# Public Utilities (GPU)

## Title 24. Plumbing, Waterworks, and Sewer Construction

### Subtitle 2. Sewer Cleaning and Sewage Leaks

#### Section 24-203

(a) In this section, "public access point" includes a parking lot, playground, picnic area, boat launching ramp, or park.

(b) Within 24 hours after a leak is reported, the Commission shall post warning signs at each public access point to a waterway that becomes contaminated by a leak in a sanitary sewer line, pipe, or fixture that is connected to the sanitary sewer system of the Commission.

(c) A warning sign posted under this section shall include:

  (1) the source and date of discovery of the leak; and

  (2) the contact information, including a telephone number, of the Commission for members of the general public to use for obtaining additional information.

(d) The Commission:

  (1) shall post the warning signs downstream from the leak in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission; and

  (2) is not required to post any warning sign upstream from a leak.

(e) The Commission shall adopt regulations to implement this section, including regulations concerning:

  (1) the minimum distance from the source of a leak within which warning signs must be posted; and

  (2) the form and content of the warning signs.

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