sene-
ca Creek, Smallwood, Soldiers Delight, Susque-
hanna, Swallow Falls, Tuckahoe, Washington
Monument, and Wye Oak.

WATER RESOURCES
ADMINISTRATION

Lcstcr A. Levine, Interim Administrator

Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis 21401 Telephone; 269-3846

The Water Resources Administration, formerly
the Department of Water Resources, was created
by Chapter 348, Acts of 1972. The agency is con-
cerned with the protection, enhancement, and
management of the water resources of the State.
Program activities are divided into four catego-
ries: Enforcement and Oil Pollution Control; Wa-
ter Management, Planning, and Evaluation; Wa-
ter and Waste Management; and Watershed
Management and Dam Safety.

The Enforcement and Oil Pollution Program is
responsible for inspections to assure compliance
with the conditions of permits, certifications, and
licenses issued by the Administration; the investi-
gation of reported water pollution violations; and
the response to emergency oil spill situations. The
Enforcement Program is also responsible for the
administration of a permit program for oil trans-
port and storage facilities requiring that such fa-
cilities take measures to prevent spills.

The Water Management, Planning, and Evalua-
tion Program is responsible for the non-point
(general) source pollution phase of the Water Qual-
ity Management Program and the issuance of Mu-
nicipal Discharge Permits. The Program also
provides water quality monitoring, laboratory ana-
lytical services, and technical analysis, including
mathematical modelling of water quality problems.

The Water and Waste Management Program is
responsible for the issuance of permits required for
the discharge of industrial wastes and the disposal
of designated hazardous substances to limit the
quantity and quality of such discharges. Water
supply, including surface water and groundwater

appropriations, is also a responsibility of this Pro-
gram. In addition, the Program administers the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Planning
effort (recycling planning).

The Watershed and Dam Safety Program issues
waterway construction and obstruction permits
for dams, reservoirs, and a variety of projects in
non-tidal waters and their flood plains; issues
small pond permits; reviews and makes
recommendations on wetland licenses, permits,
and certifications; administers the storm water
and flood management act; administers the sedi-
ment control program; issues surface mining
permits and licenses for minerals other than coal;
and administers the dam safety and inspection
program.

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICE

Thomas D. McKewen, Director

60 West Street
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-3351

The Maryland Environmental Service (MES)
was created by Chapter 240, Acts of 1970, as a
public corporation to help local government and
industry eliminate pollution resulting from the
disposal of liquid and solid wastes. On July I,
1972, the Service was authorized to provide water
supply and related facilities.

As a corporation, the Service is goveriied by a
three-member Board of Directors consisting of a
Director, a Secretary, and a Treasurer who are
appointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources
with the approval of the Governor. The Service
assists with the preservation, improvement, and
management of the quality of land, air, and water
resources. To this end it encourages reduction in
the amount of waste generated and discharged
into the environment and serves the State's politi-
cal subdivisions and economic interests.

The Maryland Environmental Service
represents a new approach to the problem of en-
vironmental pollution. It is a product of the real-
ization that all levels of government share the re-
sponsibility for the existence of the problem and
must, therefore, assist each other in finding viable
solutions. As a public corporate utility enterprise,
the Service has all the powers necessary to con-
duct business and to plan, design, finance, con-
struct, operate, and maintain liquid and solid
waste management systems and water supply fa-
cilities (Code Natural Resources Article, sees.
3-101 through 3-132).