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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 26.21.04.04" title_num="26" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="04" heading="Application for Use.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Before using coal combustion byproducts in the reclamation of a noncoal surface mine, a permittee shall submit to the Department for review and approval an application and comprehensive plans for the reclamation project, including, but not limited to, plans for the development and implementation of a leachate control and collection system.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Department shall review and, if acceptable, approve the application and plans before the use of the coal combustion byproducts.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The plans shall contain the following at a minimum:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>A completed and signed application on a form provided by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A comprehensive physical and chemical description of the coal combustion byproducts to be used for reclamation at the site, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Identification of the source of the coal combustion byproducts;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The amounts of coal combustion byproducts proposed to be used in the reclamation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The characterization report required by Regulation .05 of this chapter;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>A topographic map which is an accurate depiction of the site at the time the application is filed, prepared to a scale not smaller than 1 inch equals 100 feet, which depicts the property boundaries, on-site buildings and structures, and obvious surficial features, including but not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Current and proposed affected lands;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Springs and seeps;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Streams, whether intermittent or perennial;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Rock outcrops;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Sink holes;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Surface impoundments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Existing wells within 1,250 feet of the boundaries of the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>100-year flood plain and any nontidal wetlands;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>Forested or other vegetated areas; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(j)">
        <text>The location of any buried or overhead power transmission lines, utility pipelines, or storage tanks on the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>A discussion of the geologic formations directly underlying and in close proximity to the site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Ground water elevation data from the site and a prediction of the maximum expected ground water elevation at the site, including an explanation of how the ground water elevation estimates were derived;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Geologic cross sections of the site in sufficient detail and orientation to clearly identify subsurface conditions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Representative background ground water quality data from monitoring wells identified by the Department for the parameters set forth in Table I in Regulation 07A of this regulation, or other parameters required by the Department;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Test boring logs, well completion reports, piezometric measurements, chemical or physical soil analyses, or both, and accompanying geotechnical analyses;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>A description of how coal combustion byproducts will be placed, including a detailed description of fill construction and phasing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>A map or drawing depicting the initial and final grades of the site after completion of coal combustion byproduct placement;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>A discussion of the projected future use of the site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(12)">
      <text>The volume and type of available cover material to be used;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(13)">
      <text>Means of controlling access to the site;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(14)">
      <text>Proposed operating procedures, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Hours of operation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Necessary equipment to handle materials delivered to the site;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Means to control dust and wind erosion;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Means to control dust and wind erosion; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Procedures to be followed upon delivery of the coal combustion byproducts;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(15)">
      <text>Methods of controlling runoff or run-on to the site and a detailed description of the sediment and erosion control system to be implemented, which shall satisfy the requirements of Environment Article, Title 4, Subtitle 1, Annotated Code of Maryland, and COMAR 26.09.01;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(16)">
      <text>A description of proposed methods of covering and stabilizing completed areas;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(17)">
      <text>A description, including flow diagrams, of the processes generating leachate, including raw materials, intermediate byproducts, final products, and process streams;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(18)">
      <text>A description of the design features and systems intended to protect ground water from leachate, including a detailed description of the proposed liner and leachate collection system;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(19)">
      <text>A discussion as to how leachate will be collected, removed from the site, and ultimately disposed of;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(20)">
      <text>A description of quality assurance/quality control protocols;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(21)">
      <text>A monitoring plan as described in Regulation .07 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(22)">
      <text>Other information as may be required by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>