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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 09.34.13.11" title_num="09" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="13" heading="Testing of Soil Remains.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A permit holder shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon initial receipt of permit from the Office, test, using a third-party laboratory, the reduction facility’s initial 20 instances of soil remains for the parameters identified in Table A, and any additional instances of soil remains necessary to achieve 20 reductions meeting the parameters identified in Table A;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>After 20 soil remains meet the limits outlined in Table A, analyze, at a minimum, 25 percent of a reduction facility’s monthly instances of soil remains for the parameters identified in Table A until 80 total instances have met the requirements in Table A;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Ensure the third-party laboratory described under §A(1) of this regulation:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Uses a sampling method such as described in the U.S. Composting Council 2002 Test Methods for the Examination of Composting and Compost, Method 02.01-A through E, or its successor;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Confirms Soil remains have less than 0.01 mg/kg dry weight of physical contaminants which include, but are not limited to, intact bone, dental fillings, and medical implants; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Tests for arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and selenium, and either fecal coliform or salmonella in soil remains to meet the testing parameters and limits identified in Table A.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Other local, State, or federal authorities may require tests of soil remains for additional parameters.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A permit holder may not release any soil remains that exceed the limits identified in Table A.</text>
    <paragraph num="D.">
      <text>Any soil remains that exceed the parameters identified in Table A must undergo additional pathogen treatment processes as described in Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 503, Appendix B until the soil tests within the limits identified in Table A.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>