Grading and drainage in Harford County run through the Stormwater Management Act. A developer must demonstrate that environmental site design has been implemented to the maximum extent practicable, using structural best management practices only where absolutely necessary.
Md. Code, Environment §4-201 et seq. shapes how land is graded and drained across Harford County. Before earth is moved, the county reviews a grading and stormwater plan, and the developer must show that environmental site design, small-scale runoff controls integrated into the site, has been implemented to the maximum extent practicable. Structural best management practices are allowed only where absolutely necessary. Regraded lots must not increase runoff, erosion, or sedimentation reaching Deer Creek, the Bush and Gunpowder Rivers, or the Chesapeake Bay. Under Maryland common law, an owner may not concentrate and divert surface water onto a neighboring property, a rule the county enforces alongside the state stormwater and grading standards.
Grading without an approved plan, or diverting concentrated runoff onto an adjoining lot, brings county and MDE enforcement, restoration orders, and civil liability for the resulting drainage damage.
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