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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 364

(1)     STATE THE NATURE AND POSSIBLE HEALTH
EFFECTS THAT MAY RESULT.

(2)    BE PUBLISHED BY THE PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM
IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION, AS DETERMINED BY
THE SECRETARY, WITHIN THE AREA SERVED BY THE WATER SYSTEM
AT LEAST ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS SO LONG AS THE
VIOLATION, VARIANCE, OF EXEMPTION CONTINUES.

(3)     BE GIVEN WITH THE WATER BILLS OF THE
WATER SYSTEM SO LONG AS THE VIOLATION, VARIANCE, OR
EXEMPTION CONTINUES, AS FOLLOWS: IF THE WATER BILLS OF A
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM ARE ISSUED MORE OFTEN THAN ONCE EVERY
THREE MONTHS, THE NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN AT LEAST
ONE WATER BILL OF THE SYSTEM FOR EACH CUSTOMER EVERY
THREE MONTHS; IF THE SYSTEM ISSUES ITS WATER BILLS LESS
OFTEN THAN ONCE EVERY THREE MONTHS, THE NOTICE SHALL BE
INCLUDED IN EACH OF THE WATER BILLS ISSUED BY THE SYSTEM
FOR EACH CUSTOMER.

(C) THE SECRETARY MAY PRESCRIBE BY REGULATIONS
ALTERNATIVE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS TO THOSE PROVIDED BY THIS
SECTION.

386H.

THE FOLLOWING ACTS AND THE CAUSING THEREOF ARE
PROHIBITED:

(A)    FAILURE BY A SUPPLIER OF WATER TO COMPLY WITH
THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 386G OF THIS SUBTITLE, OR
DISSEMINATION BY SUCH SUPPLIER OF ANY FALSE OR MISLEADING
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO NOTICES REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 386G OF THIS SUBTITLE OR WITH RESPECT TO REMEDIAL
ACTIONS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE
PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS.

(B)     FAILURE BY A SUPPLIER OF WATER TO COMPLY WITH
REGULATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO SECTION 386C OF THIS
SUBTITLE, OR WITH CONDITIONS FOR VARIANCES ON EXEMPTIONS
AUTHORIZED UNDER SECTION 386D OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)    FAILURE BY ANY PERSON TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDER
ISSUED BY THE SECRETARY UNDER SECTION 386E OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

386-I.

(A)            A FINE OF UP TO $5,000 MAY BE IMPOSED ON ANY
PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING SECTION 386H(A) OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(B)             A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $5,000 FOR EACH DAY
IN WHICH A VIOLATION OF SECTION 386H(B) OCCURS MAY BE
IMPOSED ON ANY PERSON FOUND GUILTY OF WILFULLY VIOLATING
THAT SECTION OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(C)          ANY PERSON WHO WILFULLY VIOLATES OR FAILS OR