work continued as the Water Sewerage Control
Program and, by 1982, was reorganized as the
Water Management Administration. From the De-
partment of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Ad-
ministration was transferred to the Department of
the Environment in 1987 (Chapter 306, Acts of
1987).
The Administration works through nine pro-
grams: Program Development and Finance; Indi-
vidual Wells and Septics; Capital Projects;
Engineering and Construction Permit; Standards
and Shellfish Sanitation; Nonpoint Source Permits;
Inspection and Compliance; Wastewater Discharge
Permit; and Water Supply.

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & FINANCE
OFFICE
Marie C. Halka, Aministrator
(410) 631-3560

The Program Development and Finance Office
was established in Fiscal Year 1989 to provide ad-
ministrative services to the Water Management Ad-
ministration. The Office develops the operating and
capital budget of the Administration and is respon-
sible for fiscal planning and management and per-
sonnel. The Office manages federal grants and
monitors related program performance; coordi-
nates regulatory and legislative proposals; conducts
hearings on proposed regulations; and trains and
technically assists water and wastewater utility op-
erators. Through its Environmental Boards, Train-
ing, and Technical Assistance Division, the Office
oversees the State Board of Environmental Sanitari-
ans; the State Board of Waterworks and Waste
Systems Operators; and the State Board of Well
Drillers.

STATE BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITARIANS
Patricia A. Schwaninger, Chairperson, 1994
Douglas H. John, Administrator

2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 631-3594

The State Board of Environmental Sanitarians
was created in 1969 as the Board of Sanitarian
Registration (Chapter 434, Acts of 1969). In 1984,
the Board was renamed as the State Board of Envi-
ronmental Sanitarian Registration (Chapter 560,
Acts of 1984). Formerly under the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, the Board became
part of the Department of the Environment in 1987
(Chapter 306, Acts of 1987). In 1989, the Board
received its present name (Chapter 151, Acts of
1989). The Board was placed under the Water
Management Administration in 1992.
Registered environmental sanitarians conduct
inspections and investigations to promote and
maintain environmental health and secure compli-

ance with public health laws and regulations. Their
work concerns the effects of the environment on
public health. They inspect and investigate the
manufacture, preparation, handling, distribution,
or sale of food and milk; water supply and treat-
ment; wastewater treatment and disposal; solid
waste management and disposal; vector control;
insect and rodent control; air quality; noise control;
product safety; recreational sanitation; and institu-
tional and residential sanitation. The Board licenses
applicants who qualify as registered environmental
sanitarians. The Board also issues certificates of
eligibility to applicants awaiting examination.
The Board consists of nine members appointed
to five-year terms by the Governor upon recom-
mendation of the Secretary of the Environment and
with Senate advice and consent. Seven members are
registered environmental sanitarians, and two
members are consumers not trained as registered
environmental sanitarians and without financial in-
terest in a related field. Authorization for the Board
continues until July 1, 2003 (Code Environment
Article, secs. 11-101 through 11-502).

Douglas H. John, Chairperson, 1996
James Allen Stewart, Secretary

2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 631-3594

The State Board of Waterworks and Waste Sys-
tems Operators was formed in 1967 (Chapter 430,
Acts of 1967). The Board was transferred from the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to the
Department of the Environment in 1987 (Chapter
306, Acts of 1987). In 1992, the Board became part
of the Water Management Administration.
The Board certifies superintendents and operators
of waterworks and waste systems to protect the public
health and prevent pollution. The Board evaluates
applications, prepares and authorizes examinations,
and issues certificates to qualified persons.
The Board has eleven members. Eight are ap-
pointed by the Governor to represent one or more
of the following constituencies: municipal govern-
ment, county government, sanitary or metropolitan
commissions, the Department of Natural Re-
sources, waterworks supervision, wastewater or in-
dustrial wastewater works supervision, and
agriculture. Three are appointed by the Secretary of
the Environment. They include one engineer repre-
sentative from the Department of the Environment
and two public members. Members serve four-year
terms, except for the Department of the Environ-
ment representative who serves at the pleasure of
the Secretary. Authorization for the Board contin-
ues until July 1, 2003 (Code Environment Article,
secs. 12-101 through 12-602).