Md. Code Regs. 26.13.07.02-7 - Specific Information Requirements for Land Treatment
A. In addition to complying with the
requirements of Regulation .02 of this chapter, a person seeking a CHS facility
permit for a hazardous waste management facility that uses or is proposed to
use land treatment to dispose of hazardous waste shall provide the Secretary
with the specific information required by §§B-D of this
regulation.
B. For facilities that
use land treatment to dispose of hazardous waste, except as otherwise provided
in COMAR 26.13.05.01 s, the permit
applicant shall provide the following information:
(1) A description of plans to conduct a
treatment demonstration as required under COMAR
26.13.05.13 s C that includes the
following information:
(a) The wastes for
which the demonstration will be made and the potential hazardous constituents
in the wastes;
(b) The data sources
to be used to make the treatment demonstration such as scientific literature,
laboratory data, field data, or operating data; and
(c) A description of any specific laboratory
or field test that will be conducted, including:
(i) The type of test, such as column leaching
or degradation;
(ii) Materials and
methods, including analytical procedures;
(iii) Expected time for completion;
(iv) Characteristics of the unit that will be
simulated in the demonstration, including treatment zone characteristics,
climatic conditions, and operating practices;
(2) A description of a land treatment program
as required under COMAR
26.13.05.13 s B, which shall:
(a) Be submitted with the plan for the
treatment demonstration;
(b) Be
updated following the treatment demonstration; and
(c) Address the following items:
(i) The wastes to be land treated;
(ii) Design measures and operating practices
necessary to maximize treatment in accordance with COMAR
26.13.05.13 s D(1);
(iii) Waste application method and
rate;
(iv) Measures to control soil
pH;
(v) Enhancement of microbial or
chemical reactions;
(vi) Control of
moisture content;
(vii) Provisions
for unsaturated zone monitoring, including: sampling equipment, procedures,
frequency, procedures for selecting sampling locations, analytical procedures,
chain of custody control, procedures for establishing background values,
statistical methods for interpreting results;
(viii) The justification for any hazardous
constituents recommended for selection as principal hazardous constituents, in
accordance with the criteria for the selection in COMAR
26.13.05.13 s I(1);
(ix) A list of hazardous constituents
reasonably expected to be in, or derived from, the wastes to be land treated
based on waste analysis performed in accordance with COMAR
26.13.05.02 s D; and
(x) The proposed dimensions of the treatment
zone;
(3) A
description of how the unit is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and
maintained in order to meet the requirements of COMAR
26.13.05.13 s D that addresses the
following items:
(a) Control of
run-on;
(b) Collection and control
of run-off;
(c) Minimization of
run-off of hazardous constituents from the treatment zone;
(d) Management of collection and holding
facilities associated with run-on and run-off control systems;
(e) Periodic inspection of the unit, as part
of the inspection plan submitted under Regulation .02D(19) of this chapter;
and
(f) Control of wind dispersal
of particulate matter, if applicable;
(4) A description of the vegetative cover to
be applied to closed portions of the facility, and a plan for maintaining the
cover during the post-closure care period, as required under COMAR
26.13.05.13 s K(1)(h) and (3)(b),
as part of the closure plan and, if applicable, the post-closure care plan
submitted under Regulation .02D(29) of this chapter;
(5) If ignitable or reactive wastes will be
placed in or on the treatment zone, an explanation of how the requirements of
COMAR 26.13.05.13 s L will be complied
with;
(6) If incompatible wastes,
or incompatible wastes and materials, will be placed in or on the same
treatment zone, an explanation of how COMAR
26.13.05.13 s M will be complied
with;
(7) A waste management plan
for EPA Hazardous Waste Nos. F020, F021, F022, F023, F026, and F027 that:
(a) Describes how a land treatment facility
is or will be designed, constructed, operated, and maintained to meet the
requirements of COMAR
26.13.05.13 s N; and
(b) Addresses the:
(i) Volume, physical characteristics, and
chemical characteristics of the wastes, including their potential to migrate
through soil or to volatilize or escape into the atmosphere;
(ii) Attenuative properties of underlying and
surrounding soils or other materials;
(iii) Mobilizing properties of other
materials co-disposed with these wastes; and
(iv) Effectiveness of additional treatment,
design, or monitoring techniques;
(8) A list of the hazardous wastes to be land
treated.
C. If
food-chain crops are to be grown in or on the treatment zone of the land
treatment unit, the permit applicant shall provide a description of how the
demonstration required under COMAR
26.13.05.13 s G was conducted
including:
(1) Characteristics of the
food-chain crop for which the demonstration will be made;
(2) Characteristics of the waste, treatment
zone, and waste application method and rate to be used in the
demonstration;
(3) Procedures for
crop growth, sample collection, sample analysis, and data evaluation;
and
(4) Characteristics of the
comparison crop, including the location and conditions under which it was or
will be grown.
D. If
food-chain crops are to be grown, and cadmium is present in the land treated
waste, the permit applicant shall provide a description of how the requirements
of COMAR 26.13.05.13 s G(6) will be
complied with.
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