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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".16" citation="COMAR 15.20.13.16" title_num="15" subtitle_num="20" chapter_num="13" heading="Storage Facility — Permit Application Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A person applying for a Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit shall submit to the Department a separate permit application for each site where a food processing residuals storage facility is located or is to be installed, materially altered, or materially extended. A person shall submit to the Department two completed copies of the Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit Application for a new Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit, a modification to a Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit, or a Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit renewal on a form provided by the Department. A person shall also submit a performance bond, liability insurance, or other form of security required under the provisions of Regulation .09 of this chapter. The application shall include the following completed information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the applicant is not the owner or operator of the agricultural operation where the storage facility is located or is to be installed, materially altered, or materially extended, the written consent of the owner or operator of the agricultural operation to utilize food processing residuals in conjunction with the operation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A current site plan designating the property boundary lines, the exact acreage of the site, existing and proposed storage facility structures, the location of any wells on the site and within 1/2 mile of the site, any residences or buildings on site and within 1/2 mile of the site, the proximity of the site to major roads in the area and any roads on the site, and surrounding land uses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Tax maps and liber and folio numbers for the parcels of land on which the storage facility exists or will be installed, materially altered, or materially extended and the names of the legal owners of the site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A description of the source, type, and quantity of food processing residuals to be stored;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Engineering plans showing that the storage facility meets:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>NRCS Waste Storage Facility No. 313 Conservation Practice Standard;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An equivalent standard determined by a registered professional engineer prepared, signed, and bearing the seal of the engineer;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The specifications for any liners or soil sealants used;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A detailed operation plan that includes, when applicable:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Procedures for sampling, on-site record keeping, and reporting of the food processing residuals to be stored;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Methods and procedures to prevent or control odors and other potential nuisance conditions at the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Contingency or emergency plans to manage fires, equipment breakdown, spills, and other emergency events; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Methods and procedures for restricting public access to the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Information on protection of water resources, including a description of the methods to be used for the protection of ground and surface waters of the State.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>For a new storage facility, an assessment of the potential environmental impact of the storage facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>For manufactured storage facilities, information showing that it meets:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>NRCS Waste Storage Facility No. 313 Conservation Practice Standard; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An equivalent standard determined by a registered professional engineer; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Other information that may be requested by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Permit Application Fees.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The applicant shall pay the Department a nonrefundable Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit Application fee in accordance with the following schedule:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a new permit application, $100; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For a renewal permit application, $100.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For activities, which involve transportation or storage of food processing residuals in combination with any other activities listed in the Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit Application, the Department will issue a single Food Processing Residuals Utilization Permit to include all activities. For combined activities that include the land application of food processing residuals, the application fees listed for transportation and storage of food processing residuals in Regulations .12 and .16 of this chapter shall be waived.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>