HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                 2841

every condition set forth in the grading permit, the soil
conservation district shall be notified.

8-1402.

Because the quality of the waters of this State is
vital to the public and private interests of its citizens
and because pollution constitutes a menace to public health
and welfare, creates public nuisances, is harmful to
wildlife, fish and aquatic life, and impairs domestic,
agricultural, industrial, recreational, and other legitimate
beneficial uses of water, and the problem of water pollution
in this State is closely related to the problem of water
pollution in adjoining states, it is State public policy to
improve, conserve, and manage the quality of the waters of
the State and protect, maintain, and improve the quality of
water for public supplies, propagation of wildlife, fish and
aquatic life, and domestic, agricultural, industrial,
recreational, and other legitimate beneficial uses. Also, it
is State public policy to provide that no waste is
discharged into any waters of this State without first
receiving necessary treatment or other corrective action to
protect the legitimate beneficial uses of this State's
waters, and provide for prevention, abatement, and control
of new or existing water pollution. The Department of Health
and Mental Hygiene AND THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES,
AS APPROPRIATE, shall cooperate with the agencies of other
states and the federal government in carrying out these
objectives.

8-1405.

(a) The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene OR,
FOR THE PURPOSES OF § 8-1406 THROUGH § 8-1411.1 OF THIS
SUBTITLE, THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, OR EITHER
DEPARTMENT WITH RESPECT TO SEDIMENT POLLUTION shall have and
may exercise the following powers and duties:

(1)  General supervision over the administration
and enforcement of this subtitle and all rules, regulations,
and orders promulgated pursuant to it;

(2)  Develop comprehensive programs and plans for
prevention, control, and abatement of pollution of the
waters of the State;

(3)  Advise, consult, and cooperate with other
units of the State, the federal government, other state and

interstate agencies, affected groups, political

subdivisions, and industries to further the purposes of this
subtitle;

(4)  Accept and administer loans and grants from
the federal government and other sources, public or private,
to carry out any of its functions;