Maryland Environment Section 12-202

      (a)      (1)      The Board consists of 11 members.

            (2)      With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint 8 members who represent one or more of the following:

                  (i)      Municipal government;

                  (ii)      County government;

                  (iii)      A sanitary or a metropolitan commission;

                  (iv)      Waterworks supervision;

                  (v)      Wastewater works or industrial wastewater works supervision;

                  (vi)      Agriculture;

                  (vii)      Industrial wastewater works superintendents; and

                  (viii)      The Department of Natural Resources.

            (3)      The Secretary shall appoint:

                  (i)      1 engineer member from the Department; and

                  (ii)      2 public members who represent the community at large.

      (b)      Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the State Constitution.

      (c)      (1)      The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 4 years.

            (2)      The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1981. The terms of those members end as follows:

                  (i)      Three in 1982;

                  (ii)      One in 1983;

                  (iii)      One in 1984; and

                  (iv)      Two in 1985.

            (3)      At the end of a term, a member appointed by the Governor continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

            (4)      A member who is appointed by the Governor after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.

      (d)      The members appointed by the Secretary serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.

      (e)      The Governor may remove for incompetence or misconduct a member appointed by the Governor.