Md. Code Regs. 26.04.11.12

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 26.04.11.12 - Recordkeeping and Reporting

A. This regulation applies to composting facilities required to obtain a Composting Facility Permit.

B. Measurement for Recordkeeping and Reporting.

(1) For the purpose of the composting facility records required in §C of this regulation, quantities may be measured in either volume or weight.

(2) For the purpose of the annual report required in §D of this regulation, quantities shall be reported by:

(a) Weight, for Tier 1 Facilities; and

(b) Both weight and volume, for Tier 2 Facilities.

(3) For the purpose of the annual report required in §D of this regulation, a facility may calculate approximate weight or volume using a method for converting volume to weight or weight to volume that is described in its annual report and is reasonably accurate, as determined by the Department.

C. Beginning on the date a composting facility is issued an individual Composting Facility Permit or begins operating under the general Composting Facility Permit, the composting facility shall keep records for a minimum of 5 years from the date of each record, in a form suitable for submission to or inspection by the Department, including:

(1) Source, type, and quantity of feedstocks received, including the county in which each quantity was generated;

(2) Quantity and type of feedstocks processed into compost;

(3) Quantity and classification of compost produced using the product classifications specified by the Department of Agriculture in COMAR 15.18.04.05;

(4) Quantity and classification of compost distributed;

(5) Quantity of residues produced and removed from the composting facility;

(6) The results of any analytical testing required by the Department of Agriculture under COMAR 15.18.04.04-.05 and .11;

(7) Results of temperature monitoring that demonstrate compliance with the pathogen reduction requirements in Regulation .09B(10) of this chapter; and

(8) Results of moisture monitoring conducted in accordance with the CFOP required by Regulation .09B(1) of this chapter.

D. Annual Report.

(1) A composting facility shall submit an annual report on a form provided by the Department.

(2) The composting facility shall submit the annual report by January 31 of each year for the preceding calendar year's data.

(3) The composting facility shall submit all required data on the form provided by the Department, and shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(a) Quantity and type of feedstocks received during the preceding calendar year, indicating the county in which each quantity of material was generated;

(b) Quantities of compost and residues produced by composting during the preceding calendar year; and

(c) Quantities of compost and residues removed from the composting facility during the preceding calendar year.

E. Annual Submission of the CFOP. A composting facility shall submit to the Department a current version of the CFOP, updated in accordance with Regulation .09B(1)(b) of this chapter, by January 31 of each year with the annual report required in §D of this regulation.

F. The Department may impose other recordkeeping and reporting requirements considered necessary.

Md. Code Regs. 26.04.11.12

Regulation .12 adopted effective 42:12 Md. R. 763, eff.7/1/2015