Maryland Environment Section 9-412.1

      (a)      A person may not tamper, attempt to tamper, or make a threat to tamper with a public water system.

      (b)      (1)      The Department may bring a civil action against any person who tampers, attempts to tamper, or makes a threat to tamper with a public water system.

            (2)      The court may impose a civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for actual tampering, or not more than $20,000 for each attempt to tamper.