Md. Code Regs. 26.13.02.03
A. A solid waste, as defined in Regulation .02 of this chapter, is a hazardous waste if:
(2) It meets any of the following criteria:
(b) It is listed in Regulations .15—.19 of this chapter and has not been excluded from the lists by:
(c) It is a mixture of solid waste and a hazardous waste that is listed in this chapter solely because it exhibits one or more of the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity identified in Regulations .11—.13 of this chapter unless the:
A-1. Any mixture of a waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals excluded under Regulation .04-1A(7) of this chapter and any other solid waste which exhibits a characteristic of hazardous waste under Regulations .10—.14 of this chapter, is a hazardous waste only under the following circumstances:
(3) The mixture exhibits the characteristic of toxicity and either of the following conditions hold:
A-2. The following mixtures of solid wastes and hazardous wastes listed in this chapter are not hazardous wastes, except by application of §A(2)(a) and (b) of this regulation, if the generator can demonstrate that the mixture consists of wastewater, the discharge of which is subject to regulation under either §402 or 307(b) of the Clean Water Act, including wastewater at facilities which have eliminated the discharge of wastewater, and:
(1) One or more of the following solvents listed in Regulation .16 of this chapter if the maximum total weekly usage of these solvents, less amounts that can be demonstrated not to be discharged to wastewater, divided by the average weekly flow of wastewater into the headworks of the facility's wastewater treatment or pretreatment system, does not exceed one part per million:
(2) One or more of the following spent solvents listed in Regulation .16 of this chapter if the maximum total weekly usage of these solvents, less amounts that can be demonstrated not to be discharged to wastewater, divided by the average weekly flow of wastewater into the headworks of the facility's wastewater treatment or pretreatment system, does not exceed 25 parts per million:
(3) One or more of the following wastes listed in Regulation .17 of this chapter, if the wastes are discharged to the refinery oil recovery sewer before primary separation of oil, water, and solids:
(4) A discarded commercial chemical product or chemical intermediate listed in Regulation .19 of this chapter arising from de minimis losses of these materials from manufacturing operations in which these materials are used as raw materials or are produced in the manufacturing process, where, for purposes of this section, “de minimis” losses include:
(5) Wastewater resulting from laboratory operations containing toxic (T) wastes listed in Regulations .15—.26 of this chapter if:
(6) Wastewaters from the production of carbamates and carbamoyl oximes, as listed in Regulation .17 of this chapter under EPA Hazardous Waste Number K157, as follows:
B. A solid waste which is not excluded from regulation under §A(1) of this regulation becomes a hazardous waste when any of the following events occurs:
C. Unless and until it meets the criteria of §D of this regulation:
(2) Any solid waste generated from the treatment, storage, or disposal of a hazardous waste, including any sludge, spill residue, ash, emission control dust, or leachate but not including precipitation runoff, is a hazardous waste, except:
(a) As otherwise provided in:
C-1. The following solid wastes are not hazardous wastes even though they are generated from the treatment, storage, or disposal of a hazardous waste, unless they exhibit one or more of the characteristics of hazardous waste:
(3) Nonwastewater residues, such as slag, resulting from high temperature metals recovery (HTMR) processing of K061, K062, or F006 waste if:
(a) The processing is conducted in units identified as:
(b) The residues:
(c) The generator of the residues incorporates testing requirements into a facility's waste analysis plan or a generator's self-implementing waste analysis plan to demonstrate that the criteria of §C-1(3)(b)(ii) and (iii) of this regulation are met by collecting and analyzing composite samples:
(e) The generator of the residues prepares a one-time notification that includes:
(g) The generator of the residues:
(4) Biological treatment sludge from one of the following wastes listed under “organic chemicals” in Regulation .17 of this chapter:
(5) Catalyst inert support media separated from one of the following wastes listed in Regulation .17 of this chapter:
C-2. Table 1 and Table 2—Generic Exclusion Levels. Table 1 Table 2
| Generic Exclusion Levels for K061 and K062 Nonwastewater HTMR Residues | |
|---|---|
| Constituent | Maximum for any single composite sample-TCLP (mg/l) |
| Antimony | 0.10 |
| Arsenic | 0.50 |
| Barium | 7.6 |
| Beryllium | 0.010 |
| Cadmium | 0.050 |
| Chromium (total) | 0.33 |
| Lead | 0.15 |
| Mercury | 0.009 |
| Nickel | 1.0 |
| Selenium | 0.16 |
| Silver | 0.30 |
| Thallium | 0.020 |
| Zinc | 70. |
| Generic Exclusion Levels for F006 Nonwastewater HTMR Residues | |
|---|---|
| Constituent | Maximum for any single composite sample-TCLP (mg/l) |
| Antimony | 0.10 |
| Arsenic | 0.50 |
| Barium | 7.6 |
| Beryllium | 0.010 |
| Cadmium | 0.050 |
| Chromium (total) | 0.33 |
| Cyanide (total mg/kg) | 1.8 |
| Lead | 0.15 |
| Mercury | 0.009 |
| Nickel | 1.0 |
| Selenium | 0.16 |
| Silver | 0.30 |
| Thallium | 0.020 |
| Zinc | 70. |
D. Any solid waste described in §C of this regulation is not a hazardous waste if it meets the following criteria:
Agency Note: Wastes that exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste at the point of generation may still be subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 268 even if they no longer exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste at the point of land disposal.
E. Notwithstanding §§A—D of this regulation, the following materials are not subject to regulation under COMAR 26.13.01—26.13.09 and COMAR 26.13.10.01—.04 if the debris does not exhibit a characteristic of hazardous waste identified in Regulations .10—.14 of this chapter:
F. Exclusions for Wastes Listed as Hazardous Waste Solely Because They Exhibit One or More Characteristics of Hazardous Waste.
(1) The following wastes are not hazardous waste if the waste no longer exhibits any characteristic of hazardous waste defined in Regulations .10—.14 of this chapter:
(a) A hazardous waste that is listed in Regulations .15—.19 of this chapter solely because it exhibits one or more of the characteristics of:
Authority: Environment Article, §6-905.3 and Title 7, Subtitle 2, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.17 adopted as an emergency provision effective November 18, 1980 (7:25 Md. R. S-1); adopted permanently effective April 3, 1981 (8:7 Md. R. 642)
Regulations .02C, F; .04A, B, D; .05D, .06B, .15, .16, and .17E, F amended, .05F adopted, and .07C repealed effective February 13, 1984 (11:3 Md. R. 202)
Regulations .02F, .03A. .06B, .13B, .14, .15, .17E—F and Appendices IV and V amended, and .05G adopted effective July 30, 1984 (11:5 Md. R. 1330)
Regulations .02F, .04D, .07C, and .16-1 adopted effective January 31, 1983 (10:2 Md. R. 110)
Regulations .03A, .04A and B, .07A and B, .10A, .11A, .12A, and .17F amended effective January 31, 1983 (10:2 Md. R. 110)
Regulations .04, .05C, .06B, .15, .16, .17E, F, and Appendix IV amended effective January 18, 1982 (9:1 Md. R. 20)
Regulation .05A, B amended effective August 12, 1985 (12:16 Md. R. 1607)
Regulation .16 amended as an emergency provision effective January 13, 1987 (14:3 Md. R. 269); emergency status expired June 29, 1987; adopted permanently effective July 12, 1987 (14:14 Md. R. 1573)
Regulation .16-1 amended as an emergency provision effective January 13, 1987 (14:3 Md. R. 269); emergency status expired June 29, 1987; adopted permanently effective July 12, 1987 (14:14 Md. R. 1573)
Annotation: COMAR 10.51.02 cited in Thomas v. State of Maryland, 62 Md. App. 160 (1985)
Regulation .01 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .02A—F repealed, and new A—G adopted effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .03C amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .04A, B amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .05A—F amended, and G repealed effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .06 repealed and new Regulation .06 adopted effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .06-1 adopted effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .14E amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .15 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .16 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .16-1 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .17 amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Appendices III, IV, and V amended effective April 18, 1988 (15:8 Md. R. 1009)
Regulation .06-1 recodified to Regulation .07
Regulations .07—.16 recodified to Regulations .08—.17
Regulation .16-1 recodified to Regulation .18
Regulation .17A—E recodified to Regulation .19A—E
Regulation .17E-1, F, and G recodified to Regulation .19F, G, and H
Appendices I—VI codified as Regulations .20—.25
Chapter recodified from COMAR 10.51.02 to COMAR 26.13.02
Regulation .01C amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853)
Regulation .02A amended effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321)
Regulation .02A, G amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .02C amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853)
Regulation .03A amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438)
Regulation .04 amended and recodified to Regulations .04 and .04-1—.04-3 effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .04A amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulations .04-1 amended effective April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438)
Regulations .04-4 and .04-5 adopted effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .04-4B amended effective May 5, 1997 (24:9 Md. R. 659)
Regulation .05B amended effective September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .05C amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .05D amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); May 8, 1995 (22:9 Md. R. 648)
Regulation .05E amended effective September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438)
Regulation .06 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .06A amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413); September 7, 1998 (25:18 Md. R. 1438)
Regulation .06D adopted effective August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321)
Regulation .09A amended effective April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533)
Regulation .10A amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .14 repealed and new Regulation .14 adopted effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .15B and C amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759)
Regulation .16 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .17 amended effective June 10, 1992 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321)
Regulation .18 amended effective March 6, 1989 (16:4 Md. R. 498)
Regulation .19 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533)
Regulation .22 amended effective May 24, 1993 (20:10 Md. R. 853); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .23 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); August 28, 1995 (22:17 Md. R. 1321); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .24 amended effective April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .25 amended effective December 23, 1991 (18:25 Md. R. 2759); April 11, 1994 (21:7 Md. R. 533); September 10, 1997 (24:5 Md. R. 413)
Regulation .26 adopted effective March 6, 1989 (16:4 Md. R. 498)
Chapter revised effective October 16, 2000 (27:20 Md. R. 1843)
Regulation .01B amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .01C amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .02A, C amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .02B amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .02G amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .02H adopted effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .03 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .03A amended effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04A amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14); October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .04C adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .04-1 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .04-1A amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .04-3A amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04-3D adopted January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04-4 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); May 3, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 359)
Regulation .04-4A amended January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04-4F adopted January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04-5 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .04-5A amended effective May 3, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 359)
Regulation .04-6 adopted effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .04-7 adopted effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .05 amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647); May 3, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 359)
Regulation .05A amended effective January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1999); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .05A, D amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .05B amended effective September 11, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1507)
Regulation .05G adopted effective January 1, 2007 (33:26 Md. R. 1999)
Regulation .06 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .06A amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .06A, A-1 amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .06A-1 amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .06B adopted effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .06C amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .06D repealed effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .06E adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .06E repealed effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .07A, B amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .07B amended effective September 11, 2006 (33:18 Md. R. 1507); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .07-1 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .07-1B amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .10 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .10B amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .11 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .11A, C amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .11-1 adopted effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .12B amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .13 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .14 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .15D amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .16 amended effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .16A amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .17 amended effective July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 992); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .17A amended effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .18 amended effective July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 992)
Regulation .19 amended effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); May 3, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 359)
Regulation .19C, G amended effective October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .19-1 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .19-2 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .19-2 amended effective May 3, 2021 (48:9 Md. R. 359)
Regulation .19-3 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .19-4 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .19-5 adopted effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647)
Regulation .19-6 adopted effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .19-6A, D amended effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .19-7 adopted effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .19-7 repealed and new Regulation .19-7 adopted effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .19-8 adopted effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .19-8 repealed and new Regulation .19-8 adopted effective January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .23 amended effective November 1, 2002 (29:21 Md. R. 1647); May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809); January 13, 2022 (49:1 Md. R. 14); October 1, 2025 (52:17 Md. R. 876)
Regulation .24 repealed and new Regulation .24 adopted effective May 1, 2008 (35:8 Md. R. 809)
Regulation .25 adopted effective January 18, 2016 (43:1 Md. R. 14)
Regulation .26 repealed and new Regulation .26 adopted effective July 8, 2002 (29:13 Md. R. 992)