Code of Maine Rules › 06 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › 096 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION - GENERAL › Chapter 860 - WASTE OIL MANAGEMENT RULES › Section 096-860-11 - Waste Oil Storage Facility License Application Requirements

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
A.
General Information
(1) An applicant for a license for a waste
				oil storage facility must file an application in accordance with the
				requirements of this section, including a completed license application form
				and all supporting materials.
(2)
				Application for a license to operate a waste oil storage facility shall be made
				on a form obtained from and filed with:
State of Maine
Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
State House Station #17
Augusta, Maine 04333
(3) The Department will consider an
				application only when the applicant has demonstrated sufficient title, right or
				interest in all of the property which is proposed for development or use. Such
				title, right or interest may be demonstrated by submitting a copy of the
				property deed, lease or option to buy or lease agreement. In the case of a
				lease, the lease shall be of sufficient duration, as determined by the Board,
				to permit construction and reasonable use of the facility. Option agreements
				shall contain terms deemed sufficient by the Board to establish future title or
				a leasehold of sufficient duration.
(4) The applicant must demonstrate in his
				application sufficient financial capacity to construct, operate and maintain
				all aspects of the facility in accordance with the requirements of all
				applicable statutes and rules.
(5)
				All engineering designs, reports, plans and other technical engineering
				documents must be signed and certified by a State of Maine Registered
				Professional Engineer.
(6) All
				geological work must be signed and certified by a State of Maine Certified
				Geologist, except that soils work may be signed and certified by a State of
				Maine Certified Soil Scientist.
(7)
				All property survey work must be signed and certified by a State of Maine
				Registered Land Surveyor.
(8) All
				drawings, site plans and maps must be on sheets no smaller than 81/12" x 11"
				and no larger than 30" x 40".
(9)
				An applicant or a licensee shall immediately notify the Department of any
				change in circumstance or situation which changes or will change any
				information stated on his application. An oral notification shall be followed
				by written notification to the Department within ten (10) calendar days of the
				date of change.
(10) The
				application must be signed by:
(a) A
				principal executive officer of at least the level of vice president, if the
				applicant is a corporation.
(b) A
				general partner or a proprietor, if the applicant is a partnership or sole
				proprietorship.
(c) A principal
				executive officer or ranking elected official, if the applicant is a municipal,
				state, federal or other public agency.
(11) Public Notice
(a) An applicant shall give public notice of
				the filing of an application as follows:
(i)
				File a copy of the application with the clerk of the municipality in which the
				facility is or will be located. Where a facility is or will be located in an
				unorganized territory, the notice shall be given to the appropriate County
				clerk and to the Land Use Regulation Commission (LURC).
(ii) Publish a legal notice in at least one
				newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the facility is or will
				be located. This notice must be published once during the week in which the
				application was filed and once during the following week.
(iii) Notify all owners of property abutting
				the proposed facility.
(b) The public notice shall include, but not
				be limited to:
(i) the name, location and
				type of facility;
(ii) the name of
				the owner and operator of the facility;
(iii) a statement that the application has
				been filed and the date filed;
(iv)
				a statement that written public comments an the proposal are invited;
(v) a statement that a public hearing may be
				requested by any person, group of persons, or agency with respect to the
				application;
(vi) a statement that
				comments and bearing requests will be considered by the Department if filed
				within 45 days of the last day of the week in which the application was
				filed;
(vii) comments and bearing
				requests must be filed with:
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management
State House Station #17
Augusta, Maine 04333
(12) Access to Site. By filing an application
				for a license, the applicant agrees to provide authorized representatives of
				the Department with access to the facility site in order that the site may be
				evaluated for a license as a waste oil storage facility. Insofar as practical,
				access will be sought during normal business hours.