(a) An independent system may be constructed in accordance with this section: (1) By a member county at its own expense; or (2) By and at the expense of the owners of property that will be served by the independent system. (b) A person or member county may construct an independent system only if: (1) The independent system will serve an area that is not served by a project or a municipal system; and (2) The sanitary commission approves. (c) The person or member county that proposes to construct the independent system shall: (1) Submit to the sanitary commission plans and specifications for construction of the independent system; and (2) If the sanitary commission approves the plans and specifications, construct the independent system in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. (d) Each independent system shall be operated: (1) At the expense of the person or county that constructs it; and (2) Under the general supervision of the sanitary commission. (e) The person or county that constructs an independent system shall: (1) Keep accurate records of: (i) The construction of the independent system; (ii) The operation of the independent system; and (iii) The cost of r county that constructs an independent system shall: (1) Keep accurate records of: (i) The construction of the independent system; (ii) The operation of the independent system; and (iii) The cost of building and operating the independent system; and (2) File copies of the records with the sanitary commission.
Maryland Legal Code