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Terms Used In Maryland Code, ENVIRONMENT 9-1001

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: means a county of the State or Baltimore City. See
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • state: means :

    (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or

    (2) the District of Columbia. See
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b) “Certification” means certification by the Department under this subtitle.

(c) “Person” includes any state, county, municipal corporation, federal agency, or special taxing area.

(d) “Public drinking water system” has the meaning stated in the federal Safe Drinking Water Act for “public water system”.

(e) “Water quality laboratory” means any person who, by any method, examines a public drinking water system:

(1) To determine whether it complies with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water; or

(2) To produce laboratory information for enforcement of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or State standards for public drinking water.