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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-327" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="3" subtitle_name="Water Pollution Control">
  <text>The Department may refuse to issue a discharge permit if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The applicant fails or refuses to allow any representative of the Department to inspect the proposed permit site;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The Department finds that issuance of the permit would violate any State or federal law or any rule or regulation adopted under any State or federal law; or</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>The applicant fails or refuses to pay the permit fee assessed under § 9–325(c) of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
