Abandoned Mines. Recent legislation makes pos-
sible the restoration of abandoned mines, which for
decades have posed serious environmental prob-
lems. Money collected from a surcharge on mined
coal funds the repair of environmental damage
caused by abandoned mines. In conjunction with
the Active Mining Program, abandoned mines also
are reclaimed (Code Natural Resources Article,
secs. 7-201 through 7-203).

MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL
SERVICE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

George Perdikakis, Director
James A. Vroonland, Deputy Director
R. Kenneth Barnes, Jr., Ph.D., Secretary
Edward A. Griffith, Treasurer

Appointed by Secretary of Natural Resources with
Governor's approval and Senate advice & consent:
Robert W. Pierce, 1989; Lawrence D. Shubnell,
1990; Edwin G. Richards, 1992.

2020 Industrial Dr.
Annapolis, MD 21401 974-3281

The Maryland Environmental Service (MES)
was created in 1970 (Chapter 240, Acts of 1970).
The Service is a quasi-public agency that helps
private industry and local governments manage
liquid, solid, and hazardous wastes. The Service also
provides water supply and related facilities to pri-
vate industry and local governments.

The Service plans and establishes major resource
recovery facilities, solid waste management plans,
and hazardous waste management programs. It
operates over 100 water and wastewater treatment
facilities, as well as the Hawkins Point Hazardous
Waste Landfill, and the Hart and Miller Island
Dredged Material Containment Facility. The Ser-
vice is a nationally recognized leader in the field of
resource recovery.

The Service may provide for the issuance of
revenue bonds and authorize projects for water
supply, solid waste disposal, or wastewater purifica-
tion.

The Maryland Environmental Service Corpora-
tion is governed by a seven-member Board of Di-
rectors. The Board consists of a Director, Deputy
Director, Secretary, and Treasurer, one member
representing the public sector, and two members
representing the private sector. Members are ap-
pointed by the Secretary of Natural Resources with
the approval of the Governor. The Secretary, Trea-
surer, and nonofficer members are appointed with
Senate advice and consent. Nonofficer members
serve four-year terms (Code Natural Resources Ar-
ticle, secs. 3-101 through 3-132).

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MARYLAND GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Kenneth N. Weaver, Ph.D., Director
Emery T. Cleaves, Ph.D., Deputy Director

2300 St. Paul St., Suite 440
Baltimore, MD 21218 554-5500

The first State Geological Survey operated from
1834 to 1841. Fifty-five years later, the State Geo-
logical and Economic Survey was established in
1896 (Chapter 51, Acts of 1896). The work of the
Survey was placed under the Department of Geol-
ogy, Mines, and Water Resources in 1941 (Chapter
508, Acts of 1941). In 1964, the Maryland Geolo-
gical Survey superseded the Department of Geol-
ogy, Mines, and Water Resources (Chapter 73, Acts
of 1964). The Survey became part of the Depart-
ment of Natural Resources in 1969 (Chapter 154,
Acts of 1969).

The Survey supervises topographic, geologic,
hydrographic, and geophysical surveys. It prepares
topographic, geologic and other maps. It reports
on the extent and character of the State's geologic,
mineral and water resources. The Survey periodi-
cally publishes County Reports, County and Quad-
rangle Atlases, Reports of Investigations, Basic Data
Reports, Bulletins, Educational Series, and Information
Circulars. The Survey also publishes county topo-
graphic and geologic maps, a State geologic map, a
State planimetric map, and other maps and charts.

In cooperation with the U.S. Geological Survey,
the Maryland Geological Survey maintains a large
data base regarding surface and ground water re-
sources of the State and conducts applied research
on these resources. It cooperates with the federal
Survey in certain geological and geophysical map-
ping projects. The Survey researches and investi-
gates coastal and estuarine geology related to
erosion and sedimentation in the Chesapeake Bay
and along the ocean shoreline. A 42-foot research
vessel, the RV Discovery, is used for Bay research
projects. As part of its applied earth science research
on the Bay, the Survey was one of the principal
investigators on the Chesapeake Bay Program of
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The Survey is headed by the Director, who is
appointed by the Governor upon recommendation
of the Secretary of Natural Resources (Code Natu-
ral Resources Article, secs. 2-201 through 2-203).

COMMISSION OF THE MARYLAND
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Chairperson: Dr. M. Gordon Wolman

Appointed by Secretary of Natural Resources: S.
James Campbell; Richard W. Cooper; Philip J.
Jenkins; Robert W. Ridky.