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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 795

grants from funds under this part may not exceed the difference
between the total cost of a particular project and the total of
all federal grants, from any source that are applied to the
project.]                                               

9-301.

(E)  "SEWAGE" MEANS ANY HUMAN OR ANIMAL EXCRETION, STREET
WASH, DOMESTIC WASTE, OR INDUSTRIAL WASTE.

(F) (1) "SEWERAGE SYSTEM" MEANS:

(I)  THE CHANNELS USED OR INTENDED TO BE USED TO
COLLECT AND DISPOSE OF SEWAGE; AND

(II)  ANY STRUCTURE AND APPURTENANCE USED OR
INTENDED TO BE USED TO COLLECT OR PREPARE SEWAGE FOR DISCHARGE
INTO THE WATERS OF THIS STATE.

(2)  "SEWERAGE SYSTEM" INCLUDES ANY SEWER OF ANY SIZE.

(3)  "SEWERAGE SYSTEM" DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PLUMBING
SYSTEM INSIDE ANY BUILDING SERVED BY THE SEWERAGE SYSTEM.

9-302.

(a)  The purpose of this subtitle is to ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE
PROGRAMS AND TO provide additional and cumulative remedies to
prevent, abate, and control pollution of the waters of this
State.

(b)  Because the quality of the waters of this State is
vital to the interests of the citizens of this State, because
pollution is a menace to public health and welfare, creates
public nuisances, harms wildlife, fish, and aquatic life, and
impairs domestic, agricultural, industrial, recreational, and
other legitimate beneficial uses of water, and because the
problem of water pollution in this State is closely related to
the problem of water pollution in adjoining states, it is the
policy of this State:

(1)  To improve, conserve, and manage the quality of
the waters of this State;

(2)  To 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;

(3)  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 the waters of this State; and