# Environment (GEN)

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

### Subtitle 2. Regulation by State

#### Section 9-245

The Department shall deny an application for a sewage sludge utilization permit if the Department finds that:

(1) The applicant cannot utilize sewage sludge without:

  (i) Causing an undue risk to the environment or public health, safety, or welfare; or

  (ii) Otherwise violating this Part III, Sec. 9-269, or Sec. 9-270 of this subtitle;

(2) The sewage sludge generator from which the sludge originated has not paid applicable generator's fees; or

(3) The sewage sludge has been generated in a state in which the laws or application of those laws do not result in the land application of sewage sludge in that state.

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