# Environment (GEN)

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

### Subtitle 2. Regulation by State

#### Section 9-215

(a) When landfill operations end, the holder of a permit issued under this subtitle for a landfill system shall close and cover all of the land for which the permit was issued in a manner that prevents:

  (1) Erosion;

  (2) Health and safety hazards;

  (3) Nuisances; and

  (4) Pollution.

(b) The Department shall adopt regulations that set standards for the closing and covering of landfill systems.

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