HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article - Health - Environmental

Section 9-329.2

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1982 Volume and 1985 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Health - Environmental

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.

(ii) If the local subdivision applied for

assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency on or before

September 30, 1981, the conversion costs not funded by the

Environmental Protection Agency may be covered with State funds
as provided in the State budget.

(iii) If the local subdivision failed to apply
for assistance from the Environmental Protection Agency on or
before September 30, 1981, conversion costs ordinarily met by the