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SENATE BILL 930
M3 5lr2333
SB 942/24 – EEE CF HB 1296
By: Senator Gile
Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2025
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Environment – Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot Program – Establishment 2
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a person from performing groundwater augmentation 3
except under certain circumstances; establishing the Managed Aquifer Recharge 4
Pilot Program; authorizing the Department of the Environment to review, permit, 5
and regulate a process to test the use of treated reclaimed water from a 6
demonstration facility as a source for groundwater augmentation under certain 7
circumstances; and generally relating to the Managed Aquifer Recharge Pilot 8
Program. 9
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 10
Article – Environment 11
Section 1–601(a) 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2013 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 15
Article – Environment 16
Section 7–201(a), (j), and (l), 9–101(a), (b), (e), and (g), and 9–301(a), and (f), and (h) 17
Annotated Code of Maryland 18
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 19
BY adding to 20
Article – Environment 21
Section 9–303.4 22 2 SENATE BILL 930
Annotated Code of Maryland 1
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 2
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 3
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 4
Article – Environment 5
1–601. 6
(a) Permits issued by the Department under the following sections shall be issued 7
in accordance with this subtitle: 8
(1) Air quality control permits to construct subject to § 2–404 of this article; 9
(2) Permits to install, materially alter, or materially extend landfill 10
systems, incinerators for public use, or rubble landfills subject to § 9–209 of this article; 11
(3) Permits to discharge pollutants to waters of the State issued pursuant 12
to § 9–323 of this article; 13
(4) Permits to install, materially alter, or materially extend a structure 14
used for storage or distribution of any type of sewage sludge issued, renewed, or amended 15
pursuant to § 9–234.1 or § 9–238 of this article; 16
(5) Permits to own, operate, establish, or maintain a controlled hazardous 17
substance facility issued pursuant to § 7–232 of this article; 18
(6) Permits to own, operate, or maintain a hazardous material facility 19
issued pursuant to § 7–103 of this article; 20
(7) Permits to own, operate, establish, or maintain a low–level nuclear 21
waste facility issued pursuant to § 7–233 of this article; [and] 22
(8) Potable reuse permits issued in accordance with § 9–303.2 of this 23
article; AND 24
(9) MANAGED AQUIFER RECHA RGE PILOT PERMITS IS SUED IN 25
ACCORDANCE WITH § 9–303.4 OF THIS ARTICLE . 26
7–201. 27
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 28
(j) “Federal act” means the Comprehensive Environmental Respon se, 29
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended through January 1, 2003. 30
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(l) “Hazardous substance” means any substance: 1
(1) Defined as a hazardous substance under § 101(14) of the federal act; or 2
(2) Identified as a controlled hazardous substance by the Department in 3
the Code of Maryland Regulations. 4
9–101. 5
(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated. 6
(b) “Discharge” means: 7
(1) The addition, introduction, leaking, spilling, or emitting of a pollutant 8
into the waters of this State; or 9
(2) The placing of a pollutant in a location where the pollutant is likely to 10
pollute. 11
(e) “Industrial user” means: 12
(1) A person who is engaged in manufacturing, fabricating, or assembling 13
goods; or 14
(2) A member of any class of significant producers of pollutants identified 15
under rules or regulations adopted by: 16
(i) The Secretary; or 17
(ii) The administrator of the United States Environmental 18
Protection Agency. 19
(g) “Pollutant” means: 20
(1) Any waste or wastewater that is discharged from: 21
(i) A publicly owned treatment works; or 22
(ii) An industrial source; or 23
(2) Any other liquid, gaseous, solid, or other substance that will pollute any 24
waters of this State. 25
9–301. 26
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 27
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(f) “Reclaimed water” means sewage that: 1
(1) Has been treated to a high quality suitable for various reuses; and 2
(2) Has a concentration of less than: 3
(i) 3 fecal coliform colonies per 100 milliliters; 4
(ii) 10 milligrams per liter of 5–day biological oxygen demand; and 5
(iii) 10 milligrams per liter of total suspended solids. 6
(h) (1) “Sewerage system” means: 7
(i) The channels used or intended to be used to collect and dispose 8
of sewage; and 9
(ii) Any structure and appurtenance used or intended to be used to 10
collect or prepare sewage for discharge into the waters of this State. 11
(2) “Sewerage system” includes any sewer of any size. 12
(3) “Sewerage system” does not include the plumbing system inside any 13
building served by the sewerage system. 14
9–303.4. 15
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 16
INDICATED. 17
(2) “AQUIFER” MEANS A GEOLOGIC FOR MATION, GROUP OF 18
FORMATIONS , OR PART OF A FORMATI ON THAT IS CAPABLE O F YIELDING A 19
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT O F WATER TO A WELL OR SPRING. 20
(3) “CONFINED AQUIFER ” MEANS AN AQUIFER UND ER PRESSURE 21
FROM A RELATIVELY IM PERVIOUS LAYER OF MA TERIAL LAYING ABOVE THE 22
AQUIFER. 23
(2) (4) “DEMONSTRATION FACILIT Y” MEANS AN ADVANCED WA TER 24
TREATMENT FACILITY A PPROVED UNDER A MANA GED AQUIFER RECHARGE PERMIT 25
TO TREAT RECLAIMED W ATER FOR USE AS A SOU RCE FOR TESTING GROU NDWATER 26
AUGMENTATION . 27
(5) “GROUNDWATER AUGMENTAT ION” MEANS THE INJECTION OF 28
RECLAIMED WATER INTO AN AQUIFER FOR ANY P URPOSE THAT IS NOT D ISCHARGE. 29
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(6) “HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 7–201 1
OF THIS ARTICLE. 2
(3) (7) “MANAGED AQUIFER RECHA RGE PERMIT” MEANS A PERMIT 3
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO AUTHORIZE AND REG ULATE THE TREATMENT AND 4
UNDERGROUND INJECTIO N OF TREATED RECLAIM ED WATER FOR THE PUR POSE OF 5
TESTING THE FEASIBIL ITY OF AND REQUIREME NTS FOR SAFELY CONDUCTIN G FOR 6
GROUNDWATER AUGMENTA TION. 7
(4) “PFAS CHEMICALS” MEANS PER – AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 8
SUBSTANCES. 9
(5) (8) “PILOT PROGRAM” MEANS THE MANAGED AQUIFER 10
RECHARGE PILOT PROGRAM. 11
(B) EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE P ROVIDED IN THIS SECT ION, A PERSON MAY NOT 12
PERFORM GROUNDWATER AUGMENTATION . 13
(C) THERE IS A MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PILOT PROGRAM IN THE 14
DEPARTMENT . 15
(C) (D) THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT PROGRAM IS TO AUTHORI ZE, THE 16
TESTING OF THE REGULATED REGULATE, AND EVALUATE THE USE OF TREATED 17
RECLAIMED WATER AS A SOURCE FOR GROUNDWAT ER AUGMENTATION THRO UGH 18
THE ISSUANCE OF MANAGED AQUIFER RECH ARGE PERMITS . 19
(D) (E) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REVIEW , PERMIT, AND REGULATE A 20
PROCESS TO TEST THE USE OF TREATED RECLA IMED WATER FROM A 21
DEMONSTRATION FACILI TY AS A SOURCE FOR GROUNDWATER AUGMENTA TION 22
THROUGH A MANAGED AQ UIFER RECHARGE PERMI T IF THE DEPARTMENT 23
DETERMINES THAT : 24
(I) (1) THE DEMONSTRATION FACILI TY GROUNDWATER 25
AUGMENTATION WILL ADDRESS A GROUN DWATER SUPPLY OR QUA LITY PROBLEM 26
THAT IS OCCURRING OR REASONA BLY ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT 25 27
YEARS, INCLUDING LAND SUBSI DENCE OR SALTWATER I NTRUSION; 28
(II) (2) THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE DEMONSTRATION 29
FACILITY IS SUITABLE TO INFORM THE EVENTU AL LOCATION OF A FUL L–SCALE OR 30
FOR LONG–TERM IMPLEMENTATION SITE OF GROUNDWATER AUGME NTATION; 31
(III) (3) THE RECLAIMED WATER W ILL BE TREATED AT A THE 32
DEMONSTRATION FACILI TY TO MEET OR SURPAS S THE FOLLOWING REQU IREMENTS: 33
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1. (I) PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MAXIMUM CONTAINMENT 1
CONTAMINANT LEVELS ESTABLISHED B Y: 2
A. THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 3
UNDER 40 C.F.R. §§ 141 AND 143; AND 4
B. THE DEPARTMENT UNDER COMAR 26.04.01 THE 5
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OR THE DEPARTMENT ; 6
(II) AT LEAST THREE SEPARA TE TREATMENT PROCESSES THAT 7
INCLUDE: 8
1. OXIDATION TREATMENT ; 9
2. TREATMENT FOR REMOVAL OF PATHOGENS AT THE 10
WASTEWATER TREATMENT STAGE AND ADVANCED W ATER TREATMENT STAGE THAT, 11
IN TOTAL, MEETS OR EXCEEDS : 12
A. 12 LOG FOR ENTERIC VIRU S REDUCTION; 13
B. 10 LOG FOR GIARDIA CYST REDUCTIO N; AND 14
C. 10 LOG CRYPTOSPORIDIUM OOCYS T REDUCTION; AND 15
3. FOR GROUNDWATER AUGME NTATION IN A CONFINE D 16
AQUIFER: 17
A. REVERSE OSMOSIS ; AND 18
B. TREATMENT TO ENSURE T HAT TOTAL ORGANIC 19
CARBON DOES NOT EXCE ED 0.5 MILLIGRAMS PER LITER BASED ON A 20–WEEK 20
RUNNING AVERAGE OF A LL TOTAL ORGANIC CAR BON RESULTS AND THE AVERAGE 21
OF THE FOUR MOST REC ENT TOTAL ORGANIC CA RBON TEST RESULTS ; AND 22
(III) MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION S OF PFAS CHEMICALS 23
ESTABLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENT AND SPECIFIED IN ANY PRIMARY DRINKING 24
WATER REGULATIONS ES TABLISHED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 25
AGENCY IN A FINAL RUL EMAKING UNDER THE FE DERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER 26
ACT TREATMENT FOR REMOVAL OF ANY HAZARDOUS SUB STANCE IN THE 27
RECLAIMED WATER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A MAXI MUM CONTAMINANT LEVE L OR 28
EFFLUENT LIMIT ESTAB LISHED BY THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 29
AGENCY OR THE DEPARTMENT TO A QUANT ITATIVE LEVEL THAT I S BASED ON 30
PUBLIC HEALTH CRITER IA; 31
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(IV) (4) THE TREATED RECLAIMED WATER WILL UNDERGO 1
TESTING AND REPORTIN G TO VERIFY THAT THE REQUIREMENTS OF ITEM (III) OF 2
THIS PARAGRAPH SUBSECTION ARE MET; 3
(V) (5) THE APPLICANT HAS CON DUCTED AN ANALYSIS T O 4
EVALUATE ALTERNATIVE S TO AQUIFER RECHARGE GROUNDWATER 5
AUGMENTATIO N; 6
(VI) (6) THE APPLICANT HAS IN PLACE A DETAILED TES TING 7
AND MONITORING PLAN TO DEMONSTRATE FACIL ITY PERFORMANCE AND 8
GROUNDWATER COMPATIB ILITY DURING UNDERGROUND INJECTIO N 9
GROUNDWATER AUGMENTA TION, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING PARAMET ERS FOR 10
AUTHORIZING UNDERGROUND INJECTIO NS AND REQUIRING ALTERNATIVE 11
METHODS OF USE OR DISPOSAL DISCHARGE WHEN THE INJECTION P ARAMETERS 12
ARE NOT MET; 13
(VII) (7) THE APPLICANT HAS IDE NTIFIED ALL WELLS TH AT 14
WITHDRAW WATER FROM WITHIN 2 YEARS OF TRAVEL TIME FOR THE WATER FROM 15
THE LOCATION WHERE G ROUNDWATER AUGMENTAT ION IS PROPOSED AND HAS 16
EVALUATED THE POTENT IAL IMPACT TO THOSE WELLS; 17
(8) THE APPLICANT HAS IDE NTIFIED ALL INDUSTRI AL USERS THAT 18
DISCHARGE TO THE SEW ERAGE SYSTEM FROM WH ICH THE RECLAIMED WA TER IS 19
RECEIVED AND THE POLLUTANTS IN EACH I NDUSTRIAL USER ’S DISCHARGE; 20
(9) THE APPLICANT HAS PER FORMED A HYDROGEOLOG ICAL 21
INVESTIGATION THAT I NCLUDES: 22
(I) A DESCRIPTION OF THE G EOLOGIC AND 23
HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETT ING OF THE PORTION O F THE AQUIFER THAT M AY BE 24
AFFECTED BY GROUNDWA TER AUGMENTATION ; 25
(II) A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE STRATIGRAPHY 26
BENEATH THE PROJECT ; 27
(III) A MAP OF THE EXISTING HYDROGEOLOGY AND THE 28
HYDROGEOLOGY ANTICIP ATED AS A RESULT OF THE GROUNDWATER 29
AUGMENTATION BASED O N AT LEAST FOUR ROUN DS OF CONSECUTIVE QU ARTERLY 30
MONITORING ; 31
(IV) A MAP SHOWING QUARTERL Y GROUNDWATER ELEVAT ION 32
CONTOURS, VECTOR FLOW DIRECTIO NS, AND CALCULATED HYDRA ULIC GRADIENTS 33
USE AT LEAST FOUR RO UNDS OF CONSECUTIVE QUARTERLY MONITORING ; 34
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(V) A MAP SHOWING THE LOCA TION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE 1
PROJECT AND THE ZONE OF POTENTIAL DRINKIN G WATER WELL CONSTRU CTION; 2
AND 3
(VI) A SUMMARY OF THE RESUL TS FROM AT LEAST FO UR 4
GROUNDWATER SAMPLES WITH AT LEAST ONE SA MPLE COLLECTED DURIN G EACH 5
QUARTER FROM EACH PO TENTIALLY AFFECTED A QUIFER THAT INCLUDES TOTAL 6
NITROGEN, TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON , AND AN ANALYSIS OF A NY OTHER 7
CONSTITUENT REQUESTE D BY THE DEPARTMENT ; 8
(10) THE APPL ICANT HAS SUBMITTED A MITIGATION PLAN TO 9
ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTA L AND SAFE DRINKING WATER RISKS THAT INCLUDES A 10
PLAN TO PROVIDE AN A LTERNATIVE DRINKING WATER SOURCE TO WELL USERS WHO 11
MAY BE AFFECTED BY T HE GROUNDWATER AUGME NTATION ON A TEMPORA RY OR 12
PERMANENT BASIS; 13
(11) THE APPLICANT IDENTIF IES THE LOCATIONS WH ERE AT LEAST 14
TWO MONITORING WELLS WILL BE INSTALLED TH AT ARE NOT LESS THAN 14 DAYS 15
AND NOT MORE THAN 180 DAYS OF TRAVEL TIME DOWNGRADIENT FROM TH E 16
INJECTION WELL AND A T LEAST 30 DAYS OF TRAVEL TIME UPGRADIENT FROM T HE 17
NEARING DRINKING WAT ER WELL; 18
(12) THE APPLICANT SUBMITS A DETAILED OPERATION AND 19
MAINTENANCE PLAN TO THE DEPARTMENT ; 20
(VIII) (13) THE APPLICANT GIVES T HE DEPARTMENT THE RIGHT 21
OF ENTRY ON THE PERM IT SITE AT ANY REASO NABLE TIME TO INSPEC T OR 22
INVESTIGATE FOR A VIOLATI ON OR ANY POTENTIAL VIOLATION OF THE MAN AGED 23
AQUIFER RECHARGE PER MIT; 24
(IX) (14) THE PROCESS INCLUDES APPROPRIATE 25
RECORD–KEEPING REQUIREMENTS ; AND 26
(X) (15) THE PROCESS COMPLIES WITH ALL OTHER 27
APPLICABLE STATUTORY AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS . 28
(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY APPROV E THE USE BY A DEMON STRATION 29
FACILITY OF ANY DRIN KING WATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT HA VE THE 30
CAPABILITY TO MEET T HE REQUIREMENTS OF P ARAGRAPH (1)(III) OF THIS 31
SUBSECTION, INCLUDING NONMEMBRAN E TREATMENT SYSTEMS. 32
(E) (F) (1) THE DEPARTMENT MAY INCLUD E IN A MANAGED AQUIF ER 33
RECHARGE PERMIT ANY TERM, CONDITION, OR REQUIREMENT THAT THE 34 SENATE BILL 930 9
DEPARTMENT CONSIDERS APPROPRIATE TO PROTE CT PUBLIC HEALTH OR THE 1
ENVIRONMENT . 2
(2) THE REQUIREMENTS OF A MANAGED AQUIFER R ECHARGE PERMIT 3
ARE SUPPLEMENTAL TO AND DO NOT OVERRIDE ANY OTHER LAW , REGULATION , 4
PERMIT, ORDER, OR DECREE. 5
(3) THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 1, SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS ARTICLE 6
SHALL GOVERN THE ISS UANCE OF MANAGED AQU IFER RECHARGE PERMIT S. 7
(4) IN ADDITION TO TH E NOTICE REQUIRED IN TITLE 1, SUBTITLE 6 8
OF THIS ARTICLE , AN APPLICANT SHALL S END WRITTEN NOTICE O F THE 9
APPLICATION FOR A MA NAGED AQUIFER RECHAR GE PERMIT TO EACH OW NER OF A 10
PROPERTY CONTAINING A WELL IDENTIFIED IN SUBSECTION (E)(7) OF THIS 11
SECTION. 12
(5) A MANAGED AQUIFER RECH ARGE PERMIT SHALL IN CLUDE A 13
REQUIREMENT TO : 14
(I) INITIATE A TRACER STU DY WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE 15
DATE ON WHICH INJECT IONS BEGIN IN ORDER TO VERIFY THE RECLAI MED WATER’S 16
RETENTION TIME IN TH E AQUIFER UNDER HYDR AULIC CONDITIONS TH AT ARE 17
REPRESENTATIVE OF NO RMAL OPERATIONS AT T HE DEMONSTRATION FAC ILITY; 18
AND 19
(II) SUBMIT THE RESULTS OF THE TRACER STUDY TO THE 20
DEPARTMENT AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE AFTER TH E COMPLETION OF THE TRACER 21
STUDY. 22
(G) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ACCE PT APPLICATIONS FOR MANAGED 23
AQUIFER RECHARGE PER MITS FROM JANUARY 2, 2026, TO JANUARY 3, 2028, BOTH 24
INCLUSIVE. 25
(F) (H) A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATI ON FOR A MANAGED AQU IFER 26
RECHARGE PERMIT SHAL L: 27
(1) DEMONSTRATE TO THE SA TISFACTION OF THE DEPARTMENT : 28
(I) THE ABILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE REQU IREMENTS OF 29
THIS SECTION; 30
(II) THE APPLICANT ’S AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR THE 31
CONSTRUCTION AND OPE RATION OF THE DEMONS TRATION FACILITY AND 32
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN Y CONTINGENCY OR EME RGENCY PLAN ; 33 10 SENATE BILL 930
(III) THE TECHNICAL AND ADM INISTRATIVE C APACITY TO 1
PERFORM THE PROCESS COVERED UNDER COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT; AND 2
(IV) THAT ALL NECESSARY PL ANNING AND ENGINEERI NG 3
DESIGN IS COMPLETE ; AND 4
(2) INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONA L INFORMATION REQUES TED BY THE 5
DEPARTMENT . 6
(G) (I) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REFUSE TO ISSUE A MANAGED A QUIFER 7
RECHARGE PERMIT IF : 8
(1) THE APPLICANT FAILS T O PROVIDE ANY INFORM ATION 9
REQUESTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ; 10
(2) THE APPLICANT FAILS O R REFUSES TO ALLOW T HE DEPARTMENT 11
TO INSPECT THE PERMI T SITE; 12
(3) THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT ISSUANCE OF THE PERMIT WOULD 13
VIOLATE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR ANY REGULATION AD OPTED UNDER ANY 14
STATE OR FEDERAL LAW ; 15
(4) THE SOURCE OF THE REC LAIMED WATER FAILS T O COMPLY WITH 16
ANY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW , ANY REGULATION ADOPT ED UNDER ANY STATE OR 17
FEDERAL LAW, OR ANY PERMIT ; OR 18
(5) THE APPLICANT FAILS T O DEMONSTRATE COMPLI ANCE WITH 19
THIS SECTION TO THE DEPARTMENT ’S SATISFACTION; OR 20
(6) THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THAT THE PROPOSED GROUNDW ATER 21
AUGMENTATION MAY CRE ATE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO PUBLIC HEALT H, SAFETY, 22
OR THE ENVIRONMENT . 23
(H) (J) (1) A MANAGED AQUIFER RECH ARGE PERMIT ISSUED U NDER 24
THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE EFFE CTIVE FOR 10 5 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF 25
ISSUANCE. 26
(2) THE DEPARTMENT MAY RENEW A MANAGED AQUIFER RE CHARGE 27
PERMIT FOR AN ADDITI ONAL PERI OD OR PERIODS OF 5 YEARS FOLLOWING 28
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIE W BY THE DEPARTMENT AND SUBJEC T TO THE PROVISIONS 29
OF TITLE 1, SUBTITLE 6 OF THIS ARTICLE. 30
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(I) (K) THE DEPARTMENT MAY REVOKE A MANAGED AQUIFER 1
RECHARGE PERMIT ISSUED UNDER THIS SE CTION IF THE DEPARTME NT FINDS THAT: 2
(1) THE APPLICATION INCLU DED FALSE OR INACCUR ATE 3
INFORMATION ; 4
(2) CONDITIONS OR REQUIRE MENTS OF THE PERMIT HAVE BEEN OR 5
ARE ABOUT TO BE VIOL ATED; 6
(3) SUBSTANTIAL DEVIATION FROM PLANS , SPECIFICATIONS , OR 7
REQUIREMENTS HAS OCC URRED OR IS ABOUT TO OCCUR ; 8
(4) THE DEPARTMENT IS REFUSED ENTRY TO ANY PREMISE S FOR 9
THE PURPOSE OF INSPECTING THE PROCE SS INSPECTION TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE 10
WITH THE PERMIT ; 11
(5) A CHANGE IN CONDITIONS EXISTS THAT REQUIRES THE 12
PERMANENT REDUCTION OR ELIMINATION O F THE USE OF TREATED RECLAIMED 13
WATER FOR GROUNDWATER AUGMENTA TION; 14
(6) THERE IS ANY NONCOMPL IANCE WITH A DISCHARGE PERMIT , 15
PRETREATMENT STANDAR D, OR A PRETREATMENT REQUIRE MENT THAT MAY 16
AFFECT THE RECLAIMED WATER IN ANY MANNER ; 17
(7) ANY STATE OR FEDERAL WATER QUALIT Y STANDARD OR 18
EFFLUENT LIMITATION HAS BEEN OR IS THREA TENED TO BE VIOLATED ; 19
(8) ANY STATE OR FEDERAL REQU IREMENT ESTABLISHED UNDER 20
THE FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT, THIS SUBTITLE, SUBTITLE 4 OF THIS 21
TITLE, OR TITLE 12 OF THIS ARTI CLE HAS BEEN OR IS T HREATENED TO BE 22
VIOLATED; OR 23
(9) THE TREATED RECLAIMED WATER MAY THREATEN P UBLIC 24
HEALTH, SAFETY, COMFORT, OR THE ENVIRONMENT . 25
(J) (L) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1 EACH YEAR, EACH HOLDER 26
OF A MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE PERMIT SHAL L REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT 27
ON: 28
(I) THE APPLIED SCIENTIFI C RESULTS OF ANY 29
DEMONSTRATION FACILI TY OR GROUNDWATER AU GMENTATION ACTIVITIE S 30
UNDERTAKEN UNDER THE PILOT PROGRAM; AND 31
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(II) ANY RECOMMENDATIONS F OR THE PILOT PROGRAM BASED 1
ON THE HOLDER ’S EXPERIENCE IN THE PILOT PROGRAM. 2
(2) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT 3
SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 2–1257 OF THE 4
STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON: 5
(I) THE STATUS OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; 6
(II) ANY SCIENTIFIC RESULT S AND RECOMMENDATION S 7
REPORTED UNDER PARAG RAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION ; 8
(III) WHETHER THE PILOT PROGRAM SHOULD BE MOD IFIED, 9
EXTENDED, OR MADE PERMANENT ; AND 10
(IV) ANY STATUTORY OR REGU LATORY CHANGES THAT THE 11
DEPARTMENT RECOM MENDS TO PERMANENTLY AUTHORIZE THE REGULA TED USE 12
OF TREATED RECLAIMED WATER AS A SOURCE FO R GROUNDWATER AUGMEN TATION, 13
IF APPROPRIATE . 14
(K) (M) THE DEPARTMENT MAY ADOPT REGULATIONS TO CARRY OUT 15
THIS SECTION. 16
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That thi s Act shall take effect 17
October 1, 2025. It shall remain effective for a period of 11 years and, at the end of 18
September 30, 2036, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, 19
shall be abrogated and of no further force and effect. 20
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.