Ch. 428                                    2004 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(c) All moneys collected under this subtitle shall be deposited in the General
Fund of the State.

Article - Environment

9-1601.

(a)     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, in this subtitle the following
words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Administration" means the Maryland Water Quality Financing
Administration.

(C)     "BAY RESTORATION FUND" MEANS THE CHESAPEAKE AND ATLANTIC
COASTAL BAYS BAY RESTORATION FUND ESTABLISHED UNDER § 9-1605.2 OF THIS
SUBTITLE.

(D)     "BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL" MEANS A BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT
REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY CAPABLE OF REDUCING THE NITROGEN IN WASTEWATER
EFFLUENT TO NOT MORE THAN 8 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER, AS CALCULATED ON AN
ANNUALLY AVERAGED BASIS.

[(c)] (D) (E) "Board" means the Board of Public Works.

[(d)] (E) (F) "Bond" means a bond, note, or other evidence of obligation of the
Administration issued under this subtitle, including a bond or revenue anticipation
note, notes in the nature of commercial paper, and refunding bonds.

[(e)] (F) (G) "Bond resolution" means the resolution or resolutions of the
Director, including the trust agreement, if any, authorizing the issuance of and
providing for the terms and conditions applicable to bonds.

[(f)] (G) (H) "Borrower" means a local government or a person as defined in
§ 1-101(h) of this article who has received a loan.

[(g)] (H) (I) "Director" means the Director of the Administration.

[(h)](I) (J) "Drinking Water Loan Fund" means the Maryland Drinking
Water Revolving Loan Fund.

(J) (K) "ELIGIBLE COSTS" MEANS THOSE THE COSTS IDENTIFIED IN §
9-1605.2(E) UNDER § 9-1605.2(I) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

(K) (L) "ENHANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL" MEANS:

(1)     AN ENHANCED NUTRIENT REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY THAT IS
CAPABLE OF REDUCING THE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATIONS IN
WASTEWATER EFFLUENT TO CONCENTRATIONS OF NOT MORE THAN 4 3 MILLIGRAMS
PER LITER TOTAL NITROGEN AND NOT MORE THAN 0.3 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER
TOTAL PHOSPHORUS, AS CALCULATED ON AN ANNUALLY AVERAGED BASIS; OR

(2)      IF THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE
CONCENTRATIONS UNDER ITEM (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ARE NOT PRACTICABLE
FOR A WASTEWATER FACILITY, THE LOWEST AVERAGE ANNUAL WASTEWATER

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