J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1131

jurisdiction, including that portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the
boundaries of the State, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and
all PUBLIC ponds, lakes, rivers, [and] streams, public ditches, tax
ditches and man made drainage systems within the State; PUBLIC
DRAINAGE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE STATE, OTHER THAN
THOSE DESIGNED AND USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF COL-
LECTION, CONVEYANCE, OR DISPOSAL OF SANITARY
SEWAGE.

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(b)   The Department is hereby authorized to encourage voluntary
cooperation by the citizens of the State and by the industries, munici-
palities, counties, metropolitan districts and the State in restoring,
preserving and maintaining the purity of the waters of the State,
for the greatest benefit of all the people of the State, to coordinate
and stimulate the activities of the several State agencies now
concerned with water pollution; to enforce existing laws relating
to the abatement of pollution of the waters of the State; to
supplement and expand existing technical or other water pollution
data by study, investigation, research or other means that may be
available; to cooperate with, assist and aid other State agencies
engaged in assembling, accumulating or developing additional data
or information on water pollution; to cooperate with, assist and aid
other State agencies in enforcing water pollution laws or regulations;
to recommend standards for sewage or waste effluents discharged
into the waters of the State; to receive complaints or petitions relat-
ing to the pollution or alleged pollution of the waters of the State and
to investigate and take such action as hereinafter provided; to con-
duct hearings, upon due notice, as may be advisable or necessary for
the discharge of duties under this subtitle; to issue a special AN order
or orders directing any person in this State causing the pollution of
State waters to secure within the time specified therein, such opera-
ting results as are practicable of attainment toward the reduction,
control, abatement and prevention of such pollution. If such results
are not secured within the specified time, the Department shall
further direct such person to build or install and use within a
reasonable specified time, such designated system, treatment
plant structures, devices or means as are practicable and available
for controlling, abating and preventing such pollution and to modify,
amend or cancel any such special order or orders. Such orders shall
be entered only after proper hearing with at least fifteen (15) days'
notice to the person of the time, place and purpose thereof.

(c)   [No special order shall become effective in less than fifteen
(15) days after same has been served on the person affected;] The
Department is hereby authorized TO REVIEW AND RECOMMEND
ANY ACTIVITY OR PROJECT OF OTHER STATE AGENCIES,
BOARDS, OR COMMISSIONS THAT ARE CAUSING OR MAY
CAUSE POLLUTION IN THE WATERWAYS OF THE STATE to
publish it findings and to make FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING
recommendations to the appropriate State agencies relative to public
policy and procedure necessary to correct water pollution conditions
or violation of any of the laws of Maryland relating thereto; TO
PUBLISH ITS FINDINGS; to establish such reasonable water
quality standards or criteria for any of the waters of the State;