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forest management practices on both public and private woodlands, 

 including those adjacent to tidal waters. 



Maryland Geological Survey conducts surveys, prepares maps, con- 

 ducts studies, and recommends plans to protect waterfront areas 

 against erosion and deposition. 



Department of Water Resources conducts water-resource studies; 

 plans for multipurpose development of waters ; cooperates with game 

 and fish and Chesapeake Bay affairs in determining tidal and non- 

 tidal water boundaries; controls use of waters through issuance of 

 permits for such things 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 pre- 

 pares plans for State resource development ; Natural Resources Insti- 

 tute for the University of Maryland which conducts research and edu- 

 cation programs on nonagricultural and forest resources ; Water Re- 

 sources 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. 



FIGURE V.2.4 

 Maryland's Agencies Involved in Management or Control of 

 Estuarine Resources 



