# Environment (GEN)

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

### Subtitle 4. Drinking Water

#### Section 9-408

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, and subject to Sec. 9-409 of this subtitle, State primary drinking water regulations shall apply to every public water system in this State.

(b) The State primary drinking water regulations do not apply to a public water system that:

  (1) Consists only of distribution and storage facilities, and does not have any collection and treatment facilities;

  (2) Obtains all of its water from, but is not owned or operated by, a public water system to which the State primary drinking water regulations apply;

  (3) Does not sell water to any person; and

  (4) Is not a carrier that conveys passengers in interstate commerce.

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