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HB 25

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Environment – Reservoir Augmentation Permit – Establishment

Sponsor: Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeCommittee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 441 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Reservoir Augmentation Program in the Department of the Environment; defining 'reservoir augmentation' as the planned placement of reclaimed water into a surface water reservoir used as a source for a drinking water treatment facility; requiring a person to obtain a permit from the Department to perform reservoir augmentation; establishing an Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department to make recommendations on whether the program should be extended or made permanent and any statutory or regulatory changes necessary; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGriffin, AndrewlobbyistAssociated Utility Contractors of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVStegman, MattChesapeake Bay FoundationWritten (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVChair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Chair, Environment and Transportation CommitteeIndividualOral
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, AndrewAssociated Utility Contractors of MarylandRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce
FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce