276/Maryland Manual

waste management. The Board therefore has
adopted, and periodically reviews, regulations stat-
ing the treatment and disposal needs of the State.
The regulations present the Board's findings on
facilities needed and conditions that might be
imposed in a certificate. These regulations are
intended to inform the public and provide guid-
ance to potential applicants.

The Siting Board permits and encourages public
participation in the review process through publi-
cation of site applications, public informational
meetings and hearings, and adjudicatory hearings.

The Board consists of eight members appointed
by the Governor. The Maryland Association of
Counties, Maryland Municipal League, and Mary-
land Chamber of Commerce each nominate one
member. Of the remaining four members, two
must be from the scientific community, one of
whom is a geologist, and two must be members of
the general public, one of whom has a demonstrat-
ed record of involvement in environmental mat-
ters. The Board represents the various geographi-
cal regions of the State. No two members may be
from the same county (Code Natural Resources
Article, secs. 3-701 through 3-713).

A brochure describing the Board's membership,
purpose, powers, statutory considerations, and
review process, as well as certain technical publica-
tions, are available from the Secretary.

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICE

Board of Directors
John D. Seyffcrt, Director
Dr. R. Kenneth Barnes, Jr., Secretary
Edward A. Griffith, Treasurer

60 West St.
Annapolis 21401 Telephone: 224-7221

The Maryland Environmental Service (MES)
was created by Chapter 240, Acts of 1970. The
Service is a quasi-public agency established to help
private industry and local governments manage
liquid, solid, and hazardous wastes. In 1972, the
Service was also authorized to provide water
supply and related facilities to private industry and
local governments.

The Service manages and operates 110 sewage
and water treatment facilities, as well as the
Hawkins Point Hazardous Materials Landfill and
the Hart and Miller Island Dredge Disposal Facili-

ty. MES plans, develops, and implements major
resource recovery facilities, solid waste manage-
ment plans, and hazardous waste management
plans. The Service is a nationally recognized leader
in the field of resource recovery.

MES may provide for the issuance of revenue
bonds, water supply projects, solid waste disposal
projects, or wastewater purification projects.

The MES Corporation is governed by a three-
member Board of Directors consisting of a Direc-
tor, a Secretary, and a Treasurer who are ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources with
the approval of the Governor (Code Natural
Resources Article, secs. 3-101 through 3-132).

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
TRUST

Chairperson: John C. Murphy, 1988

William B. C. Addison, 1985; George 0. Kephart,
1985; Jack F. Witten, 1985; K. King Burnett,
1986; Brice M. Clagett, 1986; Norman E.
Johnson, Jr., 1986; Ellen H. Kelly, 1986; James
B. Wilson, 1986; Ajax Eastman, 1987; Judith C.
Johnson, 1987; Herbert D. Morrison, 1988.

Ex officio: Harry Hughes, Governor; Gerald W.
Winegrad, designee of the President of the
Senate; Benjamin L. Cardin, Speaker of the
House of Delegates.

Robert L. Beckett, Director

501 St. Paul Place, Suite 1310
Baltimore 21202 Telephone: 659-6440

The Maryland Environmental Trust was created
by Chapter 648, Acts of 1967, to conserve, im-
prove, stimulate, and perpetuate the aesthetic,
natural, health and welfare, scenic, and cultural
qualities of the Maryland environment. The Trust
also encourages the people of the State to appreci-
ate the environment and promotes their continued
interest in its care.

The Trust's main program is to obtain donations
of conservation easements to the State on certain
lands and to preserve them from development. By
1983, the Trust had secured eighty-five conserva-
tion easements on 17,530 acres.

The Trust consists of fifteen trustees, three of
whom serve ex officio. Each year the remaining
twelve trustees elect three of their own successors
for four-year terms. The Trust selects the Director
(Code Natural Resources Article, secs. 3-201
through 3-211).