Md. Code Regs. 26.10.01.09 - Oil Operations Permits
A. Individual Oil Operations Permit.
(1) An owner, an operator, and a person in
charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility that meets one or
more of the following conditions shall obtain an Individual Oil Operations
Permit in accordance with Regulation .11 of this chapter:
(a) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility having an aggregate storage capacity of 10,000 gallons or
greater;
(b) A marina with an AST
system that is part of a motor fuel dispensing facility;
(c) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility involved in the handling, reuse, processing, re-refining, or disposal
of used oil that has an aggregate storage capacity of 1,000 gallons or greater
of used oil;
(d) An oil storage
facility or oil handling facility involved in the delivery or transfer of oil:
(i) Using a truck tank or transport with a
cargo tank capacity of 500 gallons or greater; and
(ii) To or from any point within the State,
including deliveries from out-of-State facilities;
(e) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility with a loading/unloading rack or transfer area used in the transfer of
oil to or from a truck tank, transport, or tank car;
(f) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility otherwise permitted under §B of this regulation that delivers,
transfers, or stores oil if the Department determines the delivery, transfer,
or storage of oil poses a water pollution hazard due to the facility's size,
nature, or location;
(g) An
oil-contaminated soil facility as defined in COMAR
26.10.13.02B;
and
(h) An oil storage facility or
oil handling facility whose operations involve the solidification/stabilization
of oil sludge, oil refuse, or oil mixed with other waste.
(2) An owner, an operator, and a person in
charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility required to have an
Individual Oil Operations Permit shall comply with the following provisions of
COMAR 26.10:
(a) Regulations .04-.06 of this
chapter and COMAR 26.10.08 and 26.10.09 when a suspected or confirmed spill,
release, or discharge occurs;
(b)
Regulations .03, .04, .10-.12, .19, and .24 of this chapter;
(c) For an aboveground oil storage facility:
(i) Regulations .18, .20, and .21 of this
chapter;
(ii) If the facility is
located at a marina, Regulation .14 of this chapter;
(iii) If the facility manages used oil, COMAR
26.10.15;
(iv) If the facility has
shop-fabricated ASTs, COMAR 26.10.17;
(v) If the facility has field-erected ASTs,
COMAR 26.10.18;
(vi) If the
facility has underground piping connected to an AST, COMAR
26.10.03.02 and
26.10.05.02D;
and
(vii) COMAR 26.10.10, which
specifies the closure requirements for underground piping connected to an
AST;
(d) If the facility
conducts deliveries or transfers of oil using a truck tank or transport,
Regulations .16 and .17 of this chapter;
(e) The oil transfer requirements in
Regulation .18 of this chapter;
(f)
For an oil-contaminated soil facility, COMAR 26.10.13; and
(g) For an oil solidification/stabilization
facility, Regulation .15 of this chapter.
B. General Oil Operations Permit by Rule.
(1) Unless required to obtain an Individual
Oil Operations Permit under §A(1) of this regulation, an owner, an
operator, and a person in charge of one of the following oil storage facilities
or oil handling facilities is permitted by the Department to operate provided
the conditions specified in this section are met:
(a) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility with an aggregate storage capacity of less than 10,000
gallons;
(b) An oil storage
facility or oil handling facility involved in the handling, reuse, processing,
re-refining, or disposal of used oil with an aggregate storage capacity of less
than 1,000 gallons of used oil; and
(c) An oil storage facility or oil handling
facility involved in the delivery or transfer of oil:
(i) Using a truck tank or transport with a
cargo tank capacity of less than 500 gallons; and
(ii) To or from any point within the State,
including deliveries from out-of-State facilities.
(2) An owner, an operator, and a
person in charge of an oil storage facility or oil handling facility permitted
to operate under a General Oil Operations Permit shall comply with the
following provisions of COMAR 26.10:
(a)
Regulations .04-.06 of this chapter and COMAR 26.10.08 and 26.10.09 when a
suspected or confirmed spill, release, or discharge occurs;
(b) Regulations .03, .04, .10, .12, .19, and
.24 of this chapter;
(d) If the facility has shop-fabricated ASTs,
COMAR 26.10.17;
(e) If the facility
has field-erected ASTs, COMAR 26.10.18;
(f) If the facility manages used oil, COMAR
26.10.15; and
(g) If the facility
conducts oil deliveries or transfers using a truck tank or transport,
Regulations .16 and .17 of this chapter.
Notes
Regulations .09 adopted effective January 28, 1985 (12:2 Md. R. 134)
Regulation .09 amended effective September 23, 1985 (12:19 Md. R. 1847)
Regulation .09 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)
Regulation .09B amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); Regulations .09 transferred to COMAR 10.50.01 effective July 1, 1980
Regulations .09 adopted effective January 28, 1985 (12:2 Md. R. 134)
Regulation .09 amended effective September 23, 1985 (12:19 Md. R. 1847)
Regulation .09 amended effective February 18, 2002 (29:3 Md. R. 223)
Regulation .09B amended effective February 4, 1991 (18:2 Md. R. 151); adopted effective 49:12 Md. R. 642, eff.
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