Md. Code, Environment § 9-237
This is the official text of Md. Code, Environment § 9-237, part of Maryland’s Code, Environment — governs environmental protection.
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§9–237.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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