2013 Maryland Code
ENVIRONMENT
§ 9-1305 - Rules and regulations -- Construction of wells

§9-1305.

(a) The Department shall adopt rules and regulations for the construction of wells.

(b) The rules and regulations may recognize a variation:

(1) In the primary use or construction of wells; and

(2) Of the materials penetrated in different localities.

(c) Before the Department adopts any rule or regulation that relates to the construction of wells, the Department shall submit the proposed rule or regulation to the Board for comment.

(d) Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary, a county board of health, delegated by the Department of the Environment to implement a well inspection program, may collect a fee for the issuance of well permits required under § 9-1306 of this subtitle. However, a county health department may not collect a fee for test or irrigation wells.

§ 9-1305 - 1. Rules and regulations -- Testing wells

(a) Report of results; contents. -- The Department shall adopt regulations to require that whenever the Department tests water from a well used for domestic purposes the following information shall be given to a person who requests the test and to any other person for whose benefit the test is requested:

(1) A certificate of potability;

(2) The complete results of the test, whether the test requested is bacteriological or chemical in nature; and

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the appropriate agency of local government that the person may contact for an explanation of the test results.

(b) Applicability of regulations. -- The regulations shall apply to any person or unit of State or local government that tests the water from a well.