1. A. The owner of a septic tank, seepage pit, privy, or watertight holding tank for sewage shall remove all solid and liquid contents as to prevent a nuisance or a menace to public health or comfort and shall dispose of the sewage in compliance with applicable State and local requirements.

2. B. Transportation.

   1. (1) A person engaged in the transportation of septage shall comply with §B(2) and (3) of this regulation.

   2. (2) Vehicle Requirements.

      1. (a) The owner of each vehicle used for transporting septage shall maintain the vehicle in a clean and sanitary condition; and
      2. (b) Each vehicle is subject to inspection by the Department or the Department’s designee.

   3. (3) The owner shall comply with following vehicle identification requirements:

      1. (a) The name of the septage hauler is legibly lettered on both sides of each vehicle used for transporting septage, and the lettering is at least 3 inches in height.
      2. (b) The words “Sewage Only” is lettered on the rear of each vehicle and shall be at least 4 inches in height.

Authority: Environment Article, §§9-216, 9-217, 9-223, 9-252, 9-319, 9-510, 9-1108, 10-103, 10-301, and 10-304, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.05 effective November 16, 1953; amended effective July 1, 1957, November 15, 1957, June 8, 1965, October 15, 1966, April 1, 1967, December 1, 1970

Regulations .01E and .02C amended, .02C-1 adopted effective December 17, 1984 (11:25 Md. R. 2134)

Regulations .06—.16 effective November 16, 1953

Regulation .17 effective June 1, 1957

Regulations .18—.21 effective November 16, 1953

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.17.02 to COMAR 26.04.02

Regulations .01—.21 repealed and new Regulations .01—.11 adopted effective November 18, 1985 (12:23 Md. R. 2218)

Regulations .01, .02, .04, and .05 amended as an emergency provision effective May 6, 1986 (13:11 Md. R. 1267); emergency status extended at 13:20 Md. R. 2205

Regulation .01 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Regulation .02 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Regulation .04 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Regulation .05 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Regulation .06 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Regulation .11 amended effective November 3, 1986 (13:22 Md. R. 2398)

Map recodified as Regulation .12

Regulation .01B amended effective March 25, 1996 (23:6 Md. R. 477)

Regulation .02C and D amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .03C amended effective March 25, 1996 (23:6 Md. R. 477)

Regulation .04J amended effective July 4, 1994 (21:13 Md. R. 1160)

Regulation .05O and Q amended effective April 27, 1992 (19:8 Md. R. 806)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 10, 1990 (17:24 Md. R. 2837)

Regulation .10 amended effective October 26, 1992 (19:21 Md. R. 1894)

Chapter revised effective January 1, 2013 (39:19 Md. R. 1238)

Regulations .01—.12 repealed and new Regulations .01—.12 adopted; Map recodified as Regulation .13 effective May 12, 2014 (41:9 Md. R. 522)

Regulation .01B amended effective April 8, 2019 (46:7 Md. R. 371)

Regulation .05K amended effective April 8, 2019 (46:7 Md. R. 371)

Regulation .07 amended effective November 24, 2016 (43:23 Md. R. 1280)

Regulation .09B amended effective February 13, 2017 (44:3 Md. R. 190)