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MDE Guide to Environmental Permits and Approvals

The 2008 MDE Guide to Environmental Permits and Approvals (a.k.a. MDE Permit Guide) is a publication of the Maryland Department of the Environment.  The book explains Maryland's environmental permit application and approval requirements for businesses, homeowners, and other entities as provided in Maryland regulations.

 
Table of Contents

Section 1:  Basic Information and Orientation

 
Section 2:  Approval Fact Sheets

Air and Radiation Management Administration

1.01 Air Quality General Permits to Construct
1.02 Air Quality Permit to Construct
1.03 New Source Review Approval
1.04 Prevention of Significant Deterioration Approval
1.05 Air Quality State Permit to Operate
1.06 Part 70 (Title V) Operating Permit
1.07 Asbestos Contractor License
1.08 Asbestos Training Provider Approval
1.09 Asbestos Photo Identification Card
1.10 Incinerator Operator Certification and Training Course Approval
1.11 Fleet Inspection Station License
1.12 Certified Emissions Repair Facility Certification
1.13 Master Certified Emissions Technician Certification
1.14 Radiation Machine Facility Registration
1.15 Certification of Machines Emitting Radiation
1.16 Radioactive Materials License
1.17 Private Inspector License For Inspecting X-Ray Machines
1.18 Reciprocal Recognition of Out-of-State Radioactive Material Licenses
1.19 Radioactive Material General License Registration
1.20 Registered Service Provider for X-Ray Machines
1.21 Energy Facilities Permitting Information: Certificate of Public Convenience & Necessity

Land Management Administration

2.01 Refuse Disposal Permit
2.02 Ground Water Discharge Permit for Rubble Landfills
2.03 Sewage Sludge Utilization Permits
2.04 Natural Wood Waste Recycling Facility Permit
2.05 Scrap Tire Management Licenses and Approvals
2.06 Oil Operations Permit
2.07 Oil Operations Permit for Oil-Contaminated Soils
2.08 Oil Transfer License
2.09 Oil Control Program General Wastewater Discharge Permits
2.10 Surface Water Discharge Permit for Oil Terminals
2.11 Ground Water Discharge Permit for Oil Terminals
2.12 Underground Storage Tank Technician, Remover, or Inspector Certification
2.13 Underground Storage Tank Removal/Abandonment 30-Day Written Notification
2.14 Notification for Underground Storage Tanks
2.15 Controlled Hazardous Substance Facility Permit
2.16 Hazardous Waste; EPA Identification Number
2.17 Controlled Hazardous Substance Hauler, Vehicle and Driver Certification
2.18 Special Medical Waste Hauler and Vehicle Certification and Identification Number
2.19 Lead Paint Accreditations
2.20 Lead Paint Training Course and Instructor Approvals
2.21 Lead Paint Rental Unit Registration
2.22 Voluntary Cleanup Program
2.23 General Discharge Permits for Wastewater Discharges from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) and Maryland Animal Feeding Operations (MAFOs) (New)
2.24 Industrial Wastewater/Stormwater General Discharge Permits from Mining Operations (New)
3.08 Coal Mining Permit
3.09 Surface Coal Mining Blaster Certification
3.10 Coal Mining Operator License
3.11 Non-Coal Mining Permit
3.12 Surface Mining License
3.13 Oil and Gas Exploration and Production

Water Management Administration

3.01 Surface Water Discharge Permit (Industrial)
3.02 General Discharge Permits
3.03 General Discharge Permit for Stormwater Associated with Industrial Activity
3.04 Surface Water Discharge Permit (Municipal)
3.05 Ground Water Discharge Permit (Municipal or Industrial)
3.06 Toxic Materials Permit
3.07 Water and Sewerage Construction Permit
3.08 - 3.13 Mining Permits (Moved to Land Management Administration as of July 2009)
3.14 Well Construction Permit
3.15 Water Appropriation and Use Permit
3.16 Drinking Water Sampler Certification
3.17 Drinking Water Laboratory Certification
3.18 Tidal Wetland Licenses and Permits
3.19 Nontidal Wetlands (Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits)
3.20 Waterway and 100-year Floodplain (Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits)
3.21 Erosion/Sediment Control and Stormwater Management Plan Approvals
3.22 Responsible Person Training & Certification Program for Erosion/Sediment Control
3.23 Permit for Stormwater Associated with Construction Activity
3.24 Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Permit
3.25 Dam Safety Permit/Waterway Construction Permit
3.26 Environmental Sanitarian License - transferred to DHMH
3.27 Waterworks and Waste Systems Operator Certification
3.28 Well Driller License

Science Services Administration

4.01 Relaying Oysters for Commercial Harvest Off-Bottom Aquaculture
4.02 Relaying Oysters for Commercial Harvest Private Oyster Lease Holders

 
Section 3:  Appendices