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quirements of this Article through any appropriate legal remedy and
prosecute violations in accordance with the provisions of this Article.

(G) THE SERVICE SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM THE PRO-
VISIONS OF ARTICLE 78A, SUBTITLE "DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS." , BUT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO
ALL OF THE OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THIS
ARTICLE.

S. Definitions.

(a)    As used in this Article, the words and terms listed in this
section have the meanings given, unless the context clearly indicates
another or different meaning or intent.

(b)    The term "liquid waste" means any water-carried wastes or
wastes which are liquid in nature created in and carried away, or to
be carried away, from residences, institutions, industrial establish-
ments, commercial establishments, or any other public or private
building, structure, or facility.

(c)    The term "solid wastes" means all putrescible and non-
putrescible waste materials which are not gaseous or liquid, and the
term includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, waste-
water treatment residue, street cleanings, dead animals, demolition
and construction debris, household appliances, automobile bodies,
offal, paunch manure, and solid wastes from commercial or industrial
activities.

(d)    The term "municipality" means any county, municipal cor-
poration, sanitary district, State or local agency, or other public body
or agency created or established by or pursuant to State or local
law ordinance, or resolution and having jurisdiction over disposal
of liquid wastes or solid wastes or established for the purposes of
collecting, transporting, purifying, or disposing of liquid or solid
wastes.

    (e)    The term "service region" means a geographic area which
the Service designates and within which the Director AFTER
CONSULTATION WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED,
shall cause surveys, plans, studies, and estimates to be made for the
purpose of determining the most dependable, effective, and efficient
means of providing services through solid waste disposal projects
or waste water purification projects. SERVICE REGIONS SHALL
BE BASED UPON NEEDS SET FORTH IN APPROVED STATE-
COUNTY MASTER WATER AND SEWERAGE PLANS, OR
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL PLANS, IF ANY, ADOPTED PURSU-
ANT TO ARTICLE 43 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY-
LAND, BUT MAY ALSO TAKE ACCOUNT OF OTHER PLANS
AND STUDIES.

(f) The term "service district" means a geographic area estab-
lished by the Service , AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE MU-
NICIPALITIES AFFECTED THEREBY, for the purpose of pro-
viding wastewater purification projects or solid waste disposal
projects. SERVICE DISTRICTS MAY ENCOMPASS AREAS CON-
TAINING PROJECTS OF THE SERVICE AS WELL AS NON-
DUPLICATING, NON-COMPETITIVE PROJECTS OWNED AND
OPERATED BY MUNICIPALITIES AND PERSONS. SERVICE