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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 26.17.01.02" title_num="26" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="01" heading="General Provisions.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Administration shall be responsible for the implementation and supervision of the erosion and sediment control program established by the Sediment Control Subtitle. This responsibility includes but is not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Establishment of policies, procedures, standards, and criteria relating to erosion and sediment control;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The review and approval of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>County erosion and sediment control ordinances;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Municipal erosion and sediment control ordinances;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The Commission’s erosion and sediment control regulations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Erosion and sediment control programs;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Erosion and sediment control plans for State projects and federal projects;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Other erosion and sediment control plans, as necessary; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Training programs;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Inspection and enforcement in accordance with this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Determinations on the delegation of enforcement authority in accordance with Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Administration shall establish matters of policy, procedures, standards, criteria, approvals, and enforcement related to the Sediment Control Subtitle. The practices adopted and used by the soil conservation districts, the Commission, the counties, the municipalities, and State units are to be consistent with the guidelines and regulations adopted by the Administration.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Review and Evaluation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Administration shall periodically conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation to ensure the acceptability of all erosion and sediment control programs operating under the Sediment Control Subtitle and this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In conducting the review and evaluation of erosion and sediment control programs, the Administration will use the following guidelines for determining the acceptability of the program:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An effective erosion and sediment control ordinance or an effective set of erosion and sediment control regulations, which has been approved by the Administration, is in effect;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The review and approval of erosion and sediment control plans in accordance with the “2011 Maryland Standards and Specification for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control”;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Approved erosion and sediment control plans that provide:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Effective erosion and sediment control strategies; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The information necessary to enable the proper installation and maintenance of these strategies; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>In delegated jurisdictions, inspection and enforcement procedures that ensure:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Timely response to citizen complaints.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Upon completion of this review and evaluation, the Administration shall submit the findings of the review and evaluation to the appropriate authority.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A building or grading permit may not be issued by a county or municipality prior to erosion and sediment control plan approval unless specifically exempted by the ordinance, the regulation, or this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>