Md. Code Regs. 26.03.03.03

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 18, September 6, 2024

Section 26.03.03.03 - Plan Content

A. The introduction shall contain:

(1) A statement certifying that the plan has been prepared in accordance with these regulations and that it has been officially adopted by the governing body of the county; and

(2) The letter of approval from the Department.

B. Chapter One shall contain a:

(1) Statement of the county's goals regarding solid waste management, the objectives and policies necessary to achieve these goals, and a discussion of the conformance of these objectives and policies with those of State, regional, and local comprehensive land use plans and programs;

(2) Brief discussion, with charts, of the structure of the county government as it relates to solid waste management; and

(3) Brief discussion of State, federal and local agencies, laws, and regulations which affect the planning, establishment, and operation by the county of solid waste disposal systems.

C. Chapter Two shall contain a:

(1) Table which shows the county's present and projected population (if more than one set of projections is shown, the set upon which the plan is based shall be noted);

(2) Map which shows the location of municipalities and federal facilities within the county;

(3) Discussion of current county zoning requirements as they relate to solid waste management activities; and

(4) Discussion of the current status of the county comprehensive land-use plan, including the date that the plan was adopted and last updated.

D. Chapter Three shall contain:

(1) A table that shows the existing and projected, for at least the succeeding 10-year period, annual generation (in tons, cubic yards, or gallons, as appropriate) of:

(a) Residential (household, domestic) wastes;

(b) Commercial wastes;

(c) Industrial (nonhazardous) solids, liquids, and sludges;

(d) Institutional (schools, hospitals, government buildings) waste;

(e) Land clearing and demolition debris (rubble);

(f) Controlled hazardous substances (CHS);

(g) Dead animals;

(h) Bulky or special wastes (automobiles, large appliances, etc.);

(i) Vehicle tires;

(j) Wastewater treatment plant sludges;

(k) Septage; and

(l) Other wastes (water treatment plant sludges, residues collected by a pollution control device, agricultural wastes, mining wastes, litter, street sweepings, recreational wastes, etc.) unless they are generated in insignificant quantities. However, the Department may require the county to substantiate any omission.

(2) A discussion of the bases for the data presented in the table required by §D(1) of this regulation.

(3) A discussion of the types and quantities of solid waste, if significant, which are entering or leaving the county for processing, recovery, or disposal.

(4) A description of existing solid waste collection systems, including service areas.

(5) Information concerning each existing public or private solid waste acceptance facility (incinerators, transfer stations, major composting sites, sanitary and rubble landfills, dumps, major resource recovery facilities, CHS facilities, injection wells, and industrial waste liquid holding impoundments) including:

(a) Its location on a map;

(b) Its Maryland grid coordinates;

(c) Its size in acres;

(d) The types and quantities of solid wastes accepted;

(e) Ownership;

(f) Permit status; and

(g) Anticipated years of service life remaining.

E. Chapter Four.

(1) Chapter four shall contain an assessment (using a narrative description, maps, charts, and graphs as appropriate) of the county's needs to alter, extend, modify, or add to existing solid waste disposal systems during the next 10 years.

(2) The assessment above shall use, when appropriate, the background information contained in chapters one, two, and three.

(3) The assessment shall consider the constraints imposed upon the establishment of solid waste acceptance facilities by:

(a) Topography;

(b) Soil types and their characteristics;

(c) Geologic conditions;

(d) Location;

(e) Use and depth of aquifers;

(f) Location of wetlands;

(g) Location of surface water sources and their flood plains and watersheds;

(h) Existing water quality conditions;

(i) Incompatible land use;

(j) Planned long-term growth patterns;

(k) Federal, State and local laws and areas of critical State concern (as designated by the Department of State Planning).

(4) The assessment shall evaluate:

(a) The use of source separation and source reduction programs to reduce the quantities of solid wastes which shall be collected for disposal;

(b) Resource recovery options to reduce land disposal capacity needs;

(c) Consumer education programs, and cooperation with appropriate suppliers for the purchase of recycled products to encourage, and help create a market for, resource recovery and source separation programs;

(d) The need for disposal capacity for asbestos;

(e) Programs and procedures needed to respond to the unplanned (emergency) spillage or leaking of hazardous wastes within the county; and

(f) Whether existing local master plans and zoning regulations provide for the appropriate siting, operation, or both, of solid waste management systems or facilities.

F. Chapter Five.

(1) Chapter five shall contain the county's plan of action with respect to all types of solid waste and all phases of solid waste management.

(2) The plan of action in §F(1), of this regulation, shall cover at least the succeeding 10-year period and, at a minimum, shall:

(a) Discuss the solid waste disposal systems and solid waste acceptance facilities, both public and private, which will be in use during the planning period, including proposed systems and facilities;

(b) Provide a mechanism for managing each of the waste streams identified in §D(1) of this regulation;

(c) Demonstrate, through tables, charts and graphs, that the sizing, staging, and capacity of all systems and facilities in §F(2)(a) and (b), of this regulation, will be adequate for the county's needs during the planning period;

(d) Establish schedules for placing new public or private solid waste disposal systems or solid waste acceptance facilities into operation, including a description of necessary actions and their timing, to bring the county's solid waste disposal systems into compliance with the mandates of pertinent federal and State laws, and any permits or orders issued under these laws;

(e) Describe provisions and methods for financing existing and proposed solid waste disposal systems, including planning and implementation;

(f) Include a projected closure date for each public solid waste acceptance facility which is scheduled to cease operations during the planning period, the projected use of each closed site, and the relationship of that use to the county's comprehensive land use plan; and

(g) Discuss changes in programs, plans, regulations, and procedures as a result of the assessment conducted under §E, of this regulation.

Md. Code Regs. 26.03.03.03

Regulations .03 adopted effective November 4, 1985 (12:22 Md. R. 2104) ----------