# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 04 — Regulation of Water Supply, Sewage Disposal, Solid Waste, and Recyclable Materials

### Chapter 06 — Sewage Sludge Management

#### Regulation .29 Storage Facility — Public and Local Government Participation.

*COMAR 26.04.06.29*

A. To provide a county or a municipal corporation, if appropriate, with an opportunity to consult with the Department about the decision to issue, deny, or place restrictions on a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit, the Department shall mail a copy of a new, modification, or renewal Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application to install, materially alter, or materially extend a sewage sludge storage facility to:

  (1) The chairman of the legislative body and any elected executive of the county and municipal corporation where the storage facility is to be installed, materially altered or materially extended; and

  (2) The chairman of the legislative body and any elected executive of any other county within 1 mile from the location where the storage facility is to be installed, materially altered or materially extended.

B. The Department shall comply with the requirements for public participation in the permitting process in Environment Article, Title 1, Subtitle 6, and §9-234.1, Annotated Code of Maryland.