HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Article - Health - Environmental

1-101.

(a) In this article the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(f) "Person" means an individual, receiver, trustee,
guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, or representative
of any kind and any partnership, firm, association, corporation,
or other entity.

9-301.

(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings
indicated.

(c)  "Discharge permit" means a permit issued by the
Department for the discharge of any pollutant or combination of
pollutants into the waters of this State.

(d)  "Person" includes the federal government, this State,
any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision
of this State, or any of their units.

9-329.

(a)  Except as otherwise prohibited in subsection (b) of
this section, the Department may issue a permit that allows the
use of chlorine or chlorine compounds in treatment of wastewaters
discharged from any publicly or privately owned sewage treatment
plant to any surface waters of this State only if the treatment
of the wastewaters includes dechlorination.

(b)  (1) This subsection is not effective unless matching
federal funds are available to implement the provisions of
paragraph 4 of this subsection.

(2)  This subsection does not apply to sewerage
treatment facilities that discharge an amount of treated sewage
less than 1 percent of the 7-day, 10-year low flow of the
receiving stream.

(3)  The Department may not issue a permit that allows
the use of chlorine or chlorine compounds in the treatment of
wastewaters discharged into any waters of this State that are
designated by the Department as natural trout waters and their
tributaries.

(4)  (i) This subsection applies to any local
subdivision that owns or operates an existing treatment system
that is required to convert from use of chlorination to another
system in order to be permitted under this subtitle.