Ch. 305

LAWS OF MARYLAND

the State's water quality standards or jeopardize its THE
WITHDRAWAL OF WATER PROPOSED APPROPRIATION OR USE WILL NOT
ADVERSELY AFFECT WATER QUALITY OR THE PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF
WATER WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE THE STATE'S natural resources.]

8-805.

Each application for a permit required by this subtitle
shall be accompanied by maps, drawings, and specifications of
proposed use or waterway obstruction, changes, additions, or
repairs proposed to be made, and other data and information the
Department requires. [If a hearing is to be held on the
application, all pertinent documents required under this section
shall be filed and made a public record at least 15 days prior to
the hearing. These documents may be filed less than 15 days prior
to the hearing if notice of the filing is given to the interested
parties. ]

8-806.

[(a) Except as provided otherwise in this section, within
one month after filing an application for a permit to appropriate
or use any waters of the State, construct or reconstruct a
reservoir, dam, or waterway obstruction, construct a waterway, or
dredge, fill, bulkhead, or change the shoreline as required by
this subtitle, the Department shall provide notice of an
opportunity for a public hearing on the application.]

[(b) The applicant personally or by registered or certified
mail shall serve every adjacent property owner with notice of the
application and certify this fact to the Department. The
Department shall provide, to the public and the applicant, notice
of the application and the opportunity for public hearing by
publication once in each week for two successive weeks after
receipt of the application, in a daily newspaper published in one
or more counties, and in more than one weekly newspaper of
general circulation in one or more counties, which the Department
determines may be directly affected by the proposed activity. In
any county that does not have a daily newspaper, the publication
required under this subsection is satisfied by publishing a
notice for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in that county. The applicant also shall notify by
registered or certified mail the mayor or chief executive
officials of each city, the county legislative body and chief
executive official of each affected county, and the proper
official of any interested State unit or political subdivision.
The Department shall allow at least 15 days after the public
notice to receive requests for a hearing. If the Department does
not receive a request for a hearing, the Department may issue or
deny the permit without a hearing. Within 30 days after receipt
of a hearing request, the Department shall set the date, place,
and time for the public hearing and shall publish notice of the
hearing once in each week for 2 successive weeks in a daily

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