Upon the recommendation of the Approving Authority and the approval of the Department, variances to the distance requirements of the regulations of this chapter for all wells and the construction standards for replacement wells may be granted, provided that the public health and the environment are protected.

Authority: Environment Article, §§9-1305 and 9-1305.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 28, 1980 (7:24 Md. R. 2257)

Regulations .02J and .07B, C, D, G, J, and N amended effective March 1, 1982 (9:4 Md. R. 331)

Regulations .07Q and .09D adopted effective August 31, 1981 (8:17 Md. R. 1420)

Regulation .09C and D amended as an emergency provision effective May 26, 1983 (10:12 Md. R. 1070), emergency status expired September 26, 1983

Regulation .09C and D amended and E adopted effective December 5, 1983 (10:24 Md. R. 2189)

Map recodified as Regulation .13

Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.17.13 to COMAR 26.04.04

Regulation .07D amended as an emergency provision effective November 5, 2007 (34:26 Md. R. 2260); emergency status expired May 3, 2008

Regulation .09B amended effective September 2, 2002 (29:17 Md. R. 1382)

Regulation .09B-1, F, and G adopted effective November 25, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2493)

Regulation .12D amended effective October 26, 1992 (19:21 Md. R. 1894)

Regulation .12F amended effective November 25, 1991 (18:23 Md. R. 2493)

Regulations .01—.13 repealed and new Regulations .01—.39 adopted effective January 19, 2015 (42:01 Md. R. 19)