Legal Opinion
State, Department of the Environment v. Showell
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided June 2, 1989No. 61, September Term, 1987PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLE, Judge.
In the mid-1970s a significant sewage disposal problem developed in the West Ocean City area of Worcester County, Maryland. A high water table coupled with poor soil for disposing of sewage caused approximately half of the septic tanks actively used by homes and businesses in the area to fail at one time or another. As a result, untreated sewage was spilling into the groundwater of West Ocean City contaminating the drinking water and creating a public health hazard.
In 1976, Worcester County began implementing a state policy requiring seasonal percolation tests in areas having a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Kaczorowski v. Mayor of BaltimoreCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1987
- Cape May Greene, Inc. v. WarrenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Brewer v. MeleCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1972
- Dean v. PinderCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Smoke Rise, Inc. v. Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Davis v. SlaterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2004
- Morris v. Prince George's CountyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
- City of Frederick v. PickettCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Neifert v. Department of the EnvironmentCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2006
- Litz v. Maryland Department of the EnvironmentCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2016
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