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ment of Health and Mental Hygiene and the De-
partment of Natural Resources. Members serve
four-year, staggered terms, except for the repre-
sentatives of the Department of Health and Men-
tal Hygiene and the Department of Natural Re-
sources who serve at the pleasure of their ap-
pointing authority.
The Board established its present certification
program for superintendants in 1969 to protect
the public health and to prevent pollution and is
required to establish an additional certification
program for operators as required by Chapter
999, Acts of 1980. The Board evaluates applica-
tions, prepares and authorizes examinations, and
issues certificates to qualified persons in accor-
dance with Article 43, Section 406A, as amended.
Presently there are 3,000 certified superinten-
dents, and it is anticipated that an additional
2,500 persons will be certified as operators.
MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF WELL
DRILLERS
Chairperson: James J. Geraghty, 1982
Donald Bunker, 1982; George F. Easterday,
1982; Leo P. Ford, 1982; Edgar R. Kauffman,
1982; Raymond W. Ludlow, Jr., 1982; Ernest
C. Rebuck, 1982.
Tawes State Office Building
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 269-3520
The Maryland State Board of Well Drillers was
created by Chapter 584, Acts of 1968, and trans-
ferred to the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene by Executive Order 01.01.1980.04. The
Board consists of seven members appointed by
the Governor, with the advice of the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene and with the advice
and consent of the Senate for two-year terms.
One member represents the Eastern Shore, one
represents Central Maryland and Baltimore City,
one represents Southern Maryland, and one rep-
resents Western Maryland. The regional members
must be licensed well drillers and be actively en-
gaged in the well drilling business in the State at
the time of their appointment. Of the remaining
three members, one must represent the public at
large and be chairperson of the Board. One mem-
ber represents the Department of Natural Re-
sources and one the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene.
The Board administers the licensing program
and issues licenses to the following categories of
well drillers: Master well driller, journeyman well
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driller; apprentice well driller, classes A and B;
pump installer; water conditioning installer; well
driver; and well digger. The Board is expressly
vested with the power and authority to make and
enforce such rules and regulations as are neces-
sary to carry out its responsibilities. The Board
requires that all licensed individuals meet the
statutory requirements of insurance and bonding.
The Board receives complaints against well drill-
ers, holds hearings, and may revoke or suspend
licenses for violation of the Board's rules and reg-
ulations. Any rule or regulation concerning the
drilling of wells proposed by the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene must be referred to
the Board for comment (Natural Resources Arti-
cle, secs. 8-607 through 613).
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE
SUBJECT AREA ADVISORY BODIES
AIR QUALITY CONTROL ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Chairperson: William H. Zoller, Ph.D., 1981
Barton S. Mitchell, 1981; Clyde Humbert, 1982;
Geneviene E. Matanoski, 1982; James C.
Tuminello, 1982; Richard R. Cole, 1984; Julian
H. Convey, 1984; Mehrl F. Mayne, 1984; John
W. Stout, 1984; Charles E. Billings, Ph.D.,
1985; Thomas X. White, 1985.
201 W. Preston Street
Baltimore 21201 Telephone: 383-3148
The Air Quality Control Advisory Council was
created by Chapter 143, Acts of 1967, to super-
sede the Air Pollution Control Council, which
had been created by Chapter 806, Acts of 1963.
The present Council was established to adopt
rules and regulations for the control of air pollu-
tion in the State. The Council consists of not
more than thirteen members appointed by the
Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene. Mem-
bership must include a mechanical engineer, a
chemical engineer, two members experienced in
air pollution control matters chosen from a list
submitted by the Maryland Chamber of Com-
merce, one doctor of medicine, and one person
actively engaged in farming who is knowledgeable
in farm and rural pollutant problems. Four mem-
bers are selected one each from lists submitted by
the University of Maryland, The Johns Hopkins
University, the Council of Governments of Met-
ropolitan Washington, and the Maryland State
AFL-CIO. One member is a member of the Re-
gional Planning Council recommended to the Sec-
retary of Health and Mental Hygiene by the Reg-
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