(a) A sewage sludge utilization permit authorizes the permit holder to utilize sewage sludge according to the terms of the permit.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, if the utilizer is unable to utilize the sewage sludge as defined in the permit, the utilizer may return the sewage sludge to the generator provided that the utilizer obtains a new comprehensive analysis of the sewage sludge to be returned that indicates that:
(1) The sewage sludge meets all applicable permit requirements; and
(2) The sewage sludge may be utilized in the same manner, without additional treatment, as the sewage sludge that is generated by the generator.
(c) If the utilizer returns the sewage sludge within 96 hours of the departure from the generator, the utilizer may not be required to obtain a new analysis of the sewage sludge.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Title 9 - Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities
Subtitle 2 - Regulation by State
Section 9-230 - Regulations of Department
Section 9-231 - Permit Required
Section 9-232 - Application for Permit
Section 9-233 - Compliance With County Requirements; Approval of Governing Body
Section 9-234 - Notices, Hearings, and Public Information Meetings Required
Section 9-234.1 - Hearing Prior to Issuance, Amendment, or Renewal of Permit
Section 9-235 - Notice to Local Health Officials and Soil Conservation Districts
Section 9-236 - Issuance of Permit
Section 9-237 - Scope of Permit; Return of Sewage Sludge to Generator
Section 9-238 - Term and Renewal of Permit -- in General
Section 9-239 - Term and Renewal of Permit -- Permits in Effect on July 1, 1984
Section 9-240 - Maintaining Bond or Other Security; Complying With Requirements
Section 9-241 - Records Maintained by Department
Section 9-242 - Permit Holder to Keep Records and Furnish Information
Section 9-244 - Credit of Fees to Maryland Clean Water Fund
Section 9-245 - Denial of Permit
Section 9-246 - Suspension, Revocation, and Modification of Permit; Refusal to Renew Permit