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By Bob MaddoxMaryland expanded the use of alternative fuels for ve-

hicles in November, when an area Chevron station on Route198 in Laurel began selling E85 fuel.

E85, made with 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gaso-line, is an alternative fuel with many environmental and eco-nomic benefits. Ethanol is a clean-burning, renewable, do-mestically produced fuel made from agricultural productssuch as corn (sugar cane, barley and wheat are also used).Using E85 reduces the emissions of carbon monoxide, car-bon dioxide (a major contributor to global warming) and par-ticulate matter.

The Laurel Chevron station can now offer the fuel througha grant from the United States Department of Energy (U.S.DOE) to support federal and state energy policies to expandthe use of alternative fuels and reduce U.S. reliance on for-eign fuels.

Fuel blends of gasoline and 10 percent ethanol (E10) havebeen available for the past two decades. Nationwide, manyagriculture organizations see promotion of ethanol fuels asa boon to farmers who grow the crops to be used in ethanolproduction.

The first station on the East Coast to offer E85 is a Citgostation on Joyce Lane in Arlington, Va., which opened inMay 2000 using the same DOE grant funds. Presently, thereare just over 100 E85 fuel stations nationwide, but there areefforts across the country to establish a national E85 infra-structure so consumers can travel anywhere and refuel withE85.

Nine additional E85 locations are planned for installationin Maryland over the next two to three years, including An-napolis, Gaithersburg and Baltimore, according to Dale

Alternative fuels arrive in MarylandUse of E85 fuel for vehiclesexpands when area station’s

new pump opened for business

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO BY BOB MADDOX

This Chevron station in Laurel is now selling E85 fuel, an alternativeto gasoline made with 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, analternative fuel with many environmental and economic benefits.See FUEL, Page 4

By Richard J. McIntireIn response to below normal precipi-

tation for the past four months, the Mary-land Department of the Environment(MDE) announced that the drought sta-tus for central Maryland and the EasternShore is changing from a “DroughtWatch” to a “Drought Warning.”

Western Maryland remains in a“Drought Watch.” Continued precipita-tion deficits could lead to water supplyconcerns for certain Maryland publicwater systems, domestic well owners andother users. A drought warning is thesecond stage in the State’s DroughtManagement Plan.

Increasing precipitation deficits havecaused stream flows and ground waterlevels to become even lower in Decem-ber than in November, resulting in achange from “Drought Watch” to“Drought Warning” for central Marylandand the Eastern Shore. Above averageprecipitation is needed during the nextquarter to improve the current hydrologicconditions.

MDE, which regulates public water

Departmentissues droughtwarning forparts of state

Continued dryness forcesdeclaration in central, eastern Md.

See DROUGHT, Page 6

Guide addresses leaking oil tanks — Page 3

Impaired waters list arrives soon — Page 5

Inspector earns annual award — 2

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MDEnvironment is a monthlynewspaper published by the Mary-land Department of the Environ-ment. Information containedwithin this publication is not in-tended to fulfill any legal or regu-latory community information re-quirement.

Parris N. Glendening, GovernorKathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lieutenant GovernorJane T. Nishida, SecretaryMerrylin Zaw-Mon, Deputy SecretaryDenise Ferguson-Southard, AssistantSecretaryJohn S. Verrico, Acting Director ofCommunicationsTracy P. Newman, Managing Editor

Editorial Board MembersDon Jackson, DirectorEnvironmental Permits Service CenterBob Maddox, Public Participation Coordina-tor, Air & Radiation ManagementVisty Dalal, Division Chief, Technical andRegulatory Services AdministrationReider J. White, Public Outreach Coordina-tor, Air and Radiation ManagementAdministrationTheresa Capobianco, Outreach Coordinator,Water Management AdministrationJoe Herb, Graphic Artist, Technical andRegulatory Services AdministrationFran Stierstorfer, Chief, PublicInformation and Outreach ServicesWaste Management AdministrationBarbara Rodgers, Division Chief,Administrative and Employee ServicesAdministrationPat Coll, Management Associate,Administrative and Employee ServicesAdminstration

Contributing Writers:Darshana Patel, WAS Matt Rowe, TARSAAndrew Gosden, EPSC Bill Schmidt, WASLaura Armstong, EPSC George Kellar, WMA

Ed Larrimore, WMA

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

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

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inquiries contact:Richard J. McIntire, Editor-in-Chief

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-MDENVIRONMENT-February 2002

By Laura ArmstrongIndustrial Towel Supply, Inc. (ITSI) is a

privately owned, independent, industriallaundry and textile rental company locatedin Laurel, Md. ITSI provides uniform rent-als and sales, shop towel and print towelservice, entrance mat and logo mat service,table linen rentals, restroom services, per-sonalized embroidered apparel servicesand safety apparel to businesses through-out the mid-Atlantic region.

Over the last five years, the companyhas made a number of equipment and pro-cessing changes that have greatly im-proved the efficiency of their operationsand benefited the environment. In 1997,ITSI installed a dissolved air flotationwastewater treatment system to replace achemical precipitation system. That sameyear a new hot water system was installedand the company changed from manuallyinput powdered chemicals to an automaticinjection system for liquid washroomchemicals. In 1999, the company installed awater recycling system, which allows for100 percent use of recycled water on prod-ucts such as shop towels and floor mats,and up to 50 percent on many other prod-ucts.

In 2001, the company employed a sys-tem that ensures the precise measurementof chemicals used in the wastewater treat-ment process. At the same time, the com-pany has installed an entire new washroomsystem, which features state-of-the-arttechnology in the laundering process in-cluding an upgraded liquid washroomchemical injection system.

All of these improvements have led toconsiderable operating efficiencies for ITSI.These efficiencies include:

• Total operating hours of the Laurel fa-cility have decreased by 30 percent (from85 hours to 60 hours per week) while thetotal pounds processed have increased

Industrial Towel Supply Inc. honoredCompany dries upchemical use, helpsto save environment

from 190,000 per week to 250,000 per week.

• Washroom labor has decreased by 67percent (from 18 to 6 people).

• Water use at the Laurel facility has de-creased by 25 percent, or by an average of115,000 gallons per day to 85,000 gallonsper day.

• Natural gas use has decreased by 25percent, or by an average of 9,000 thermsper month.

• Front Royal, Va. utilities decreased by85 percent. (Production has been com-pletely absorbed by the Laurel, Marylandfacility.)

• Seaford, Del., utilities decreased bymore than 50 percent to date, with moresavings still to be realized. (Nearly 85 per-cent of the production nearly has been ab-

sorbed by the Laurel, Md., facility.)

• Additional productive labor savingsof 100 percent in Front Royal, Va., (from 3to 0 people) and 63 percent in Seaford, Del.(from 8 to 3 people).

Congratulations to ITSI for achievingthese significant savings in water andenergy consumption and in the efficientuse of detergents and other chemicals.Their success is further evidence thatgood environmental management andbusiness results go hand in hand.

For more information on Businesses forthe Bay, a free voluntary pollution pre-vention recognition program for organi-zations located in the Chesapeake Baywatershed, contact Laura Armstrong atMDE 410-631-4119, or April Marcy atBusinesses for the Bay, 1-800-968-7229,ext. 719. You may also sign up for theprogram on line at www.b4bay.org.

Jerry Blucher, left, general manager, and Mark Carter, executive vice president,pictured in front of ITSI’s new commercial washers. The company was named Memberof the Month for January 2002 by the Businesses for the Bay.

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO BY LAURA ARMSTRONG

Firm faces major lead chargesA Denver-based company will test and

remove lead-based paint hazards from morethan 130,000 apartments nationwide in thelargest-ever lead disclosure settlement, ac-cording to a Jan. 17 Denver Post article.

Apartment Investment and Managementwill also pay $129,580 in fines for allegedlyfailing to warn tenants that their homes maycontain lead-based paint hazards in a vol-untary settlement with the U.S. Departmentof Housing and Urban Development (HUD)and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The company, which is the second-larg-

est apartment owner by revenue in the na-tion, operates about 1,600 properties includ-ing 304,000 apartment units in 48 states andWashington, D.C. Some of those units arein Prince George’s and MontgomeryCounty, Maryland.

Lead-based paint, if properly maintained,is generally not a hazard. But chipping,peeling or cracking paint can be harmful -especially to young children - if it is in-gested or inhaled. HUD estimates nearly64 million homes, or three-quarters of thehomes built before 1978, contain some lead-based paint. Of those, about 25 million have

hazards such as chipping or peeling paint.Low-level lead poisoning in children can

cause IQ deficiencies, reading and learn-ing disabilities, impaired hearing, reducedattention spans, hyperactivity and otherbehavior problems. At high levels, lead candamage a child’s kidneys and central ner-vous system and cause anemia, convul-sions and even death, according to HUD.

Oil spill killed at least 500 water-fowl

Four reports identifying bird injuries from

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See BRIEFS, Page 3

February 2002-MDENVIRONMENT-

AskBy Darshana PatelThe Maryland Department of the Envi-

ronment (MDE) Oil Control Program re-cently announced the availability of a newguide document to assist homeownersfaced with leaking residential undergroundheating oil tanks.

Leaking underground heating oil tankscan impact drinking water, cause vaporproblems in homes, and delay transfers ofproperty. The Oil Control Program devel-oped the guidance document because ofan increase in the number of releases fromunderground residential heating oil stor-age tanks.

This document is designed forhomeowners to use upon detection of leak-ing residential underground heating oilstorage tanks or abandonment in place ofsuspected leaking residential heating oiltanks.

“The department has seen an increaseof leaks from underground heating oil tanksat residences across Maryland. This in-crease has occurred as the petroleum stor-age systems continue to age,” said HerbMeade, chief of compliance in MDE’s OilControl Program. “MDE intends for thisguidance to assist a homeowner in theirresponse to a leaking system therefore pre-venting environmental damage and protect-ing the value of their property.”

A tank owner must notify MDE of thedetection or suspicion of a leaking tankand have an assessment done to deter-mine the extent of contamination. Therequired assessment determines the im-pact of the heating oil leak on localizedsoil, groundwater, and whether heatingoil vapors or liquids have traveled intoliving spaces of the home or neighbor-ing homes.

Heating oil tank testing or tank removalis commonly associated with the sale of

New guide targets leaking oil tanksDocument will assist homeowners with tank problems

MDENVIRONMENT FILE PHOTO

A gaping hole in the yard is all that remains of a leaking underground oil tank at thehome of a Maryland resident. MDE officials are hoping a new guide will assist homeownerswho suspect their tanks may be leaking.

a home, which requires numerous activi-ties to be performed within a shorttimeframe.

The discovery of an unknown heatingoil tank, the possible failure of a tank, ora tank removal can often result in unan-ticipated delays in the transference ofproperty.

The guidance document is designedto eliminate such delays. Furthermore,this guidance can be used by the home-owner to document site conditions upontank closure for future sale or refinanc-ing, even in cases where a test failurehas not occurred or a release is not sus-pected.

The intent of this guidance is to es-

tablish a procedure that will:

1. Permit petroleum release investigationactivities to proceed without requiringMDE’s presence at every site;

2. Guide homeowners as they obtain pricequotes from contractors;

3. Allow homeowners to budget tank re-moval, testing and investigation activities;and

4. Protect the environment and publichealth and safety.

This new guidance document can beobtained by calling MDE’s Oil Control Pro-gram at (800) 633-6101 ext. 3443 or by visit-ing the MDE web page atwww.mde.state.md.us.

By Andrew GosdenThis column is focused on questions

concerning business environmental com-pliance issues. Since many questionsmay require more space than is availableto answer fully, these answers will oftenprovide contact information for moredetailed information. Please submit yourquestions to Maryland Department ofthe Environment, EPSC – Ask MDE, 2500Broening Highway, Baltimore, MD 21224.You can also e-mail your questions [email protected] with Ask MDEin the subject line. It is not necessary toidentify yourself or your business. Ques-tions that are of general interest will beanswered in this column.

Q. I am preparing to purchase a newsheetfed press, what environmental per-mits do I need?

A. The department recently created anew Air Quality General Permit to Con-struct specifically for non-heatsetsheetfed offset lithographic printingpresses. If the new press and the rest ofthe presses at the facility meet the re-quirements, you may be eligible for cov-erage under this General Permit. If thenew press is a non-heatset sheetfed off-set lithographic press and it has a rollerwidth that is less than 18 inches, then anair permit for this press is not required.

Since the general permit can cover mul-tiple presses at a facility some of the re-quirements apply to the facility. To beeligible for coverage the facility mustmeet the following requirements:

• The facility has only non-heatsetsheetfed offset lithographic printingpresses;

• The facility uses 1,000 gallons or lessof fountain solution concentrate peryear;

• The facility does not use clean-upsolvents or fountain solution concen-trates that contain methylene chloride(CAS# 75-09-2), heavy aliphatic petro-leum distillate (CAS# 64741-41-9), ordipropylene glycol butyl ether (CAS#29911-28-2).

This means that a single heatset or webfed press at the facility where this presswill be installed makes you ineligible forcoverage under this permit. Non-heatsetpresses include presses that use ultra-violet (UV) or infrared (IR) cured inks andcoatings. If the facility does not qualify

See ASK, Page 12

the April 2000 pipeline oil spill into thePatuxent River were released Jan. 14 by theCommerce Department’s National Oceanicand Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS),and the Maryland Departments of Environ-ment and Natural Resources.

The four reports examine injury toospreys, great blue herons, bald eagles, andwaterfowl and were completed as part of anatural resource damage assessment toidentify and restore natural resources in-jured from the oil spill. The studies con-clude that roughly 500 birds died as a re-sult of the oil spill at Pepco’s Chalk PointGenerating Facility near Benedict, Mary-land.

Surveys indicated that more than 1,000birds were located in the impacted areas

when the spill occurred, including ruddyducks, grebes, buffleheads, cormorants,osprey, great blue herons, and bald eagles.Roughly 109 oiled birds were recovered,treated, and released back into the wild af-ter the spill. Many more oiled birds wereobserved but could not be retrieved. Oil-ing of bird feathers can lead to hypother-mia, stress, starvation, and death.

Observations of waterfowl, the spilledoil, and dead birds recovered immediatelyafter the spill led the trustees to estimatethat 500 birds died, most of which wereruddy ducks. In addition, approximately400 ruddy ducks were estimated to havebeen lost through subsequent effects onfuture populations.

Three studies evaluated reproductiveinjury to eagles, ospreys, and great blue

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herons that were nesting in the area at thetime of the spill. Oiled adults can contami-nate incubating eggs, resulting in the deathof developing embryos. Results indicatedeffects on these nesting birds were mini-mal.

The reports are part of the Natural Re-source Damage Assessment (NRDA) be-ing conducted cooperatively by the trusteeagencies and the responsible parties. Thegoal of a NRDA is to restore natural re-sources and services injured by the releaseof oil. Data from the bird reports will aid inidentifying restoration projects for ruddyducks and other waterfowl. Other studiesare underway to identify the scope of inju-ries to wetlands, wildlife (including terra-pins and muskrats), and aquatic resources

See NEWS, Page 6


By Reider WhiteAmerica is dramatically dependent on

imported oil, relying on an all-time high of56 percent of its oil from abroad. Recentterrorist attacks have increased concernsabout the vulnerability of the nation’s fuelsupply and the urgent need for energy se-curity. Several programs supported byMDE and the Clean Cities Coalition canhelp with energy security while having ben-eficial effects on air quality in the state.

The Maryland Department of the Envi-ronment ’s (MDE) Mobile Sources Program,in partnership with the Baltimore Metro-politan Clean Cities Coalition is joining withother Clean Cities Coalitions acrossAmerica to step up efforts to increase en-ergy security and bolster the Americaneconomy by cutting our dependence onimported oil.

In Baltimore, the Clean Cities Coalition isasking local businesses to support this ef-fort by switching to domestically producedalternative fuels, and is urging drivers totake simple steps to cut fuel use.

Driving properly maintained vehiclesand purchasing alternative fuel vehicles aretangible ways in which individual citizenscan help, according to Ron Lipinski, pro-gram manager for Mobile Sources in MDE’sAir and Radiation Management Adminis-

Energy security, cleaner air: A combination that workstration (ARMA). Lipinski notes that MDEand other state agencies are helping in thiseffort by adding a number of CNG (com-pressed natural gas) and flex-fuel cars totheir own fleets. Flex fuel cars are vehiclesthat can run on several fuel sources suchas gasoline or CNG.

According to Marcia Ways, divisionchief for the Engineering Division inARMA’s Mobile Sources Program, all lo-cal drivers can contribute to energy secu-rity and cleaner air by taking a few simplesteps to reduce their fuel consumption.Properly inflated tires and “trip chaining,”or doing several errands on one trip, cancut fuel use.

“For example, if you need to take the kidsto school, pick up groceries and stop at thepost office, plan to do it all at once ratherthan making separate trips,” Ways said.

Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendenning hasalso taken groundbreaking measures thatdirectly address energy consumptionthrough the Maryland Clean Energy Incen-tive Act, which grants state tax credits andtax exemptions for specified electric andhybrid electric vehicles. Maryland was thefirst state in the nation to provide its citi-zens with such a financial incentive, whichis administered by the Maryland EnergyAdministration (MEA). More information

can be found at MEA’s page on the Internetat: www.energy.state.md.us/incentive.htm#INCENTIVE ACT. MEAalso administers an Alternative Fuel Ve-hicles Program that encourages the use ofvehicles that operate on natural gas andother low-pollution fuels. Learn more aboutthat program at: www.energy.state.md.us/M E A / E N G P R O G /ALTFUELS.HTM#Vehicles Program.

Increased use of homegrown and domes-tically produced alternative fuels, startingat the local level, enhances energy secu-rity, strengthens the economy by keepingmore fuel dollars at home and helps clearthe air.

The Baltimore Metropolitan Clean CitiesCoalition is one of approximately 80 coali-tions in the United States working to pro-mote the use of alternative fuel vehicles(AFVs). Now, almost a decade old, theClean Cities Program has already put morethan 115,000 AFVs on the roads, 1,500 ofwhich are in Maryland. Coalitions have alsoworked to stimulate and support the con-struction of fueling stations throughout thecountry for vehicles that run on a wide va-riety of fuels including compressed naturalgas (CNG) and ethanol (E85). Now the Bal-timore Metropolitan Clean Cities Coalitionhopes to extend its reach by encouraging

more businesses and consumers to switchto alternative fuels and by strongly urginglocal drivers to alter their driving habits.

Participating in this effort may be easierthan expected. Many Americans may bedriving flex-fuel vehicles, vehicles that canrun on unleaded gasoline and/or E-85 (85percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline),and not know it. For instance, most newerFord Tauruses, Ranger pickups, SportTracs, and Explorers are flex-fuel vehicles,as well as most Chrysler, Dodge and Ply-mouth minivans, Isuzu Hombre pickups,Mazda B3000 pickups, Chevy S-10 andSonoma pickups, and Chevy Suburbans,Tahoes, Yukons, Yukon XLs and Ava-lanches. However, to be sure, check for aflex-fuel decal behind the fuel door of thevehicle. Log on to www.fueleconomy.govto find out if a specific car is a flex-fuelvehicle and to learn how to reduce fuelcosts. Drivers who own or buy flex-fuelcars and trucks should use E-85 if the fuelis available.

Businesses and individuals interested inlearning more about the Clean Cities Pro-gram and how they can help reduce depen-dence on imported oil are urged to call theirlocal Clean Cities Coalition on the CleanCities hotline at (800)-CCITIES or visitwww.ccities.doe.gov.

Baxter, assistant director of the MarylandEnergy Administration.

“The DOE awarded Maryland$330,000 for installation of these sta-tions,” Baxter said. “The DOE grantsalong with funds from other sourcesgives the state over half a million dollarsto expand the E85 infrastructure. Expan-sion of the E85 infrastructure is consis-tent with Governor Glendening’s cleanenergy goals.”

While E85 is not compatible withmost motor vehicles, there are severalvehicles available at dealerships capableof running on E85, 100 percent gasolineor any combination in between.

These vehicles are known as flexiblefuel vehicles (FFVs) and include everyChrysler 3.3 liter minivan, certain trim lev-els of the Ford Taurus and Ranger,Chevrolet S-10 pickups and the GMCSonoma. Automakers are expected to in-crease FFV offerings in future modelyears. Most vehicles manufactured dur-ing the past two decades can operate ona fuel blend of 10 percent ethanol.

To learn more about E85 fuel and flex-ible fuel vehicles, visit the National Etha-nol Vehicle Coalit ion website at:www.e85fuel.com.

This site provides l inks to theautomakers that produce flexible fuelvehicles and the agriculture groups thatproduce E85 fuel.

By Bill Schmidtand Darshana Patel

Maryland Department of the Envi-ronment (MDE), in collaboration withWicomico County Department ofPublic Works (DPW) and cablechannel Access 26, has been work-ing on an environmental educationproject.

Access 26, a Wicomico Countycable channel, developed the idea ofa video series to educate residentsabout waste reduction and recycling.Videotaping began August 2001 andfocused on the county’s rising recy-cling rates, expanding recycling pro-grams and market development forrecyclables.

Other information covered in theseries includes recycling locations,implementing special recyclingprojects such as concrete recycling,and operating a regional materialsrecycling facility on the Lower Shore.

The final phase of the video seriesconcentrated on opportunities to re-duce waste. Composting yardwaste, shopping SMART (SaveMoney And Reduce Trash), buyingrecycled content materials, and elec-tronics recycling through Maryland’seCycling Project are all opportunitiesthat were discussed in the videos.

MDE, Wicomico County work on recycling video

Assistant Landfill Manager Paul Tomaszewski helps a Wicomico residentwith an old television at an eCycling event in Wicomico County on Nov. 17,2001 where 2.64 tons of out-dated electronics were collected.

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO BY BILL SCHMIDT

Wicomico County DPW Director RaiSharma, DPW Landfill Manager KenTownsend, and MDE’s Waste Manage-ment Administration, Regional ManagerBill Schmidt, provided technical assis-tance to Access 26 videographer, CraigTwilley.

Look for the video series on Access 26

and contact Craig Twilley at (410) 546-3670 with questions.

For more information on recyclingin Maryland, consult the MDE websiteat www.mde.state.md.us. Direct anyquestions on recycling in WicomicoCounty to DPW Director Rai Sharmaat (410) 548-4810.

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By Matthew RoweSection 303(d) of the 1972 Federal Clean

Water Act (CWA) requires that states, terri-tories and authorized tribes regularly pub-lish lists of surface waters that fail to meetWater Quality Standards (WQS). In compli-ance with the CWA, the Maryland Depart-ment of the Environment (MDE) will soon bereleasing an updated Draft 2002 303(d) Listof Maryland’s impaired surface waters forpublic review.

Water bodies on the 303(d) list may re-quire clean up plans based on what areknown as Total Maximum Daily Loads(TMDLs). TMDLs, which are also developedby MDE, and approved by the federal Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) are acalculation of the maximum amount of a pol-lutant that a waterbody can receive and stillmeet water quality standards, and an alloca-tion of that amount to the pollutant’s sources.

MDE has made several refinements to the303(d) listing process this year. These in-clude: (1) encouraging increased stakeholderinvolvement in the list development process;(2) developing standardized listing method-ologies for use in determining water bodyimpairment; (3) coordinating closely with theDepartment of Natural Resources to synchro-nize State water quality improvement pro-grams and streamline collection of water qual-ity monitoring data; (4) adopting new EPAguidance for 303(d) listing; and, (5) improv-ing water quality planning and trackingthrough the development of a 303(d) listingdatabase that links actual water quality moni-toring data to listed water bodies.

Draft listing methodologies were devel-

MDE to release list of impaired state watersoped by MDE for six environmental param-eters this year, including pH, sediments, dis-solved oxygen in stratified lakes, toxics, bac-teria in shellfish harvesting waters andbiocriteria. These methodologies were basedupon state WQS and were made availablefor public review. Another listing methodol-ogy for combined and sanitary sewer over-flows will also be submitted for public re-view with the Draft 2002 303(d) List. Thesedraft methodologies are intended to stan-dardize the decision-making process for de-termining water body impairmentand 303(d)listing which will promote consistency andtransparency in listing decisions.

“Explaining these listing methodologiesenhance public participation in, and under-standing of, the 303(d) listing program andestablishes a clearer picture of the decision-making framework for 303(d) listings. Thesemethodologies are also being continually re-evaluated and improved, and with full publicparticipation, will evolve to incorporate newscientific advances or revised WQS,” saidRobin Grove, director of MDE’s Technicaland Regulatory Services Administration.

MDE has voluntarily incorporated newEPA guidance for the multi-part list in orderto improve the state’s water quality tracking,planning and monitoring. In a departure frompast 303(d) listing practices, Maryland nowwill not only list those water bodies whichmay require a TMDL, but will also list thosewaters that fit into one of several other cat-egories, including those that have insuffi-cient data to make a water quality impairmentdetermination; are expected to meet stan-dards by the next list; are impaired by an

undetermined pollutant; have a completedTMDL or those waters which have been re-moved from the list. “The new multi-part listwill make it easier for the public to under-stand the status of a given waterbody, andwill allow the department to better identifydata gaps and target future water qualitymonitoring efforts,” Grove said.

Lastly, MDE developed a new database,which links monitoring data results to 303(d)listings. This, in conjunction with the listingmethodologies, will allow the state to readilysupply concerned parties, upon request, withthe whole range of monitoring data and de-cision-making used to identify and list im-paired waters. This effort was critical to im-proving stakeholder confidence in the 303(d)process since 303(d) listing can have signifi-cant regulatory and economic ramifications.

MDE, in employing these many changesin its 303(d) listing process this year believesthis will improve the state’s overall waterquality planning efforts. In establishing amore comprehensive public participation pro-cess it hopes to obtain increased local per-spectives on water quality issues. The newlyadopted process will also improve the utili-zation of scientific advances in listing deci-sions and improve coordination among state,federal, local, and non-governmental stake-holders.

The end result of these efforts will be animproved understanding of the state’s waterquality, which will help us all determine whatwe must do, working together, to achieve acleaner, safer environment for our childrenand a healthy, productive Chesapeake Bay.

eCyclingprogrammakingan impactin state By Darshana Patel

In an effort to help homeownersand small businesses clean out theirstorage sheds and answer the ques-tion of how to properly recycle elec-tronics, Maryland Department of theEnvironment (MDE), neighboringstates’ agencies, and industry part-ners launched the eCycling Project.

The eCycling Project aims to finda sustainable way to remove end-of-life computer equipment and tele-visions from the municipal wastestream.

“Some of the items looked to beover 50 years old. One TV lookedlike it had been kept in a barn orchicken coop,” said Tammy Vass,an administrative assistant withHarford County Public Works, at aneCycling collection event in HarfordCounty.

Through four eCycling events inHarford, Wicomico and Worcestercounties late last year, about 13.5tons of electronics were collectedfrom 245 Marylanders. MoreeCycling events are planned thiswinter and spring, especially duringEarth Week 2002.

There is growing concern about thedisposal of televisions and comput-ers since they add volume to mu-nicipal waste streams. In Maryland,outdated computers and old televi-sions account for 150,000 tons ofwaste annually, based on Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) es-timates.

Nationally, more than 20 millionpersonal computers became ob-solete in 1998 and only 14 percentof these were reused or recycled.Most of these computers werethrown away or remained in stor-age with other outdated electron-ics.

Projections indicate that morethan 63 million personal computersare to be retired nationally in 2003.The average lifespan of a Pentium-class computer is currently aboutthree years and falling, meaning thatthe problem of obsolete electronicswill only keep growing.

Another reason there is growing

See COMPUTERS, Page 11

By George KellerThe Capital Program Planning Division

(CPPD) of the Water Management Adminis-tration is in the process of developing anannual Solicitation for the Drinking WaterState Revolving Loan (DWSRF) and WaterSupply Financial Assistance Programs.

Local governments, municipalities, as wellas some private water systems have the op-portunity to request financial assistance fromthis program to help defray their costs. Theloan funds for capital improvements are tar-geted to both publicly and privately ownedcommunity water systems and non-profitnon-community water systems. Only publicsystems are eligible for grant funds. Eligibleprojects include treatment plant upgrades,water distribution system improvements, welldevelopment, and finished water storagetanks. Projects that are primarily to servicegrowth are not eligible for this funding.

The solicitation of pre-applications is thefirst step in the development of the annualIntended Use Plan (IUP) and Capital BondBill request. Drinking Water Revolving LoanProgram funds will be available October 1,2002 and grants funds for the Water SupplyGrant Program will be available July 1, 2003.

Understanding the process can lead to grant, loan success CPPD actively solicits over 1,500 recipi-

ents. The solicitation process actually be-gins in June. CPPD prepares a draft letter,which is sent to Grants and Loans and ProjectManagement Divisions within Water Qual-ity Infrastructure Program (WQIP) as well asto Water Supply Program and Water QualityFinancing Administration (WQFA) for com-ments. CPPD works closely with these divi-sions and programs and relies on their inputfor the success of the solicitation. The re-view process is generally completed by De-cember. CPPD mails updated packages to theapplicants by January. By March, WQIPexpects to receive responses from the appli-cants.

Upon the receipt of the pre-applications,each applicant is sent a confirmation letter.All projects are logged into the Project Prior-ity List (PPL) Database. Water Supply Pro-gram, WQIP and WQFA rate and rank allprojects for public health, compliance ben-efits and financial capacity. WQIP also re-views all projects for consistency with theMaryland Economic Growth, Resource Pro-tection, and Planning Act of 1992 and theSmart Growth-Priority Funding Areas Act of1997. Based on projects rating and ranking

as well as readiness to proceed, CPPD deter-mines projects eligibility for loan and/or grantfunding.

Projects eligible for funding under theDWSRF Program are placed on the project pri-ority list for which projects are selected for in-clusion in the draft DWSRF IUP. The IUP de-scribes how federal and state funds for theDWSRF Program will be used in the state. Basedon project eligibility, priority ranking, user costaffordability, project cost-effectiveness andreadiness to proceed, MDE offers applicantsfinancial assistance in the form of grants or lowinterest loans, subject to federal and state fundappropriations and approval by the Board ofPublic Works.

If applicants accept proposed low interestloan financing and projects fall within thefundable range, they are included in the in-tended use plan. CPPD then sets a date for apublic hearing, which is usually held in Mayor June. Following the public hearing, thedraft IUP is sent to the U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency for the final review andapproval. Adopted IUP and PPL will serveas the guides for upcoming year annual BondBill Request for state grant and low interestloan funding.


By Ed LarrimoreStaff of the Maryland Department of

the Environment’s (MDE) Mining Pro-gram recently made the move from pro-viding teachers with minerals educa-tion information into the classroom todoing the teaching themselves.

Mol ly Gary spen t a day a tStevensville Middle School on KentIsland teaching the entire sixth gradeclass about mining, reclamation andthe every day uses of minerals.

After five, one-hour sessions, about240 of the school’s 11-year-old stu-dents had learned what minerals aremined in Maryland, how mining worksand what kind of equipment MDEuses.

The kids participated in discussionabout the importance of reclamationand being good stewards of the land.

“To aid in discussion and help thechildren visualize the subject, I evenused a PowerPoint presentation withpictures of active mining sites, vari-ous types of reclamation and all of thedifferent equipment you find at amine,” Gary said.

Core samples from the Lafarge NorthAmerica Texas quarry were shared withthe students so they could understandthe exploration phase of beginning amining operation.

“Since they already had a good ba-sis of what mining and reclamation are,

Stevensville Middle students dig mining class

these bright, well-behaved studentsquickly grasped the idea that we useminerals every day in many ways andthey are extremely important in ourlives,” Gary said. “Debra Klobucar, oneof the sixth grade science teachers atStevensville Middle School extendedthe invitation to the Mining Programto come and share our knowledge withthe students. She and the other sci-

ence teachers have laid a good foun-dation for the children, which madeteaching them easier and more enjoy-able since they had familiarity with thetopic.”

When the students were asked “whatis mining?” the standard answers werealong the lines of “digging up theground to get minerals and things weneed” and “there are both surface and

underground mines.”“What is reclamation?” received the

response of “putting the ground backto the way it was before” with someadding “or you will get a fine.” Whenasked about what is mined in Mary-land the answers got much more cre-ative ranging from diamonds, gold andsilver to coal. Thankfully there wasnot too much disappointment whenthey found out mostly coal, rocks, sandand gravel are mined in Maryland.

After the discussion about miningand reclamation, the students workedtogether in groups on an act ivi tycalled, “It’s in the bag,” which chal-lenges the students to match every-day objects such as ceramic tile, a rub-ber band, steel wool and a piece ofchewing gum with the rock or mineralfound in the item. Students were pro-vided paper bags containing the ob-jects as well as worksheets and infor-mation on some common rocks andminerals to aid them.

“They asked a lo t of quest ionsthroughout the day and there was ahigh level of participation. Even find-ing out chewing gum has a coating oflimestone on it did not deter manyfrom continuing to ask for gum,” Garysaid, laughing.

“I hope the children enjoyed the dayas much as the geologist who spent itwith them.”

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO BY MOLLY GARY

Students from Stevensville Middle School on Kent Island, Md., work together on a handson activity identifying minerals in everyday products

systems, reminds Marylanders that con-serving water is a great idea at any time,but it becomes especially important dur-ing periods of prolonged reduced rain-fall. Water utilities and homeowners areparticularly encouraged to detect andrepair all leaks to reduce the unneces-sary loss of water.

Homeowners are encouraged to con-duct a water audit to determine placesfor water savings. (See MDE’s websiteat: www.mde.state.md.us/waterconservation for detailed informa-tion.)

The following counties are under“Drought Warning” status: Frederick,Carroll, Baltimore (excluding that part ofthe county served by the Baltimore Citywater system), Harford, Cecil, Howard(excluding that part of the county servedby the Baltimore City water system),Montgomery (excluding that part of thecounty served by the Washington Sub-urban Sanitary Commission), Kent,Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Talbot,Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset, andWorcester.

The following counties that remain un-der “Drought Watch” are: Garrett,Allegany, and Washington. MDE will

evaluate drought indicators—precipita-tion and stream flow—on a weekly basisduring this warning stage.

Ground water levels and reservoir lev-els will continue to be tracked monthly.

The City of Baltimore is preparing totap the Susquehanna River as droughtconditions have caused their reservoirsto drop to 61 percent of capacity. Thecity has asked residents to voluntarilyrestrict water use. Although the PotomacRiver is low for this time of year, flow isstill sufficient to meet the needs of themetropolitan Washington area. Droughtconditions are also impacting other com-munity water systems, and several haveimposed mandatory water use restric-tions for their users.

Each Maryland county has an assigneddrought coordinator to facilitate re-sponses to changing hydrologic condi-tions and to promote public educationabout water conservation. MDE hasbeen routinely updating the countydrought coordinators as conditionschange. Over the past several months,MDE has also promoted water conser-vation concepts at public events, andthrough radio spots aired by WBAL andWCEI.

In addition, state facilities have beenworking since June of 2000 to assesstheir water use and develop plans to re-duce water use by 10 percent by 2010.state facilities are now beginning toimplement water conservation measuresoutlined in their plans. MDE has alsorequested large water utilities in Mary-land to audit their water use and developwater conservation plans if their waterlosses exceed 10 percent of total wateruse.

Maryland citizens need to become in-creasingly aware of their water use athome and at work. MDE recommends thatcitizens take the following voluntary mea-sures to decrease water use:

• Repair leaky faucets, toilets or pipes• Replace conventional faucets and

showerheads with water-efficient ones• Turn off the water while brushing

your teeth or shaving• Only run your dishwasher or wash-

ing machine with a full load• Keep your shower to five minutes or

less

DROUGHTContinued from Page 1

For further information, please visitMDE’s website at: www.mde.state.md.us/waterconservation

(fish, shellfish, and benthic organisms). Thefull reports from the studies are available at:www.darp.noaa.gov/neregion/chalkpt.htm andat Pepco’s Community Center located at 30383Three Notch Road in Charlotte Hall, Maryland.

Proving ground expeditesgas cleanup

On Jan. 18 Maryland Department of he Envi-ronment, U.S. Army and U.S. EnvironmentalProtection Agency representatives signed anagreement to accelerate the destruction of thechemical agents stored at Aberdeen ProvingGround.

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Armyundertook specific measures to ensure the con-tinued security of the chemical agent stockpile.It also immediately began evaluating additionalmethods to

reduce the public risk associated with chemi-cal stockpile storage, including methods to ac-celerate stockpile destruction. The Army andits contractor team are working closely with thestate, regional and local

officials to determine the safest, most effec-tive way to speed up the disposal process atthe Aberdeen facility.

Under the accelerated program, the mustard

NEWSContinued from Page 3

See BLURBS, Page 12


Enforcement & Compliance Notes--Dec. 15, 2001 to Jan. 15, 2002--

Air & Radiation ManagementAdministration

Roger Packard, DDS - MontgomeryCounty — MDE entered into a ConsentOrder with Roger Packard, a dentist, onDec. 17 to address violations of Maryland’sradiation regulations discovered during anMDE inspection. The Order requires thepayment of a $7,000 penalty. The viola-tions have been corrected.

Status: Case Closed (Reference #RHP01-12)

IA Construction Corporation -Worcester County — MDE issued a No-tice of Proposed Civil Penalty in theamount of $4,800 to IA ConstructionCorporation’s asphalt production plant onDec. 18 for visible emissions violations.The proposed penalty was based on MDE’sissuance of two Notices of Violation to thecompany on two separate days for violat-ing Maryland’s visible emissions stan-dards. The company has 10 days to requesta meeting to discuss the proposed penalty.

Status: Open (Reference #AQCP 01-26)

J. V. Wells - Wicomico County — MDEissued a Notice of Proposed Civil Penaltyin the amount of $6,000 to J.V. Wells onDec. 18, for visible emissions and permitviolations at this commercial saw mill. Theproposed penalty was based on MDE’s is-suance of a Notice of Violation to the com-pany for exceeding visible emissions stan-dards from a boiler stack and for construct-ing a boiler without obtaining an air qual-ity construction permit. The company has10 days to request a meeting to discuss theproposed penalty.


Maryland and Virginia Milk Produc-ers Cooperative - Howard County —MDE issued a Corrective Order and a No-tice of Proposed Civil Penalty in theamount of $25,000 to Maryland and Vir-ginia Milk Producers Cooperative on Dec.18 for violations of Title 5 Permit Condi-tions. The Cooperative failed to submit theannual Compliance Certification, dueApril 1, and submitted the annual Emis-sion Certification four months late. TheCooperative has also been late in submit-ting its Emission Certification for the lastseveral years. The Corrective Order re-quires the Cooperative to submit a proposalspecifying plans to ensure future compli-ance with these reporting requirements.

The company has 10 days to request ameeting to discuss the proposed penaltyand 10 days to appeal the Corrective Or-der.

Status: Open (Reference #AQCP 01-10-03)

J.H.G. Contractors - FrederickCounty — MDE issued a Notice of Pro-posed Civil Penalty in the amount of$6,000 to J.H.G. Contractors on Dec. 20for violating Maryland’s air quality re-quirements at a construction site where thisexcavation company was clearing land.The proposed penalty was based on MDE’sissuance of a Notice of Violation to JHGfor excessive dust emanating from the con-struction project. JHG failed to take thenecessary steps to prevent the dust frombecoming airborne. The company has 10days to request a meeting to discuss theproposed penalty.


The Berg Corporation - FrederickCounty — MDE issued a Notice of As-sessed Civil Penalty in the amount of$2,750 to The Berg Corporation on Dec.20 for violating permit requirements. Theassessed penalty was based on MDE’s is-suance of a Notice of Violation to Bergfor noncompliance with Maryland’s airquality control laws. Berg had operated aportable concrete crushing and screeningplant without first obtaining a permit toconstruct and a permit to operate. The com-pany has 10 days to request a hearing con-cerning the assessed penalty.

Status: Open (Reference #AQCP 01-17A)

Eastern Shore Vapor Recovery Vio-lations — MDE issued a Corrective Or-der and a Proposed Civil Penalty to sixEastern Shore gasoline delivery companieson Dec.27 for violating air quality vaporrecovery requirements. The six companiesviolated Maryland’s air quality law by de-livering gasoline to stationary storage tankswithout using vapor recovery equipment,resulting in emissions of volatile organiccompounds to the atmosphere. The sixcompanies are Ocean City Service Oil,Samuel Coraluzzo Company, Tri-Gas &Oil Company, Service Energy, EagleTransport Corporation and Murphy Trans-port, Inc. The companies have 10 days torequest a meeting to discuss the proposedpenalties.

Status: Open (Reference #AQCP 01-10-01)

Waste ManagementAdministration

Calvin and James Reter (BaltimoreCounty) — MDE issued a Complaint, Or-der and Civil Penalty in the amount of$6,000 on Dec. 14, against Calvin andJames Reter resulting from violations ofMaryland’s Oil Pollution Laws. Under theOrder the Reters shall:

• Properly remove the UST sys-tems in accordance with COMAR26.10.10.02 -.03;

• Provide documentation confirm-ing that a method of monthly release de-tection has been in use for the past fiveyears (from 9/96 to 9/2001);

• Provide documentation to con-firm that pollution liability insurance hasbeen maintained on the two gasoline USTsystems on site for the past 5 years;

• Submit a completed registrationform for the two 2,000 gallon gasoline USTsystems and for all tanks ever owned andoperated at the facility by the Reters;

• In lieu of removing the two gaso-line UST systems, submit a written requestfor an extension to perform the following:

1) Test the systems for tightness usingthe precision test method

2) Provide documentation confirmingthe use of a method of monthly release de-tection

3) Provide documentation confirmingthat pollution liability insurance is beingmaintained on the three gasoline UST sys-tems

4) Provide an environmental assessment,as approved by the department, to ensurea release has not occurred

5) Check the cathodic protection systemon the UST systems to ensure proper op-eration

Status: The Reters have 10 days to re-quest a hearing on the Complaint and Or-der and 30 days to request a hearing on thePenalty. (Reference Number COV-2002-007)

Rev. Theodore Jackson and Gillis Me-morial Community Church, Inc. - Bal-timore City — MDE issued a Complaint,Order and Civil Penalty on Dec. 26 in theamount of $12,500 against Rev. Jacksonand Gillis Memorial Community Church,Inc. for violating Maryland’s Lead Laws.The Rev. Jackson and Gillis MemorialCommunity Church, Inc. were ordered toregister the property with MDE and within30 days bring the property into compliance

with the full risk reduction standard; en-sure that no persons other than those per-forming the lead hazard reduction treat-ments are on the premises while the workis done; and pay reasonable temporary re-location costs for tenants if the treatmentsexceed one calendar day; refrain fromevicting or otherwise retaliating against thetenants of the property; within five days ofthe completion of the lead reduction treat-ments, have the properties inspected byan accredited inspector and that a certifi-cate is filed by the contractor with MDEcertifying the properties have met full riskreduction standards.

Status: Rev. Theodore Jackson andGillis Memorial Community Church, Inc.have 10 days to request a hearing on theComplaint and Order and 30 days to re-quest a hearing on the Penalty. (ReferenceNumber 01-30-3612)

Andy and Angela Johnson - CecilCounty (three affected properties) — MDEissued a Complaint, Order and Penalty onDec. 26 in the amount of $10,000 againstAndy and Angela Johnson for violatingMaryland’s Lead Laws. Andy and AngelaJohnson were ordered to register the prop-erties with MDE and within 30 days andbring 50 percent of the properties into com-pliance with the full risk reduction stan-dard; ensure that no persons other thanthose performing the lead hazard reduc-tion treatments are on the premises whilethe work is done; and pay reasonable relo-cation costs for tenants if the treatmentsexceed one calendar day; refrain fromevicting or otherwise retaliating against thetenants of the property; within five days ofthe completion of the lead reduction treat-ments, have the properties inspected byan accredited inspector and that a certifi-cate is filed by the contractor with MDEcertifying the properties have met full riskreduction standards.

Status: The Johnsons have 10 days torequest a hearing on the Complaint andOrder and 30 days to request a hearing onthe Penalty. (Reference Number 01-07-3882)

Campco-I, Inc. - (4 properties in Bal-timore City) — MDE issued a Complaint,Order and Penalty on Dec. 26 in the amountof $15,000 against Campco-I, Inc. for vio-lating Maryland’s Lead Laws. A child re-siding at one of the properties was diag-nosed with an elevated blood lead level.

See NOTES, Page 11


For the Record The following is a partial list by county

of applications received by MDE and otherpermitting activity between December 16,2001 and January 15, 2002. For more in-formation on these permits, please contactMDE’s Environmental Permit ServiceCenter at (410) 631-3772.

Allegany

BARTON BUSINESS PARK WWTP — 17207McMullen Highway, S.W., Cumberland, Md. 21502.(02DP3402) Surface municipal discharge permit

BUFFALO COAL COMPANY, INC. —Lonaconing, Md. (SM-92-422) Renewal of Permit

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OFCUMBERLAND — P. O. Box 1702, Cumber land,Md. 21501. (01-1173) Sewerage permit to upgradecombined sewer overflow along Howard Street at C& O Canal

POTOMAC METAL & SUPPLY, INC. — 12003Siebert Road, S.E., Cumberland, Md. 21502. (6984)An air permit to construct for one paint spray booth& cone blast room

WESTERNPORT COMBINED SEWER OVER-FLOWS — Three Locations in Westernport, Md.21562. (02DP3136) Surface municipal dischargepermit

Anne Arundel

BRANDFORD LLC — Cockeysville, MD (77-SP-0137-3) Transfer application for a surfacemine located on MD Route 175, 2000' west ofRidge Road

DONALDSON FUNERAL HOME & CREMA-TORY — 1411 Annapolis Road, Odenton, Md.21114. (TR7018) an air permit to construct for twocrematories

MILLERSVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL —389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, Md. 21144.(2002-OPV-2134) Oil operations permit for trans-portation

NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPO-RATION — 1212 Winterson Road, Linthicum, Md.21090. (TR7013) An air permit to construct formodification to G module

Baltimore City

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUB-LIC WORKS — 900 Abel Wolman MunicipalBuilding, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (01-1172) Sewer-age permit to rehabilitate Biddison Run Interceptoralong Sinclair Lane and Goodnow Road, along westside of Biddison Run to Sipple Avenue

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUB-LIC WORKS — 900 Abel Wolman MunicipalBuilding, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (01-1174) Sewer-age permit to rehabilitate Western Run Interceptoralong Sulgrave Avenue between Greely Avenue andWestern Run

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUB-LIC WORKS — 900 Abel Wolman Municipal

Building, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (02-1000) Wa-ter permit to replace chlorination facilities andimprove security at the Ashburton Water Filtra-tion Plant at Druid Park Drive

BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF PUB-LIC WORKS — 900 Abel Wolman MunicipalBuilding, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (02-1003) Sewer-age permit to rehabilitate Western Run Interceptoralong Western Run Drive between Pimlico Road andWallis Avenue

BERG CORPORATION, THE — 1701 EastPatapsco Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR6999) Anair permit to construct for one portable concretecrusher

CITGO MOTIVA BALTIMORE TERMINAL —2201 Southport Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21226. (2002-ODS-3480) Surface water discharge for oil terminal

GRACE DAVISON — 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR7027) An air permit toconstruct for one baghouse

GRACE DAVISON — 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR7028) An air permit toconstruct for three cartridge filters

GRACE DAVISON — 5500 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (TR7031) An air permit toconstruct for one dust collector

LENMAR, INC. — 4701 O’Donnell St., Balti-more, Md. 21224. (TR7033) An air permit to con-struct for two 6000-gallon mixing tanks

MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALSINC. - HAWKINS PT — 3901 Fort Armistead Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (90DP0164A) Major surfaceindustrial discharge permit

P. FLANIGAN & SONS, INC. — 200 FrankfurstAve., Baltimore, Md. 21225. (TR7032) An air per-mit to construct for one baghouse

QWEST COMMUNICATIONS CORPORA-TION — 111 Market Place, Suite 400, Baltimore,Md. 21202. (TR7009) An air permit to construct fortwo emergency generators

TOSCO CORPORATION - BALTIMORE TER-MINAL — 2155 Northbridge Ave., Baltimore, Md.21226. (2002-ODS-3010) Surface water dischargefor oil terminal

Baltimore County

BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS — 111 W. Chesapeake Ave.,Towson, Md. 21204. (01-1171) Sewerage permit toconstruct a force main along North Point Boulevardand Morse Road, Shore Road and Libs Lane

BERG CORPORATION, THE — 1737Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, Md. 21208.(TR6998) An air permit to construct for one por-table concrete crusher

CHUCKS BODY & FENDER — 8400 BelairRoad, Baltimore, Md. 21236. (TR6985) An air per-mit to construct for one paint spray booth

GOUCHER COLLEGE — 1021 Dulaney ValleyRoad, Baltimore, Md. 21204. (TR7002) An air per-mit to construct for one boiler >10 MMBtu

HERNWOOD LANDFILL - NORTHERN SITE— 10900 Furman Lane, Granite, Md. 21163.(02DP2635) Surface industrial discharge permit

HONEYGO RUN RUBBLE LANDFILL —10710 Philadelphia Road, Perry Hall, Md. 21128.(2001-WRF-0338) Solid waste rubble landfill per-mit

MELVIN BENHOFF SONS, INC. — 4216 NorthPoint Road, Dundalk, Md. 21222. (2002-OPV-2166)Oil operations permit for transportation

Calvert

SHOPPES AT APPLE GREEN — 2880 DunkirkWay, Dunkirk, Md. 20754. (02DP3400) Groundwa-ter municipal discharge permit

Carroll

FREEDOM DISTRICT WWTP — 1301 RaincliffRoad, Sykesville, Md. 21784. Sewage sludge trans-portation permit

MONTESSORI SOCIETY OF WESTMINSTER,INC. — P. O. Box 1126, Westminster, Md. 21158.(01-1178) Water permit to revise design underPermit No. 1-16-1099 dated August 23, 2001

PRIME MANUFACTURING — 577 UnionBridge Road, Union Bridge, Md. 21791. (TR6997)An air permit to construct for one coating operation

SMITTY’S GARAGE — 7539 Middleburg Road,Detour, Md. 21757. (TR7017) An air permit to con-struct for one paint spray booth

THOMAS, BENNETT & HUNTER, INC. — 600Ridge Road, Westminster, Md. 21157. (TR7021) Anair permit to construct for one concrete plant

WINGFOOT COMMERCIAL TIRE SYSTEMS— 915 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, Md. 21157.(TR7010) An air permit to construct for one tirebuffer

Cecil

IKEA PROPERTIES INC. — 496 WestGermantown Pike, Plymouth MTG., Pa. 19462. (01-1175) Sewerage permit to construct a wastewaterpumping station and a force main along MD Route327, south of MD Route 7

YORK BUILDING PRODUCTS CO., INC. —Perryville, Md. (80-SP-0353-1) Transfer appli-cation for a surface mine located on Route 275just west of Route 40

YORK BUILDING PRODUCTS CO., INC. —Perryville, Md. (91-SP-0404-1) Transfer appli-cation for a surface mine located on Route 275just west of Route 40

Charles

HAROLD GARNER, SITE 42A — SteinhauserRoad , Newburg, Md. 20664. Sewage sludge appli-cation on agricultural land

WHITE PLAINS POST OFFICE — Route 301At Willetts Crossing Road, 4700 Crain Highway,

White Plains, Md. 20695. (02DP3211) Groundwa-ter municipal discharge permit

Frederick

BALLENGER CREEK WWTP — 7400Marcie’s Choice Lane, Frederick, Md. 21704. Sew-age sludge transportation permit

FREDERICK COUNTY LAW ENFORCE-MENT COMPLEX — 101 Airport Drive East,Frederick, Md. 21701. (2002-OPT-4798) Oil op-erations permit for above ground storage tank andtransportation

FREDERICK NEWS-POST, THE — 200 EastPatrick St., Frederick, Md. 21705-0578. (TR7025)An air permit to construct for modification toprinting press

HERBERT ROHRBAUGH FARM — BollingerSchool Road, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land

RUTH LONG II FARM — 10539 TaneytownPike, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land

RUTH LONG III FARM — 15296 Block OfFrederick Road, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land

Garrett

MARYLAND MINERALS, INC. — 566 HoyesSang Run Road, Accident, Md. 21520. (TR7004)An air permit to construct for one crushing plant

Howard

BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY INC.-COLUM-BIA — 9140 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Md.21045. (TR7007) An air permit to construct forone ICP-RIE tool

BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.-COLUM-BIA — 9140 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Md.21045. (TR7006) An air permit to construct forone Lift-Off HME900 tool

BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.-COLUMBIA— 9140 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Md. 21045.(TR7008) An air permit to construct for one PECVD& RIE tool

HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUB-LIC WORKS — 9520 Bendix Road, Columbia, Md.21045. (01-1176) Water permit to install facility forsodium hypochloride addition at Whiskey BottomWater Pumping Station, Route 216, All Saints Road

OWENS CORNING — 8235 Patuxent Road,Jessup, Md. 20794-9397. (TR7034) An air permit toconstruct for modification to asphalt plant

ROCKVILLE FUEL & FEED CO., INC. — 7131Dorsey Run Road, Elkridge, Md. 21075. (TR7005)An air permit to construct for one ready mix concretebatch plant

Montgomery

ACCUBID EXCAVATION, INC. — 5625 Fisher

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For the RecordLane, Rockville, Md. 20852. (TR7020) An airpermit to construct for one portable crusher

MUYORGA IMPORTS, INC. — 12361 WilkinsAve., Rockville, Md. 20852. (TR6996) An air per-mit to construct for one coffee roasting operation

THE IRENE APARTMENTS — 4701 WillardAve., Chevy Chase, Md. 20015. (02DP3219) Sur-face industrial discharge permit

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARYCOMMISSION — 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel,Md. 20707. (02-1001) Sewerage permit to constructa force main along Crystal Rock Drive and FatherHurley Boulevard

Prince George’s

BARDON, INC. — Greenbelt, Md. (77-SP-0013-G) Transfer and modification application for asurface mine located on just north of North KeysRoad

CHESAPEAKE SITE CONTRACTING, INC. —14300 Baltimore Blvd., Laurel, Md. 20707.(TR7015) An air permit to construct for one tempo-rary crushing plant

FETTER AVIATION — 10305 Piscataway Road,Clinton, Md. 20735. (2002-OPT-12228) Oil opera-tions permit for above ground storage tank and trans-portation

FORESTVILLE ASPHALT - D’ARCY ROAD —8700 D’Arcy Road, Forestville, Md. 20747.(02DP2771) Groundwater industrial discharge per-mit

M-NCPPC/GLENRIDGE SERVICE CENTER —4800 Veteran’s Parkway, Hyattsville, Md. 20784.(2002-OPT-5911) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation

NATIONAL ARCHIVES & RECORDS ADMIN-ISTRATION — 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park,Md. 20740. (02DP2904) Surface industrial dischargepermit

ROUSE-FAIRWOOD LTD. PARTNERSHIP —10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md.21044. (02-1002) Water permit to lay water mainsalong MD Route 450 and Sir Lancelot Drive

Queen Anne’s

JESSE CROOK, QA-1 — 1229 Hope Road,Centreville, Md. 21617. Sewage sludge applicationon agricultural land

MARVIN CAHALL FARM, QA-104 — 3233Price Station Road, Centreville, Md. 21617. Sew-age sludge application on agricultural land

St. Mary’s

JIMMY RICHARDS & SONS EXCAVATING,INC. — Waldorf, Md. (02-SP-0593) Original appli-cation for a surface mine located on Route 5 southto Route 236

Talbot

ALICE GEIB FARM, TA-59 — 9825 CouncellRoad, Cordova, Md. 21625. Sewage sludge appli-cation on agricultural land

BARKER’S LANDING PIT — 7140 Barker’s

Landing Road, Easton, Md. 21601. Sewage sludgeapplication on agricultural land

EASTON AIRPORT — Cockran Drive AndAirport Road, Easton, Md. 21601. (2002-OPT-2303) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation

EDWARD F. SCLICHTER - BEECHBROOKFARM, TA – 35 — 2989 Jamaica Point Road,Trappe, Md. 21673. Sewage sludge application onagricultural land

GANNON FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,TA-51 — Corner Of Black Dog Alley & Route 328,Easton, Md. 21601. Sewage sludge application onagricultural land

HAROLD LYONS PROPERTY, TA-9 — 29181Schwaninger Road, Easton, Md. 21601. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land

MIDSHORE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE FA-CILITY — 7341 Barker’s Landing Road, Easton,Md. 21601. Sewage sludge disposal permit at land-fill

Washington

BETTER MATERIAL CORPORATION —Woodmont Road, Hancock, Md. 21750. (TR7019)An air permit to construct for one portable crushingplant

C.M. OFFRAY & SON, INC. — 857 WillowCircle, Hagerstown, Md. 21740. (TR6986) An airpermit to construct for one heat-set printer

MARTIN’S ELEVATOR, INC. — 13219Maugansville Road, Hagerstown, Md. 21740. (2002-OPT-2488) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation

WASHINGTON COUNTY HOSPITAL — 251East Antietam St., Hagerstown, Md. 21740. (2002-043-00122) Air quality permit to operate

Worcester

BERLIN WWTP - SPRAY IRRIGATION SITE— 9607 Lee Road, Berlin, Md. 21811. (02DP2864)Groundwater municipal discharge permit

OCEAN LANDING II — U.S Route 50 at MDRoute 589, 11200 Ocean Gateway, Berlin, Md.21811. (02DP3401) Groundwater municipal dis-charge permit

TOWN OF BERLIN - POWER PLANT — 309William St., Berlin, Md. 21811. (2002-OPT-3314)Oil operations permit for above ground storage tankand transportation

Out of State

MOTIVA ENTERPRISES, LLC - SPRING-FIELD PLANT — 8206 Terminal Road, Lorton, Va.22079. (2002-OPV-3460) Oil operations permit fortransportation

Allegany

LAVALE DRYCLEAN — 1313 National High-

way, LaVale, MD 21502. (001-6-0250) Air generalpermit to construct for one Permac Flexible M30dry cleaning machine

UNITED ENERGY COAL - SHAFT TIPPLE(SM- 84-353) — Route 36, Shaft, Md. 21532.(001-00143) Air quality permit to operate

UNITED ENERGY COAL, INC. - UPPERCONSOL — 300 Consol, Frostburg, Md. 21532.(001-00016) Air quality permit to operate

UNITED ENERGY COAL, INC. - VALE SUM-MIT — One Mile Southeast Of Midlothian, Route36, 1 Mile South Of Frostburg, Midlothian,Md.21542. (001-00155) Air quality permit to oper-ate

Anne Arundel

AMOCO SERVICE STATION #60487 — 8210Veterans Highway, Millersville, Md.21108. (003-9-0762) Air general permit to construct for three 10,000gallon gasoline underground storage tanks

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENTOF PUBLIC WORKS — 2662 Riva Road, Annapo-lis, Md. 21401 (01-22-1170) Sewerage permit toconstruct a force main replacement of the CrossCountry Sewer Force Main in a utility easement be-tween Solley Road and Marley Creek

CLEANING BY RILEY, INC. — 2062Somerville Road, Annapolis, Md. 21401. (003-5-0511) Air general permit to construct for one boiler< 10 MMBTU

CLUCK U CHICKEN — 1900 Forest Drive, #5,Annapolis, Md. 21401. (003-8-0183) Air generalpermit to construct for one TEC charbroiler

GARMAN GROTHERS LUMBER — 1270River Road, Crownsville, Md. 21032. (97SW1473)General permit registration for stormwater associ-ated with industrial activity

INTERFACE AR — 7364 Baltimore AnnapolisBlvd., Glen Burnie, Md. 21061. (003-6-0988 N) Airpermit to construct for one concrete floor panelmanufacturing line

L & W RECYCLING, INC. — 8316 Lokus Road,Odenton, Md. 21113. (97SW1472) General permitregistration for stormwater associated with indus-trial activity

SMURFIT-STONE CONTAINER CORPORA-TION — 725 Pittman Road, Baltimore, Md. 21226.(003-5-0410 M) Air permit to construct for super-sede permit #02-5-0410 M issued 8/21/00

XTRA MART CONVENIENCE STORE — 4397Fort Meade Road, Laurel, Md. 20707. (003-9-0764)Air general permit to construct for one 12,000 &two 10,000 gallon gasoline underground storagetanks

Baltimore City

AUSTIN GRILL — 2400 Boston St., Baltimore,Md. 21224. (510-8-0327) Air general permit to con-struct for one Rankin 5223C charbroiler

BERG CORPORATION, THE — 1701 E.Patapsco Ave., Baltimore, Md. 21226. (510-6-1789N) Air permit to construct for one portable concretecrusher

CHESAPEAKE DIGITAL PRINTING — 1107

Fayette St., East, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (510-6-1787) Air general permit to construct for one Heidel-berg SM4-5 PLxDI lithographic press

CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS — 900 Able Wolman MunicipalBldg. Baltimore, Md. 21202. (01-21-1166) Sewer-age permit to rehabilitate Herring Run Interceptorsbetween Cold Spring Lane and Belvedere Avenue

CITY OF BALTIMORE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS — 900 Able Wolman MunicipalBuilding, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (01-25-1119) Sew-erage permit to construct improvements to the liq-uid oxygen facilities at the Patapsco WastewaterTreatment Plant

GRACE DAVISON — 5603 Chemical Road,Baltimore, Md. 21226. (510-7-0951 M) Air permitto construct for one HEPA filter

J & J CLEANERS, INC. — 5814 Belair Road,Baltimore, Md. 21206. (510-6-1788) Air generalpermit to construct for one RS 373 dry cleaningmachine

LENMAR, INC. — 4701 O’Donnell St., Balti-more, Md. 21224. (510-7-1673 M) Air permit toconstruct for modification to paint manufacturingplant

LESAFFRE YEAST CORPORATION — 2100Van Deman St., Baltimore, Md. 21224. (510-5-1501N) Air permit to construct for one gas-fired boiler>10 MMBtu

MERCY MEDICAL CENTER — 301 St. PaulPlace, Baltimore, Md. 21202. (510-2-0271 M) Airpermit to construct for one scrubber

MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC - BALTIMORETERMINAL — 2400 Petrolia Ave., Baltimore, Md.21226. (99-ODS-3459A) Surface water discharge foroil terminal

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND —1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, Md. 21230. (510-5-1504) Air general permit to construct for one Peer-less G-LC-08-WU-STD boiler < 10 MMBTU

P. FLANIGAN & SONS INC. - MONROESTREET — 1320 N. Monroe St., Baltimore, Md.21217. (510-00069) Air quality permit to operate

Baltimore County

BERG CORPORATION, THE — 1737Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, Md. 21208. (005-6-2694 N) Air permit to construct for one portableconcrete crusher

MARYLAND RECYCLE COMPANY, INC. —8920 Yellow Brick Road, Baltimore, Md. 21237.(005-02406) Air quality permit to operate

NORPOINT FARMS — 525 Earls Road, Chase,Md. 21027. (005-01957) Air quality permit to oper-ate

WAVE-WORTHINGTON ARMSTRONG VEN-TURE — 5301 North Point Blvd., Baltimore, Md.21219. (005-6-2193 M) Air permit to construct formodification to metal forming operation

Calvert

COVE POINT LNG TERMINAL — 2100 Cove


Issuances


For the RecordPoint Road, Lusby, Md. 20657. (00HT2642) Gen-eral permit registration for discharge from hydro-static testing of storage tanks

Carroll

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER — 2Fourth St., East, Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0053) Air general permit to construct for one boiler<10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER — 4Fourth St., East, Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0054& 0055) Air general permit to construct for two boil-ers < 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER — 9Fourth St., West, Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0057) Air general permit to construct for oneBurnham V906A boiler <10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER — M & S- 1 Fourth St., West, Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0056) Air general permit to construct for one boiler< 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER — 5 ThirdSt., Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0052) Air gen-eral permit to construct for one boiler < 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER— Spring-field Avenue, Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0058)Air general permit to construct for boiler < 10MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER-CARPEN-TRY — 26A Springfield Ave., Sykesville, Md.21784. (013-5-0061) Air general permit to constructfor one Fulton ICS-50 boiler < 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER-MCKELDON — 4 Third St., Sykesville, Md. 21784.(13-5-0050 & 0051) Air general permit to constructfor two boilers < 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER-POWERHOUSE — 25 Springfield Ave., Sykesville, Md.21784. (013-5-0060) Air general permit to constructfor one Fulton ICS—30 boiler < 10 MMBTU

SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL CENTER— Spring-field Ave., Sykesville, Md. 21784. (013-5-0059) Airgeneral permit to construct for one A.O. Smith LB-1000 boiler < 10 MMBTU

TEXAS ROADHOUSE RESTAURANT — 21Cranberry Road, South, Westminster, Md. 21157.(013-8-0046 through 0048) Air general permit toconstruct for three Magikitch’n RMB APM-36charbroilers

WINGFOOT COMMERCIAL TIRE SYSTEMS— 915 Baltimore Blvd., Westminster, Md. 21157.(013-5-0062) Air general permit to construct for oneParker (S/N 51447) boiler < 10 MMBTU

Cecil

ELKTON WWTP — 200 West Pulaski Highway,Elkton, Md. 21921. (00DP0671) Major surface mu-nicipal discharge permit

PERRYVILLE WWTP - 72 Firestone Road,Perryville, Md. 21903. (99DP0572) Major surfacemunicipal discharge permit

Charles

AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES — 12205

Billingsley Road, Waldorf, Md. 20602. (017-6-0113N) Air permit to construct for one hot mix asphaltprocessing facility

EDWARD BOWLING AND BROTHERS, SITE7 — 10340 Branchville Road, Newburg, Md. 20664.(S-01-08-4816-A) Sewage sludge application onagricultural land

EDWARD DYSON FARM, CH— 106 - 8720Dubois Road, Charlotte Hall, Md. 20622. (S-00-08-3691-A1) Sewage sludge application on agriculturalland

FESTIVAL CLEANERS — 2987 Festival Way,Waldorf, Md. 20601. (017-6-0111) Air general per-mit to construct for one dry cleaning machine

FOREST PARK BAPTIST CHURCH — 12995Church Road, Waldorf, Md. 20601. (01DP3386)Groundwater municipal discharge permit

HENRY BOWLING, SITE 37 - 10535 BuddsCreek Road, Faulkner, Md. 20632. (S-01-08-4804-A) Sewage sludge application on agricultural land

LONGHORN STEAKHOUSE — 3315 CrainHighway, Waldorf, Md. 20603. 017-8-0014) Airgeneral permit to construct for one Jade RangeJMRH-36B charbroiler

SEVEN STAR AGGREGATES, INC. — LaPlata,Md. (95-SP-0488) Renewal for a surface mine per-mit located 1.5 miles west of Welcome on the southside of Route 6

WALDORF ASPHALT, LLC — 12250 ActonLane, Waldorf, Md. 20601. (2002-OPT-3218) Oiloperations permit for above ground storage tank andtransportation

Dorchester

SKIPJACK DRY CLEANERS, INC. — 730 Cam-bridge Plaza, Cambridge, Md. 21613. (019-6-0068)Air general permit to construct for one dry cleaningmachine

Frederick

DONALD MOSER FARM, FR-140 — 15828Motters Station Road, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. (S-98-10-3831-A2) Sewage sludge application on ag-ricultural land

EUGENE TROXELL, FR-145 — 9139 OldKiln Road, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. (S-01-10-4817-A) Sewage sludge application on agricul-tural land

J. RICHARD VALENTINE, FR-144 — 15102Sixes Bridge Road, Emmitsburg, Md. 21727. (S-01-10-4820-A) Sewage sludge application on ag-ricultural land

LAFARGE CORPORATION-FREDERICKQUARRY — South Street Extended, Frederick,Md. 21701. (021-9-0008 M) Air permit to con-struct for one replacement air classifier &baghouse

LINGANORE HIGH SCHOOL — 12013 OldAnnapolis Road, Frederick, Md. 21702. (021-4-0233 through 0237) Air general permit to con-struct for five boilers < 10 MMBTU

MD DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RE-SOURCES, FR-130 — Parks Mill Road,Dickerson, Md. 20842. (S-99-10-4532-A2) Sew-age sludge application on agricultural land

Garrett

BFS FOODS #47 — Route 219 & 135, Oakland,Md. 21550. (023-9-0032) Air general permit to con-struct for one 15,000 & two 8,000 gallon gasolineunderground storage tanks

LAVALLE SANITARY COMMISSION — 1Raceway Ave., LaVale, Md. 21504. (01-16-1159)Water permit to install fluoridation system at the RedHill Water Treatment Plant

M & S STONE QUARRIES, INC. — Grantsville,Md. (96-SP-0502) Renewal for a surface mine per-mit located north of Sang Run Road

TOWN OF OAKLAND — 15 S. Third St., Oak-land, Md. 21550. (01-12:14-1146) Water permit toimprove water system along Crook Road, northwestat the intersection with Pennington Street

Harford

CHARCOAL STATION, INC. — 2910Emmorton Road, Abingdon,, Md. 21009. (12-8-0057N) Air general permit to construct for one charbroiler

JOPPA READY MIX — 810 Pulaski Highway,Joppa, MD 21085. (025-5-0172) Air general permitto construct for one Kemco RM 482M boiler < 10MMBTU

Howard

BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY, INC.-COLUM-BIA — 9140 Old Annapolis Road, Columbia, Md.21045. (027-6-0347 N) Air permit to construct forone vapor deposition tool for fiber-optics

JESSUP CITGO, INC. — 7879 Pocomoke Ave.,Jessup, Md. 20794. (022-9-0238) Air general per-mit to construct for two 10,000 gallon gasoline un-derground storage tanks

LITTLE PATUXENT WATER RECLAMATIONPLANT — 8900 Greenwood Place, Savage, Md.20763. (99DP1421) Major surface municipal dis-charge permit

ROCKVILLE FUEL & FEED CO., INC. — 7131Dorsey Run Road, Elkridge, Md. 21075. (027-6-0348 N) Air permit to construct for one ready mixconcrete batch plant

Kent

HUMANE SOCIETY OF KENT COUNTY,INC. — 10720 Augustine Herman Highway,Chestertown, Md. 21620. (029-00052) Airquality permit to operate

Montgomery

CLB PRINTING COMPANY — 10580 Met-ropolitan Ave., Kensington, Md. 20895. (031-6-0686) Air general permit to construct forfive lithographic non-heatset sheet fed presses

COLESVILLE CLEANERS, INC. — 13411New Hampshire Ave. , Si lver Spring, Md.20904. (031-6-0685) Air general permit toconstruct for one Signature ECO-920 drycleaning machine

INTERNATIONAL MOTORS OF BETHESDA— 11909 Maple Ave., Rockville, Md. 20852. (031-6-0653 N) Air permit to construct for one paint spraybooth

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OFROCKVILLE — 111 Maryland Ave., Rockville,Md. 20850. (01-22-1147) Sewerage permit to up-grade and improve a sanitary sewer near Fleet Street,Mount Vernon Place

TIMPANO ITALIAN CHOP HOUSE — 12021Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md. 20852. (031-88-0138) Air general permit to construct for one Jade(Model KC-48) charbroiler

U.S. ARMY COE, WASHINGTON AQUEDUCTDIV. — 5900 Macarthur Blvd., N.W., Washington,D.C. 20315. (00HT9503B) General permit registra-tion for discharge from a water supply system

VERIZON MARYLAND INC. — 6015 MontroseRoad, Rockville, Md. 20852. (15-9-0641 N) Airpermit to construct for one emergency generator

Prince George’s

ANIMAL HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC LABORA-TORY — 8077 Greenmeade Drive, College Park,Md. 20740. (033-01826) Air quality permit to oper-ate

BERG CORPORATION, INC. — 5610 TildenRoad, Bladensburg, Md. 20710. (033-6-1134N) Airpermit to construct for one temporary concretecrusher

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, & FIRE-ARMS — 6000 Annandale Road, Beltsville, Md.20705. (033-5-1011 & -1012 N) Air general permitto construct for two natural gas boilers >10 MMBtu

CHROMA GRAPHICS, INC. — 1221 CarawayCourt, Largo, Md. 20774. (033-6-0035) Air generalpermit to construct for three Heidelberg lithographicpresses

M-NCPPC/RANDALL FARM MAINTENANCEFACILITY — 4200 Ritchie-Marlboro Road, UpperMarlboro, Md. 20772. (2002-OPV-5885) Oil opera-tions permit for above ground storage tank and trans-portation

ROUSE-FAIRWOOD LTD. PARTNERSHIP —10275 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, Md.21044. (02-12-1002) Water permit to lay water mainsalong MD Route 450 and Sir Lancelot Drive

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND - COLLEGEPARK — 3115 Chesapeake Building 338, CollegePark, Md. 20742. (2002-OGR-3522) General per-mit for treated groundwater from oil contaminatedsources

Queen Anne’s

CENTREVILLE CITGO — 426 Commerce St.,South, Centreville, Md. 21617. (035-9-0029) Airgeneral permit to construct for one 10,000 & two12,000 gallon gasoline underground storage tanks

FRANCIS HALL FARM, QA-106 — 131 Ben’sPoint Rd, Church Hill, Md. 21623. (S-02-17-4819-A) Sewage sludge application on agricultural land

OWEN’S FUEL OIL — 400 Falcon Court,Stevensville, Md. 21666. (2002-OPV-5739) Oil op-



erations permit for transportation

QUEENSTOWN SERVICE CENTER — Route301 & Route 456, Queenstown, Md. 21658. (035-9-0034) Air general permit to construct for one 15,000gallon gasoline underground storage tank

Somerset

TYSON FOODS, INC. — 30607 Revells NeckRoad, Princess Anne, Md. 21871. (039-8-0023 & -0025 M) Air permit to construct for one baghouse

St. Mary’s

KOPP MINING CORPORATION — Solomons,Md. (91-SP-0393) Renewal for a surface mine per-mit located 2 miles south of Lexington Park

Washington

CLEAN EARTH OF MARYLAND, INC. —1469 Oak Ridge Place, Hagerstown, Md. 21740.(043-6-0214 M) Air permit to construct for one vi-bratory screen

RYAN’S FAMILY STEAK HOUSES, INC. —17830 Garland Groh Blvd., Hagerstown, Md. 21740.(043-8-0060) Air general permit to construct for twoChar Glo charbroilers

Wicomico

PENINSULA MEDICAL PROCESSING FACIL-ITY — 100 East Carroll St., Salisbury, Md. 21801.(2001-WPM-0505) Solid waste processing facilitypermit

STANDARD REGISTER CO. — 600 MarvelRoad, Salisbury, Md. 21801. (045-6-0158 N) Airpermit to construct for one four-color, non-heatsetprinting press

WICOMICO COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY —5130 Citation Drive, Salisbury, Md. 21804. (045-1-00219 N) Air permit to construct for one animal cre-matory

Out of State

Quality Carriers Inc. — 17956 Colonial PortRoad, Dumfries, Va. 22026. (2001-OPV-5866) Oiloperations permit for transportation

For theRecord

Campco-I, Inc. was ordered to bring 50 per-cent of the properties into compliance withthe full risk reduction standard within 30days; ensure that no persons other thanthose performing the lead hazard reduc-tion treatments are on the premises whilethe work is done; pay reasonable reloca-tion costs for tenants if the treatments ex-ceed one calendar day; refrain from evict-ing or otherwise retaliating against the ten-ants of the property; and within 5 days ofthe completion of the lead reduction treat-ments, have the properties inspected by anaccredited inspector and that a certificateis filed by the contractor with MDE certi-fying the properties have met full risk re-duction standards.

Status: Campco-I, Inc. has 10 days torequest a hearing on the Complaint andOrder and 30 days to request a hearing onthe Penalty. (Reference Number 01-30-3331)

Donna Carter - Baltimore City (6 af-fected properties) — MDE issued a Com-plaint, Order and Penalty on Dec. 26 in theamount of $15,000 against Donna Carterfor violating Maryland’s Lead Laws. Achild residing at one of the properties wasdiagnosed with an elevated blood leadlevel. Carter was ordered to register theproperties with MDE and within 30 daysbring 50 percent of the properties into com-pliance with the full risk reduction stan-dard; ensure that no persons other thanthose performing the lead hazard reduc-tion treatments are on the premises whilethe work is done; pay reasonable reloca-tion costs for tenants if the treatments ex-ceed one calendar day; refrain from evict-ing or otherwise retaliating against the ten-ants of the property; within five days ofthe completion of the lead reduction treat-ments, have the properties inspected by anaccredited inspector and that a certificateis filed by the contractor with MDE certi-fying the properties have met full risk re-duction standards.

Status: Carter has 10 days to request ahearing on the Complaint and Order and30 days to request a hearing on the Pen-alty. (Reference Number 01-30-3122)

Barbara Diehl (Allegany County) —MDE issued a Complaint, Order and Pen-alty on Dec. 31 in the amount of $7,500against Barbara Diehl for violatingMaryland’s Lead Laws. Ms. Diehl wasordered to within 30 days bring the prop-erty into compliance with the full risk re-duction standard; ensure that no personsother than those performing the lead haz-ard reduction treatments are on the pre-mises while the work is done; pay reason-able relocation costs for tenants if the treat-ments exceed one calendar day; refrainfrom evicting or otherwise retaliatingagainst the tenants of the property; andwithin five days of the completion of thelead reduction treatments have the proper-

ties inspected by an accredited inspectorand that a certificate is filed by the con-tractor with MDE certifying the propertieshave met full risk reduction standards.

Status: Diehl has 10 days to request ahearing on the Complaint and Order and30 days to request a hearing on the Pen-alty. (Reference Number 01-01-3650)

Alean Nelson - (Baltimore City Prop-erty) — MDE issued a Complaint, Orderand Penalty on Jan. 2 in the amount of$22,500 against Alean Nelson for violat-ing Maryland’s Lead Laws. A child resid-ing at the property was diagnosed with anelevated blood lead level. Nelson was or-dered to register the property with MDEand within 30 days bring the property intocompliance with the full risk reductionstandard; ensure that no persons other thanthose performing the lead hazard reduc-tion treatments are on the premises whilethe work is done; pay reasonable reloca-tion costs for tenants if the treatments ex-ceed one calendar day; refrain from evict-ing or otherwise retaliating against the ten-ants of the property; within five days ofthe completion of the lead reduction treat-ments, have the properties inspected by anaccredited inspector and that a certificateis filed by the contractor with MDE certi-fying the properties have met full risk re-duction standards.

Status: Nelson has 10 days to request ahearing on the Complaint and Order and30 days to request a hearing on the Pen-alty. (Reference Number 00-30-2594)

Water ManagementAdministration

The Mayor and City Council ofFrostburg, et al. - Allegany County — TheCircuit Court for Allegany County entereda final consolidated civil consent judgmenton Dec. 14 between MDE and four juris-dictions that include Allegany County,Frostburg, LaVale and Cumberland regard-ing improvements to address CombinedSewer Overflow (CSO) problems. Underthe terms of the consent judgment, eachjurisdiction is required to develop an ap-proved long-term control plan (LTCP) foraddressing CSO discharges in their respec-tive areas and to complete implementationof the LTCP by Oct. 1, 2023. Each juris-diction is also required to pay a civil pen-alty of $5,000 to the Clean Water Fundwithin the next six months or perform anapproved Supplemental EnvironmentalProject within one year. Each jurisdictionmust also implement the nine minimumcontrols required by EPA’s CSO ControlPolicy and continue to report CSO dis-charge events to MDE in accordance withNPDES Permit requirements. Stipulatedpenalty provisions have also been estab-lished to address future violations of con-sent judgment requirements and for futuredry weather overflow discharge events.

Status: Case closed. (Reference # 01-C-00-18342L).

Water and Sediment Pollution Penalties- Statewide — During the period Dec.15, 2001to Jan. 15, 2002, MDE collected an additional $4,675 to the Clean Water Fund in settlement ofalleged water pollution violations from six es-tablishments. MDE also collected $6,890 in ad-ministrative penalties to the Sediment Fund insettlement of alleged sediment and erosion con-trol violations from three companies.

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Waste ManagementAdministration

February 4—9 a.m. to NoonDepartment of Housing and Community

Development, 100 Community Place,Crownsville.

Meeting of the Lead Poisoning Preven-tion Commission.

For more info. call Tracy Smith, (410) 631-3847

February 7—7 p.m.Hurlock Town Office, 311 Charles St.,

Hurlock.Informational meeting followed by a pub-

lic hearing to receive comments on tenta-tive determination to approve the proposedalternative liner design for Cell 3 at the ex-isting Beulah Municipal Landfill expansion.

For more info. call Gail Castleman, (410)631-3314.

February 14—9 a.m. - NoonMDE, 2500 Broening Highway, Chesa-

peake Conference Room, Baltimore. Meet-ing of the Controlled Hazardous Sub-stances Advisory Council.

For more info. call Emmanuel Ofoche

(410) 631-4460.

February 21/(INCLEMENT WEATHERDATE: MARCH 11, 2002)—6 – 9 p.m.

Howard County Government Complex,George Howard Building, Banneker Room,3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City. An-nual Lead Paint Inspection Forum. Thisforum is appropriate for accredited VisualInspectors, Lead Inspection Techniciansand Lead Risk Assessors.

For more info. call Lee Haskins, (410) 631-3441 or Gail Castleman, (410)631-3314.

February 27—9:30 a.m.State Office Building, Auditorium, 300 W.

Preston St., Baltimore. Public hearing toreceive comments on the repeal of COMAR26.02.01.01 - .02 and proposed adoption ofnew Regulations .01 - .06 under COMAR26.02.01 (Blood Lead Reporting) Note:Proposed regulation is identical to theemergency regulations in effect effect from12/20/2001 to 05/31/2002

For more info. call Gail Castleman, (410)631-3314.

February 28-- (INCLEMENT WEATHERDATE: MARCH 11, 2002)--6 – 9 p.m.

Howard County Government Complex,

George Howard Building, Banneker Room,3430 Courthouse Drive, Ellicott City. An-nual Lead Paint Abatement Contractor Fo-rum. This forum is particularly appropriatefor accredited Lead Paint Maintenance andRepainting Supervisors (S4) and Lead PaintRemoval and Demolition Supervisors (S2).

For more info. call Lee Haskins, (410) 631-3441 or Gail Castleman, (410) 631-3314

Water ManagementAdministration

February 7—11 a.m.Cecil County Administration Building,

Board Room 107 North Street, Elkton MD21921.

Public Information Meeting – Tidal Wet-lands Permit

Application Number 02-WL-0525, GarrettIsland LLC applied to construct a boat land-ing. The purpose of the project is to pro-vide barge and passenger vessel access toGarrett Landing.

The project is located in theSusquehanna River on the northeast sideof Garrett Island.

For more info. call Charles Derose, (410)631-8079.

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By Tracy NewmanThe Cecil County Soil Conservation Dis-

trict recently honored Matt Watkins of theMaryland Department of the Environment(MDE) with its “Consultant of the Year”award.

Watkins, who has worked for MDE’sWater Management Administration for fouryears, is assigned to Cecil County on be-half of the department’s Compliance Pro-gram.

Though he has worked closely with theCecil County Soil Conservation District andhas developed a strong working relation-ship over the years, Watkins was shockedto learn he had been honored with an awardnormally reserved for private sector con-sultants.

“I don’t know what I did to deserve this,”Watkins said. “I was surprised becausecompliance inspectors are not consultants.But I guess on the other side of that, theysee it as more of a service that I am doing.”

The compliance staff works with the dis-trict on a number of important issues in-cluding sediment and erosion control is-sues in Cecil County.

“Matt has always had excellent communica-tion with outside agencies and has fosteredcooperation between the regulated community,and state and local agencies,” said DarwinFeheley, Watkins’ supervisor and acting divi-sion chief of compliance for the central regionof the state. “He strives to satisfy, to the extentpossible, all concerns and issues with all ourcustomers and contacts.

Watkins named ‘Consultant of the Year’

“This is a good example of Matt’s abilityto promote MDE’s goal of cooperation andteamwork between all levels of governmentand the community he serves,” Feheleyadded.

Watkins attributes his successes in Cecil

MDENVIRONMENT PHOTO BY TRACY NEWMAN

Matt Watkins, left, receives an MDE awardfrom Deputy Secretary Merrylin Zaw-Moncommemorating his recent honor of beingnamed ‘Consultant of the Year’ by the CecilCounty Soil Conservation Distict.

County to the amount of time he spendsthere, instead of doing his work from a deskin Baltimore. “I’m in the district on a regu-lar basis and I’ve managed to strike up arelationship with them that is congenial,”Watkins said. “They appreciate how openI have been when they have questionsabout what’s going on at MDE.”

Watkins joined MDE after working as asanitarian with the Anne Arundel andHarford county departments of health. Andto him, preserving the environment in CecilCounty is more than just a job since it’salso where he makes his home with his wifeand children.

The Cecil County Soil Conservation Dis-trict presented Watkins with his award atthe 56th annual Cooperators Banquet inNovember — an honor that District Man-ager Charles Hayes insists is well deserved.

“Matt has a sincere desire to have anunderstanding of conservation as thatapplies to the agricultural community,”Hayes said. “He also, I think, provides ex-ceptional quality of service and feeback tothe district in regards to our review andhandling of erodion and sediment controlplans.”

And Watkins admits that the support ofhis MDE co-workers has made his recenthonor even sweeter. “Everybody [at MDE]was really surprised and congratulatory,”Watkins said. “To have someone out ofthe blue say ‘Hey, we appreciate what youdo,’ and it is someone outside of MDE…Itwas a real boost for my morale.”

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agent stockpile could be destroyed as much asthree years ahead of the current schedule, whichwas previously set for 2006. Some of the opera-tions that would have been performed by auto-mated machinery may now be done by hand.The accelerated plan calls for neutralizing themustard agent first, then cleaning and dispos-ing of the empty steel containers later. The sec-ondary bio-treatment phase of the disposal pro-cess will be relocated to an existing off-site com-mercial facility, further shortening disposal time.

For more info call the Edgewood ChemicalStockpile Outreach Office at 410-676-6800.

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