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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02-7" citation="COMAR 26.13.07.02-7" title_num="26" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="07" heading="Specific Information Requirements for Land Treatment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>In addition to complying with the requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility permit for a hazardous waste management facility that uses or is proposed to use land treatment to dispose of hazardous waste shall provide the Secretary with the specific information required by §§B—D of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>For facilities that use land treatment to dispose of hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided in COMAR 26.13.05.01, the permit applicant shall provide the following information:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A description of plans to conduct a treatment demonstration as required under COMAR 26.13.05.13C that includes the following information:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The wastes for which the demonstration will be made and the potential hazardous constituents in the wastes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The data sources to be used to make the treatment demonstration such as scientific literature, laboratory data, field data, or operating data; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>A description of any specific laboratory or field test that will be conducted, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The type of test, such as column leaching or degradation;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Materials and methods, including analytical procedures;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Expected time for completion;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Characteristics of the unit that will be simulated in the demonstration, including treatment zone characteristics, climatic conditions, and operating practices;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A description of a land treatment program as required under COMAR 26.13.05.13B, which shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Be submitted with the plan for the treatment demonstration;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Be updated following the treatment demonstration; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Address the following items:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The wastes to be land treated;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Design measures and operating practices necessary to maximize treatment in accordance with COMAR 26.13.05.13D(1);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Waste application method and rate;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Measures to control soil pH;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Enhancement of microbial or chemical reactions;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>Control of moisture content;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Provisions for unsaturated zone monitoring, including: sampling equipment, procedures, frequency, procedures for selecting sampling locations, analytical procedures, chain of custody control, procedures for establishing background values, statistical methods for interpreting results;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(viii)">
          <text>The justification for any hazardous constituents recommended for selection as principal hazardous constituents, in accordance with the criteria for the selection in COMAR 26.13.05.13I(1);</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ix)">
          <text>A list of hazardous constituents reasonably expected to be in, or derived from, the wastes to be land treated based on waste analysis performed in accordance with COMAR 26.13.05.02D; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(x)">
          <text>The proposed dimensions of the treatment zone;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A description of how the unit is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in order to meet the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.13D that addresses the following items:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Control of run-on;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Collection and control of run-off;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Minimization of run-off of hazardous constituents from the treatment zone;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Management of collection and holding facilities associated with run-on and run-off control systems;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Periodic inspection of the unit, as part of the inspection plan submitted under Regulation .02D(19) of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Control of wind dispersal of particulate matter, if applicable;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A description of the vegetative cover to be applied to closed portions of the facility, and a plan for maintaining the cover during the post-closure care period, as required under COMAR 26.13.05.13K(1)(h) and (3)(b), as part of the closure plan and, if applicable, the post-closure care plan submitted under Regulation .02D(29) of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If ignitable or reactive wastes will be placed in or on the treatment zone, an explanation of how the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.13L will be complied with;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If incompatible wastes, or incompatible wastes and materials, will be placed in or on the same treatment zone, an explanation of how COMAR 26.13.05.13M will be complied with;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A waste management plan for EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 that:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Describes how a land treatment facility is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to meet the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.13N; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Addresses the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Volume, physical characteristics, and chemical characteristics of the wastes, including their potential to migrate through soil or to volatilize or escape into the atmosphere;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Attenuative properties of underlying and surrounding soils or other materials;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Mobilizing properties of other materials co-disposed with these wastes; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Effectiveness of additional treatment, design, or monitoring techniques;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>A list of the hazardous wastes to be land treated.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If food-chain crops are to be grown in or on the treatment zone of the land treatment unit, the permit applicant shall provide a description of how the demonstration required under COMAR 26.13.05.13G was conducted including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Characteristics of the food-chain crop for which the demonstration will be made;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Characteristics of the waste, treatment zone, and waste application method and rate to be used in the demonstration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Procedures for crop growth, sample collection, sample analysis, and data evaluation; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Characteristics of the comparison crop, including the location and conditions under which it was or will be grown.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>If food-chain crops are to be grown, and cadmium is present in the land treated waste, the permit applicant shall provide a description of how the requirements of COMAR 26.13.05.13G(6) will be complied with.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>