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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-11A-01" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="On–site Wastewater Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Board” means the State Board of On–Site Wastewater Professionals.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“License” means any category of professional license issued by the Board to an individual to provide on–site wastewater services in the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“On–site wastewater services” means any activity associated with the design, installation, operation and maintenance, pumping, repair, or property transfer inspection of an on–site wastewater system.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“On–site wastewater services” does not include any type of on–site wastewater system inspection other than a property transfer inspection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“On–site wastewater system” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>A wastewater system designed to treat and dispose of effluent on:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>The same property that produces the wastewater; or</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>An easement; or</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A holding tank.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this subsection, “on–site wastewater system” includes a septic or any other on–site sewage disposal system.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>“On–site wastewater system” does not include a wastewater treatment system that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Requires a discharge permit from the Department; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Treats 5,000 or more gallons per day.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
