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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