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Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.12 - Post-Closure

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Applicability.
				  This regulation and Regulations .13 -.15 of this chapter apply to the owners
				  and operators of:
(1) All hazardous waste
				  disposal facilities;
(2) Waste
				  piles and surface impoundments for which the owner or operator intends to
				  remove the wastes at closure to the extent that these regulations are made
				  applicable to these facilities in Regulation .19B(4) or .20B(6) of this
				  chapter;
(3) Tank systems that are
				  required under Regulation .18D of this chapter to meet, under COMAR
				  26.13.05.10 s -7C, the
				  requirements for landfills;
(4)
				  Hazardous waste munitions and explosives storage units that are required under
				  Regulation .28 of this chapter to meet, under COMAR
				  26.13.05.21 s C(3), the
				  requirements for landfills; and
(5)
				  Containment buildings that are required under Regulation .29 of this chapter to
				  meet, under COMAR
				  26.13.05.18 s -3C, the
				  requirements for landfills.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.13 - Post-Closure Plan; Amendment of Plan

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Written Plan.
(1) By May 19, 1981, the owner or operator of
				  a hazardous waste disposal unit shall have a written post-closure
				  plan.
(2) An owner or operator of a
				  surface impoundment or waste pile who intends to remove all hazardous wastes at
				  closure shall prepare a post-closure plan and submit it to the Secretary within
				  90 days of the date that the owner, operator, or Secretary determines that the
				  hazardous waste management unit or facility shall be closed as a landfill,
				  subject to the requirements of this regulation, Regulation .12C, and
				  Regulations .14 and .15 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.14 - Post-Closure Notices

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Not later
				  than 60 days after certification of closure of each hazardous waste disposal
				  unit, the owner or operator shall submit to the local zoning authority, or the
				  authority with jurisdiction over local land use, and to the Secretary, a record
				  of the type, location, and quantity of hazardous wastes disposed of within each
				  cell or other disposal unit of the facility. For hazardous wastes disposed of
				  before January 12, 1981, the owner or operator shall identify the type,
				  location, and quantity of the hazardous wastes to the best of the owner or
				  operator's knowledge and in accordance with any records that the owner or
				  operator has kept.
B. Within 60
				  days of certification of closure of the first hazardous waste disposal unit and
				  within 60 days of certification of closure of the last hazardous waste disposal
				  unit, the owner or operator shall:
(1) Record
				  a notation on the deed to the facility property, or on some other instrument
				  which is normally examined during title search, that will in perpetuity notify
				  any potential purchaser of the property that:
(a) The land has been used to manage
				  hazardous wastes,
(b) Its use is
				  restricted under this regulation and Regulations .07-.15 of this chapter,
				  and
(c) The survey plat and record
				  of the type, location, and quantity of hazardous wastes disposed of within each
				  cell or other hazardous waste disposal unit of the facility required by
				  Regulation .12B of this chapter and §A of this regulation have been filed with
				  the local zoning authority, or the authority with jurisdiction over local land
				  use, and with the Secretary; and
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.15 - Certification of Completion of Post-Closure Care

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Not later than 60 days after the
				  completion of the established post-closure care period for each hazardous waste
				  disposal unit, the owner or operator shall submit to the Secretary, by
				  registered mail, a certification that the post-closure care period for the
				  hazardous waste disposal unit was performed in accordance with the
				  specifications in the approved post-closure plan.
B. The certification required in §A of this
				  regulation shall be signed by the owner or operator and an independent
				  registered professional engineer.
C. Documentation supporting the independent
				  registered professional engineer's certification shall be furnished to the
				  Secretary upon request until the Secretary releases the owner or operator from
				  the financial assurance requirements for post-closure care under
				  40 CFR §
											265.145(h), which is
				  incorporated by reference in Regulation .16 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.16 - Financial Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except
				  as provided in §B of this regulation, an owner or operator of a facility
				  subject to this chapter shall comply with
				  40 CFR §§
											265.140-
				  265.148, which is incorporated by
				  reference in COMAR
				  26.13.01.05 s B(1)(b).
B. For the purposes of this regulation:
(1) Substitute "Secretary" for "Regional
				  Administrator";
(2) Substitute
				  "Department" for "Environmental Protection Agency";
(3) In establishing the financial assurance
				  for closure required by 40
				  CFR §
												265.143, a person may not use the
				  financial test or corporate guarantee described in
				  40 CFR §
												265.143(e);
(4) In establishing the financial assurance
				  for post-closure care required by
				  40 CFR §
												265.145, a person may not use the financial
				  test or corporate guarantee described in
				  40 CFR §
												265.145(e);
(5)
											40 CFR §
												265.140(b)(3) is not
				  incorporated by reference; and
(6)
				  In 40 CFR §
												265.142(a), the reference to
				  40 CFR §
												265.1102 is not applicable.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.17 - Use and Management of Containers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of a facility at which containers are
					 managed and who is subject to this chapter shall comply with COMAR
					 26.13.05.09 s.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.18 - Requirements for Hazardous Waste Management in Tank Systems

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. General Requirements. An owner or operator
				  of a tank or tank system who is subject to this chapter shall:
(1) Except as provided in §§A(2), B, and C of
				  this regulation, comply with COMAR
				  26.13.05.10 s -.10-6;
				  and
(2) If otherwise required by
				  COMAR 26.13.05.10 s -.10-6 to comply
				  with:
(a) COMAR
				  26.13.05.10 s -7, comply instead
				  with the requirements of §D of this regulation, and
(b) COMAR
				  26.13.05.10 s -7C, comply instead
				  with the requirements of §D(3) of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.19 - Surface Impoundments

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  Applicability. This regulation applies to owners and operators of facilities
				  that use surface impoundments to treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste,
				  except as Regulation .01 of this chapter otherwise provides.
B. An owner or operator of a surface
				  impoundment subject to this regulation shall comply with the following:
(1) COMAR
				  26.13.05.11C(2),
				  concerning freeboard, except as provided in §C of this regulation;
(2) COMAR
				  26.13.05.11D(1),
				  concerning protective covers for earthen dikes;
(3) COMAR
				  26.13.05.11E,
				  concerning waste analysis and trial test;
(4) COMAR
				  26.13.05.11G(1) and
				  (2), concerning closure and post-closure
				  care, except that the owner or operator:
(a)
				  Shall, for the purposes of COMAR
				  26.13.05.11G(2),
				  comply with the post-closure requirements of Regulations .12-.15 of this
				  chapter instead of the requirements of COMAR
				  26.13.05.07G,
(b) Is not required to comply with the
				  requirement of COMAR
				  26.13.05.11G(2)(b)
				  to maintain and monitor the leak detection system, and
(c) Shall, for the purposes of compliance
				  with COMAR
				  26.13.05.11G(2)(c),
				  comply with the ground water monitoring requirements of Regulation .06 of this
				  chapter instead of the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.06
				  -.06-7;
(5) COMAR
				  26.13.05.11I,
				  concerning ignitable or reactive wastes, except that the owner or operator may
				  also place ignitable or reactive waste in a surface impoundment if the owner or
				  operator:
(a) Manages the waste in such a way
				  that it is protected from any material or conditions which may cause it to
				  ignite or react,
(b) Obtains a
				  certification from a qualified chemist or engineer that, to the best of the
				  chemist's or engineer's knowledge and opinion, the design features or operating
				  plans of the facility will prevent ignition or reaction, and
(c) Maintains, at the facility, the
				  certification required by §B(5)(b) of this regulation and the basis for the
				  certification; and
(6)
				  COMAR 26.13.05.11J,
				  concerning incompatible wastes.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.20 - Waste Piles

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to
				  owners and operators of facilities that store or treat hazardous waste in
				  piles, except as §A(2) of this regulation or Regulation .01 of this chapter
				  otherwise provides.
(2) Instead of
				  complying with the requirements of this regulation for the storage or treatment
				  of hazardous waste in piles, an owner or operator may manage the pile of
				  hazardous waste as a landfill in compliance with the requirements of Regulation
				  .22 of this chapter.
(3) This
				  regulation is not applicable to waste piles that are closed with wastes left in
				  place. Owners or operators of these waste piles shall comply with the
				  requirements of Regulation .22 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.21 - Land Treatment

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §B of this regulation, an owner or operator of a land treatment
				  facility shall comply with 40 CFR §§
											265.270-
				  265.282, which are incorporated by
				  reference in COMAR
				  26.13.01.05B(1)(b).
B. For the purposes of this regulation:
(1) Substitute "Secretary" for "Regional
				  Administrator";
(2) Substitute
				  "COMAR 26.13.06.01" for "§ 265.1
				  ";
(3) In
				  40 CFR §
												265.280, substitute "In the closure plan
				  under COMAR
				  26.13.06.08 and the post-closure
				  plan under COMAR
				  26.13.06.12B" for
				  "In the closure plan under § 265.112 and the post-closure plan under §
				  265.118,";
(4) In
				  40 CFR §
												265.281, substitute "An owner or operator may
				  not apply ignitable or reactive waste to a land treatment zone unless all
				  applicable requirements of 40 CFR part 268 are met, and: " for "The owner or
				  operator must not apply ignitable or reactive waste to the treatment zone
				  unless the waste and treatment zone meet all applicable requirements of 40 CFR
				  part 268, and:"; and
(5) In
				  addition to the requirements of
				  40 CFR §
												265.272, the owner or operator shall operate
				  and maintain the treatment zone to minimize run-off of hazardous constituents
				  during the active life of the land treatment unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.22 - Landfills

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to facilities
				  that dispose of hazardous waste in landfills, except as Regulation .01 of this
				  chapter otherwise provides.
(2)
				  This regulation also applies to a waste pile used as a disposal facility. A
				  waste pile used as a disposal facility is considered to be a
				  landfill.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.23 - Incinerators

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Applicability.
(1) This regulation applies to owners and
				  operators of facilities that incinerate hazardous waste, except as Regulation
				  .01 of this chapter otherwise provides.
(2) The following owners or operators are
				  considered to incinerate hazardous waste:
(a)
				  Owners or operators of hazardous waste incinerators as defined in COMAR
				  26.13.01.03 s B; and
(b) Owners or operators who burn hazardous
				  wastes in boilers or in industrial furnaces in order to destroy the
				  wastes.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.24 - Thermal Treatment and Open Burning

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as provided in §B of this
				  regulation, an owner or operator of a facility in which thermal treatment and
				  open burning is conducted shall comply with
				  40 CFR §§
											265.370-
				  265.382, which is incorporated by
				  reference in COMAR
				  26.13.01.05 s B(1)(b).
B. For the purposes of this regulation:
(1) Owners and operators of thermal treatment
				  devices subject to this regulation may not burn EPA Hazardous Wastes F020,
				  F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027; and
(2) In
				  40 CFR §
												265.370, delete the clause "and Subpart H of
				  part 266, if the unit is a boiler or industrial furnace as defined in § 260.10
				  ".
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.25 - Chemical, Physical, and Biological Treatment

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as provided in §B of this
				  regulation and COMAR
				  26.13.01.05B(2),
				  an owner or operator who treats hazardous waste using chemical, physical, or
				  biological methods shall comply with
				  40 CFR §§
											265.400 -
				  265.406.
B. For the purposes of this regulation:
(1) Owners and operators of thermal treatment
				  devices subject to this regulation may not burn EPA Hazardous Wastes F020,
				  F021, F022, F023, F026, or F027; and
(2) In
				  40 CFR §
												265.370, delete the clause "and Subpart H of
				  part 266, if the unit is a boiler or industrial furnace as defined in § 260.10
				  ".
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.26 - Drip Pads

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except as
				  provided in §B of this regulation, an owner or operator using drip pads who is
				  subject to this chapter shall comply with the requirements of COMAR
				  26.13.05.17 s -1-.17-4.
B. In complying with COMAR
				  26.13.05.17 s -4B, the reference
				  to Regulation .22 of this chapter replaces COMAR
				  26.13.05.14 s J.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.27 - Underground Injection Control

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A person may not dispose of hazardous waste by underground
					 injection.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.28 - Hazardous Waste Munitions and Explosives Storage

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of a facility at which hazardous
					 waste munitions or hazardous waste explosives are stored and who is subject to
					 this chapter shall comply with COMAR
					 26.13.05.21 s.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.06 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities › Section 26.13.06.29 - Containment Buildings

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
The owner or operator of a facility at which a containment
					 building is used to manage hazardous waste and who is subject to this chapter
					 shall comply with COMAR
					 26.13.05.18 s
					 -.18-3.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.01 - Permit Required

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Except for
				  persons identified in COMAR
				  26.13.05.01 s A(3) or D,
				  26.13.06.01 s A(4) or (5), or
				  26.13.07.23 s A(1), a person may
				  not operate any facilities without first obtaining a valid CHS permit from the
				  Department. A CHS permit will not be issued without the facility first having
				  applied for an EPA identification number.
B. A person may not begin physical
				  construction of a new facility without having submitted a complete permit
				  application and having received a final permit under this chapter.
C. A facility that is no longer operating but
				  is maintained to permanently contain CHS and does not receive any additional
				  CHS shall also be required to obtain a valid permit from the
				  Department.
D. A permit may be
				  issued or denied for one or more units at a facility without simultaneously
				  issuing or denying a permit to all of the units at the facility.
E. Record Keeping. Applicants shall keep
				  records of all data used to complete permit applications and any supplemental
				  information submitted under this chapter for a period of at least 3 years from
				  the date the application is signed.
F. Incorporation by Reference.
				  40 CFR §§
											264.140-
				  264.151, as promulgated as of July
				  1, 2007, are incorporated by reference.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02 - Application for a Permit

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Any
				  person who is required to have a permit (including new applicants and
				  permittees with expiring permits) shall complete, sign and submit an
				  application to the Secretary as described in this section. Procedures for
				  application, issuance and administration of research, development, and
				  demonstration permits are found exclusively in Regulation .19.
B. When a facility or activity is owned by
				  one person but is operated by another person, it is the operator's duty to
				  obtain a permit. The owner shall also sign the permit application.
C. Completeness. The Secretary may not issue
				  a permit before receiving a complete application for a permit. An application
				  for a permit under a program is complete when the Secretary receives an
				  application form, and any supplemental information, which is completed to the
				  Secretary's satisfaction. An application may be deemed by the Secretary as
				  complete, notwithstanding the failure of the owner or operator to submit the
				  exposure information described in §D(37) of this regulation. The Secretary
				  shall judge the completeness of any application for a permit independently of
				  the status of any other permit application or permit for the same facility or
				  activity. The Secretary may deny a permit for the active life of a hazardous
				  waste management unit before receiving a complete application for a
				  permit.
C-1. Permit
				  Application-General Requirements.
(1) Persons
				  submitting a permit application to the Department under this regulation shall
				  submit a duplicate application at the same time to the Region 3 office of the
				  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
(2) Permit applicants shall assure that
				  permit applications they are submitting are signed in accordance with §§A and B
				  of this regulation and Regulation .03 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02-10 - Specific Information Requirements for Solid Waste Management Units

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In addition to
				  complying with the requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person
				  seeking a CHS facility permit shall provide the Secretary with the following
				  information for each solid waste management unit at the facility:
(1) The location of the unit on the
				  topographic map required under Regulation .02D(35) of this chapter;
(2) Designation of type of unit;
(3) General dimensions and structural
				  description along with any available drawings;
(4) When the unit was operated;
(5) Specification of all wastes that have
				  been managed at the unit, to the extent available; and
(6) All available information pertaining to
				  any release of hazardous wastes or hazardous constituents from the
				  unit.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02-11 - Specific Information Requirements for Drip Pads

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In addition to complying with the
				  requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility
				  permit to collect, store, or treat hazardous waste on a drip pad shall provide
				  the Secretary with the following specific information in a permit application:
(1) A list of hazardous wastes placed or to
				  be placed on each drip pad;
(2) If
				  an exemption is sought to the requirements of COMAR
				  26.13.05.06 s -.06-7, as provided
				  by COMAR 26.13.05.06 s A, the detailed
				  plans and an engineering report describing how the requirements of COMAR
				  26.13.05.06 s A(3)(b) will be met;
				  and
(3) Detailed plans and an
				  engineering report that:
(a) Describe how the
				  drip pad has been or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to
				  meet the requirements of COMAR
				  26.13.05.17 s -2;
(b) Include as-built drawings and
				  specifications; and
(c) Include
				  information specified in §B of this regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02-2 - Specific Information Requirements for Containers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In addition to complying with the
				  requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility
				  permit to manage hazardous waste in containers shall provide the Secretary with
				  the specific information required by §§B and C of this regulation.
B. For facilities that store containers of
				  hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided in COMAR
				  26.13.05.09 s, the permit
				  applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) A description of the containment system
				  to demonstrate compliance with COMAR
				  26.13.05.09 s H which includes at
				  least the following:
(a) Basic design
				  parameters, dimensions, and materials of construction;
(b) A description of how the design promotes
				  drainage or how containers are kept from contact with standing liquids in the
				  containment system;
(c) Capacity of
				  the containment system relative to the number and volume of containers to be
				  stored;
(d) A description of
				  provisions for preventing or managing run-on; and
(e) A description of how accumulated liquids
				  can be analyzed and removed to prevent overflow;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02-6 - Specific Information Requirements for Incinerators

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A. In addition to complying with the
				  requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility
				  permit to incinerate hazardous waste shall provide the Secretary with the
				  specific information required by §§B and C of this regulation.
B. For facilities that incinerate hazardous
				  waste, except as otherwise provided in COMAR
				  26.13.05.16 s B, the permit
				  applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) If the applicant is seeking exemption
				  under COMAR
				  26.13.05.16 s B, which provides
				  for reduced regulatory requirements for incinerators that burn only ignitable,
				  corrosive, or reactive wastes, documentation that the waste is:
(a) Listed as a hazardous waste in COMAR
				  26.13.02.15 s -.19 solely because
				  it is ignitable (Hazard Code I), corrosive (Hazard Code C), or both;
(b) Listed as a hazardous waste in COMAR
				  26.13.02.15 s -.19 solely because
				  it is reactive (Hazard Code R) for characteristics other than those listed in
				  COMAR 26.13.02.12 s A(4) and (5), and
				  will not be burned when other hazardous wastes are present in the combustion
				  zone;
(c) A hazardous waste solely
				  because it possesses the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, or both,
				  as determined by the tests for characteristics of hazardous waste under COMAR
				  26.13.02.11 s -.12; or
(d) A hazardous waste solely because it
				  possesses the reactivity characteristics listed in COMAR
				  26.13.02.13 s A(1), (2), (3), (6),
				  (7), or (8), and that it will not be burned when other hazardous wastes are
				  present in the combustion zone;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.02-7 - Specific Information Requirements for Land Treatment

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A. In addition to complying with the
				  requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility
				  permit for a hazardous waste management facility that uses or is proposed to
				  use land treatment to dispose of hazardous waste shall provide the Secretary
				  with the specific information required by §§B-D of this regulation.
B. For facilities that use land treatment to
				  dispose of hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided in COMAR
				  26.13.05.01 s, the permit
				  applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) A description of plans to conduct a
				  treatment demonstration as required under COMAR
				  26.13.05.13 s C that includes the
				  following information:
(a) The wastes for
				  which the demonstration will be made and the potential hazardous constituents
				  in the wastes;
(b) The data sources
				  to be used to make the treatment demonstration such as scientific literature,
				  laboratory data, field data, or operating data; and
(c) A description of any specific laboratory
				  or field test that will be conducted, including:
(i) The type of test, such as column leaching
				  or degradation;
(ii) Materials and
				  methods, including analytical procedures;
(iii) Expected time for completion;
(iv) Characteristics of the unit that will be
				  simulated in the demonstration, including treatment zone characteristics,
				  climatic conditions, and operating practices;
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A. In addition to
				  complying with the requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person
				  seeking a CHS facility permit for a hazardous waste management facility that
				  uses, or is proposed to use, miscellaneous units to manage hazardous waste
				  shall provide the Secretary with the specific information required by §B of
				  this regulation.
B. For facilities
				  that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste in miscellaneous units, except
				  as otherwise provided in COMAR
				  26.13.05.16 s -1A, the permit
				  applicant shall provide the following additional information:
(1) A detailed description of the unit being
				  used or proposed for use, including the following:
(a) Physical characteristics, materials of
				  construction, and dimensions of the unit;
(b) Detailed plans and engineering reports
				  describing how the unit will be located, designed, constructed, operated,
				  maintained, monitored, inspected, and closed to comply with the requirements of
				  COMAR 26.13.05.16 s -1B and C;
				  and
(c) For disposal units, a
				  detailed description of the plans to comply with the post-closure requirements
				  of COMAR 26.13.05.16 s -1D;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.03 - Signatories to Permit Applications and Reports

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A. Applications. All permit applications
				  shall be signed as follows:
(1) For a
				  corporation, by a responsible corporate officer. For the purpose of this
				  section, a responsible corporate officer means:
(a) A president, secretary, treasurer, or
				  vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function,
				  or any other person who performs similar policy or decision-making functions
				  for the corporation; or
(b) The
				  manager of one or more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities
				  employing more than 250 persons or having gross annual sales or expenditures
				  exceeding $25 million (in second-quarter 1980 dollars), if authority to sign
				  documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with
				  corporate procedures.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.03-1 - Permit Denial

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The Secretary may, under the procedures in Regulations
					 .20-.20-6 of this chapter, deny the permit application either in its entirety,
					 or as to the active life of a hazardous waste management facility or unit
					 only.
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A. The conditions described in this
				  regulation apply to all permits, and the Secretary shall incorporate them into
				  the permits either expressly or by reference. If incorporated by reference, a
				  specific citation to these regulations shall be given in the permit.
B. Duty to Comply. The permittee shall comply
				  with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a
				  violation of the appropriate Act and is grounds for:
(1) Enforcement action;
(2) Permit termination, revocation and
				  reissuance, or modification; or
(3)
				  Denial of a permit renewal application.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.05 - Establishing Permit Conditions

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A.
				  In addition to conditions required by regulation, the Secretary may establish
				  conditions as required on a case-by-case basis.
B. Each permit shall include permit
				  conditions necessary to achieve compliance with the State law and regulations,
				  including each of the applicable requirements specified in this subtitle. In
				  satisfying this provision, the Secretary may incorporate applicable
				  requirements of 40 CFR Parts 264, 266, 267, or this subtitle directly into the
				  permit or establish other permit conditions that are based on these
				  parts.
C. Each permit issued shall
				  contain terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to protect
				  human health and the environment.
D. Incorporation of Permit Conditions.
(1) The Secretary shall assure that all
				  permit conditions are incorporated into the permit either expressly or by
				  reference.
(2) If a permit
				  condition is incorporated by reference, the Secretary shall assure that the
				  permit gives a specific citation to the applicable regulations or
				  requirements.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.06 - Duration of Permits

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A. Permits
				  shall be effective for a fixed term not to exceed 10 years.
B. The Secretary may issue any permit for a
				  duration that is less than the full allowable term under this
				  section.
C. The Secretary shall
				  review each permit for a land disposal facility 5 years after the date of
				  permit issuance and shall modify the permit as necessary, as provided in
				  Regulation .11 of this chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.07 - Schedules of Compliance

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A. The
				  permit may, when appropriate, specify a schedule of compliance leading to
				  compliance with the appropriate Act and regulations.
B. Time for Compliance. Any schedules of
				  compliance under this section shall require compliance as soon as
				  possible.
C. Interim Dates.
(1) Except as provided in §E(1)(b), if a
				  permit establishes a schedule of compliance which exceeds 1 year from the date
				  of permit issuance, the schedule shall set forth interim requirements and the
				  dates for their achievement.
(2)
				  The time between interim dates may not exceed 1 year.
(3) If the time necessary for completion of
				  any interim requirement (such as the construction of a control facility) is
				  more than 1 year and is not readily divisible into stages for completion, the
				  permit shall specify interim dates for the submission of reports of progress
				  toward completion of the interim requirements and indicate a projected
				  completion date.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.08 - Requirements for Recording and Reporting of Monitoring Results

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All permits shall specify:
A. Requirements concerning the proper use,
				  maintenance, and installation, when appropriate, of monitoring equipment or
				  methods (including biological monitoring methods when appropriate);
B. Required monitoring including type,
				  intervals, and frequency sufficient to yield data which are representative of
				  the monitored activity including, when appropriate, continuous
				  monitoring;
C. Applicable reporting
				  requirements based upon the impact of the regulated activity and as specified
				  in COMAR 26.13.05. Reporting may not be less frequently than specified in the
				  above regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.09 - Effect of a Permit

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A. The issuance
				  of a permit does not convey any property rights of any sort, or any exclusive
				  privilege.
B. The issuance of a
				  permit does not authorize any injury to persons or property or invasion of
				  other private rights, or any infringement of local law or
				  regulations.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.10 - Transfer of Permits

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A permit may be transferred by the permittee to a new owner
					 or operator only if the permit has been modified or revoked and reissued under
					 Regulation .11, or a minor modification made to identify the new permittee and
					 incorporate such other requirements as may be necessary.
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A. The
				  following are causes for terminating a permit during its term, or for denying a
				  permit renewal application:
(1) Noncompliance
				  by the permittee with any condition of the permit;
(2) The permittee's failure in the
				  application or during the permit issuance process to disclose fully all
				  relevant facts, or the permittee's misrepresentation of any relevant facts at
				  any time;
(3) A determination that
				  the permitted activity endangers human health or the environment and can only
				  be regulated to acceptable levels by permit modification or
				  termination;
(4) Failure to pay the
				  permit fee in a timely manner; or
(5) Failure to comply with any applicable
				  State environmental law or regulation.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.13 - Processing Minor Modifications of Permits

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Upon the consent of the permittee, the Secretary may modify
					 a permit to make the corrections or allowances for changes in the permitted
					 activity identified in Regulations .13-1-.13-3 of this chapter without
					 following the procedures of Regulations .20-.20-6 of this chapter. Any permit
					 modification not processed as a minor modification under this regulation and
					 Regulations .13-1 -.13-3 of this chapter shall be made for cause and with the
					 draft permit and public notice as required in Regulation .11 of this
					 chapter.
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.13-1 - Minor Modifications - Newly Regulated Hazardous Wastes or Newly Regulated Units

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A. Permit
				  modifications to allow for the continued management of a waste newly listed or
				  identified as hazardous under COMAR 26.13.02, or to allow for the continued
				  management of hazardous wastes in units newly regulated as hazardous waste
				  management units, may be processed as minor modifications if the following
				  conditions are met:
(1) The unit that is the
				  subject of the modification was in existence as a hazardous waste facility with
				  respect to:
(a) The newly listed or identified
				  waste on the effective date of the regulation listing or identifying the waste;
				  or
(b) The newly regulated waste
				  management unit on the effective date of the regulation regulating the
				  unit;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.13-2 - Specific Changes Eligible for Processing as a Minor Permit Modification

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A. Except as
				  provided in Regulations .13-1 and .13-3 of this chapter, only modifications to
				  accomplish the following may be processed as minor modifications:
(1) The following changes to general permit
				  provisions:
(a) Correction of typographical
				  errors;
(b) Requirement of more
				  frequent monitoring or reporting by the permittee;
(c) Change in an interim compliance date in a
				  schedule of compliance, provided the new date is not more than 120 days after
				  the date specified in the existing permit and does not interfere with
				  attainment of the final compliance date requirement;
(d) Allowance for a change in ownership or
				  operational control of a facility as specified in §B, when the Secretary
				  determines that no other change in the permit is necessary, provided that a
				  written agreement containing a specific date for transfer of permit
				  responsibility between the current and new permittees has been submitted to the
				  Secretary.
(e) Administrative and
				  informational changes;
(f)
				  Replacement or upgrading of equipment with equipment or components that are
				  functionally equivalent;
(g)
				  Providing for more frequent sampling or maintenance;
(h) Changes to remove permit conditions that
				  are no longer applicable because the standards on which the permit conditions
				  were based are no longer applicable to the facility;
Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 26 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT › Part 3 - SUBTITLES 13-18 › Subtitle 13 - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES › Chapter 26.13.07 - Permits for CHS Facilities › Section 26.13.07.13-3 - General Criteria Defining Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification

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A. Requests
				  for Determination of Eligibility for Processing as a Minor Modification.
(1) For modifications not listed in
				  Regulation .13-1 or .13-2 of this chapter, the permittee may request a
				  determination by the Secretary that the modification should be processed as a
				  minor modification.
(2) The
				  permittee shall provide the Secretary with the information necessary to support
				  the requested determination.
(3)
				  The Secretary shall make a decision on a request for determination made under
				  §A(1) of this regulation as promptly as practicable.