Subtitle 04 REGULATION OF WATER SUPPLY, SEWAGE DISPOSAL, SOLID WASTE, AND RECYCLABLE MATERIALS › Chapter 06 Sewage Sludge Management

.51 Energy Generation or Incineration — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditions, or for other good c…

.52 Marketing. A. The Department may issue a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to market in Maryland sewage sludge generated out-of-State if: (1) The sewage sludge has been classified by the Department as Class A sewage sludge; (2) The sewage sludge to be marketed will not cause a…

.53 Marketing — Permit Application Requirements. A. A person seeking to market, in Maryland, sewage sludge generated out-of-State shall: (1) Submit to the Department six completed copies of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application on a form provided by the Department; (2)…

.54 Marketing — Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements for a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The permittee shall generate a report containing the following information and shall maintain all documents used to generate the report for a period of 5 years: (1) The source, ty…

.55 Marketing — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditions, or for other good cause. B. The Department …

.56 Research Project. A. The Department may issue a Sewage Sludge Utilization permit to utilize sewage sludge as part of a research project. B. A research project may be designed to improve current sewage sludge utilization methods, develop new methods, determine the environmenta…

.57 Research Project — Permit Application Requirements. A. A person who intends to utilize sewage sludge as part of a research project as provided in Regulation .56 of this chapter shall: (1) Submit to the Department a separate Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application for eac…

.58 Research Project — Public and Local Government Participation Requirements for a Permit Application. 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 o…

.59 Research Project — Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements for a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The permittee shall generate a report containing the following information and maintain all documents used to generate the report for a period of 5 years: (1) The source, t…

.60 Research Project — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditions, or for other good cause. B. The Depa…

.61 Innovative Project. The Department may issue a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit for an innovative project to utilize sewage sludge in deep rows, brickmaking, resource recovery projects, as fuel, and in other projects, if the sewage sludge is utilized in a manner that will not…

.62 Innovative Project — Permit Application Requirements. A. A person who intends to use sewage sludge in an innovative project as described in Regulation .61 of this chapter shall: (1) Submit to the Department a separate Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application for each site…

.63 Innovative Project — Public and Local Government Participation Requirements for a Permit Application. 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…

.64 Innovative Project — Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements for a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The permittee shall generate a report containing the following information and maintain all documents used to generate the report for a period of 5 years: (1) The source,…

.65 Innovative Project — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditions, or for other good cause. B. The De…

.66 Disposal or Alternative Utilization at a Municipal Landfill. A. The Department may issue a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit for the disposal or alternative utilization of sewage sludge at a municipal landfill if: (1) The Refuse Disposal Permit holder for the municipal landfil…

.67 Disposal or Alternative Utilization at a Municipal Landfill — Permit Application Requirements. A. A Refuse Disposal Permit holder who intends to dispose or alternatively utilize sewage sludge shall: (1) Submit to the Department a separate Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Appl…

.68 Disposal or Alternative Utilization at Municipal Landfill — Public and Local Government Participation Requirements for a Permit Application. A. To provide a county or a municipal corporation, if appropriate, with an opportunity to consult with the Department about the decisio…

.69 Disposal or Alternative Utilization at a Municipal Landfill — Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements for a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The permittee shall generate a report containing the following information and maintain all documents used to generate the report…

.70 Disposal or Alternative Utilization at Municipal Landfill — Modifications of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit. A. The Department may modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit to include a new condition as may be required by a new law or regulation, to clarify permit conditi…

.71 Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Term and Renewal. A. As a requirement for maintaining a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit, the permittee shall: (1) Comply with the applicable State laws and regulations and with the terms and conditions of the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit;…

.72 Transfer of a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit or Ownership. A. Thirty days before any change in control or ownership of the permitted property, site, or facility, the permittee shall: (1) Provide the succeeding legal owners of the permitted property, site, or facility by cer…

.73 Variance. A. A person who utilizes or proposes to utilize sewage sludge may apply to the Department for a variance from one or more of the provisions of this chapter. Variances may be sought for the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit Application requirements, or the design, con…

.74 Suspension, Revocation, or Modification by the Department. A. After written notification and an opportunity to request a hearing by the Department, the Department may suspend, revoke, or modify a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit if the Department finds that: (1) False or inac…

.75 Delegation of Inspection, Monitoring, or Enforcement. A. A local health official or the local health official’s designee may seek delegation authority from the Department to inspect, monitor, or enforce the provisions of Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits issued for sewage slu…