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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 26.10.01.15" title_num="26" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="01" heading="Solidification/Stabilization of Oil Waste Materials.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall obtain an Individual Oil Operations Permit to conduct an oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste solidification/stabilization operation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Permit Application and Issuance Procedures.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall apply for an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulations .09A and .11 of this chapter, and include the following information in the permit application:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A to-scale site diagram that identifies the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Location of each solidification/stabilization process area;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Direction of stormwater flow at the facility;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Storm drains on-site and immediately off-site; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Location of buildings and property lines, identifying the owners of any adjacent properties; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A detailed description of:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The solidification/stabilization process;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The testing or verification to be completed prior to accepting oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste intended for solidification/stabilization to ensure the oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste does not contain a hazardous substance or originate from a gasoline storage tank system; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>How the facility will maintain records of tracking and testing for each batch of raw material to be solidified/stabilized and for loads of processed material transferred to a permitted disposal facility.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Upon review of an application completed in accordance with this regulation, the Department shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Notify the applicant in writing that the application is not complete and additional information is required to determine whether the proposed oil solidification/stabilization operation is consistent with all applicable requirements of this chapter, COMAR 26.10, and other State laws and regulations;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Issue an Individual Oil Operations Permit to the applicant in accordance with Regulation .11G and H of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Deny the application for an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .12 of this chapter.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall apply to renew an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with §B(1) of this regulation and Regulation .11E of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>In accordance with Regulation .12B of this chapter, the Department may:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Deny an application for an Individual Oil Operations Permit for a proposed oil solidification/stabilization operation; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Suspend or revoke an Individual Oil Operations Permit under which an oil solidification/stabilization operation is permitted.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The Department may modify, or an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility may request to modify, the oil solidification/stabilization conditions of an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .12B of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Operation and Recordkeeping Conditions. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility conducting an oil solidification/stabilization operation:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>May not accept oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste that contains:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A hazardous substance; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Sludge, refuse, or other mixed waste from a gasoline storage tank system;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not cause or allow the unpermitted discharge of stormwater entering the solidification/stabilization process area into waters of the State;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Shall ensure stormwater entering the solidification/stabilization process area is either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Included in the solidification/stabilization process;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Managed under a State discharge permit or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Disposed of at a facility permitted for the treatment of oily water;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Shall complete the following tasks at the end of each working day:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Clean the area surrounding the solidification/stabilization area of all oily substances; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Cover and secure the solidification/stabilization process area so that the contents are not exposed to stormwater;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Shall dispose of the end product from the solidification/stabilization process at a State or USEPA permitted disposal facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Shall maintain the following records for at least 5 years at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Certification by a generator of oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste that the material is in compliance with §C(1) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Analytical data demonstrating the oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste accepted at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility is in compliance with §C(1) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A copy of each approval from the receiving facility where the oil solidification/stabilization end product was accepted and disposed, including analytical data; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>In addition to the requirements under §C(1)—(6) of this regulation, shall comply with the Individual Oil Operations Permit conditions under Regulation .09A of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>