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Agencies, public mark Clean Water Act’s 30thFederal, statelaws help controlwater pollution

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN STREAM OUTFITTERS

By Robert SummersSince its inception, the Maryland Depart-

ment of the Environment (MDE) has helpedi m p r o v ethe state’sw a t e r -ways byi m p l e -m e n t i n gwater pol-

lution controls mandated by the CleanWater Act (CWA).

And as the CWA marks its 30th anniver-sary, MDE’s water experts acknowledge thatthe groundbreaking piece of federal legis-lation has enabled them to help ensure thefuture of Maryland’s water quality and en-vironment.

The CWA, enacted by the U.S. Con-gress, was aimed at expanding and build-ing upon existing laws designed to controland prevent water pollution. The historiclegislation set forth specific objectives torestore and maintain the chemical, physi-cal and biological integrity of the nation’swaters and established a broad national goalof “fishable and swimmable” waters. Tothese ends, sweeping changes were madein existing regulatory programs as well asthe creation of new programs to assist

See CWA, Page 7

Pecora assumes role as agency SecretaryBy Richard J. McIntire

Richard F. Pecora accepted therole of secretary of the Maryland De-partment of the Environment (MDE)Sept. 9 after appointment by Gov.Parris N. Glendening. Acting Sec-retary Merrylin Zaw-Mon resumes

her position as deputy secretary of theagency.

“Richard Pecora brings a wealth ofexperience in state government, an in-valuable understanding of how stateagencies should be managed and apassion for the environment and

people of Maryland,” Glendeningsaid. “I want to thank Merrylin forthe tremendous work she has doneas acting secretary. I know she willcontinue to play a critical role dur-

See PECORA, Page 2

Agency establishes new after hours hotline -- Page 2

State, military partner to prevent pollution -- Page 3

2003 permit turnaround times announced -- Page 4

Find Clean Water Actevents...on Page 6

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MDEnvironment is a monthlynewspaper published by theMaryland Department of theEnvironment. Informationcontained within this publication isnot intended to fulfill any legal orregulatory community informationrequirement.Parris N. Glendening, GovernorKathleen Kennedy Townsend,Lieutenant GovernorRichard F. Pecora, SecretaryMerrylin Zaw-Mon, Deputy SecretaryDenise Ferguson-Southard,Assistant SecretaryJohn S. Verrico,Acting Director of CommunicationsTracy P. Newman, Managing Editor

Editorial Board MembersDon Jackson, Director,Environmental Permits Service CenterBob Maddox, Public ParticipationCoordinator, Air & Radiation ManagementAdministrationElaine Dietz, Environmental Specialist,Technical & Regulatory ServicesAdministrationReider J. White, Public/Legislative AffairsOfficer, Air & Radiation ManagementAdministrationTheresa Capobianco, OutreachCoordinator, Water ManagementAdministrationDarshana Patel, Natural Resource Planner,Waste Management AdministrationBarbara Rodgers, Division Chief,Administrative & Employee ServicesAdministrationPat Coll, Management Associate,Administrative & Employee ServicesAdministration

Contributing Writers:Sylvia Cueva, AESA Reider White, ARMAAndrew Gosden, EPSC Jim George, TARSA

Robert Summers, WMARichard McIntire, CO

For the Record SectionMeetings and Hearings CalendarJoane Mueller, Production Coord.

Contributors:

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Gail Castleman, WAS Ta-shon Yu, WMABob Daniel, EPSC Jim Metz, WASBob Maddox, ARMA Debbie Kasraei,WMA

Shannon Heafey, ARMAMelody Thrower, WMA

Enforcement& Compliance NotesBernard Penner, Office of the Secretary

Contributors:Angelo Bianca, ARMA

Frank Courtright, ARMAFrank Whitehead, ARMA

Regina Rochez, WAS Jack Bowen,WMA

All original content is copyright MDE. Forreprint permission, comments or

inquiries contact:Richard J. McIntire, Editor-in-ChiefMontgomery Park Business Center

1800 Washington BoulevardBaltimore, Md. 21230

rmcintire@mde.state.md.us(410) 537-3012

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The Maryland Department of the Environ-ment (MDE) has instituted a new citizen com-plaint number for reporting of environmentalemergencies and complaints. Citizens can nowcall 1-866-MDE-GOTO (1-866-633-4686). Thisnumber will provide citizens a single number tocall 24 hours a day to report chemical and oilspills or report emergencies or unusual eventswhich have the potential to present threats topublic health or the environment.

In the past, MDE has used several different

MDE has new emergency, after-hours phone numberafter-hours and complaint numbers, depend-ing on the type and nature of the report or emer-gency.

“Having this single MDE number for citizensto call 24 hours a day, to report any potentialenvironmental or public health threats, makes iteasier for the public to register such concernsand allows the department, or any other local orstate agency that may need to respond, to reactmore quickly and reduce the potential for anyharm to the environment or public health,” said

MDE Secretary Rick Pecora.The new after-hours phone number was de-

veloped as a result of MDE’s recent relocationto its new offices at the Montgomery Park Busi-ness Center at 1800 Washington Blvd in Balti-more. The general daytime information numberfor MDE will remain 1-800-633-6101, as will thecurrent Water Management Administration’sdaytime numbers for reporting of water pollu-tion concerns (410-537-3510) and drinking wa-ter concerns (410-537-3702).

ing this transition period and as shecontinues her work as deputy secre-tary. Preserving and protecting our en-vironment remains a top priority, and Iam confident Richard will be an out-standing secretary as we work to buildon the environmental accomplish-ments that have made Maryland a na-tional leader.”

Prior to his appointment, Pecoraserved as the deputy secretary at theMaryland Department of General Ser-vices. Pecora, who is no stranger toMDE, acted as the assistant secre-tary for operations at the agency from1987 to 1991.

As secretary of MDE, Pecora di-rects all aspects of pollution preven-tion, environmental regulation and en-vironmental enforcement in Maryland.Programs under MDE include air qual-ity control of stationary and mobilesources, management of hazardousand solid waste, oil control, regula-tion of wastewater discharges andpublic drinking water, wetlands protec-tion, environmental risk assessmentand financial assistance for environ-mental restoration. Secretary Pecoraadministers a combined operating andcapital budget of approximately $250million and manages a diverse staff ofscientists, engineers, lawyers andother professionals.

“I’ve been involved in the envi-ronmental, along with the civil rightsmovement, since the sixties,” the Bal-timore native said. “I wasn’t 50 in thesixties. Preservation of our strengths— our environment and our racial di-versity — both have the same under-pinnings intellectually and both are theright thing to do.”

While at the University of BaltimoreSchool of Law in the late ‘60s, Pecorawas among a group that fought plansto build a road through Gwynns Fallsand Leakin Parks on Baltimore’swest side, which would have hadmajor impact on many neighbor-hoods and the Gwynns Falls. Thatmovement led to the founding ofVolunteers Opposed to the LeakinPark Expressway (VOLPE) wherehe assumed the role of president.VOLPE, the Sierra Club and the

then Legal Defense Fund filed a fed-eral lawsuit that led to the demiseof the roadway, but resulted in masstransit railways being constructedfrom the Mondawmin section of thecity west to Reisterstown. Pecorais still active in VOLPE that contin-ues to own 13 acres of inner citywoodlands. He is also active in wa-ter quality improvements as a mem-ber of Manasota 88, an organizationworking to encourage environmen-tal change in the watersheds ofTampa and Sarasota bays in Florida,where he owns a seasonal home.

“I’d like the stakeholder groups toknow I’ve done this before, ” Pecorasaid citing his enforcement activi-ties associated with the Fager’s Is-land project while working as theDistrict Trial Counsel and DeputyDistrict Counsel at the U.S. ArmyCorps of Engineers, Baltimore Dis-trict, from 1982 to 1987. The wet-lands and bridge at that popularOcean City destination were theresolution to what could have beena marina and a hotel, the secretarysaid.

“So I’d like the community to know,I come here prepared,” the 1967 Uni-versity of Maryland graduate said.

“This administration and depart-ment have set a high water mark interms of environmental protection.This has been a good departmentlong before that. I hit the ground run-ning. I’m ready and willing to do what

my role calls for me to do. But Iwould ask that you not look for radi-cal change in this department un-der my tutelage. I am hands on. Youwill feel me, but the leadership wehave here is good leadership and I’mcommitted to helping them do theirjob without making some crazychanges after much success.

“I want the environmental commu-nity, the business community andthe citizenry in general to be awarethat they will get a fair hearing infront of me,” he added. “I’m amenableto input. I do practice an open doorpolicy and that includes personnel.”

When asked about the future ofenv i ronmenta l i ssues and thepublic’s support of them, Pecoraresponded, “It does look like thepublic is becoming a little morelaissez-faire compared to whengroups like the Chesapeake BayFoundation blossomed. I don’t thinkpeople have lost their desire. I justthink they have become a little com-placent.

“In tough economic circumstance,which we seem to be in right now,sometimes the first thing to go arethe good socio-economic policies infavor of the bread basket issues,”he explained. “But we can’t forgetthat the breadbasket is dependenton a good environment. It’s our jobto do what’s right regardless of anyperceived public slipping [on theenvironment] and at the same timewe have an education responsibil-ity. That’s why so many of us hereat the department have roles thatare a merge of technical and con-scious raising. People want to dothe right thing. They just need to bereminded what it is.”

Among other duties, SecretaryPecora serves on the Governor’sCabinet and is a member of theGovernor’s Chesapeake Bay andSmart Growth Sub-Cabinets. Healso serves on the Ozone TransportCommission, the Appalachian LowLevel Radioactive Waste Commis-sion and is a member of the Envi-ronmental Council of States andCouncil of State Government.

PECORAContinued from Page 1

Pecora

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Ask

By Andrew GosdenThis column is focused on questions con-

cerning business environmental complianceissues. Please submit questions to MarylandDepartment of the Environment, EPSC – AskMDE, Montomery Park Business Center, 1800Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Md. 21230. Youcan also e-mail questions toEPSC@mde.state.md.us with Ask MDE in thesubject line.

Q. How can my business conserve water?A. Many businesses are more concerned

about saving water because of the drought andthe mandatory restrictions on certain activities.However it is important for businesses to con-serve water all of the time. Water conservationefforts can save businesses money over thelong term.

There are some simple steps that can be takenby almost any type of business to reduce wateruse. The first step is to make sure all employeesare aware both of the need to conserve waterand the desire for them to do so. A contest canbe held for employees to come up with conser-vation ideas or slogans and posting signs re-minding them to conserve.

Business owners and managers shouldevaluate how the company uses water so thebest ways to conserve can be determined —which means taking water meter readings on aregular basis. Depending on how much waterthe business uses, use of monthly records maybe possible or breaking usage down in to weeklyor even daily records may be necessary.

Make sure there are no leaks in the existingwater system. Repairing a leaking faucet or pipewill save water and money without requiring achange in operations. Of course there is muchmore to a water conservation plan than check-ing for leaks.

Start by looking at the parts of the operationthat use the most water because that is whereyou may be able to find the biggest savings.One suggestion to conserve is to find ways toreuse water that is currently going down thedrain. An electroplating operation, for example,may be able to reuse the final rinse water in theinitial rinse tank or a cafeteria may be able to usethe water from steam tables to wipe downcounter tops. Another way to conserve is touse water only when necessary. Use brooms topick up solids instead of washing them downthe drain or reduce the frequency of vehiclewashing.

For more information and conservation tips,check MDE’s web site at www.mde.state.md.us/waterconservation. Call the drought hotline at1-877-4DROUGHT (1-877-437-6844) for droughtupdates, water use restrictions, and water con-servation tips. Remember that water conserva-tion is always a good idea. The changes youmake now will save money while helping toreduce environmental impacts by reducing wa-ter withdrawals and discharges.

Gov. Parris N. Glendening and environ-mental officials signed a partnership agree-ment Sept. 25 with representatives of theDepartment of Defense and federal installa-tions in Maryland to promote pollution pre-vention measures at federal facilities. Theprincipal goal of the partnership is to protectthe environmental resources in Maryland byusing pollution prevention techniques andby pooling resources to identify and imple-ment solutions to environmental problems.

“Preventing pollution before it starts is byfar a much better strategy for environmentalprotection and resource conservation thanthe traditional methods of treating dis-charges,” Glendening said. “This partner-ship will jointly strengthen the abilities ofeach individual partner facility to take posi-tive steps that can improve the quality ofMaryland’s environment and preserve ourprecious natural resources.”

“Department of Defense installations al-ways have been, and always will be, integralparts of the communities that surroundthem,” said Rear Admiral David Architzel,Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic andDepartment of Defense Regional Environ-mental Coordinator for EPA Region 3. “Wetake pride in our relationships with local com-munities and view this partnership as a fur-ther indication of our commitment to the citi-zens and environment of Maryland.”

The basic approach of pollution preven-tion environmental management strategiesis to identify opportunities where the amountof pollutants entering the environment canbe reduced or eliminated entirely. The use ofnon-harmful materials and environmentallysensitive work practices are emphasized.

Members of the partnership will meet regu-

State, military partners to prevent pollution

larly to provide a forum to share ideas anddiscuss regulatory and technological devel-opments in the area of pollution prevention,which is known as P2. Participating in theexchange will be environmental managersfrom defense installations, and state and fed-eral regulators who are committed to achiev-ing measurable environmental improvementsby improving communications betweenthemselves, providing training and educa-tional opportunities and undertaking inno-vative and cooperative P2 projects.

Representatives from 20 federal facilities inMaryland signed the partnership charter alongwith the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyand the Maryland Department of the Environ-ment (MDE).

“EPA is glad to partner in preventing pol-lution prevention at military bases in Mary-land. In Benjamin Franklin’s words — anounce of prevention is worth a pound ofcure,” said Donald S. Welsh, EPA Mid-At-lantic regional administrator.

“We anticipate seeing significantly mea-surable and sustainable environmental im-provements,” said MDE Secretary RichardF. Pecora. “No one agency or facility canwork on its own and expect to achieve wide-spread results. It is only through partner-ships like this one, where everyone is work-ing together toward the same environmentalgoal — sharing resources and knowledgewith each other — that we can hope toachieve these improvements.”

MDENVIRONMENT FILE PHOTO

MDE Deputy Secretary Merrylin Zaw-Mon, right, celebrates the state’s partnership agreementto promote pollution prevention measures at federal facilities with EPA Mid-Atlantic RegionalAdministrator Donald S. Welsh, center, and Rear Admiral David Architzel, commander of theNavy Region Mid-Atlanic and Department of Defense Coordinator for EPA Region 3.

��� �������� �������� �������� �������� �����Drought enters seventh monthAs of press time, Maryland was enter-

ing its seventh month of drier than normalconditions with forecasts predicting nor-mal to below normal precipitation throughthe winter. Central and eastern portions ofthe state remain in a drought emergencywith various mandatory water use restric-tions in effect, while Southern Marylandis in warning phase.

Groundwater continues to set record lowlevels in the central region. The recentabove normal rainfall has had little effecton ground water levels. All four wells theMaryland Department of the Environmentevaluates were at record low levels for thistime of year. Three of the four wells set alltime record lows. On the Eastern Shore,ground water levels showed some benefitfrom the recent rainfall with one well withinthe range of normal and another two wellsin the watch range. However the SomersetCounty monitoring well is at an all timerecord low.

Reservoir storage has declined in theBaltimore City, Cumberland, Washington

Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)and Potomac reservoir systems. Reservoirsin the western region have over 300 daysof storage remaining. Storage in the LochRaven/Prettyboy system has declined to49 percent of available storage and is esti-mated to be sufficient for about 105 days,not considering the continued use of theSusquehanna pipeline. Storage in WSSC’sPatuxent reservoirs has declined to 44 per-cent or about enough for 100 days of opera-tion.

To remind Marylanders of the serious needto conserve water, the Maryland Departmentof the Environment has sponsored a seriesof drought messages during Metro Networksnews and traffic reports heard on major radiostations throughout the Baltimore region.

A complete listing of drought restrictionscan be found online at:www.mde.state.md.us or by calling (877)-4DROUGHT.

Businesses for the Bay holdsannual meeting Nov. 12-13

The Businesses for the Bay Annual Meet-ing and 2nd Annual Zero Release Confer-

ence will be held on November 12-13, 2002at the Embassy Suites at BWI Airport. Learnabout pollution prevention successes atarea companies and a special presentationby featured speaker William McDonough,originator of “The Next Industrial Revolu-tion,” and author of Cradle to Cradle/Re-making the Way We Make Things. Theagenda and registration form can be foundat www.b4bay.org

Marina pledges to keep cleanInner Harbor Marina in Baltimore re-

cently vowed to take measures to protectMaryland’s waterways. By signing theClean Marina Pledge, owner Kenneth Wil-son and manager Stephen McBride havecommitted to do their part to keepMaryland’s waterways free of harmfulchemicals, excess nutrients and debris. Atotal of 154 boating facilities have nowtaken the Clean Marina Pledge.

Signing the Clean Marina Pledge isthe first step toward receiving recognitionas an environmentally responsible marinathrough the Department of Natural Re-

See BRIEFS, Page 6

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By Andrew GosdenThe Maryland Department of the Environ-

ment (MDE) is committed to providing qual-ity service to the MDE’s regulated commu-nity to more effectively achieve Maryland’spublic health and environmental protectiongoals while fostering economic development.

The department has implemented a num-ber of regulatory reforms and permit stream-lining activities such as: Standardizing andreducing permit turnaround times, implement-ing and expanding “One-Stop” services inthe Environmental Permits Service Center,providing compli-ance assistance toMaryland’s smallbusiness commu-nity, standardizingand reducing thenumber of forms,developing newgeneral permits,posting the Busi-ness Guide to Envi-ronmental Permitsand Approvals onthe Internet, and posting permit applicationforms and instructions on the Internet. Thedepartment is continually seeking opportu-nities to implement additional innovativepermit streamlining and regulatory reforminitiatives.

The department is also committed to anopen dialogue with all Maryland citizens,local governments, business and environ-mental communities to develop effective so-lutions to Maryland’s environmental andbusiness challenges. The agency believesthat we must build partnerships and workcooperatively to protect the environment,foster sustainable economic growth and im-prove the quality of life for all Marylanders.

As part of the effort to improve servicesto permitting customers in December 1996,MDE established and published standardpermit review times for all MDE permits, li-censes and certifications. Every year MDErevisits the permit turnaround standards inconsultation with businesses and other in-terested parties. MDE’s expected reviewtimes are published annually in compliancewith §1-607 of the Environment Article. Aspart of this iterative process, public commentis being solicited again this year and the stan-dards may again be revised for calendar year2003.

The adjoining table illustrates thedepartment’s success at meeting its standardpermit application review times from Jan. 1 toDec. 31, 2001. In most permitting programs,each application has unique characteristicsthat influence its processing time. For eachprogram, the standard represents the time inwhich 90 percent of applications can be pro-cessed. MDE met this goal, issuing 91 per-cent of its permits within the applicable stan-dard times. Many applications will requireless time; a few will require more time due tounusual circumstances.

It is interesting to note that many of MDE’s

permits are issued in less than 30 days. In2001, the department issued more than 79percent of its permits in 30 days or less.

The department is committed to providingsuperior customer assistance to our permit-ting customers and offers the following fivetypes of assistance to applicants for everytype of permit, license, and certification.

1) Pre-application meetings with pro-spective applicants to address technical is-sues;

2) Written receipts documenting ap-plication submission;

3) Information on application status;4) Written lists of common applica-

tion questions and mistakes; and5) Written lists of information and

materials required with applications.

MDE also publishes and distributes aBusiness Guide to Environmental Permitsand Approvals (Permit Guide). The permitguide provides detailed information abouteach of MDE’s permits, such as the purposeof the permit, the permit requirements, thepermit application process, the standard turn-around time, the term of certification, the per-mit fee and the contact for further informa-tion and assistance if needed. The permitguide is also available on MDE’s website at:www.mde.state.md.us/permit.

In addition, MDE has developed generalpermits to enable businesses to acquire en-vironmentally sound permits more quickly.General permits streamline the environmen-tal permitting process by eliminating the needfor individual permits that require morelengthy review procedures.

General permits are developed, with inputfrom interested stakeholders, for types ofbusinesses whose activities pose a relativelylow level of risk to the environment, whoseactivities are similar across the group andproduce similar types of pollutant discharges.General permits provide a way for MDE todeliver superior customer service to busi-nesses while ensuring that the environmentand public health of Maryland are fully pro-tected.

Once the general permit is issued, eligiblefacilities obtain coverage under the permitusually in less than 30 days. MDE addedtwo new general permits in the last year bring-ing the current total to 18 and will continueto evaluate additional opportunities tostreamline in this area.

As mentioned above, MDE’s standard

permit application turnaround times are up-dated annually in consultation with busi-nesses, environmental advocates and otherinterested stakeholders. Following on Page5 are the proposed calendar year 2003 stan-dard permit application turnaround times.

MDE is implementing an EPA-approvedplan that will result in issuance of water dis-charge permits grouped by geographical ar-eas (watersheds). A permit with less thanhalf of the effective period remaining whenits watershed is being permitted may be pro-cessed early for re-issuance with all of the

permits in the watershed.Other permits may be allowed to expire

and then be administratively extended (forno more than 2.5 years) to get on cycle withthe other permits in the watershed group.For these permits, the standard times listedin the attached table do not apply unlessenvironmental concerns or business operat-ing plans require re-issuance of the permit inadvance of the watershed permit schedule.MDE also removed the turnaround times forsurface discharge renewals from the turn-around time list in 2001.

MDE’s Wetlands and Waterways Programis revising its permit turnaround times to re-flect staffing levels and the increased com-plexity of permit applications.

For nontidal wetlands and waterways ap-plications, the turnaround time for minorprojects will increase from three months tofour months. The turnaround time for majorprojects willl increase from six months toeight months. For tidal wetlands licensesand permits, the turnaround time for minorprojects will increase from 30 days to 45 days.

The turnaround time for major tidal projectswill increase from 6 months to 8 months. It ishoped that these adjustments will assist ap-plicants in estimating the time needed to ob-tain these approvals.

Due to limited staff resources and the in-creasing complexity of water appropriationand use permit applications, the Water Sup-ply Program has decided to extend the an-ticipated turnaround time on these permitapplications.For minor permit applications,the turnaround time will increase from 60 to90 days and for majors the turnaround time

will increase from 12 to18 months.

The permit turn-around time stan-dards refer to the timebetween MDE’s re-ceipt of a completepermit application andMDE’s issuance ordenial of the permit,excluding delayscaused by factors be-yond MDE’s control.

Many applications are incomplete when theyfirst arrive at MDE.

The Environmental Permits Service Cen-ter or the appropriate MDE permit writer canprovide tips on how to ensure that an appli-cation is complete when submitted.

Unfortunately, there are factors beyondMDE’s control that can delay the process-ing of permit applications. Examples includedelays in receiving information needed fromthe applicant and delays in obtaining neces-sary approvals from local or federal govern-ment agencies. MDE’s permitting personnelcan provide advice about avoiding such de-lays.

Through Oct. 31, interested parties are in-vited to comment on this proposal in writingor in person. Anyone with comments cancall Andrew Gosden in MDE’s Environmen-tal Permits Service Center at (410) 537-3772.

After responding to stakeholder input,MDE will publish the final 2003 permit turn-around times in the DecemberMDEnvironment and a December issue ofthe Maryland Register.

Comment sought on proposed 2003 permit application turnaround times

Permit Application Turnaround Times, Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2001

Permits Issued WithinAdministration Permits Issued Standard Turnaround Time PercentAir & Radiation Management 4,804 4,626 96%Waste Management 5,118 4,883 95%Water Management 14,260 12,474 88%Total 24,182 21,983 91%

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MDE posts tentative 2003 standard permitapplication turnaround times

Air and Radiation Management Administration General Permit to Construct--30 days Air Quality Permit to Construct

--w/o expanded public review --3 months --w/expanded public review but limited public interest--6 months --w/expanded public review and extensive public interest--11months

New Source Review Approval--10 months Prevention of Significant [air quality] Deterioration--14 months Air Quality State Permit to Operate--3 months Part 70 (Title V) Permit to Operate

--36 months for new permits --18 months for renewals and modifications

Asbestos Contractor License--60 days Asbestos Training Provider Approval--3 months Incinerator Operator Certification--30 days Incinerator Training Course Approval--60 days Fleet Inspection Station License--30 days Certified Emissions Repair Facility Certification--30 days Master Certified Emissions Technician Certificate--30 days Radiation Machine Facility Registration

--90 days for dental/veterinary machines --6 months for all other machines

Certification of Machines Emitting Radiation--6 months Radioactive Materials License--7 months

--45 days for amendments and terminations Private Inspector License For Inspecting X-Ray Machines--60 days Reciprocal Recognition of Out-of-State Radioactive Material Licenses

--21 days

Waste Management Administration State Refuse Disposal Permit

--7 months for transfer stations --9 months for processing facilities --9 months for processing facilities & transfer stations --12 months for incinerators --12 months for land-clearing debris landfills --24 months for industrial landfills --36 months for rubble landfills --36 months for municipal landfills

Groundwater Discharge Permit for Rubble Landfill--6 months Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit

--45 days - research --4 months - transportation --5 months - landfill disposal --6 months - distribution --10 months - land application --23 months - permanent facility --23 months - incineration --24 months - innovation

Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility Permit--9 months Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility General Permit--30 days Scrap Tire Hauler--60 days Scrap Tire Collection Facilities (General and Secondary)--60 days Scrap Tire Solid Waste Acceptance Facility--7 months Scrap Tire TDF/Substitute Fuel Facility--7 months Scrap Tire Primary Collection Facility--9 months Scrap Tire Recyclers--9 months Oil Operations Permit--90 days Oil Operations Permit for Oil-Contaminated Soils--90 days

Controlled Hazardous Substances Facility Permit--26 months Hazardous Waste; EPA Identification Number--30 days Controlled Hazardous Substances Hauler, Vehicle and Driver

Certification--30 days Special Medical Waste (SMW) Hauler and Vehicle Certification--30 days Lead Paint Accreditations--30 days Lead Paint Training Course Approvals--60 days Lead Paint Instructor Approvals--30 days Voluntary Cleanup Program

--60 days to determine if application is accepted --120 days to review action plan

Water Management Administration General Permit Registration for Industrial Wastewater Discharge

--150 days for concentrated animal feeding operations--60 days for storm water permits--90 days for all other general permits

Individual Permit for Wastewater Discharges --9 months for new minor facilities --12 months for new major facilities --14 months for renewal of ground water discharge permits

Toxic Materials Permit--45 days Water and Sewerage Construction Permit--3 months Water Appropriation and Use Permit

--90 days for under 10,000 gallons per day --18 months for over 10,000 gallons per day

Coal Mining Permit--12 months Surface Coal Mining Blaster Certification--immediately on passing exam Coal Mining Operator License--30 days Non-Coal Mining Permit--7 months Non-Coal Mining License--30 days Oil and Gas Exploration and Production--5 months Well Construction Permit--30 days Drinking Water Sampler Certification--immediately on passing exam Nontidal Wetlands (Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits)

--4 months for minor projects --8 months for major projects

Tidal Wetland Licenses and Permits --45 days for minor projects --8 months for major projects

Erosion/Sediment Control and Stormwater Management PlanApprovals --6 months

Erosion and Sediment Control - Responsible Personnel Certification--2weeks

Erosion and Sediment Control - Responsible Personnel Training ProgramApproval--4 weeks

General Permit for Construction Activity--2 days Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit--12 months Dam Safety Permit--6 months Environmental Sanitarian License

--45 days for new licenses --30 days for renewals

Waterworks and Waste Systems Operator Certification --45 days for new certificates --30 days for renewals

Well Driller License--6 months for new licenses--30 days for renewals

Oil Transfer License--30 days General Permits for Oil Control Program

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Date: October 18, 2002Location: All across MarylandTitle: National Water Monitoring DayEmail: Webmaster@acwf.orgDescription: Citizen monitors, establishedvolunteer monitoring organizations, fed-eral, state, Tribal and local monitoring staffare invited to participate in National WaterMonitoring Day on October 18, 2002. Citi-zen monitors including families, class-rooms, civic organizations and service clubscan participate and sample for a core set ofwater quality parameters (Temperature, pH,Water Clarity, Dissolved Oxygen) using aninexpensive National Water MonitoringDay test kit available through this web site.Established volunteer monitoring organi-zations and government monitors may usetheir existing protocols, equipment, andmonitoring methods.

Date: Oct. 28 - 30, 2002Location: Sandy Cove, Md.Title: Senior Watershed SummitStart Time: TBAContact: Webmaster@acwf.orgDescription: ACWF and the Environmen-tal Alliance for Senior Involvement (EASI)are joining together to sponsor a nationalforum to bring together senior citizens fromacross the nation. Senior volunteer pro-grams in all fifty states will be asked to se-lect delegates to be representatives of theirstates and organizations at this forum. Se-lection of state representatives will bewithin the purview of each state senior vol-unteer organization. This forum will con-sist of a series of educational, work groupand plenary sessions on technical andpolicy issues concerning watershed pro-tection. These sessions will be conductedor facilitated by state, national and privatesector experts and leaders in the field ofwater resources and watershed protection.The end product of this forum will be pub-lication and distribution of forum proceed-ings and recommendations.

Date: November 2002 (Date TBD)Location: TBDTitle: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Identifi-cation WorkshopContact: Dan BowardTelephone: 410-260-8605Email: dboward@dnr.state.md.usDescription: The workshop will cover taxo-nomic identification of stream benthicmacroinvertebrates. In addition,

Maryland’s Benthic Family-level Index ofBiointegrity (BIBI) will be discussed.

Date: Nov. 22, 2002Location: Maritime Training Center,Linthicum, Md.Title: Maryland Water Monitoring Coun-cil Annual MeetingContact: Bill StackTelephone: 410-396-0732Email: Bill.Stack@baltimorecity.govWebsite: www.mgs.md.gov/mwmc/Description: “Making Connections fromthe Mountains to the Sea” will be the themeof this year’s conference. The conference isopen to the public but registration is required.

Date: Dec. 9, 2002Location: National Aquarium in BaltimoreTitle: Recruitment and Training forMaryland’s Tributary TeamsContact: Jeff SkeldingTelephone: 410-260-8987Website: www.dnr.state.md.usDescription: Learn more about the workMaryland’s Tributary Teams are doing torestore local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.Team members advise the Governor andMaryland’s Chesapeake Bay Cabinet, getinvolved in hands-on implementationprojects to restore water quality and habi-tat; and take on community educationprojects

Events thoughout year celebrate CWA

See QUALITY, Page 12

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GUNPOWDER VALLEY CONSERVANCY

Volunteers for the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy work to planted trees on three acresalong the Dulaney Branch stream, a tributary to Loch Raven Reservoir, to the restorationof stream corridors to protect the water quality and wildlife.

Two members of one of Maryland’sTributary Teams participates in a wade-inat the Choptank River Basin.

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO COURTESY OF THEMARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Date: January 2003Location: TBDTitle: Tributary Team Annual MeetingContact: Jeff SkeldingTelephone: 410-260-8987Description: Join Maryland’s TributaryTeam members in learning the latest onChesapeake Bay policy and restoration ap-proaches. Features nationally recognizedkeynote speaker and technical sessions.

sources’ (DNR) Maryland Clean Marina Ini-tiative. The initiative promotes voluntaryadoption of measures to reduce pollutionfrom marinas, boatyards, yacht clubs, andrecreational boats. To achieve full standingas a Clean Marina, managers must implementmeasures to control pollution associated withvessel maintenance and repair, petroleumstorage and transfer, sewage disposal, solid,

liquid and hazardous wastes, storm waterrunoff; and facilities management.

For more details about the MarylandClean Marina Initiative or to order free pollu-tion prevention materials for boaters, callDNR, at (877) 620-8DNR, extension 8770 orvisit www.dnr.state.md.us/boating.Towson man catches record fish

Angler John Slike, of Towson, landed a

state record Atlantic spadefish on Sept. 8.Slike was fishing the African Queen wreckaboard Capt. Seth Hetherington’sheadboat Judith M, out of Bahia Marina inOcean City with 30-pound test line andsquid for bait. The fish weighed 7 pounds,14 ounces and measured 21 inches with agirth of 20 inches. This exceeds the previ-ous state record of 7 pounds, 12.8 ounces.

BRIEFS Continued from Page 3

By Richard J. McIntireFrom small streams that trickle through

bedroom communities to major tributariesthat lead flow to the majestic ChesapeakeBay, Maryland’s work to achieve federalClean Water Act goals can be seen.

“All across the state, the work of MDEstaff in conjunction with other dedicatedenvironmental professionals in the publicand private sectors has created marked im-provement in making sure waterways arefishable and swimmable,” said MarylandDepartment of the Environment (MDE) Sec-retary Richard F. Pecora.

One major accomplishment of the 1972Clean Water Act that has had extensiveramifications in all waters of the state hasbeen the reduction of pollutants comingfrom point sources, like manufacturing fa-cilities and sewage treatment plants.

For example, discharge loadings to theBaltimore harbor from major point sourceshave been reduced by over 90 percent sincethe passage of the Clean Water Act (Seethe 1996 Baltimore Harbor Regional ActionPlan for further details), with significantadditional reductions being implementedas the result of current permit requirements.

Major sewage discharge reductions haveoccurred below the District of Columbia linetoo. A significant source in Georgetown(Georgetown Gap) was repaired in the early1970s rendering major benefit to thePotomac River’s water quality. The federalconstruction grants program funneledmoney to upgrade sewage plants in thewatershed and a major largemouth bassfishery exists as a result of that effort.

Although sewage influx remains a prob-lem in certain portions of the state, in theBaltimore harbor watershed there havebeen dramatic improvements since the pre-Clean Water Act days. The Gwynns Falls,Jones Falls and Patapsco River belowEllicott City no longer have sustained dis-charges due to major improvements in sew-age infrastructure. The water continues toimprove as heavy industry is replaced byrecreational/residential uses.

Maryland has also put considerable ef-fort into improving the North Branch of thePotomac River with focus on surface coalmine reclamation, acid mine drainage treat-ment, fish stocking and eliminating the toxicdischarges of area industry. When the En-vironmental Protection Agency EPA iden-tified dioxin as a significant health risk inpaper mill effluent, Maryland implementedone of the first permits in the country toeliminate dioxin as a concern. Recent stud-ies have noted increased bio-diversity andexpanded natural propagation of trout inWestern Maryland as a result of those ac-tions.

Vast effortshave led tocleaner water

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states and local governments to meet thesenew water quality mandates.

“Maryland, as one of the first states tobe delegated authority from the federalgovernment for these new and expandedprograms, became a national leader formany of the broad initiatives for water qual-ity permitting, enforcement and providingcapital funding for municipal sewage treat-ment plants,” said MDE Secretary RichardF. Pecora. “The Clean Water Act also pro-vided the basis for Maryland’s regulationsto protect sensitive wetlands, estuarine andcoastal waters. The Clean Water Act alsomakes federal funding and participation ofthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) in the Chesapeake Bay Program, aswell as the National Estuaries Program thatsupports efforts in Maryland’s AtlanticCoastal Bays Program, possible.”

The framework for the issuance of per-mits under the Clean Water Act was theNational Pollutant Discharge EliminationSystem (NPDES), which established efflu-ent limitations for point source dischargesfor the waters of the United States and dis-charges of wastewater are only allowedunder a discharge permit issued by EPA ora state, such as Maryland, with authoritydelegated to it by EPA.

The NPDES program was initially pre-scribed for nationwide standards, imple-mented by discharge permits, for the levelof treatment and water pollution controltechnology that must be provided by in-dustry (Best Available Technology) andmunicipal sewage treatment plants (Sec-ondary Treatment).

“In many instances, most notably in thecase of the Chesapeake Bay, initial waterpollution control efforts proved to be in-sufficient and discharge permits werestrengthened to contain effluent limitationsrequiring more advanced treatment thanthe nationally prescribed technology,” saidJeff Rein, deputy program administrator forMDE’s Wastewater Permits Program.

For example, phosphorus controls on thelarger municipal facilities discharging to theupper Chesapeake Bay have been includedin Maryland discharge permits since thelate 1970s. In the late 1980s, implementa-tion of Maryland’s Tributary Strategies forNutrient Control, motivated by the Chesa-peake Bay Agreement, have resulted inpermit provisions dealing with phospho-rus and nitrogen for all sewage treatmentplants discharging to the Bay with flowsover 500,000 gallons per day.

Subsequently, the NPDES permittingprogram was expanded to cover major mu-nicipal separate storm sewer systems (MS-4 permits) that convey polluted stormwaterinto the nation’s waters from state citiesand towns.

“Maryland has also been a leader in thedevelopment of stormwater pollution con-trols,” Rein added. “Since the early 1980s,Maryland’s stormwater programs haveserved as a national model for stormwaterNPDES permits and with publication of

Maryland’s new Stormwater DesignManual, adopted into state regulations inOctober of 2000, our state has continuedto set the bar high for other states to matchin their efforts to control stormwater pollu-tion.”

Enforcement of the federal CWA, whichcreated an obligation for each permittedfacility to monitor and self-report data thatcharacterizes the quality of their discharges,is also a substantial obligation of states.Compliance with each facility’s permit re-quirements is addressed in the CWAthrough a determination of whether theseverity or pattern of effluent violationsmeets the description for significant non-compliance.

Although any permit violation may besubject to an enforcement action under theAct (and penalties of up to $27,500 a dayunder the current language), there was aclear focus on facilities that experiencedlarge, unauthorized discharges of pollut-ants or chronic excursions. Most of thesefacilities were upgraded or replaced withtreatment plants that ensure that permit limi-tations are consistently met.

The act established a process wherebystates could enter delegation agreementswith EPA in which the states agree to bethe first line of response to water pollutionand enforce state laws or regulations thatmeet or exceed the federal requirements.Maryland has consistently acted to fulfillits obligations as a delegated NPDES state,according to Rein.

In the early years of the Clean Water Act,the main enforcement focus was on majorpoint source dischargers — large indus-trial facilities or municipal wastewater treat-ment plants that process 1 million gallons aday or more.

Over time, the focus of the Clean WaterAct has expanded to include the extensiveuniverse of minor point sources (all indus-

trial dischargers and municipal sewagetreatment plants).

In the 1990s EPA launched an initiativeto address wet weather pollution issuesunder the Clean Water Act. These includedpermitting programs for combined seweroverflows (CSOs), sanitary sewer over-flows (SSOs), urban storm water and con-centrated animal feeding operations(CAFOs). The framework of the Clean Wa-ter Act continues to provide a solid basisfor efforts to protect the waters of theUnited States from pollution.

One of the most successful programscreated by the CWA was the federal Con-struction Grants Program (CGP), estab-lished to provide federal grants to localgovernment to meet enforceable require-ments of the CWA, namely the construc-tion of wastewater collection, conveyanceand treatment/disposal systems.

“Soon after enactment of the CWA,Maryland received partial delegation ofauthority from the federal government toadminister the CGP, and in 1979, Marylandbecame one of the first states in the nationto become fully delegated,” said DaveLyons, division chief of MDE’s Water Man-agement Administration Compliance Pro-gram. “During its tenure from 1972 to 1989,the CGP funded some $2 billion in waste-water treatment projects in Maryland.”

Over its life the program was inventedand reinvented numerous times to dealwith changing priorities and national bud-get realities. Annual federal allocationsranged from a high of about $280 million inthe early years to a low of about $15 mil-lion near the end of the program. In 1989,despite its unheralded success and popu-larity, and after years of slowly reducingfederal contributions that had to be pickedup by the state, the CGP ceased and wassucceeded by the creation of a federal StateRevolving Loan Program (SRF) to provide

low interest rate loans.The SRF Program, administered by

MDE, provides a source of below-marketrate loans to local government and eligibleprivate entities for both point and non-point source water pollution controlprojects. For the SRF, MDE receives anannual federal allocation of about $32 mil-lion and routinely finances some $80-120million of loans each year.

With the loss of federal grants throughthe CGP and the start-up of the SRF, Mary-land had responded by expanding the useof the SRF to create new eligible projectcategories. Maryland is also increasing thevariety of state grant programs (about $15-20 million in state funds annually) to pro-vide supplemental grants to help local gov-ernment maintain affordable user costswhen undertaking water pollution controlprojects.

“Maryland’s regulatory and capital fund-ing programs have been the most success-ful in the Chesapeake Bay watershed andthe nation in reducing nitrogen and phos-phorus loading from point sources, but thishas not been enough to achieve our waterquality goals for Maryland’s waters,”Lyons added. “Today, major initiatives areunderway in Maryland to implement state-of-the-art treatment technologies and fur-ther reduce the nitrogen and phosphorusload on the Chesapeake Bay.”

Many facilities are already significantlyreducing the nutrient load in their effluent,but even lower levels will have to beachieved under new water quality stan-dards being prepared by the ChesapeakeBay Program.

Despite the successes of the past, Mary-land will be continue to be challenged onthe 30th anniversary of the CWA to meetenforceable requirements, fulfill the increas-ing mandates of the Chesapeake Bay Pro-gram, provide adequate infrastructure forgrowth and avoid placing an unrealisticfinancial burden on local government.

A recent completed report by theGovernor’s Task Force on Upgrading Sew-erage Systems (2001) identified the total20-year wastewater needs in Maryland at$4.3 billion.

This report identified comprehensiveneeds for upgrading all sewerage systemsin Maryland and included elimination ofcombined and sanitary sewer overflows,additional nutrient removal projects to pro-tect the Bay, adequate infrastructure to ac-commodate Smart Growth and otherneeded projects as documented by localgovernment.

“Maryland will be up to these challengesand is implementing the recommendationsof the task force, one of which is the needfor additional federal funding support,”Pecora said. “With the reauthorization ofthe CWA pending, Maryland’s congres-sional delegation is hard at work in theseregards and MDE is in the forefront of na-tional and regional efforts to continue toprotect and restore water quality.”

Two fishermen take advantage of the still waters along the Shenandoah River.

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For the RecordThe following is a partial list of applica-

t ions received by MDE and other permit-ting activity between Aug. 16, 2002 and Sept.15, 2002. For more information on thesepermits, please contact MDE’s Environmen-ta l Pe rmi t Se rv ice Cen te r a t (410) 537-3772 .

Allegany

G & S COAL CO., - Westernport, Md. (P02-05) Letter of Intent to Prospect Coal

PATRIOT MINING CO., - Carlos, Md. (SM-84-393) Insignificant Modification Coal Permit

WINNER BROS. COAL – Carlos, Md. (SM-83-385) Insignificant Modification to CoalPermit

Anne Arundel

AMOCO SERVICE STATION #1057 -1156 Route 3 , Nor th , Gambr i l l s , Md.(TR7520) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone soil remediation system

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPART-MENT OF PUBLIC WORKS - 2662 RivaRoad, Annapolis, Md. (02-1148) Seweragepermit to construct gr inder pumps, forcemains and low pressure sewers a longHomewood Landing Road to serve WhitehallManor

BARDON, INC. - CROFTON - 1268Cronson Blvd., Crofton, Md. 21114. (2003-OPT-3153) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

DONALDSON FUNERAL HOME & CRE-MATORY - 1411 Annapolis Road, Odenton,Md. 21114. (TR7537) An air permit to con-struct for one pet crematory

HANKINS I I , DOVER T. - 8120Woodmont Avenue – Suite 300, Bethesda,Md. 20814. (02-1153) Water permit to laywate r ma ins a long Wr igh t Road andDorchester Boulevard, Hanover

VALLEY PROTEIN, INC. - 1515 OpenSt . , Bal t imore, Md. 21226. (TR7542) Anair permit to construct for one evaporator

Baltimore City

AMOCO STATION (FORMER) - 2901Nor th Avenue Wes t , Ba l t imore , Md.(TR7521) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone soil remediation system

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS - 600 Abel Wolman Build-ing, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (02-1149) Sew-erage permit to relocate Locust Point In-terceptor along Light Street and Key High-way

CLIPPER REDEVELOPMENT COM-PANY, LLC, 1040 Hull St., Suite 200, Balti-more, Md. 21230. Voluntary Cleanup Pro-gram application seeking a No Further Re-quirements Determination as an inculpableperson for the 17.43-acre Clipper Industrial

Park property located at 3500 Clipper Road,2000-2015 Cl ipper Park Dr ive and 3501Parkdale Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21211

GRACE DAVISON - 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR7529) An air per-mit to construct for one baghouse

GRACE DAVISON - 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR7545) An air per-mit to construct for modification to silicagel operations

SURF’S-UP BODY SHOP - 5020 WabashAve., Baltimore, Md. 21215. (TR7530) Anair permit to construct for one paint spraybooth

UNITED IRON AND METAL, LLC -2545 Wilkens Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21223.(510-00317) Air quality permit to operate

UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY- 5500 Quarant ine Road, Bal t imore , Md.21226. (TR7547) An air permit to constructfor two baghouses

Baltimore County

ANCHOR BAY EAST MARINA - 8900Cove Road, Dundalk, Md. 21222. (2003-OPT-1404) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

DANIEL G. SCHUSTER, LLC - 8100Lynhurs t Road , Dunda lk , Md. 21222 .(TR7526) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone portable concrete plant

NORTHEAST FOODS, INC. - 7801 FitchLane, Baltimore, Md. 21236. (TR7546) Anair permit to construct for one catalytic oxi-dizer

SILVER LAKE, LLC - 100 W. Pennsylva-nia Ave. , Towson, Md. 21204. (02-1146)Sewerage permit to construct a force mainalong Hilltop Acres Road and Jessica Lane

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION- 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Md.21235. (TR7543) An air permit to constructfor three emergency generators

Calvert

CALVERT COLLISION, LLC - 575 KeithLane , Uni t #9 , Owings , Md. 20736 .(TR7540) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone paint spray booth

CALVERT COUNTY BOARD OF EDU-C ATION - 1305 Dares Beach Road ,Huntingtown, Md. 20639. (02-1141) Sew-erage permit to construct a wastewater treat-ment plant at the Huntingtown High School,north of Cor Road and Route 4 intersection

Caroline

ANDREW FORD & LAWRENCE LOGAN,CR-110 - 27539 Boyce Mi l l Road ,Goldsboro, Md. 21636. Sewage sludge appli-cation on agricultural land

JAMES AND SHARON COULBY PROP-ERTY, CR-87 - 11955 Whites Lane, Greens-boro, Md. 21639. Sewage sludge applicationon agricultural land

MID ATLANTIC FARM CREDIT, ACA -379 Deep Shore Road, Denton, Md. 21629.(03DP2216) Groundwater indus t r ia l d i s -charge permit

WOOD FARM, LLC - Easton, Md. (03-SP-0603) New application for a surface minelocated Route 404; let on to Route 312

Carroll

CARROLL COUNTY REGIONAL AIR-PORT - 200 Airpor t Dr ive , Westmins ter,Md. 21157. (2003-OPT-6137) Oi l opera-tions permit for above ground storage tankand transportat ion

SUBSURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. -913 Old New Windsor Pike, Westminster,Md. 21157. (2003-OPV-14233) Oil opera-t ions permit for transportat ion

TEVIS OIL , INC. - 82 John S t . ,Westminster, Md. 21158. (98-OPT-4506B)Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation

THOMAS, BENNETT & HUNTER, INC.- 70 John S t . , Wes tmins te r, Md. 21157 .(2003-OPT-2693) Oil operations permit forabove ground storage tank and transporta-t i o n

Cecil

CECIL COUNTY CENTRAL LANDFILL- 758 Old Philadelphia Road, Elkton, Md.21921. (2002-WMF-0532) Solid waste mu-nicipal landfill permit

CECILTON WASTEWATER TREAT-MENT PLANT - 256 North Bohemia Ave.,Cecilton, Md. 21913. (03DP0111) Surfacemunicipal discharge permit

ROCK SPRINGS GENERATION FACIL-ITY - 1423 Rock Springs Road, Rising Sun,Md. 21911. (2003-OPT-11150) Oil opera-tions permit for above ground storage tankand transportat ion

W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 105Vieve’s Way, Elkton, Md. 21922. (TR7533)An air permit to construct for one adhesiveprocess

W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 295Blue Ba l l Road , E lk ton , Md. 21921 .(TR7519) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone spray booth

Charles

BEL ALTON XTRA MART - 9390 BlueStar Memor ia l Highway, Bel Al ton , Md.20611. (TR7516) An air permit to constructfor one soil vapor extraction system

CHANEY ENTERPRISES - Waldorf, Md.

(03-SP-0604) New application for a surfacemine located Route 205 to Route 5

CHANEY ENTERPRISES - Waldorf, Md.(87-SP-0257-B) Renewal application for asurface mine located Maryland Route 5

EARL GARDNER - Brandywine, Md. (93-SP-0432-B) Renewal application for a sur-face mine located Poor House Road

JUDE HOUSE - Route 301, Bel Alton,Md. 20611. (03DP1684) Surface municipaldischarge permit

MATTAWOMAN WATER POLLUTIONCONTROL FACILITY - 5310 HawthorneRoad, La Pla ta , Md. 20646. (03DP0472)Major surface municipal discharge permit

MOUNT CARMEL WOODS WWTP -9235 Mitchell Road, La Plata, Md. 20646.(03DP1246) Surface municipal d ischargepermi t

Dorchester

FERRY FARMS ESTATES - PHASE I -Hudson School Road, Cambridge, Md. 21613.(03DP2821) Groundwater munic ipa l d i s -charge permit

FERRY FARMS ESTATES - PHASE II -Hudson School Road, Cambridge, Md. 21613.(03DP2820) Groundwater munic ipa l d i s -charge permit

PERDUE FARMS, INC. - HURLOCK - 37Delaware Ave., Hurlock, Md. 21643. (2003-OPT-6144) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

SOUTH DORCHESTER K-8 SCHOOL -Golden Hill Road & Tree Farm Road, ChurchCreek, Md. 21622. (03DP0543) Groundwa-ter municipal discharge permit

TUDOR FARMS, INC. - 3675 DecourseyBr idge Road , Cambr idge , Md. 21613 .(03DP2746) Groundwater munic ipa l d i s -charge permit

TUDOR FARMS, INC. - 3675 DecourseyBr idge Road , Cambr idge , Md. 21613 .(03DP2813) Groundwater indus t r ia l d i s -charge permit

Frederick

AUSHERMAN, DALE - 4353 NicklausCourt, Middletown, Md. 21769. (02-1142)Water permit to upgrade water disinfectionsystem at Briercrest Condominiums, BrookDrive and Shadywood Drive

AUTOBODY DIMENSIONS OFFREDERICK - 5702 Industry Lane, A-36,Frederick, Md. 21704. (TR7527) An air per-mit to construct for one paint spraybooth

FORT DETRICK U.S. ARMY GARRISON- 190 Miller Drive, Fort Detrick, Md. 21702-5000. (TR7535) An air permit to constructfor two boilers >50 MMBtu

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For the RecordGLEN RICKARD FARM - Off Motters Sta-

tion Road, Rocky Ridge, Md. 21757. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land

LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA-FREDERICK QUARRY - South Street Ex-tension, Frederick, Md. 21701. (TR7509)An air permit to construct for modificationto crusher plant

P.B.L.S. ENTERPRISES INC. - 123 E.Potomac St., Brunswick, Md. 21716. (2003-OPT-2562) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

ROGER L. TROXELL FARM, FR-138 -8743 Old Kiln Road, Thurmont, Md. 21788.Sewage sludge application on agriculturalland

THORPEWOOD - 12805 Mink FarmRoad, Thurmont, Md. 21788. (03DP3238)Groundwater municipal discharge permit

Garrett

BRUCETON PETROLEUM COMPANY -Keysers Ridge, Accident, Md. 21520. (2003-OPT-2191) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

DEEP CREEK LAKE WWTP - 762Mayhew Inn Road, Oakland, Md. 21550.Sewage sludge transportation permit

G & S COAL CO., INC. – Kitzmiller, Md.(P01-04) Letter of Intent to Prospect Coal

G & S COAL CO., INC. – Kitzmiller, Md.(P01-06) Letter of Intent to Prospect Coal

LAWRENCE FRAZEE FARM - 356 MountSianai Road, Friendsville, Md. 21531. Sew-age sludge application on agricultural land

METTIKI COAL, LLC – Table Rock, Md.(DM-84-101) Insignificant Boundary Revi-s ion

SWALLOW FALLS STATE PARK WWTP- Swallow Falls Road, Oakland, Md. 21550.Sewage sludge transportation permit

Harford

A2Z ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, LLC -500 Pulaski Highway, Joppa, Md. 21085.(2003-OPX-14322) Oi l operat ions permitfor t ransportat ion

CITY OF ABERDEEN - 60 N. Parke St.,Aberdeen, Md. 21001. (02-1150) Water per-mit to upgrade the Deer Creek Water Intakeat Darlington Road and Route 61

MID ATLANTIC LABEL, INC. - 105 In-dus t ry Lane , Fores t Hi l l , Md. 21050 .(TR7541) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone printing press

WAWA - CAMPUS HILLS - 2300Churchville Road - Lot 1, Churchville, Md.21028. (03DP3423) Groundwater munici-pal discharge permit

WORLDCOM - 2606 Carsins Run Road,Uni t A, Aberdeen, Md. 21001. (TR7538)An air permit to construct for two emer-gency generators

Howard

KEY PRESS, LTD. - 9041 Chevro le tDrive, Ellicott City, Md. 21042. (TR7522)An air permit to construct for two l i tho-graphic non-heatset presses

R .L .O. CONTRACTORS, INC. - 4790Lin th icum Road , Day ton , Md. 21036 .(2003-OPT-2606) Oil operations permit forabove ground storage tank and transporta-t i o n

Kent

KENT SAND AND GRAVEL, L.L.C. -Massey, Md. (99-SP-0554-A) Modificationapplication for a surface mine located Mary-land Route 299

Montgomery

CLARKSBURG SKYLARK L.C. - 7200Wisconsin Ave. – Suite 1000, Bethesda, Md.20814. (02-1152) Water permit to lay wa-ter mains a long Skylark Road and RidgeRoad, Greenway Village at Clarksburg

DAMASCUS WWTP - 23730 Log HouseRoad, Gaithersburg, Md. 20876. (03DP0162)Major surface municipal discharge permit

HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. -14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, Md.20850. (TR7528) An air permit to constructfor three emergency generators

HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. -14200 Shady Grove Road, Rockville, Md.20850. (TR7544) An air permit to constructfor one bulk therapeutic protein processingfacil i ty

JEFFERSON AT CONGRESSIONAL VIL-LAGE, LP, c/o JPI Apartment Development,LP, 8230 Boone Blvd., Suite 340, Vienna,Va. 22182. Voluntary Cleanup Program ap-plication seeking a No Further RequirementsDetermination as an inculpable person forthe 12.69-acre Jefferson at CongressionalVi l l age p roper ty loca ted a t 180 Halp ineRoad, Rockville, Md. 20852

MONTGOMERY COUNTY SITE 2 MU-NICIPAL LANDFILL - Wasche Road ,Dickerson, Md. 20842. (2002-WMF-0237)Solid waste municipal landfill permit

TOWN OF POOLESVILLE - 19933 FisherAve. , Poolesv i l le , Md. 20837. (02-1143)Sewerage permit to upgrade the PoolesvilleWastewater Treatment Plant with biologi-ca l n i t rogen remova l p rocess , Town ofPoolesville

Prince George’s

BRANDYWINE ENTERPRISES - SHOPAND PLANT - 5800 Sheriff Road, FairmontHe igh t s , Md. 20743 . (2002-WPT-0218)Solid waste processing facility and transfers t a t ion

BURCHES HILL-SUBSTATION #202 -8101 Surrat ts Road, Cl inton, Md. 20735.(2003-OPT-6113) Oil operations permit for

above ground storage tank and transporta-t i o n

CARMAX #7118 - 8800 Freestate Drive,Laurel, Md. 20723. (2002-OPT-14235) Oiloperations permit for above ground storagetank and transportat ion

PALMERS CORNER-SUBSTATION #84- 3001 Tucker Road, Oxon Hill, Md. 20744.(2003-OPT-6114) Oil operations permit forabove ground storage tank and transporta-t i o n

U.S. ARMY - ADELPHI LABORATORYCENTER - 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi,Md. 20783. (2003A-269) Control led haz-ardous substance permit for storage facility

VERIZON MARYLAND, INC. - 309Carroll Ave., Laurel, Md. 20707. (TR7508)An air permit to construct for one emer-gency generator

VERIZON MARYLAND, INC. - 6315Greenbelt Road, College Park, Md. 20740.(TR7532) An a i r permi t to cons t ruc t forone emergency generator

WESTERN BRANCH WWTP - 6600Crain Highway, Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772.(03DP0632) Major surface municipal dis-charge permit

Queen Anne’s

TOWN OF MILLINGTON - 402 CypressSt., Willington, Md. 21651. (02-1144) Sew-erage pe rmi t to upgrade the Wi l l ing tonWastewater Treatment Plant, located at MDRoute 301 and MD Route 291

St. Mary’s

BURCH FARMS - Mt. Wolfe Road & In-dian Creek Drive, Charlotte Hall, Md. 20622.(03DP3225) Groundwater munic ipa l d i s -charge permit

N AVAL AIR STATION PATUXENTRIVER - 22445 Peary Road, Patuxent River,Md. 20670-5409. (TR7536) An air permitto construct for one boiler >10 MMBtu

WICOMICO SHORES WWTP - 35757Golf Course Road, Chaptico, Md. 20621.(03DP0863) Groundwater munic ipa l d i s -charge permit

Talbot

MIDSHORE REGIONAL SOLID WASTEFACILITY - 7341 Barker ’s Landing Road,Easton, Md. 21601. Sewage sludge disposalpermit at landfill

Washington

C. WILLIAM HETZER, INC. -Hagerstown, Md. (02-SP-0422-A) Renewalapplication for a surface mine located I-70& I-81

CITY OF HAGERSTOWN WATER DE-PA RTMENT - 51 W. Memor ia l B lvd . ,Hagerstown, Md. 21740. (02-1147) Waterpe rmi t to l ay wa te r ma ins a long Nor th

Poffenberger Road, ¼ mile east of MD Route6 4

CONOCOCHEAGUE WWTP - 16232Elliott Parkway, Williamsport, Md. 21795.Sewage sludge transportation permit

CRAIG PAVING, INC. - 118 Hump Road,Hagerstown, Md. 21740. (2002-OPT-3088A)Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation

HAPPY HILLS CAMPGROUND - 12617Seavolt Road, Hancock, Md. 21750.(03DP2886) Surface municipal discharge per-m i t

JON & LORENA PENNINGTON, WA-22 -19730 Frog Eye Road, Knoxville, Md. 21758.Sewage sludge application on agricultural land

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS-PINESBURG - 14932 Bottom Road,Williamsport, Md. 21795. (TR7512) An airpermit to construct for one replacementcrusher

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITU-TION - 18601 Roxbury Road, Hagerstown, Md.21740. Sewage sludge transportation permit

Wicomico

BRADFORD ENTERPRISES, INC. - Cor-ner of Wango & Johnson Roads, Salisbury, Md.21801. (TR7534) An air permit to constructfor one temporary crushing plant

COURTESY CHEVROLET - 2531 NorthSalisbury Blvd. , Salisbury, Md. 21801.(03DP3231) Groundwater industrial dischargepermit

DONALD HALES FARM - 32465 SpearingRoad, Salisbury, Md. 21802. Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

SILVERTON MARINE CORPORATION -2015 Industrial Parkway, Salisbury, Md. 21801-8505. (TR7511) An air permit to constructfor one fiberglass boat parts manufacturingplant

Worcester

AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES - 10031 KeplarLane, Bishopville, Md. 21813. (TR7539) An airpermit to construct for one portable concreteplant

TOWN OF SNOW HILL - P. O. Box 348,Snow Hill, Md. 21863. (02-1145) Sewerage per-mit to upgrade the Willow Street Lift Station atSnow Hill

UMES - COASTAL ECOLOGY & RESEARCHLABORATORY - 7500 Block Stephen DecaturHighway, Berlin, Md. 21811. (03DP3422) Sur-face industrial discharge permit

Issuances

Allegany

CARL BELT, INC. - 11521 Milnor Ave.,SW, Cumberland, MD 21502. (2003-OPT-

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For the Record6155) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation

MERRITT-ADAMS FUNERAL HOME -404 Decatur St . , Cumberland, MD 21502.(001-00199) Air quality permit to operate

MT. SAVAGE SPECIALTY REFRACTO-RIES - 15905 Foundry Row, Mt. Savage, MD21545. (001-00149) Air quali ty permit tooperate

PATRIOT MINING COMPANY – Carlos,MD (SM-84-393) Insignificant Modificationto Coal Permit

ROCKY GAP STATE PARK WWTP -Pleasant Valley Road, Cumberland, MD 21502.(S-02-01-4319-T) Sewage sludge transporta-tion permit

SAVAGE MOUNTAIN MINERALS -BORDEN TRACT - Sand Bank Road, Frostburg,MD 21532. (001-00308) Air quality permitto operate

UNITED ENERGY COAL - Cabin Run Road,Frostburg, MD 21532. (001-6-0248 N) Airpermit to construct for one coal mining pro-cess

UNITED ENERGY COAL, INC. –Lonaconing, MD (SM-92-423) Renewal ofCoal Permit

WINNER BROS. COAL – Carlos, MD (SM-83-385) Insignificant Modification to CoalPermit

Anne Arundel

CLARK’S LANDING AT SHADY SIDE -1442 Ford Road, Shady Side, MD 20764.(02MA9148) General permit registration fordischarge from marinas

PATUXENT AGGREGATES, LLC. - SANDSROAD PIT - 4910-A Sands Road, Lothian,MD 20711. (00MM9752) General permit reg-istration for discharge from a gravel pit

PATUXENT ASPHALT, L.L.C. - 1320Cunningham Road, Mack Truck Road, Severn,MD 21144. (00MM9753) General permit reg-istration for discharge from asphalt plant

Baltimore City

AMPORTS EAST COAST/CHESAPEAKETERMINAL - 2000 Chesapeake Ave., Balti-more, MD 21226. (2002-OPT-13227) Oiloperations permit for above ground storagetank and transportation

BUILDING MATERIALS MANUFACTUR-ING CORPORATION - 1500 South Ponca St.,Baltimore, MD 21224. (510-00071) Air qual-ity permit to operate

FRIENDS SCHOOL - 5114 North CharlesSt., Baltimore, MD 21210. (510-4-3064 &3065) Air general permit to construct for twoColumbia WL-120 boilers, oil, 1.68 MMBTU

GRACE DAVISON - 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, MD 21226. (510-7-1079 M) Airpermit to construct for modification to silicaalumina catalyst operations

MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALSINC. - HAWKINS PT. - 3901 Fort Armistead

Road, Balt imore, MD 21226. (98-OPT-3309C) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY - 1700East Cold Spring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21239.(97SW1652) General permit registration forstormwater associated with concrete recyclingoperation

NIFTY DRY CLEANERS - 3223Greenmount Ave., Balt imore, MD 21218.(510-6-2610) Air general permit to constructfor one Columbia Vantage 340 dry cleaningmachine

VERIZON MARYLAND, INC. - 1801 EastFayette St., Baltimore, MD 21231. (510-4-3062 N) Air permit to construct for one emer-gency generator

VERIZON MARYLAND, INC. - 3701Koppers St., Baltimore, MD 21227. (510-4-3063) Air permit to construct for one emer-gency generator

Baltimore County

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC WORKS - 111 W. ChesapeakeAve. – Room 200, Towson, MD 21204. (02-22-1115) Sewerage permit to construct low-pressure sewers along Foerster Ave., located atAnnapolis Road and I-895

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC WORKS - 111 W. ChesapeakeAve. – Room 200, Towson, MD 21204. (02-22:23-1114) Sewerage permit to construct awastewater pumping station and a force mainalong Eastern Avenue, MD 150, Carroll Islandto Bowleys Quarters

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC WORKS - 111 W. ChesapeakeAve. – Room 200, Towson, MD 21204. (02-22:23-1136) Sewerage permit to constructgrinder pumps and low-pressure sewers alongGalloway Road and Bowleys Road

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, 485W. Milwaukee, M/C 482-310-004, Detroit, MI48202. Certificate of Completion issued bythe Voluntary Cleanup Program for industrialor commercial use of a 66.46-acre portion ofthe Redland Genstar – White Marsh Plant prop-erty, located at 10301 Philadelphia Road,White Marsh, MD 21162

HONEYGO RUN RECLAMATION CEN-TER - 10710 Philadelphia Road, Perry Hall,MD 21128. (005-6-2717 N) Air permit toconstruct for one 300 ton per hour waste con-crete crushing plant

HONEYGO RUN RUBBLE LANDFILL -10710 Philadelphia Road, Perry Hall , MD21128. (005-02262) Air quali ty permit tooperate

KING FARMS NATURAL WOOD & YARDWASTE RECYCLING CENTER - 111Hengemihle Ave., Balt imore, MD 21221.(2002-NWW-GP01) Natural Woodwaste Per-m i t

LAFARGE / IMERYS - TEXAS QUARRY -10000 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD21030. (005-00003) Air quality permit to op-erate

MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOP-

MENT CORPORATION (MEDCO), 36 S.Charles St., Suite 2410, Baltimore, MD 21201.Certificate of Completion issued by the Vol-untary Cleanup Program for industrial or com-mercial use of a 66.46-acre portion of theRedland Genstar – White Marsh Plant prop-erty, located at 10301 Philadelphia Road,White Marsh, MD 21162

MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD -PARKVILLE ARMORY - 3727 Putty Hil lRoad, Parkville, MD 21236. (00DP2874) Sur-face industrial discharge permit

REDLAND GENSTAR d/b/a LAFARGE NA,Construction Materials Group, 300 E. JoppaRoad, Towson, MD 21204. Certif icate ofCompletion issued by the Voluntary CleanupProgram for industrial or commercial use ofthe 103.9-acre Redland Genstar – White MarshPlant property, located at 10300 Pulaski High-way, White Marsh, MD 21162

SWEETHEART CUP COMPANY, INC. -10100 Reisterstown Road, Owings Mills, MD21117. (005-6-2673 M) Air permit to con-struct for modification to tub line

WHITEMARSH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., c/oJacoby Development, 1000 Abernathy Road,Building 400, Suite 1800, Atlanta, GA 30328.Certificate of Completion issued by the Vol-untary Cleanup Program for industrial or com-mercial use of the 103.9-acre Redland Genstar– White Marsh Plant property, located at10300 Pulaski Highway, White Marsh, MD21162

WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, 1100N. Market St., Wilmington, DE 19890. Cer-tificate of Completion issued by the VoluntaryCleanup Program for industrial or commercialuse of a 66.46-acre portion of the RedlandGenstar – White Marsh Plant property, lo-cated at 10301 Philadelphia Road, WhiteMarsh, MD 21162

Calvert

BACK CREEK BOAT YARD - 13836 SouthSolomons Island Road, Solomons, MD 20688.(02MA9262) General permit registration fordischarge from marinas

LEONARD OGDEN PROPERTY, CV-74 -480 Gott Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678.(S-02-04-4877-A) Sewage sludge applicationon agricultural land

SAFEWAY DUNKIRK - 10276 SouthernMaryland Blvd., Dunkirk, MD 20754. (009-9-0063) Air general permit to construct fortwo 20,000 gallon gasoline underground stor-age tanks

Caroline

DELMARVA CONCRETE, INC. - 2000 In-dustrial Park Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632.(00MM9751) General permit registration fordischarge from concrete plant

Carroll

CARROLL BISH PROPERTY - 17 OldBachmans Valley Road, Westminster, MD21158. (S-99-06-4530-A1) Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP.

- 7301 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.(013-6-0262 M) Air permit to construct formodification to permit #013-6-0262

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORP.- 7301 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.(013-6-0278 M) Air permit to construct formodification to permit #013-6-0278

RONALD LEISTER PROPERTY - 711Leisters Church Road, Westminster, MD21157. (S-02-06-4850-A) Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

THOMAS, BENNETT, & HUNTER, INC. -600 Ridge Road, Westminster, MD 21157.(013-6-0302 N) Air permit to construct forone portable concrete batch plant

Cecil

COASTAL UNILUBE, INC. - 950 PrincipioFurnace Road, Perryville, MD 21903. (2002-OPT-2244) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

ROCK SPRINGS GENERATION FACILITY- 1423 Rock Springs Road, Rising Sun, MD21911. (00HT9431) General permit registra-tion for discharge from hydrostatic testing oftanks

TOWN OF RISING SUN MAJOR ANDCOUNCIL - 114 S. Queen St., Rising Sun, MD21911. (02-16-1051) Water permit to con-struct a water treatment plant at Dairy Street

W.L. GORE & ASSOC., INC., ELK MILLSV - 105 Vieve’s Way, Elkton, MD 21921. (015-6-0147 M) Air permit to construct to be syn-thetic minor

W.L. GORE & ASSOC., INC.-FAIR HILL -101 Lewisville Road, Elkton, MD 21922. (015-6-0042 M) Air permit to construct for onelaminator line

Charles

HAROLD GARNER, SITE 42A - SteinhauserRoad (Off Route 257), Newburg, MD 20664.(S-02-08-4861-A) Sewage sludge applicationon agricultural land

Dorchester

MARSHYHOPE SAND & GRAVEL LLC –Church Creek, MD (77-SP-0100-1) Renewalfor a surface mine permit located on south ofFederalsburg

RUSSELL BAKER III PROPERTY, DR-63- 4633 Ocean Gateway, Vienna, MD 21869.(S-02-09-4879-A) Sewage sludge applicationon agricultural land

Frederick

BALLENGER CREEK WWTP - 7400Marcie’s Choice Lane, Frederick, MD 21704.(S-02-10-4408-T) Sewage sludge transporta-tion permit

DEWEY JORDAN, INC. - 6720 ManorWoods Road, Buckeystown, MD 21717. (2002-

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For the RecordOPT-2280) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

FRANCIS HARRISON, FR-112 - 9608bFountain School Road, Union Bridge, MD21791. (S-02-10-4245-A) Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

FREDERICK AVIATION INC. - 330 Avia-tion Way, Frederick, MD 21701. (2002-OPT-13890) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation

FREDERICK CHURCH OF THE BRETH-REN - 201 Fairview Ave., Frederick, MD21701. (021-5-0263) Air general permit toconstruct for one boiler HB Smith G-28A-W8,2.499 MMBTU

FREDERICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS - 7446Hayward Road, Frederick, MD 21702. (02-21-1119) Sewerage permit to construct interimalternative wastewater collection and convey-ance system for the Linganore High School

MIDDLETOWN WWTP - EAST - 7320Holter Road, Middletown, MD 21769. (S-02-10-4915-T) Sewage sludge transportation per-m i t

RUTH LONG II FARM - 10539 TaneytownPike, Emmitsburg, MD 21727. (S-00-10-4689-A1) Sewage sludge application on agriculturalland

Garrett

KNOX DIMENSION STONE QUARRY -Knox Drive At Aiken Miller Road, Accident,MD 21520. (00MM9734A) General permitregistration for discharge from quarry

LOWELL MERRILL FARM - 2155 Chest-nut Ridge Road, Grantsville, MD 21536. (S-02-11-4932-A) Sewage sludge application onagricultural land

TRI-STAR MINING-BARTON (SM-89-417) - 2278 Michael Road, Barton, MD 21521.(023-00098) Air quality permit to operate

Harford

ARUNDEL CORPORATION, THE - 938Quarry Road, Havre de Grace, MD 21152.(025-9-0030 M) Air permit to construct forone Allis-Chalmers tertiary cone crusher

BATTELLE - 1204 Technology Drive, Ab-erdeen, MD 21001. (025-5-0222) Air generalpermit to construct for two Weil McLain4.113 MMBTU boilers

BOWMAN’S BUTCHER SHOP - 3452Churchvil le Road, Aberdeen, MD 21001.(01DP2471) Groundwater industrial dischargepermit

CONVERGENCE CORPORATION - 1654Robin Circle, Forest Hill, MD 21050. (025-6-0376 and -6-0377) Air permit to constructfor two plastic extrusion-sheeting lines

GABLER’S SHORE MARINA - 2148Perryman Road, Perryman, MD 21130.(02MA9132) General permit registration fordischarge from marinas

Kent

GENO’S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES, INC.- 807 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD21620. (01DP3117) Groundwater industrialdischarge permit

Montgomery

DANIEL G. SCHUSTER, LLC - East GudeDrive, Rockville, MD 20850. (031-6-0967 N)Air permit to construct for one portable readymixed concrete plant

JOHN SEEK SEPTIC TANK PUMPING -21616 First St . , Laytonsvil le, MD 20882.(2003-OPV-6086) Oil operations permit fortransportation

ROCKVILLE CRUSHED STONE -ROCKVILLE - 13900 Piney MeetinghouseRoad, Rockville, MD 20849. (031-00528) Airquality permit to operate

Prince George’s

BARDON, INC. – Greenbelt, MD (77-SP-0013-1) Modification & Transfer for a sur-face mine permit located on North Keys Roadand Gibbons Church Road

FLECK FUNERAL HOME - 7601 Old SandySpring Road, Laurel, MD 20707. (033-01359)Air quality permit to operate

JB CATERING, INC. - 675 Main St., Lau-rel, MD 20707. (033-8-0241) Air general per-mit to construct for one Southern Pride 500charbroiler

PRINCE GEORGE’S CONTRACTORS, INC.- 5411 Kirby Road, Clinton, MD 20735. (033-00002) Air quality permit to operate

SHERIFF ROAD RECYCLING FACILITY -5900 Sheriff Road, Capitol Heights, MD20743. (033-02326) Air quali ty permit tooperate

SOUTHSTAR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,PG-188 - Brandywine Road (Opposite LeeAcres Drive, Brandywine, MD 20613. (S-02-16-4873-M) Sewage sludge application onmarginal land

STRITTMATTER LAND, LLC - 6400 VanDusen Road, Laurel, MD 20707. (033-6-1138N) Air permit to construct for one 100 tonper hour crusher

VERIZON MARYLAND, INC. - 1801McCormick Drive, Largo, MD 20774. (033-4-1752 N) Air permit to construct for oneemergency generator

Queen Anne’s

C & C CAR WASH - 6319 Church Hill Road,Chestertown, MD 21620. (01DP2615)Groundwater industrial discharge permit

St. Mary’s

JACOB & LENA FISHER - 27735 WoodburnHill Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659. (S-02-18-4894-A) Sewage sludge application on ag-ricultural land

JOSEPH STOLTZFUS, ACT-5 - 27630

Woodburn Hill Road, Mechanicsville, MD20659. (S-02-18-4887-A) Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

RUBEN G. YODER PROPERTY - 27429Thompsons Corner Road, Mechanicsville, MD20659. (S-02-18-4874-M) Sewage sludge ap-plication on marginal land

WAWA - St. Andrew’s Church Road & Mary-land Route 235, California, MD 20619. (037-9-0071) Air general permit to construct forthree 20,000-gallon gasoline underground stor-age tanks

Talbot

MIDSHORE REGIONAL SOLID WASTEFACILITY - 7341 Barker ’s Landing Road,Easton, MD 21601. (2002-DP-2748) Solidwaste groundwater discharge permit for rubblelandfill

Washington

A. C. & T. CO., INC. - INDUSTRY DRIVE -14533 Industry Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21741.(2002-OPT-2105) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

HAGERSTOWN TRUST COMPANY - 83Washington St. West, Hagerstown, MD 21740.(043-5-0544) Air general permit to construct forone Peerless boiler 1.664 MMBTU

MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. -20301 Benevola Church Road, Boonsboro, MD21713. (043-9-0010 M) Air permit to constructfor one replacement crusher

MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITU-TION - 18601 Roxbury Road, Hagerstown, MD21740. (S-02-21-4918-T) Sewage sludge transpor-tation permit

MARYLAND PAPER COMPANY - 16151Elliott Parkway, Williamsport, MD 21795. (043-00214) Air quality permit to operate

PHOENIX COLOR CORPORATION - PHOE-NIX DRIVE - 18249 Phoenix Drive, Hagerstown,MD 21742. (043-00344) Air quality permit tooperate

TOWN OF CLEARSPRING - 146 CumberlandSt., Clear Spring, MD 21722. (02-16-1050) Waterpermit to improve water system near the intersec-tion of Harvey Road and Route 40

TOWN OF FUNKSTOWN - 30 E. BaltimoreSt., Funkstown, MD 21734. (02-25-1030) Sewer-age permit to upgrade the Funkstown WastewaterTreatment Lagoons

WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER & SEWERDEPARTMENT - 16232 Elliot Parkway,Williamsport, MD 21740. (02=22:23-1123) Sew-erage permit to construct a wastewater pumpingstation and a force main, located south of I-70 andeast of MD-65, to serve Carriage Hill Subdivision

Wicomico

DISNEY SAND & GRAVEL, LLC. – Salisbury,MD (77-SP-0113-1) Transfer and Modificationfrom Culver, Inc. for a surface mine locatedRewastico Road

RAYNE’S SAND & GRAVEL, INC. – Berlin,

MD (03-SP-0600) Permit for a surface mine lo-cated 2 miles Route 50

TRINITY LABORATORIES - 201 Kiley Drive,Salisbury, MD 21801. (045-00139) Air qualitypermit to operate

Out of State

EMMART OIL COMPANY - 305 Brick KilnRoad, Winchester, VA 22601. (2003-OPV-2735)Oil operations permit for transportation

NOTE – This list does not include approximately52 new registrations issued to owners of publicswimming pools and spas under MDE’s new gen-eral discharge permit. For information concern-ing these permits, please contact the Environmen-tal Permits Service Center at (410) 537-3772.

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Enforcement & Compliance Notes-- August 15 to September 15, 2002--

Air and RadiationManagement Administration

Support Terminal Operations Partnership,L.P. (ST Services) – Wicomico County – MDEissued a Notice of Proposed Civil Penalty in theamount of $25,000 to ST Services on Sept. 4. STServices is a bulk petroleum marketing terminallocated in Salisbury. The company failed to per-form monitoring and record keeping activitiesrequired in its Title V permit to operate. Status:ST Services has 10 days to request a meeting todiscuss the Proposed Penalty. (Reference#AQCP 02-10)

Darling International – Dorchester County– MDE issued a Notice of Proposed Civil Pen-alty to Darling International in the amount of$15,000 on Sept. 12. Darling International owns

and operates a poultry rendering plant inLinkwood. Darling installed and operated ahydrolizer at its plant without first applying fora permit to construct and a permit to operatefrom ARMA. Status: Darling has 10 days torequest a meeting to discuss the Proposed Pen-alty. (Reference #AQCP 02-09)

Water ManagementAdministration

T.B. Passyn and Sons, Inc., et al. – TalbotCounty – MDE and T.B. Passyn and Sons, Inc.and Julia B. Passyn (collectively “Passyn”), fi-nalized an administrative settlement agreementAug. 21, resolving alleged sediment control andsediment pollution violations at the MathewsTown Run Subdivision located in Easton, Tal-bot County, Md. Under the terms of the settle-

ment agreement, Passyn has agreed to pay apenalty of $30,000 to the Maryland SedimentFund in resolution of Administrative Complaint,Order and Penalty No.MDE-WMA-001-200200001 filed against Passyn on Sept. 11. Sta-tus: Case closed. (Reference #SA-03-0022).

Mayor and Town Council of Westernport –Allegany County – The Circuit Court ofAllegany County entered a civil Consent De-cree and Judgment between MDE and West-ern port on Sept. 6 regarding improvements toeliminate and control combined sewer overflows(CSOs) from the town’s combined sewer sys-tem to George’s Creek and to the North BranchPotomac River. Under the terms of the ConsentDecree, Westernport has agreed to completeimplementation of an MDE approved long-termcontrol plan to eliminate and/or control CSOs in

accordance with the Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) CSO Control Policy by July 31,2022. Westernport has also agreed to pay a civilpenalty of $6,500 to the Maryland Clean WaterFund or expend $6,500 to complete a supple-mental environmental project to resolve allegeddry unauthorized discharges. Status: Caseclosed. (Reference # Case No. 01-C-00-018487-L).

Water and Sediment Pollution Penalties –Statewide – During the period Aug.15 to Sept.15,MDE collected an additional $9,025 to the CleanWater Fund in settlement of alleged water pol-lution violations from 10 establishments. MDEalso collected an additional $27,790 in adminis-trative penalties to the Sediment Fund in settle-ment of alleged sediment and erosion controlviolations from 11 facilities.

QUALITYContinued from Page 6

MDENVRONMENT PHOTO COURTESYOF JUD MCCREHIN/ARMY TIMES PUBLISHING

There have been major improvements tothe Chesapeake Bay’s water quality sincethe bay program began in 1984. Nitrogenand phosphorous loads to the bay havebeen dramatically reduced. The 1985 lawbanning phosphorous in laundry detergenthad an immediate effect. Bay grasses arebeginning to rebound and Maryland’sfamed striped bass population has in-creased to healthy levels. In recent years,there has been an evolutionary shift inmanagement focus from the bay itself to itsrelated watersheds, called the tributary

strategy. By controlling pollution up-stream—in the streams and rivers that feedthe Chesapeake Bay—Maryland’s 10 tribu-tary teams are working to make a differencein our neighborhoods, our cities and towns,and the entire Chesapeake Bay watershed.A major focus of their efforts is controllingnutrient pollution from farm fields and horsepastures, construction and road buildingactivities, and hundreds of thousands ofsuburban properties.

Other successes directly attributed to theact include the re-opening of many shell-fish areas closed because of high bacterialdensities. Improvement in water quality ledto the re-openings after identification andsubsequent correction of septic tank, sew-age violations and sewage treatment plantupgrades.

Although Maryland’s compliance rate forpermittees has consistently remained in themid to upper 90 percent range for both ma-jor and minor industrial/municipal discharg-ers to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributar-

ies, significant enforcement actions havebeen issued against corporate violators andMaryland municipalities to compel compli-ance with state and federally delegatedwater pollution control laws and to ensure

protection of public health and the envi-ronment. Over the past five fiscal years,MDE’s Water Management Administrationhas taken hundreds of enforcement actionsand collected penalties totaling more than$5 million for violations of state water pol-lution control laws.

Enforcement actions include both admin-istrative and civil court actions to addressdischarge permit violations, unlawful pollut-ant discharges, sediment pollution, sanitarysewer overflows, combined sewer overflows,unpermitted concentrated animal feedingoperations and pre-treatment violations.

“In the last 30 years the Clean Water Acthas provided us a critical tool in helping en-sure that an essential part of our world willbe in good enough shape to pass on to fu-ture generations,” Secretary Pecora added.“MDE remains fully committed to taking thenecessary steps that will continueMaryland’s progressive stance in environ-mental policy, preservation, education andrestoration.”

Energy efficiency can lead to progress against pollution(NAPSI)-Using energy wisely can

contribute to a lifestyle that’s healthier,more comfortable and protects theenvironment.

The amount of energy lost in the U.S.each year through poorly insulated doorsand windows is about equal to theamount of energy we get from theAlaskan pipeline.

But much of this energy can be saved,according to the scientists and

engineers at the U.S. Department ofEnergy’s National Renewable EnergyLaboratory.

Think of your home as an energysystem. You might have a state of the artfurnace, but if the ducts that deliver theheat through your home are leaking oruninsulated, your energy bills will remainhigh.

Do an energy audit to find out whichpart of your home uses the most energy

and how to reduce costs.Review your energy budget and

calculate how long it will take for aninvestment in energy efficiency-such asinsulating the attic or walls-to pay foritself.

For more information visitwww.eren.doe .gov/consumerinfo/energy-savers, or call the U.S.Department of Energy at 1-800-363-3732for an Energy Savers booklet.