issue a Certificate of Public Necessity and local
zoning and regulation no longer apply. Certificates
are issued once it has been determined that the
proposed facility meets technical requirements and
after careful study of environmental and commu-
nity impact.
In addition to site suitability and impact of the facility,
the Board considers statewide needs and problems asso-
ciated with hazardous waste management. The Board
also encourages citizens to participate in the review
process by publishing notices of site applications, infor-
mational meetings, and adjudicatory hearings.
The Board consists of eight members appointed
to four-year terms by the Governor. The Governor
names the chair (Code Environment Article, secs.
7-401 through 7-413).

NEWSPRINT RECYCLING BOARD

Jean C. Halle, Acting Chair, 1997
(410) 631-3315

Established in 1990, the Newsprint Recycling
Board considers applications by newspaper publish-
ers for exemptions from the statutory percentage
requirements for recycled newsprint (Chapter 301,
Acts of 1990). The percentages are staggered, but
by 1998, forty percent of the total newsprint used
by a publisher must be recycled newsprint.
Board members are appointed to three-year
terms by the Governor (Code Environment Article,
sec. 9-1707).

SOLID WASTE PROGRAM
Barry J. Schmidt, Administrator
(410) 631-3318

The Solid Waste Program issues construction
and operation permits for all facilities that accept
solid waste. These include sanitary landfills, proc-
essing facilities, transfer stations, incinerators, and
resource recovery plants. The Program also issues
permits for sewage sludge use and disposal.
All county plans for solid waste management
and recycling are reviewed by the Program. Under
the Program are three divisions: Design and Certi-
fication, Field Operations and Compliance, and
Recycling Services.

RECYCLING SERVICES DIVISION
Lori A. Scozzafava, Chief
(410) 631-3315

The Recycling Services Division was created as the
Office of Recycling in 1988 (Chapter 536, Acts of 1988).
Since then, the Office has come to be known as the
Recycling Services Division. The Division supports and
technically assists county governments to develop recy-
cling plans that reduce the volume of county waste. The
Division reviews the plans and coordinates State efforts
to implement them (Code Environment Article, secs.
9-1701 through 9-1707).

With the Department of General Services, the
Division devised a State Agency Recycling Plan to
reduce by at least 20 percent the solid waste gener-
ated by State government.

MARYLAND RECYCLING ADVISORY GROUP

Lori A. Scozzafava, Chair
Contact: Virginia Lipscomb (410) 631-3315

Convened in 1995 by the Secretary of the En-
vironment, the Maryland Recycling Advisory
Group is reviewing State policies, procedures, and
statutes on recycling and assessing alternatives. The
Group will recommend improvements for Mary-
land's recycling program.
Of the Group's seventeen members, thirteen are
appointed by the Secretary of the Environment.
Two are chosen by the Senate President, and two
by the House Speaker.

WATER MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION

James L. Hearn, Director
Dane S. Bauer, Deputy Director

2500 Broening Highway
Baltimore, MD 21224 (410) 631-3567

The Water Management Administration's respon-
sibility to oversee public water supplies first was as-
signed in 1912 to the Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
under the Department of Health. In 1951, the Bureau
was reorganized as the Division of Sanitary Engineer-
ing under the Bureau of Environmental Hygiene,
Department of Health. In 1966, the Division of Water
Supply and Sewage Disposal was formed under the
Bureau of Resources Protection, Department of
Health. When the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene was created in 1969, the Division became
the Division of Water and Sewerage under the Envi-
ronmental Health Administration. By 1977, the Di-
vision's work continued as the Water Sewerage
Control Program and, by 1982, was reorganized as
the Water Management Administration. From the
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Ad-
ministration was transferred to the Department of the
Environment in 1987 (Chapter 306, Acts of 1987).
In 1995, certain functions of the Water Resources
Administration of the Department of Natural Re-
sources were transferred to the Water Management
Administration, including the State Water Quality
Advisory Committee and programs for mining, dam
safety, and wetlands (Chapter 488, Acts of 1995).
The Administration works through eight pro-
grams: Capital Projects, Inspection and Compliance,
Mining, Nonpoint-Source Permits, Public Drinking
Water, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Water and
Wastewater Permits, and Wetlands and Waterways.
Supporting the Administration's programs are the