Maryland Environment Section 5-5B-03;

      It is the policy of the State of Maryland to:

            (1)      Encourage investment in cost-effective measures that improve the efficiency with which water is used, treated, stored, and transmitted in the State;

            (2)      Reduce costs associated with treating, storing, and transmitting water; and

            (3)      Protect the State's natural resources, including the fish and wildlife of the Potomac River, the Chesapeake Bay, and all other waters and waterways of the State.