§ 17.11.278. Waters of the State.

[See environment article, Title 5, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland.] Waters of the State include:

(1)

Both surface and underground waters within the boundaries of the State subject to its jurisdiction;

(2)

That portion of the Atlantic Ocean within the boundaries of the State;

(3)

The Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries;

(4)

All ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, public ditches, tax ditches, and public drainage systems within the State, other than those designed and used to collect, convey, or dispose of sanitary sewage; and

(5)

The floodplain of free-flowing waters determined by MDE on the basis of the one hundred-year flood frequency.

(Ord. No. O-24-12, § I, 7-23-2012)