Code of Maryland Regulations (Last Updated: April 6, 2021) |
Title 26. Department of Environment |
Part 2. |
Subtitle 10. OIL POLLUTION AND TANK MANAGEMENT |
Chapter 26.10.13. Oil-Contaminated Soil |
Sec. 26.10.13.08. Refusal Criteria
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A. The owner or operator of an oil-contaminated soil facility shall refuse for acceptance at the facility all oil-contaminated soil not meeting the criteria specified in the Oil Operations Permit. If, after acceptance of oil-contaminated soil, a sample shows that the oil-contaminated soil does not meet the permit criteria or that the oil-contaminated soil contains free liquid oil, the owner or operator of a facility shallkeep that oil-contaminated soil segregated and remove the oil-contaminated soil from the facility within 48 hours. If removed from the facility for disposal, the oil-contaminated soil shall be disposed of in accordance with all applicable regulations.
B. The owner or operator of a facility shall notify the Department by telephone within 24 hours and follow up in writing within 5 days of each occasion that the owner or operator of a facility refuses oil-contaminated soil. That notification shall include the:
(1) Source of the oil-contaminated soil that was refused; and
(2) Transporter who delivered, or attempted to deliver, the oil-contaminated soil to the facility.