Maryland Environment Section 9-247

      (a)      Any person who owns land that adjoins land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:

            (1)      To sue the State, the applicant, or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and

            (2)      With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:

                  (i)      Any civil court proceeding; and

                  (ii)      Any contested administrative case.

      (b)      Any county or municipal corporation in which there is land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:

            (1)      To sue the applicant or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and

            (2)      With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:

                  (i)      Any civil court proceeding; and

                  (ii)      Any contested administrative case.