Md. Code Regs. 26.10.13.06

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

Section 26.10.13.06 - Permit and Operational Requirements

A. The Department shall specify the following requirements in an Individual Oil Operations Permit for an OCS facility other than a mobile OCS treatment facility:

(1) The maximum quantities of OCS and post-treatment soil to be stored at the OCS facility at any given time;

(2) The methods used to store OCS and post-treatment soil;

(3) The methods of stormwater run-on and run-off control;

(4) The sampling and testing requirements for accepted OCS;

(5) The testing requirements for post-treatment soil;

(6) The recordkeeping requirements for the following records at the OCS facility:

(a) OCS acceptance documents;

(b) OCS and post-treatment soil testing records;

(c) OCS and post-treatment soil laboratory analyses; and

(d) Documentation for OCS deliveries made to the OCS facility, including refused OCS deliveries, showing:

(i) The generator's name and physical and mailing addresses;

(ii) The OCS source; and

(iii) The transporter's name and physical and mailing addresses;

(7) A closure plan prepared in accordance with Regulation .04B of this chapter;

(8) A schedule for testing the quality of waters of the State at the OCS facility; and

(9) A description of the field and laboratory analytical methods that will be used to monitor the quality of waters of the State at the OCS facility, including the location and types of monitoring stations and monitoring well construction method.

B. The Department shall specify the following requirements in an Individual Oil Operations Permit for a mobile treatment OCS facility:

(1) The requirements listed in §A(3)-(6);

(2) The method used for staging OCS on-site; and

(3) Closure plan requirements, including procedures for:

(a) The removal of OCS not treated by the mobile treatment OCS facility on-site; and

(b) The removal of post-treatment soil generated on-site.

C. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an OCS facility shall comply with the following operational requirements:

(1) Maintain an up to date operations manual at the OCS facility and make the operations manual available to all OCS facility personnel;

(2) Train all OCS facility personnel in facility operations, standard operating procedures, and contingency plans;

(3) Restrict unloading and loading of OCS to approved facility operational hours;

(4) Maintain adequate personnel and equipment at the OCS facility at all times to ensure proper operation and prompt response to problems associated with loading, unloading, and storage of OCS;

(5) Keep and make available to the Department upon request all of the records required under this chapter for:

(a) The duration of an active Individual Oil Operations Permit; and

(b) An additional five years after the permit has expired or been closed by the Department;

(6) In accordance with the reporting requirements of COMAR 26.10.01.05, notify the Department of an operational malfunction at the OCS facility that results in a spill, release, or discharge within 2 hours of the operational malfunction;

(7) At the direction of the Department during the operational life of the facility, sample monitoring wells and analyze the quality of waters of the State at the OCS facility; and

(8) Submit an annual written report by January 30 of each year to the Department that provides the following information for the preceding calendar year:

(a) The quantity of OCS received,

(b) The origin of OCS received, and

(c) The quantity of OCS treated and converted into post-treatment soil at an OCS facility.

D. In addition to the permit conditions specified in §§A and B of this regulation, the Department may include additional special conditions in an Individual Oil Operations Permit if the Department determines the special conditions are necessary to protect public health or the environment.

Md. Code Regs. 26.10.13.06

Regulations .06 adopted as an emergency provision effective January 18, 1993 (20:3 Md. R. 256); adopted permanently effective July 18, 1993 (20:13 Md. R. 1050); adopted effective 49:12 Md. R. 642, eff. 6/13/2022