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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".48" citation="COMAR 26.04.06.48" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="06" heading="Energy Generation or Incineration — Permit Application Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A Refuse Disposal Permit holder seeking a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to incinerate sewage sludge shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submit to the Department a separate Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application for each waste-to-energy facility or incinerator where sewage sludge is to be utilized;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submit to the Department six completed copies of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application on a form provided by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include, as part of the permit application, the information required in §B of this regulation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Submit to the Department a performance bond, liability insurance, or other form of security required under the provisions of Regulation .10 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A person seeking a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit under §A of this regulation shall include in the permit application the following completed information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A description of the source, type, and quantity of sewage sludge to be utilized at the waste-to-energy facility or incinerator, including any previous treatment the sewage sludge has received, such as anaerobic digestion, aerobic digestion, lime stabilization, composting, or dewatering;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <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 sewage sludge to be utilized;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Types of equipment to be used for collection, management, washdown, and other operations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Days and hours of operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Methods and procedures to prevent or control odors and other potential nuisance conditions at the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Methods and procedures for utilizing sewage sludge;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Contingency or emergency plans to manage fires, equipment breakdown, spills, and other emergency events; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Methods and procedures for restricting public access to the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A detailed description of the methods, processes, and monitoring procedures to be utilized at the waste-to-energy facility or incinerator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Methods and procedures for storage and on-site management of processed and unprocessed sewage sludge received at the waste-to-energy facility or the incinerator and utilization of the ash generated by the waste-to-energy facility or the incinerator;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>An air quality permit issued by the Department in accordance with the requirements in COMAR 26.11.02;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Unless the analytical results have been submitted to the Department in accordance with the requirements of Regulation .06 of this chapter, the most recent results of a laboratory analysis of a representative composite sample of the sewage sludge that was obtained from the wastewater treatment plant that generated the sewage sludge, subject to the following requirements:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The sample was obtained in accordance with the requirements of Regulation .06 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The analysis of the sample was performed by an independent laboratory or other laboratory acceptable to the Department, using standards, procedures, and methods that are acceptable to the Department;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If requested by the Department, the results shall be accompanied by a description of the method or methods of analysis; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The analytical results include, at a minimum:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Percent of total solids, pH, ammonium nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, total phosphorous, total potassium, total arsenic, total cadmium, total copper, total lead, total mercury, total molybdenum, total nickel, total selenium, total zinc, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and the dry weight concentration of total Kjeldahl nitrogen; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Any other sewage sludge constituent that the Department determines necessary to adequately assess the potential impact of the project on public health and the environment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Other information that may be requested by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Department may reject an analysis of a sewage sludge sample submitted in accordance with §B(6) of this regulation and require retesting and resubmittal of results if the Department determines that the method of analysis is inaccurate, or for any other good cause.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Permit Application Fees.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A person shall pay the Department a nonrefundable Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application fee in accordance with the following schedule:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a new permit application, $750; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For a renewal permit application, $750.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>For activities which involve transportation of sewage sludge in combination with any other activities listed in the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application, the Department will issue a single Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include all activities. For combined activities, only the application fee listed for transportation of sewage sludge in Regulation .23C of this chapter shall be waived.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>