2048

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 723

[(c) Nothing in this section is applicable within any
municipality or to any sanitary system operated by a

municipality.]

[10A-7.] 10A-13.

The [commission] COUNTY shall provide for each and
every property abutting upon a street or right of way in
which a water main or sewer is laid, when service to such
property is feasible, a water service pipe and sewer
connection, which shall be extended as required from the
water and sewer mains to the property line of the abutting
lot. The water service pipe and the connection with the
sewer shall be constructed by and at the expense of the
[commission] COUNTY, subject to [the] ANY charge for the
connection as provided in section [10A-20] 10A-27 OF THIS
CHAPTER, which charge shall be paid by all property owners
at the office of the [commission] BOARD. When any water
main or sewer is declared by the [commission] BOARD to be
complete and ready for the delivery of water or the
reception of sewage, every abutting property owner, after
due notice, shall make a connection of all spigots or
hydrants, toilets and waste drains with the water main or
sewer within the time prescribed by the [commission] BOARD.
If these fixtures do not exist or are of a nature which, in
the judgment of the [commission] BOARD, is improper or
inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall be installed by the
owner of the premises consisting of at least one water
closet and one sink or washbasin, both of which shall be
properly connected with the sewer of the [commission]
COUNTY. No private water or sewerage system shall be
connected to any water or sewerage system owned or operated
by the [commission] COUNTY. All private water systems
discharging waste water into the [commission] COUNTY
sewerage system, and cesspools, sink drains, and privies
located on properties connected to sewers provided by the
[commission] COUNTY shall be abandoned, closed, and left in
a sanitary condition so that no odor or nuisance will arise
therefrom. NO ROOF OR OTHER DRAINAGE FACILITIES SHALL
DISCHARGE INTO THE COUNTY'S WATER AND SEWERAGE FACILITIES.
WHENEVER ANY PROPERTY OWNER, AFTER DUE NOTICE, FAILS TO MAKE
CONNECTION WITH A WATER MAIN OR SEWER, OR FAILS TO ABANDON
ALL CESSPOOLS, DRAINS AND PRIVIES, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS
CHAPTER, THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO HAVE SUCH CONNECTIONS
MADE OR TO CAUSE ALL SUCH CESSPOOLS, DRAINS AND PRIVIES TO
BE CLOSED AND ABANDONED, OR BOTH, AND TO CHARGE THE COSTS OF
SUCH CONNECTION OR OF SUCH CLOSING, OR BOTH, TO THE OWNER OF
THE PROPERTY AFFECTED. SUCH COSTS SHALL BE A LIEN AGAINST
THE PROPERTY AFFECTED UNTIL PAID, AND THE SAME MAY BE
COLLECTED IN THE SAME MANNER AS COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAXES
ARE COLLECTED. Any violation of the provisions of this
section is a misdemeanor punishable under section [10A-23]
10A-30 OF THIS CHAPTER.

[10A-8.] 10A-14.