# Environment (GEN)

## Title 9. Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities

### Subtitle 11. Miscellaneous Sanitary Provisions

#### Section 9-1113

(a) In this section, "reusable diverted water" means water that:

  (1) Is generated by:

    (i) Backwashing an on-site potable water treatment system; or

    (ii) Using an ice maker;

  (2) Is collected for reuse instead of discharged to a residential on-site sewage disposal system; and

  (3) Contains no constituents that are detrimental to public health or the environment.

(b)

  (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a person may use reusable diverted water for beneficial purposes, including:

    (i) Gardening;

    (ii) Composting;

    (iii) Lawn watering; and

    (iv) Irrigation.

  (2) A person may use reusable diverted water only:

    (i) On the site on which the reusable diverted water originates; and

    (ii) In accordance with any applicable State and local laws or regulations, including State and local plumbing codes.

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