{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1306","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–1306","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as indicated in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not drill a well in this State unless the Department issues a permit to drill the well.\n(b) A person who has not been issued a permit by the Department may, after having notified the county board of health and a municipality if the temporary dewatering device will be located inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the temporary dewatering device will be located 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line, install a temporary dewatering device to facilitate the installation of underground utilities if the device:\n(1) Is installed 30 feet or less below the ground surface;\n(2) Is not located in any trench used for the installation of underground utilities;\n(3) Contains no mechanical pumping equipment below the surface; and\n(4) Is removed no more than 30 days after installation.\n(c) A person installing a temporary dewatering device under subsection (b) of this section shall restore the subsurface conditions of the installation area as nearly as possible to the conditions that existed before the installation.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-1306","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"613ad47f8211947b154a041261e73105efc3506081a17131e7961024c5a9df70","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1305.1","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-1307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}