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and Chesapeake Bay Affairs in determining tidal and nontidal v;ater 

 boundaries: controls use of waters through issuance of permits for 

 such thinqs as waterworks and waterway obstructions; and cooperates 

 with other State agencies in enforcing water pollution control laws 

 and regulations. However, most of the zoning of lands for various uses 

 is done by the local or county-level governments. 



Other previously existing and separate agencies that relate to estuarine 

 management are the State Planning Department, which prepares plans for 

 State resource development; Natural Resources Institute of the University 

 of Maryland which conducts research and education programs on nonagri- 

 cultural and forest resources; Water Resources Research Center of the 

 University of Maryland which sponsors research on water resources 

 development; and State Department of Health which has control over the 

 sanitary condition of State waters. A selective organizational chart 

 of the Maryland government is shown in Figure V.2.4. 



The State believes that enforcement of water quality standards and 

 effecting of oollution control is the essential responsibility of the 

 State. To maintain the generally high water quality of the State and 

 to provide for future quality control, the State considers that its 

 responsibility is to expand its ability to perform water quality investi- 

 gation and control. This is being done with some difficulty in 

 acquiring needed professional personnel and operational funds. 

 However, to meet its responsibilities, the State may need more funds -- 

 perhaps from another source. The State has stated the need for 



