{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-947","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Environment § 9–947","heading":"","body":"If the sewage or other waste that a manufacturing, commercial, or industrial plant or other building or premises discharges into a sewerage system is, because of its character, an unreasonable burden on the sewerage system, the authority that owns, operates, or maintains the sewerage system may:\n(1) Impose an additional charge on the owner, tenant, or occupant of the plant, building, or premises; or\n(2) Require the owner, tenant, or occupant of the plant, building, or premises, before it discharges its sewage or other waste, to treat the sewage or waste in a manner that the authority determines.","path":["Article - Environment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gen\u0026section=9-947","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:58Z","sha256":"52c0b62470b2067ba7107421808ea72307dc6907258df313eb68677491526ecc","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-946","next":"us-md/md.-code-environment-9-948"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}