# Environment (GEN)

## Title 12. Waterworks and Waste Systems Operators

### Subtitle 1. Definitions; General Provisions

#### Section 12-102

The General Assembly enacts this title to establish a certification program for superintendents, operators, and industrial operators of waterworks, wastewater works, and industrial wastewater works:

(1) To protect the quality of water in which wastes are placed;

(2) To protect the public health; and

(3) To prevent pollution.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)