1. A. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall obtain an Individual Oil Operations Permit to conduct an oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste solidification/stabilization operation.

2. B. Permit Application and Issuance Procedures.

   1. (1) An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall apply for an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulations .09A and .11 of this chapter, and include the following information in the permit application:

      1. (a) A to-scale site diagram that identifies the:

         1. (i) Location of each solidification/stabilization process area;
         2. (ii) Direction of stormwater flow at the facility;
         3. (iii) Storm drains on-site and immediately off-site; and
         4. (iv) Location of buildings and property lines, identifying the owners of any adjacent properties; and

      2. (b) A detailed description of:

         1. (i) The solidification/stabilization process;
         2. (ii) The testing or verification to be completed prior to accepting oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste intended for solidification/stabilization to ensure the oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste does not contain a hazardous substance or originate from a gasoline storage tank system; and
         3. (iii) How the facility will maintain records of tracking and testing for each batch of raw material to be solidified/stabilized and for loads of processed material transferred to a permitted disposal facility.

   2. (2) Upon review of an application completed in accordance with this regulation, the Department shall:

      1. (a) Notify the applicant in writing that the application is not complete and additional information is required to determine whether the proposed oil solidification/stabilization operation is consistent with all applicable requirements of this chapter, COMAR 26.10, and other State laws and regulations;
      2. (b) Issue an Individual Oil Operations Permit to the applicant in accordance with Regulation .11G and H of this chapter; or
      3. (c) Deny the application for an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .12 of this chapter.
   3. (3) An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility shall apply to renew an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with §B(1) of this regulation and Regulation .11E of this chapter.

   4. (4) In accordance with Regulation .12B of this chapter, the Department may:

      1. (a) Deny an application for an Individual Oil Operations Permit for a proposed oil solidification/stabilization operation; or
      2. (b) Suspend or revoke an Individual Oil Operations Permit under which an oil solidification/stabilization operation is permitted.
   5. (5) The Department may modify, or an owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility may request to modify, the oil solidification/stabilization conditions of an Individual Oil Operations Permit in accordance with Regulation .12B of this chapter.

3. C. Operation and Recordkeeping Conditions. An owner, an operator, and a person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility conducting an oil solidification/stabilization operation:

   1. (1) May not accept oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste that contains:

      1. (a) A hazardous substance; or
      2. (b) Sludge, refuse, or other mixed waste from a gasoline storage tank system;
   2. (2) May not cause or allow the unpermitted discharge of stormwater entering the solidification/stabilization process area into waters of the State;

   3. (3) Shall ensure stormwater entering the solidification/stabilization process area is either:

      1. (a) Included in the solidification/stabilization process;
      2. (b) Managed under a State discharge permit or National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit; or
      3. (c) Disposed of at a facility permitted for the treatment of oily water;

   4. (4) Shall complete the following tasks at the end of each working day:

      1. (a) Clean the area surrounding the solidification/stabilization area of all oily substances; and
      2. (b) Cover and secure the solidification/stabilization process area so that the contents are not exposed to stormwater;
   5. (5) Shall dispose of the end product from the solidification/stabilization process at a State or USEPA permitted disposal facility;

   6. (6) Shall maintain the following records for at least 5 years at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility:

      1. (a) Certification by a generator of oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste that the material is in compliance with §C(1) of this regulation;
      2. (b) Analytical data demonstrating the oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste accepted at the oil storage facility or oil handling facility is in compliance with §C(1) of this regulation; and
      3. (c) A copy of each approval from the receiving facility where the oil solidification/stabilization end product was accepted and disposed, including analytical data; and
   7. (7) In addition to the requirements under §C(1)—(6) of this regulation, shall comply with the Individual Oil Operations Permit conditions under Regulation .09A of this chapter.

Authority: Environment Article, §§1-101, 4-401, 4-402, 4-405, 4-407—4-412, 4-415—4-420, and 7-201 et seq.; State Government Article, §§10-206 and 10-226; Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: September 1, 1974 (1:1 Md. R. 33)

Regulation .07 amended effective April 21, 1978 (5:8 Md. R. 593)

Regulation .07C amended effective September 12, 1983 (10:18 Md. R. 1607)

Regulation .07 repealed effective January 28, 1985 (12:2 Md. R. 134)

Regulations .01—.06 and .08—.13 transferred to COMAR 10.50.01 effective July 1, 1980

Regulations .01—.21 adopted effective January 28, 1985 (12:2 Md. R. 134)

Regulations .01A, B, .02C, .04A, .07A, .08A, .12A, .13, .15A, .17A, C amended effective December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2743)

Regulations .04A, .12A, .13, .14B, C, .15, and .18B amended effective July 1, 1985 (12:13 Md. R. 1278)

Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2743)

Regulation .09 amended effective September 23, 1985 (12:19 Md. R. 1847)

Regulation .14E adopted effective August 26, 1985 (12:17 Md. R. 1702)

Regulation .22 adopted effective December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2743)

Appendix A amended effective August 26, 1985 (12:17 Md. R. 1702)

Appendix A recodified as Regulation .23 and amended effective December 28, 1987 (14:26 Md. R. 2743)

Chapter recodified from COMAR 08.05.04 to COMAR 26.10.01

Regulation .01 amended effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .01-1 adopted effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Regulation .02D adopted effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Regulation .04 amended effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Regulation .04A amended effective April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 575)

Regulation .05 repealed effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Regulation .05 adopted effective February 24, 1997 (24:4 Md. R. 294)

Regulations .07, .16, and .17 amended as an emergency provision effective January 18, 1993 (20:3 Md. R. 256); amended permanently effective July 18, 1993 (20:13 Md. R. 1050)

Regulation .07A amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .08A amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .09 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .09B amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .12 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .12A amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223); April 5, 2010 (37:7 Md. R. 575)

Regulation .12B amended effective September 18, 1989 (16:18 Md. R. 2025); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulations .13—.15 repealed effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .16 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .17 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .17A amended effective September 18, 1989 (16:18 Md. R. 2025)

Regulation .18B amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulation .19 repealed effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438)

Regulation .20A amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)

Regulations .22—.24 repealed effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151)

Regulation .23 amended effective May 1, 1989 (16:8 Md. R. 911)

Regulation .24 adopted effective May 1, 1989 (16:8 Md. R. 911)

Regulations .22—.24 recodified from Regulations .25—.27 and adopted effective January 1, 1996 (22:26 Md. R. 2031)

Regulations .01—.24 repealed and new Regulations .01—.24 adopted effective June 13, 2022 (49:12 Md. R. 642)