ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 428

EFFLUENT NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS CONCENTRATIONS THAT THE
DEPARTMENT DETERMINES ARE PRACTICABLE FOR THAT FACILITY.

(L) (M) "EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT" MEANS A MEASURE OF
WASTEWATER EFFLUENT WHERE ONE UNIT IS EQUIVALENT TO:

(1)      AN AVERAGE OF 250 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER EFFLUENT PER DAY.
THIS AVERAGE SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BILLING
AUTHORITY FOR A WASTEWATER FACILITY FOR THE CALENDAR QUARTER OR
BILLING CYCLE OF THE WASTEWATER FACILITY; OR

(2) IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BILLING AUTHORITY FOR A
WASTEWATER FACILITY HAS ESTABLISHED A DEFINITION FOR "EQUIVALENT
DWELLING UNIT" ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 1, 2004, THE TOTAL AVERAGE DAILY FLOW
OF WASTEWATER EFFLUENT THAT THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BILLING
AUTHORITY FOR A WASTEWATER FACILITY DETERMINES HAS ESTABLISHED TO BE
EQUIVALENT TO THE AVERAGE DAILY FLOW OF WASTEWATER EFFLUENT
DISCHARGED BY A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING, AND WHICH MAY NOT EXCEED 250
GALLONS; OR

(2)      IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BILLING AUTHORITY HAS NOT
ESTABLISHED A DEFINITION FOR "EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT" ON OR BEFORE
JANUARY 1, 2004, OR IF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR BILLING AUTHORITY HAS
ESTABLISHED A DEFINITION THAT EXCEEDS 250 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER
EFFLUENT PER DAY, AN AVERAGE DAILY FLOW OF 250 GALLONS OF WASTEWATER
EFFLUENT.

[(i)] (M) (N) "Facility" means a wastewater facility or all or a portion of a
water supply system as defined in § 9-201(u) of this article.

[(j)] (N) (O) "Federal Safe Drinking Water Act" means Title XIV of the
Public Health Service Act, P.L. 93-523, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 300f, et seq., and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

[(k)](O) (P) "Federal Water Pollution Control Act" means the Water
Pollution Control Act of 1972, P.L. 92-500, as amended, 33 U.S.C. § 1251, et seq., and
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

[(1)] (P) (Q) "Fund" means a fund established by this subtitle, including the
Water Quality Fund, the Drinking Water Loan Fund, AND THE WATERSHED BAY
RESTORATION FUND.

(Q) (R) "GRANT" MEANS A GRANT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION TO A
GRANTEE.

(R) (S) "GRANT AGREEMENT" MEANS A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE ADMINISTRATION AND A GRANTEE WITH RESPECT TO A GRANT.

(S) (T) "GRANTEE" MEANS THE GRANT RECIPIENT.

[(m)] (T) (U) "Lender" has the meaning stated in § 9-1606.1 of this subtitle.

- 1579 -