(a) Any person who owns land that adjoins land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:
(1) To sue the State, the applicant, or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and
(2) With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:
(i) Any civil court proceeding; and
(ii) Any contested administrative case.
(b) Any county or municipal corporation in which there is land for which an application to apply sewage sludge is filed, or for which a permit to apply sewage sludge is issued, has standing:
(1) To sue the applicant or the permit holder to require compliance with this Part III, § 9-269, or § 9-270 of this subtitle and any permit issued under § 9-236 of this subtitle; and
(2) With respect to the sewage sludge utilization site, to intervene in:
(i) Any civil court proceeding; and
(ii) Any contested administrative case.