§ 12–202
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 12-202 (2026)
Title 12. Waterworks and Waste Systems Operators
Subtitle 2. State Board of Waterworks and Waste Systems Operators
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(a)
(1)
The Board consists of 11 members.
(2)
With the advice and consent of the Senate, the Governor shall appoint 8 members who represent one or more of the following:
(i)
Municipal government;
(ii)
County government;
(iii)
A sanitary or a metropolitan commission;
(iv)
Waterworks supervision;
(v)
Wastewater works or industrial wastewater works supervision;
(vi)
Agriculture;
(vii)
Industrial wastewater works superintendents; and
(viii)
The Maryland Environmental Service.
(3)
The Secretary shall appoint:
(i)
1 engineer member from the Department; and
(ii)
2 public members who represent the community at large.
(b)
Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the oath required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution.
(c)
(1)
The term of a member appointed by the Governor is 4 years.
(2)
The terms of members are staggered as required by the terms provided for members of the Board on July 1, 1981. The terms of those members end as follows:
(i)
Three in 1982;
(ii)
One in 1983;
(iii)
One in 1984; and
(iv)
Two in 1985.
(3)
At the end of a term, a member appointed by the Governor continues to serve until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(4)
A member who is appointed by the Governor after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed and qualifies.
(d)
The members appointed by the Secretary serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
(e)
The Governor may remove for incompetence or misconduct a member appointed by the Governor.