506                                        LAWS OF MARYLAND                             [Ch.

City" is proposed for deletion in light of
the definition of the word "county" in
section 3—101(c) of this subtitle.

(J) EXTENSION OF SERVICE REGION OR DISTRICT
BOUNDARIES; COMBINING REGIONS OR DISTRICTS; COMBINING,
ABANDONING AND MODIFYING PROJECTS.— THE SERVICE BY
FORMAL ACTION, AND AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE
MUNICIPALITIES AFFECTED, MAY EXTEND THE BOUNDARIES OF
SERVICE REGIONS OR DISTRICTS, COMBINE TWO OR MORE
SERVICE REGIONS OR DISTRICTS OR PARTS THEREOF AND
COMBINE, ABANDON, EXTEND, ENLARGE, IMPROVE, OR MAKE
ANY OTHER MODIFICATION OF PROJECTS SERVING ONE OR MORE
SERVICE DISTRICTS, BUT NO CHANGE MAY DIMINISH ANY
EXISTING LEVEL OF SERVICE RENDERED TO THE DISTRICT OR
DISTRICTS CONCERNED.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived from Article 33B, section 5(j) of
the Code.

(K) RESPONSIBILITIES OF SERVICE AND SPECIAL
PROVISIONS AS TO WASTE WATER PURIFICATION SERVICE

DISTRICTS WITHIN A WASTE WATER PURIFICATION SERVICE

DISTRICT, THE SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
PURIFICATION AND DISPOSAL OF LIQUID WASTE AS SET FORTH
IN THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN, INCLUDING THE RESIDUE RESULTING
FROM PURIFICATION, THAT IS DELIVERED TO THE SERVICE
PROJECTS THROUGH THE SEWER PIPES OF ANY MUNICIPALITY
OR PERSON IN THE SERVICE DISTRICT, EXCEPT THAT THE
SERVICE MAY EXCLUDE OR REQUIRE PRECONDITIONING OF ANY
WASTE THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE HARMFUL TO STRUCTURES OR
PURIFICATION PROCESSES OR ENDANGER THE HEALTH OR
SAFETY OF WORKERS. WITHIN THE SERVICE DISTRICT NO
MUNICIPALITY OF PERSON MAY DISCHARGE LIQUID WASTE ONTO
THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND OR INTO THE WATERWAYS OF THE
STATE EXCEPT THROUGH THE PROJECTS OF THE SERVICE OR OF
A MUNICIPALITY OR PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE PLAN OR
UNDER REASONABLE CONDITIONS THE SERVICE STIPULATES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This subsection is new language
derived from Article 33B, section 5(k) of
the Code.

(L) RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVICE AS TO SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL SERVICE DISTRICTS.—WITHIN A SOLID WASTE
DISPOSAL SERVICE DISTRICT THE SERVICE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES AS SET FORTH IN THE
FIVE-YEAR PLAN. WITHIN THE SERVICE DISTRICT NO
MUNICIPALITY OR PERSON MAY DISPOSE OF SOLID WASTES
EXCEPT THROUGH THE PROJECTS OF THE SERVICE OR OF A