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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".37" citation="COMAR 10.16.06.37" title_num="10" subtitle_num="16" chapter_num="06" heading="Sewage Disposal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §§B, C, and D of this regulation, an operator shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A facility for sewage disposal is maintained in good working order and is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Connected to a community sewerage system when a community system is available; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If a community sewerage system is not available, installed, operated, and maintained in compliance with COMAR 26.04.02 and local code requirements;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>As evidenced by written documentation from the local or State plumbing inspector or a master plumber licensed by the State, waste plumbing connections and fixtures are installed and maintained in accordance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Local plumbing code requirements; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>COMAR 09.20.01; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The disposal of wastewater from under taps and fountains is by a method that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Prevents stagnant water on the ground surface; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Does not contaminate the ground water.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that a privy:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Is constructed and maintained so that it:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is fly-proof;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Is rodent-proof; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Conforms to COMAR 26.04.02 and Environment Article, §9-223(d)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Is maintained in good working order;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Is not located closer than 100 feet to a housing unit or a facility where food is prepared or served;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Has natural ventilation or a mechanically exhausted vent stack adequate to remove fumes and odors from the vault;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Is treated with calcium oxide, also known as lime, to reduce odors and eliminate a fly infestation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Is emptied:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Of solid and liquid contents when the privy is filled to capacity; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>In conformance with COMAR 26.04.02 and COMAR 26.04.06.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An operator may provide written documentation from the building owner that there are no outstanding sewage disposal and plumbing violations for a building used or to be used as a youth camp facility that is:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Owned by the State or a local government and used by the public more than 170 calendar days per year; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Owned and operated as a nonpublic school and used as a school for more than 170 calendar days per year.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An operator shall ensure that a sewage disposal procedure at a primitive camp:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Does not pollute the environment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Does not create a nuisance or public health hazard; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Complies with applicable federal, State, and local statutes, regulations, and ordinances.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>