# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 17 — Water Management

### Chapter 01 — Erosion and Sediment Control

#### Regulation .11 Sediment Control Design Standards and Specifications.

*COMAR 26.17.01.11*

A. The handbook titled “2011 Maryland Standards and Specifications for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control” as amended by Supplement 1 is hereby incorporated by reference by the Administration, and shall serve as the official guide for erosion and sediment control principles, methods, and practices.

B. Notwithstanding any other requirement in this chapter, the Administration may require the use of any standard and specification or best management practice it deems warranted to address an erosion and sediment control violation.