This chapter establishes Maryland’s Water Quality Trading Program and sets forth the criteria under which the Program will operate, including:

1. A. Purpose;
2. B. Definitions;
3. C. Program framework;
4. D. Baseline requirements;
5. E. Calculation of credits;
6. F. Procedure for certification;
7. G. Trading requirements;
8. H. Usage of credits by point sources;
9. I. Registration of trades;
10. J. Verification and reporting requirements;
11. K. Public participation;
12. L. Enforcement; and
13. M. Appeal process.

Authority: Agriculture Article, §§8-901 and 8-904; Environment Article, §§9-313, 9-315, 9-319, and 9-325; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 16, 2018 (45:14 Md. R. 698)