1. (a) Before a person may dig in or do any other construction on any way in a service area, the person shall obtain from the sanitary commission approval of the digging or construction.

2. (b) To obtain approval, the person shall file with the sanitary commission a plan for the digging or construction that shows the depth and location of each:

   1. (1) Conduit;
   2. (2) Main;
   3. (3) Pipe;
   4. (4) Pole; and
   5. (5) Other structure.

3. (c) If approval of the plans has been obtained from the sanitary commission, before a person may do any digging or construction different from the approved plans, the person shall:

   1. (1) Submit a new plan that shows the changes in the information required for the original plan; and
   2. (2) Obtain approval from the sanitary commission to do the digging or construction according to the new plan.

4. (d) If any obstruction has been constructed in, on, or under a way in violation of this section and if the sanitary commission is required to move that obstruction to build or operate a project:

   1. (1) The district may move the obstruction and charge the cost of moving the obstruction to:

      1. (i) The person who constructed or installed the obstruction; or
      2. (ii) Any successor in interest to that person;
   2. (2) The owner of the obstruction is not entitled to compensation under this subtitle for moving the obstruction; and
   3. (3) The district is not liable for damage done to the obstruction.

5. (e) Before beginning work on the plumbing system on any property in a service area, a person shall:

   1. (1) Obtain from the district a permit to do the plumbing work;
   2. (2) Pay to the district the permit fee that the sanitary commission requires; and
   3. (3) Allow the sanitary commission to inspect the plumbing work.

6. (f) Before connecting the plumbing system of any property to a water pipe or sewer pipe operated by the district, a person shall:

   1. (1) Obtain from the district a permit to make the connection; and
   2. (2) Comply with any additional conditions that the sanitary commission requires.

Added by Acts 1982, c. 240, § 2.

Formerly Art. 43, §§ 660, 668.