Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 1 - SUBTITLES 01-07 › Subtitle 04 - REGULATION OF WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE DISPOSAL, AND SOLID WASTE › Chapter 26.04.06 - Sewage Sludge Management › Section 26.04.06.23 - Transportation - Permit Application Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. A person shall submit to the Department a
				  separate Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application for each site where
				  sewage sludge is to be transported. A person shall submit to the Department six
				  completed copies of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application on a form
				  provided by the Department. A person shall also submit a performance bond,
				  liability insurance, or other form of security required under the provisions of
				  Regulation .10 of this chapter. The application shall include the following
				  completed information:
(1) A description of
				  the source, type, and quantity of sewage sludge to be transported, including
				  any previous treatment the sewage sludge has received, such as anaerobic
				  digestion, aerobic digestion, lime stabilization, composting, or
				  dewatering;
(2) Unless the
				  analytical results have been submitted to the Department in accordance with the
				  requirements of Regulation .06 of this chapter, the most recent results of a
				  laboratory analysis of a representative composite sample of the sewage sludge
				  that was obtained from the wastewater treatment plant that generated the sewage
				  sludge, subject to the following requirements:
(a) The sample was obtained in accordance
				  with the requirements of Regulation .06 of this chapter;
(b) The analysis of the sample was performed
				  by an independent laboratory or other laboratory acceptable to the Department,
				  using standards, procedures, and methods that are acceptable to the
				  Department;
(c) If requested by the
				  Department, the results shall be accompanied by a description of the method or
				  methods of analysis; and
(d) The
				  analytical results include, at a minimum:
(i)
				  Percent of total solids, pH, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total
				  phosphorous, total potassium, total arsenic, total cadmium, total copper, total
				  lead, total mercury, total molybdenum, total nickel, total selenium, total
				  zinc, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the dry weight concentration of
				  total Kjeldahl nitrogen; and
(ii)
				  Any other sewage sludge constituent that the Department determines necessary to
				  adequately assess the potential impact of the project on public health and the
				  environment;
(3) A detailed operation plan that includes,
				  when applicable:
(a) Delineation of
				  transportation routes, description of transportation vehicles, including type,
				  size, number, type of seals on transportation vehicles and any modification
				  made to prevent spills and leaks, and plans for maintaining clean
				  transportation vehicles;
(b) A
				  spill or leak clean-up plan describing the procedures for managing and
				  reporting a sewage sludge spill or leak;
(c) Procedures for record keeping and
				  reporting of the sewage sludge to be transported;
(d) Types of equipment to be used for
				  collection, management, washdown, and other operations;
(e) Days and hours of operation;
(f) Methods and procedures for utilizing
				  sewage sludge; and
(g) Contingency
				  or emergency plans to manage equipment breakdown, spills, and other emergency
				  events;
(4) The
				  destination and a detailed description of the final utilization of the sewage
				  sludge at the destination; and
(5)
				  Other information that may be requested by the Department.