EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb1126*
HOUSE BILL 1126
M3 2lr1184
CF SB 854
By: Delegates Adams, Anderton, Hartman, Mautz, and Otto
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2022
Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ACT concerning 1
Graywater Systems – Public and Private Buildings – Authorization 2
FOR the purpose of authorizing the use of a certain graywater system to serve a public or 3
private building in certain locations under certain circumstances; requiring the 4
owner or operator of a building using a graywater system to safely dispose of 5
graywater in a certain manner; and generally relating to graywater systems. 6
BY adding to 7
Article – Environment 8
Section 9–1112.1 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2021 Supplement) 11
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13
Article – Environment 14
9–1112.1. 15
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANING S 16
INDICATED. 17
(2) (I) “GRAYWATER” MEANS UNTREATED WATER GENERATED BY 18
THE USE OF AND COLLE CTED FROM A HANDWASH ING SINK. 19
(II) “GRAYWATER” DOES NOT INCLUDE WAT ER FROM: 20
1. A SHOWER; 21
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2. A TOILET; 1
3. A BATHTUB; 2
4. A LAVATORY SINK ; 3
5. A KITCHEN SINK; OR 4
6. A DISHWASH ING MACHINE. 5
(3) “GRAYWATER SYSTEM ” MEANS: 6
(I) A HOLDING TANK CONNECTED TO A HANDW ASHING SINK 7
AND A THREE –COMPARTMENT SANITATI ON SINK USED TO COLLECT AND STORE 8
GRAYWATER ; AND 9
(II) A HOLDING TANK USED TO COLLECT AND STORE POTABLE 10
WATER. 11
(4) “HANDWASHING SINK ” MEANS A SINK USED FOR HANDWASHING 12
ONLY. 13
(B) A GRAYWATER SYSTEM MAY BE USED TO SERVE A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE 14
BUILDING THAT: 15
(1) IS LOCATED ON A FORMER DREDGE SITE; OR 16
(2) (I) IS LOCATED I N A REMOTE AREA WITH MINIMAL PUBLIC 17
ACCESS; AND 18
(II) OPERATES ON A SEASONAL BASIS . 19
(C) THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF A BUILDING AUTHORIZED TO USE A 20
GRAYWATER SYSTEM UNDER SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L SAFELY 21
DISPOSE OF THE GRAYW ATER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY GUIDELINES OR 22
REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT , THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF 23
HEALTH, OR A FEDERAL AGENCY . 24
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 25
October 1, 2022. 26