Maloof v. DEPT. of ENVIRONMENT

HOLLANDER, Judge.

In this case we must analyze the scope of authority conferred by statute and regulation upon the Maryland Department of the Environment to regulate the disposal of solid waste, particularly land clearing debris. The matter arises from a dispute between Naji P. Maloof and Parkers Wharf, LLC, 1 appellants, and the Maryland Department of the Envi ronment (“MDE” or the “Department”), appellee, concerning appellants’ operation of a landfill on their Calvert County farm, without a permit, allegedly in violation of Md.Code (1982, 1998 Repl.Vol., 2000 Supp.), § 9-204(d) of the…