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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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.09 - Application Review - Scrap Tire Collection Facility/Scrap Tire Recycler Licenses

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. Application
				  Completion Criteria. An application for a license as a scrap tire collection
				  facility or a scrap tire recycler is considered complete only if it is:
(1) Submitted on forms provided by the
				  Department;
(2) Accompanied by all
				  required exhibits and supporting documents;
(3) Accompanied by certification of
				  acceptance by the Service if designated for inclusion in the scrap tire
				  recycling system;
(4) Completed in
				  full and signed by the applicant; and
(5) Submitted in the number of copies
				  specified by the Department, as follows:
(a)
				  13 copies for primary scrap tire collection facilities and scrap tire
				  recyclers; and
(b) One copy for all
				  other scrap tire collection facilities unless otherwise specified by the
				  Department at the time of application.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.11 - General Standards - Primary Scrap Tire Collection Facilities/Scrap Tire Recyclers

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A. Location
				  of Facility. A primary scrap tire collection facility or a scrap tire recycler
				  may not be constructed or operated in a wetland, sinkhole, shoreland, ravine,
				  100-year floodplain, or any area where it may be subjected to immersion in
				  water, unless authorized by the Department and the Department of Natural
				  Resources.
B. Operation. A primary
				  scrap tire collection facility or a scrap tire recycler shall operate in
				  compliance with the following standards:
(1) A
				  routine operation involving the use of open flames, blowtorches, or highly
				  flammable substances may not be conducted within 50 feet of a scrap tire
				  pile;
(2) All-weather approach and
				  access roads to the facility shall be maintained passable for any vehicle at
				  all times;
(3) Access to the
				  facility shall be strictly controlled at all times through the use of fences,
				  gates, or other means of controlling entry;
(4) The facility shall be under the
				  supervision of a responsible individual present at all times that the facility
				  is operating;
(5) A sign shall be
				  posted at the entrance of the facility stating the days and hours of
				  operation;
(6) If required by the
				  Department, the facility shall be screened from public view by natural or
				  artificial screening; and
(7) The
				  facility shall operate in compliance with any other operational requirement
				  specified in the facility's license.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.13 - Requirements for Approval of In-State Facilities

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A. A substitute fuel/tire-derived fuel
				  facility or solid waste acceptance facility shall be approved by the Department
				  before accepting any scrap tires.
B. After the appropriate application required
				  by Regulation .14 or .15 of this chapter is submitted to the Department,
				  facility approval may be granted by a modification to a permit issued to the
				  facility under other applicable State or federal statutes and
				  regulations.
C. When the storage of
				  scrap tires is planned, the applicant for a substitute fuel/tire-derived fuel
				  or solid waste acceptance facility shall submit 13 copies of the application
				  and supporting documents for distribution by the Department, for comment, to
				  those agencies or individuals listed in Regulation .09B(3) of this
				  chapter.
D. Until December 31,
				  1993, all permitted sanitary landfills in Maryland are approved facilities and
				  may accept tires for disposal if the requirements specified in Regulation .10B
				  of this chapter are met. To remain approved after this period, sanitary
				  landfills shall apply for a renewal of their approval following the procedures
				  in Regulations .15 and .23 of this chapter.
E. Approval shall be issued for a term of 5
				  years.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.14 - Substitute Fuel/Tire Derived Fuel Facility Approval Requirements

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A. Application
				  Requirements. A person who wishes to use scrap tires as a substitute fuel in a
				  resource recovery facility or in a facility that uses tires as a tire-derived
				  fuel shall submit an application for approval to the Department. The
				  application shall include the following information:
(1) The information required by Regulations
				  .08B and .12 of this chapter; and
(2) The following additional information:
(a) The rate at which the scrap tires will be
				  incinerated;
(b) Identification of
				  the applicable State and federal air quality standards;
(c) A plan for closing the facility in
				  compliance with Regulations .18-.20 of this chapter;
(d) Financial assurance as required by
				  Regulation .21 of this chapter for facilities participating in the scrap tire
				  recycling system;
(e) For
				  facilities participating in the scrap tire recycling system, a financial
				  statement completed by a certified public accountant that describes the
				  applicant's assets and liabilities to provide evidence of the financial ability
				  to properly establish, operate, and maintain a substitute fuel facility or
				  tire-derived fuel facility.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.15 - Solid Waste Acceptance Facility Approval Requirements

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A. A solid waste
				  acceptance facility seeking to become an approved scrap tire facility after
				  December 31, 1993 shall possess a valid refuse disposal permit as set forth
				  under COMAR 26.04.07.
B.
				  Application. An applicant requesting approval of a solid waste acceptance
				  facility as a scrap tire facility shall make application to the Department and,
				  in addition to the information specified in Regulation .08B of this chapter,
				  provide the following information:
(1)
				  Specification as to whether scrap tires will be disposed of within the
				  facility, processed within the facility, or transferred to another authorized
				  facility; and
(2) Identification of
				  the authorized facility to which scrap tires will be transferred.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.16 - Reserved

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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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.17 - Technical and Operational Standards to Store Scrap Tires

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A. Designation of Scrap Tire Storage Areas.
				  For those scrap tire facilities that will store scrap tires, a scrap tire
				  storage area shall be used. Only scrap tires, including processed portions and
				  raw material, may be stored in the designated scrap tire storage area. This
				  area shall be maintained free of excessive vegetation or other flammable
				  materials.
B. Scrap tires shall be
				  stored indoors or outdoors under the specifications described in the "Standard
				  for Storage of Rubber Tires", NFPA 231D (1989 Edition), National Fire
				  Protection Association (NFPA), Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Massachusetts, which
				  is incorporated by reference. A copy of this publication shall be maintained at
				  the facility.
C. NFPA Standards are
				  superseded if they conflict with or are less stringent than:
(1) Applicable State or local fire and zoning
				  regulations or statutes; or
(2)
				  Provisions of these regulations.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.18 - Facility Closure

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A. Except for
				  general scrap tire collection facilities, an authorized scrap tire facility
				  shall cease to accept scrap tires and immediately close the scrap tire
				  operations in compliance with any special closure conditions established in the
				  authorization under these regulations, if the following occur:
(1) Facility operations or the scrap tire
				  portion of facility operations have been terminated;
(2) The facility fails to maintain adequate
				  financial assurance as required in these regulations;
(3) The authorization issued by the
				  Department for the facility expires and renewal of the authorization is denied
				  by the Department;
(4) The
				  authorization issued by the Department for the facility is revoked;
				  or
(5) The facility receives a
				  final order of the Department to cease operations.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.19 - Closure Procedures

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A. Closure
				  Schedule. Unless otherwise described in a scrap tire facility closure plan
				  accepted by the Department, closure procedures shall be completed within 90
				  days of cessation of facility operations, license revocation, license denial,
				  or final order of the Department.
B. Closure Procedures. For closure, the scrap
				  tire facility shall:
(1) Close to public
				  access;
(2) Post a gate notice
				  indicating to the public that the facility is closed and indicating that the
				  Department may be contacted for information regarding alternative sites where
				  scrap tires can be deposited;
(3)
				  60 days before closure, notify the Department, local units of government, local
				  land use authorities, and fire and health authorities of the closing of the
				  facility;
(4) Remove all solid
				  wastes to a permitted solid waste acceptance facility;
(5) Remove and transfer all scrap tires to a
				  scrap tire collection facility, scrap tire recycler, or other approved
				  facility, or return the scrap tires to the marketplace; and
(6) Notify the Department when the closure
				  activities are completed.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.20 - Cost Estimate for Closure

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A.
				  For each scrap tire facility, where a closure plan is required, an estimate
				  shall be made of the costs for the transfer of the scrap tires to an authorized
				  scrap tire facility or to the marketplace, and for the removal of all solid
				  waste to a permitted solid waste acceptance facility, for the maximum amount of
				  these materials that exist on the site at any time.
B. The estimate shall be done according to a
				  work sheet developed by the Department and shall include the following:
(1) Identification of and mileage to an
				  authorized scrap tire facility or marketplace;
(2) Number of vehicle trips required to
				  remove all scrap tires and solid waste from the facility;
(3) Cost per load to transport;
(4) Cost to load;
(5) Cost to deposit scrap tires at an
				  authorized facility or marketplace and solid waste residuals at a permitted
				  solid waste acceptance facility;
(6) Cost to secure the site and restrict
				  public access;
(7) Administrative
				  costs; and
(8) Total closure cost
				  estimate.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.21 - Financial Assurance Required

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A.
				  Financial assurance for the closure of a primary scrap tire collection
				  facility, a scrap tire recycler, or any approved facility, shall be established
				  by obtaining one or more of the financial assurance mechanisms approved by the
				  Department.
B. A deposit of cash,
				  performance bond, letter of credit, insurance policy, or negotiable securities
				  submitted under this regulation shall be filed with the Department and remain
				  in effect until the Department certifies that the facility is closed in
				  compliance with these regulations.
C. Amount. The amount of financial assurance
				  to be provided for scrap tire facilities, described in §A of this regulation,
				  shall be at least equal to 125 percent of the estimated closure cost.
D. For scrap tire facilities, described in §A
				  of this regulation, in the scrap tire recycling system, authorization is
				  contingent upon obtaining appropriate financial assurance.
E. Exemptions. Publicly owned or operated
				  scrap tire facilities, described in §A of this regulation, are exempt from
				  financial assurance provisions.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.22 - Release of Obligation for Financial Assurance

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When a facility described in Regulation .21A of this
					 chapter has completed, to the satisfaction of the Department, all closure
					 requirements in accordance with the closure plan and these regulations, the
					 Department shall release the security filed or deposited under Regulation .21
					 of this chapter.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.23 - Renewal of Expired Authorization

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A. A written application for renewal of an
				  existing license or approval shall be submitted 90 days before the expiration
				  date of the authorization.
B. A
				  person whose authorization has expired following submission to the Department
				  of a timely and complete renewal application may continue to conduct the
				  authorized activity until the Department takes final action on the application,
				  if the Department determines that the:
(1)
				  Person is in compliance with the terms and conditions of the expired
				  authorization; and
(2) Department,
				  through no fault of the person seeking approval, has not taken final action on
				  the application on or before the expiration date of the
				  authorization.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.24 - Modification or Transfer of Authorization

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A. Modification. The Department may modify
				  any existing authorization if the modification is needed to reflect changes in
				  State or federal statutes or regulations applicable to a scrap tire facility or
				  hauler. This modification shall also be incorporated into a facility closure
				  plan or emergency preparedness manual, and other documents as
				  appropriate.
B. Transfer.
(1) An existing authorization may be
				  transferred to new owners if the conditions in §B(2) and (3) of this regulation
				  are met.
(2) Before any change in
				  hauling company or facility ownership, a written request for transfer is
				  submitted to and accepted by the Department. The request for transfer shall
				  indicate the reason for the requested transfer, and shall be signed by those
				  holding the authorization and those seeking to obtain it through transfer. The
				  request shall also contain all information required in Regulations .05, .08,
				  .12, .14, and .15 of this chapter, as applicable.
(3) An existing authorization may be
				  transferred to new owners if the Department finds that the proposed transfer of
				  the authorization would not affect present or future compliance with these
				  regulations.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.25 - Enforcement Provisions

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A.
				  Suspension or Revocation of Authorization.
(1)
				  The Department may suspend, revoke, or modify any authorization if the
				  Department finds that:
(a) The application
				  contained false or inaccurate information;
(b) There has been a substantial deviation
				  from:
(i) The documents accepted by the
				  Department as terms or conditions of authorization, or
(ii) Any requirement established by the
				  Department;
(c) A
				  representative of the Department has been refused entry to any area covered by
				  the authorization for the purpose of inspecting the area to ensure compliance
				  with the conditions of the authorization;
(d) There is or has been a violation of the
				  Environment Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, any regulation adopted under
				  the Environment Article, or any condition of approval or licensure;
				  or
(e) There is any other good
				  cause.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.26 - Use of the State Used Tire Clean-up and Recycling Fund

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A. Authorization. There is a State Used Tire
				  Clean-up and Recycling Fund (the Fund) as established in Environment Article, §
										9-273, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
B. Allocation of the
				  Fund. The Department shall use the Fund in accordance with the provisions of
				  Environment Article, §§
										9-275,
				  9-277, and
				  9-278, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
C. Procedures for
				  Allocation of the Fund for the Scrap Tire Recycling System.
(1) The Service shall submit to the
				  Department a request for financial assistance for:
(a) Projects within the scrap tire recycling
				  system to reduce, recover, and recycle scrap tires that are approved by the
				  Department; and
(b) Costs related
				  to the implementation of scrap tire recycling systems including the cost of:
(i) Preparation of a scrap tire recycling
				  system under Environment Article, §
													9-228(e),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland,
(ii)
				  Implementation of any program established by the Service as a part of a scrap
				  tire recycling system, and
(iii)
				  Providing assistance in funding the establishment of a private or public scrap
				  tire collection, processing, or recycling facility.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.27 - Application Procedures for the Award of Financial Assistance

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A. Authorization.
				  The Service, with the approval of the Department and the Board of Public Works,
				  in accordance with these regulations, may award grants, loans, and loan
				  guarantees to State agencies, local governments, and persons located or
				  locating in Maryland for projects to reduce, recover, and recycle scrap tires
				  generated in Maryland through the expansion or construction of scrap tire
				  collection, processing, or recycling facilities.
B. Eligible Uses.
(1) A loan or grant may be used for capital
				  costs that:
(a) Expand an existing scrap tire
				  facility that utilizes scrap tires; or
(b) Establish a new scrap tire facility or
				  business which relates to the purposes outlined in Environment Article, §
												9-275(a)(2),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland.
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 26.04.08 - Storage, Collection, Transferring, Hauling, Recycling, and Processing of Scrap Tires › Section 26.04.08.28 - General Requirements and Priorities for Financial Assistance

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A. General
				  Requirements. Loans or grants obtained under Environment Article, §
										9-275(a)(2),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, shall be:
(1)
				  Subject to the approval of the Department and the Board of Public
				  Works;
(2) Made in accordance with
				  policy and procedures of the Board of Public Works;
(3) Serviced, monitored, and collected
				  (loans) by the Service;
(4) Issued
				  for loans, at least, at the same rate of interest as the most recent State
				  general obligation bond; and
(5)
				  Awarded for up to 50 percent of the eligible costs of the project.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.01 - Scope

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Except as otherwise provided, these regulations apply to
					 those engaged in the construction and operation of natural wood waste recycling
					 facilities.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.02 - Definitions

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A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Composting" means the process in which
				  natural wood waste is aerobically decomposed under controlled conditions to
				  yield a humus-like product.
(2)
				  "Department" means the Maryland Department of the Environment.
(3) "Facility structures" means any buildings
				  and sheds or utility or drainage lines on the facility.
(4) Natural Wood Waste.
(a) "Natural wood waste" means tree and other
				  natural vegetative refuse.
(b)
				  "Natural wood waste" includes tree stumps, brush and limbs, root mats, logs,
				  leaves, grass clippings, unadulterated wood wastes, and other natural
				  vegetative materials.
(5) Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility.
(a) "Natural wood waste recycling facility"
				  means a facility where recycling services for natural wood waste are
				  provided.
(b) "Natural wood waste
				  recycling facility" does not include a collection or processing facility
				  operated by a:
(i) Nonprofit or governmental
				  organization located in the State; or
(ii) Single individual or business that
				  provides recycling services solely for its own employees or for its own
				  recyclable materials generated on its own premises.
(6) Processing.
(a) "Processing" means any combination of
				  steps or operations which:
(i) Reduce or alter
				  the volume of a natural wood waste; or
(ii) Alter the chemical, biological, or
				  physical characteristics of natural wood waste.
(b) "Processing" includes composting and
				  chipping of natural wood waste.
(7) "Recyclable materials" means those
				  materials that:
(a) Would otherwise become
				  solid waste for disposal in a refuse disposal system; and
(b) May be collected, separated, or processed
				  and returned to the marketplace in the form of raw materials or
				  products.
(8)
				  "Recycling" means any process in which materials that would otherwise become
				  solid waste are collected, separated, or processed and returned to the
				  marketplace in the form of raw materials or products.
(9) "Recycling services" means the services
				  provided by those engaged in the business of recycling, including the
				  collection, processing, storage, purchase, sale, or disposition of recyclable
				  materials.
(10) "Responsible party"
				  means:
(a) An owner or officer of a
				  company;
(b) A manager in charge of
				  a principal business function; or
(c) Any other person who performs similar
				  policy or decision-making functions.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.03 - General Restrictions and Specifically Prohibited Acts

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A. General Restrictions. The Department, in
				  exercising its authority under these regulations with respect to the granting
				  or renewal of permits or reviewing operations of a facility or allowing
				  continued operation under a general permit, shall consider all material
				  required under these regulations to evaluate whether any of the following
				  factors is likely to occur or has occurred. A person may not engage in natural
				  wood waste recycling in a manner which will likely:
(1) Create a nuisance;
(2) Be conducive to insect and rodent
				  infestation or the harboring of animals;
(3) Cause a discharge of constituents derived
				  from natural wood waste into the air unless otherwise permitted by the
				  Department;
(4) Cause a discharge
				  of constituents derived from natural wood waste to waters of this State unless
				  otherwise permitted by the Department;
(5) Harm the environment; or
(6) Create other hazards to the public
				  health, safety, or comfort as may be determined by the Department.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.04 - Permits - General

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A. Permits
				  Required. Unless excepted under the provisions of §B of this regulation, a
				  person:
(1) May not operate a natural wood
				  waste recycling facility in the State after July 1, 1992, without a permit
				  issued by the Department under these regulations; and
(2) Shall operate the facility:
(a) Under the conditions of an individual
				  permit issued by the Department; or
(b) In accordance with the conditions of the
				  general permit after the responsible party has:
(i) Submitted a Notice of Intent (NOI) in
				  accordance with Regulation .11 of this chapter, and
(ii) Received a letter of acknowledgment from
				  the Department.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.05 - Application for Individual Permits

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A. Requirements for Application.
(1) An applicant for a natural wood waste
				  recycling facility shall submit a permit application to the
				  Department.
(2) The application
				  shall include:
(a) A description of the
				  project for which approval is requested, including how the requirements in
				  Regulation .07 of this chapter shall be met;
(b) A description of all other applicable
				  permits required under local, State, or federal statutes;
(c) A marketing plan and strategy for the
				  product or products produced at the facility; and
(d) Copies of plans and engineering reports
				  as described in §B of this regulation.
(3) If there is any reason for summary
				  disapproval of the proposed project, the Department shall notify the applicant
				  in writing and advise the applicant of the proper appeal procedures.
(4) The applicant shall submit 11 complete
				  sets of the application to the Department.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.06 - Application Review for Individual Permits

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A. The Department shall distribute the
				  applications submitted to each of the following:
(1) The governing body, the county executive,
				  or both, of a county or municipality in which the activity is
				  proposed;
(2) Local operating
				  agency responsible for solid waste and recycling management;
(3) Local health or environmental
				  official;
(4) Department of Natural
				  Resources;
(5) Appropriate soil
				  conservation district;
(6) U.S.
				  Army Corps of Engineers;
(7) State
				  Highway Administration;
(8) State
				  Fire Marshal's Office; and
(9)
				  Local fire marshal.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.07 - General Requirements and Operating Procedures

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A. Buildings, Screens, or Buffers. In order
				  to ensure compliance with Regulation .03A(1) of this chapter, the Department
				  may require that the natural wood waste recycling facility conduct processing
				  activities involving unloading, separation, reduction, or alteration in one or
				  more of the following ways:
(1) In an
				  enclosed building;
(2) Screened
				  from adjoining properties; or
(3)
				  Buffered from adjoining properties at a distance determined by the
				  Department.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.08 - Periodic Reports to the Department

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A. Annual Report. A natural wood waste
				  recycling facility shall submit an annual report in writing to the Department
				  concerning the status of the natural wood waste recycling facility for each
				  year the facility is in use.
B. The
				  facility shall submit the report in §A of this regulation by March 1 of each
				  year for the preceding calendar year's data.
C. The facility shall submit all required
				  data on the form or in the format provided by the Department, and shall include
				  in the data at least the:
(1) Quantity of
				  natural wood waste received during each month of the preceding 12 months by
				  volume and weight, indicating the county in which each quantity of material is
				  generated;
(2) Quantities of
				  processed material and residues produced by the processing activities during
				  each month of the preceding 12 months, by volume and weight; and
(3) Quantities of processed material and
				  residues removed from the facility during each month of the preceding 12
				  months, by volume and weight.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.09 - Variances

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A. The owner,
				  operator, or person proposing to construct or currently operating a natural
				  wood waste recycling facility may apply to the Department for a variance from
				  one or more of the provisions of these regulations.
B. A natural wood waste recycling facility
				  may seek a variance for design or operation and maintenance requirements, or
				  both;
C. The Department shall grant
				  a variance when the design or method of operation proposed in the variance
				  application shows, to the satisfaction of the Department, that the facility
				  operations will conserve and protect the public health, natural resources, and
				  environment of the State, and control air, water, and land pollution to at
				  least the same extent as would be obtained by compliance with these
				  regulations.
D. Requests for a
				  variance shall supply the information required by the Department, including:
(1) The nature and location of the natural
				  wood waste recycling facility;
(2)
				  The reasons for which the variance is required, including the economic,
				  technological, and environmental justification; and
(3) Other relevant information the Department
				  may require in order to make a determination regarding the
				  application.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.10 - Enforcement Provision

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A.
				  Suspension or Revocation of Permits.
(1) The
				  Department may issue an order or revoke or temporarily suspend an individual
				  permit or authorization to operate under the general permit for failure of the
				  holder or responsible party to comply with:
(a) The requirements of these
				  regulations;
(b) The requirements
				  of the permit;
(c) A corrective
				  order issued by the Department; or
(d) The requirements of other applicable
				  State laws and regulations.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.11 - Notice of Intent (NOI) to Operate a Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility Under a General Permit

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A. Submission
				  of a Notice of Intent signifies that the signatory party intends to be
				  authorized to operate a natural wood waste recycling facility.
B. Becoming a permittee under the general
				  permit obligates the person or business entity, or both the person and business
				  entity, to comply with the terms and conditions of the general
				  permit.
C. Coverage under the
				  general permit does not affect the length of the original term under a
				  previously issued individual permit.
D. The NOI shall be signed by a responsible
				  party and shall be sent by certified mail.
E. A person signing an NOI shall certify that
				  the facility is in compliance with the conditions of the general
				  permit.
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 26.04.09 - Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facilities › Section 26.04.09.12 - General Permit to Operate a Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility

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A. A permittee may
				  participate in the general permit for a maximum period of 5 years from the date
				  of the letter of acknowledgment issued by the Department after receipt of the
				  NOI.
B. A permittee or responsible
				  party wishing to renew its participation in the general permit shall submit a
				  Notice of Intent to renew the coverage under the general permit 14 days before
				  the expiration of that 5-year period.
C. Effective Date of Coverage.
(1) Authorization to operate a natural wood
				  waste recycling facility is effective on the date the Department acknowledges
				  receipt of the Notice of Intent.
(2) Authorization expires 5 years after the
				  date of the acknowledgment of receipt by the Department unless:
(a) A renewal NOI is submitted 14 days before
				  the expiration date; or
(b) The
				  permittee notifies the Department of its intent to cease operating before the
				  expiration date of its participation in the general permit.
(3) A permittee ceasing operations
				  shall notify the Department of its intent to do so.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.01 - Scope

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A. The purpose of
				  this chapter is to provide for the regulation of coal combustion byproducts,
				  and to establish certain requirements pertaining to the generation, storage,
				  handling, processing, disposal, recycling, beneficial use, or other use of coal
				  combustion byproducts, including the use of coal combustion byproducts in coal
				  and noncoal mining operations.
B.
				  Except as otherwise specifically provided, this chapter applies to persons
				  engaged in the generation, storage, handling, processing, disposal, recycling,
				  beneficial use, or other use of coal combustion byproducts.
C. Compliance with the provisions of this
				  chapter does not relieve a person from the duty to comply with any other
				  applicable federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and
				  ordinances.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.03 - General Restrictions and Specifically Prohibited Acts

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A. General Restrictions. A person may not
				  engage in the generation, storage, handling, processing, disposal, recycling,
				  beneficial use, or other use of coal combustion byproducts in a manner that is
				  likely to:
(1) Create a nuisance;
(2) Create air pollution;
(3) Cause a discharge of pollutants to waters
				  of this State except in accordance with a valid permit issued by the Department
				  under Environment Article, §
											9-323, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(4) Cause a violation of
				  a ground water quality standard described in COMAR
				  26.08.02.09C;
(5) Impair the quality of the environment;
				  or
(6) Create other hazards to the
				  public health, safety, welfare, or comfort as may be determined by the
				  Department.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.04 - Disposal

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A. Disposal. A
				  person may not dispose of coal combustion byproducts except in accordance with
				  the provisions of this regulation.
B. A person shall dispose of coal combustion
				  byproducts only in a coal combustion byproducts disposal facility or a solid
				  waste acceptance facility that has been authorized by the Department for the
				  disposal of coal combustion byproducts.
C. On or after December 1, 2008, before a new
				  coal combustion byproducts disposal facility may be constructed, a person shall
				  apply for a permit for an industrial waste landfill under Environment Article,
				  §
										9-204, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland, and comply with the requirements for industrial waste landfills in
				  COMAR 26.04.07 to the satisfaction of the Department, including but not limited
				  to:
(1) The general requirements in COMAR
				  26.04.07.19;
(2) The permit requirements in COMAR
				  26.04.07.20;
(3) The closure requirements in COMAR
				  26.04.07.21;
(4) The post-closure monitoring and
				  maintenance requirements in COMAR
				  26.04.07.22; and
(5) Any other requirements the Department
				  considers necessary to protect public health and the environment or to prevent
				  nuisance conditions.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.05 - Storage

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A. A person may not
				  store coal combustion byproducts except in accordance with the provisions of
				  this regulation.
B. A person may
				  not store coal combustion byproducts directly on the surface of the ground or
				  in an unlined surface impoundment, pit, pond, or lagoon without the
				  authorization of the Department.
C.
				  A person shall store coal combustion byproducts in a manner that prevents
				  contact with waters of this State and that is designed either to minimize
				  contact with precipitation or to collect leachate that may result from contact
				  with precipitation.
D. A person may
				  not use a storage system for coal combustion byproducts unless the storage
				  system is:
(1) Designed, constructed, and
				  installed to contain coal combustion byproducts and contaminants in the coal
				  combustion byproducts and prevent them from being released to the environment;
				  and
(2) Provided with a roof or
				  other protections to prevent nuisance, air pollution, and unlawful discharges
				  of contaminated stormwater or leachate to the waters of this State.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.06 - Mine Reclamation

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A. A person
				  may not use coal combustion byproducts in a mine reclamation activity or other
				  mining operation, except in accordance with this chapter and §B or C of this
				  regulation.
B. Active and Abandoned
				  Coal Mines. Coal combustion byproducts may be used in a surface coal mining and
				  reclamation operation and in an abandoned coal mine only in accordance with the
				  provisions of COMAR 26.20, including but not limited to COMAR 26.20.24.08.
C. Noncoal Surface Mines. Coal
				  combustion byproducts may be used in the reclamation of a noncoal surface mine
				  only in accordance with COMAR 26.21.04.
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 26.04.10 - Management of Coal Combustion Byproducts › Section 26.04.10.07 - Variances

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A. A person may
				  apply to the Department for a variance from one or more of the provisions of
				  this chapter.
B. The Department may
				  grant a variance if the basis for the variance application is demonstrated to
				  the satisfaction of the Department to:
(1)
				  Provide equal or greater protection to prevent a release or discharge of coal
				  combustion byproducts to the environment as would be provided by compliance
				  with the regulation for which a variance is requested;
(2) Conserve and protect the public health,
				  the natural resources, and the environment of the State; and
(3) Control pollution to at least the same
				  extent as would be obtained by compliance with the regulation for which a
				  variance is requested.