MDEnvironment Maryland Department of the Environment February 2000 Volume III, No. 10 Visit MDEs website at: http://www.mde.state.md.us In this edition... By Richard McIntire Some of the state’s most prestigious en- vironmental awards were handed out in re- cent weeks. During the 4th annual meeting of Maryland’s Tributary Teams Jan. 22, ac- colades were given to citizens, organiza- tions and businesses for their significant contributions in restoring the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes presented the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s an- nual Ellen Fraites-Wagner Award for excep- tional environmental protection achieve- ment. The award was given to Pat and Ed Nielsen of Centreville. The Nielsens founded the Chester River Association and have actively supported land preservation and watershed protection efforts on the Eastern Shore. In accepting the award Ed Nieslen said, “The tributary teams are one of the great steps forward in bringing the Bay’s resto- ration to the community level, and that’s where the battle will be won or lost.” The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non- profit organization that provides financial support grants to civic and community or- ganizations, schools and volunteer groups for Chesapeake Bay restoration and edu- cation projects in Maryland. Ellen Fraites- Wagner was the impetus behind the forma- tion of the trust, which began in 1985. To date, the trust has awarded more than 3,500 grants totaling more than $5 million. The trust raises financial support from the sale of Treasure the Chesapeake com- memorative Bay license plates, contribu- tions via the line 40 tax checkoff on the Maryland State Income Tax form, and pri- vate donations. Nielsens take trust’s top award Above are the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s 2000 Ellen Fraites-Wagner Award recipients Pat and Ed Nielsen with former Gov. Harry Hughes, left. See AWARDS, Page 12 By Kelly A. Mecum At first glance, Bobby Fletcher’s Amoco service station in Olney, Montgomery County, doesn’t look much different from any other service station in town. But, if you look skyward, you’ll notice something that makes his station quite unique. Perched on top of the canopy above the gas pumps Station benefits from mixing sunlight, fuel are devices that help him save money, gen- erate electricity and protect the environ- ment. What are they?...solar panels. An aerial view of Fletcher’s Amoco in Olney exposes its solar panel pilot project. See PANELS, Page 6 Amoco Niel By Jeannie Haddaway This article is Part I of a two part series. Have you ever wondered where your electricity comes from? Maryland produces most of its electricity with coal-fired power plants. Although there are few coal re- serves in Maryland, proximity to the Ap- palachian coal basin in West Virginia and Pennsylvania make coal readily available for electricity production. Natural gas, pe- Learning renewable energy’s ABCs See ENERGY, Page 4 Officials undergo waste management training...Page 5 Teams help set state’s environmental agenda...Page 3
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By Richard McIntire
Some of the state’s most prestigious en-vironmental awards were handed out in re-cent weeks. During the 4th annual meetingof Maryland’s Tributary Teams Jan. 22, ac-colades were given to citizens, organiza-tions and businesses for their significantcontributions in restoring the ChesapeakeBay and its tributaries.
Former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughespresented the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s an-nual Ellen Fraites-Wagner Award for excep-tional environmental protection achieve-ment. The award was given to Pat and EdNielsen of Centreville. The Nielsensfounded the Chester River Association andhave actively supported land preservationand watershed protection efforts on theEastern Shore.
In accepting the award Ed Nieslen said,
“The tributary teams are one of the greatsteps forward in bringing the Bay’s resto-ration to the community level, and that’swhere the battle will be won or lost.”
The Chesapeake Bay Trust is a non-profit organization that provides financialsupport grants to civic and community or-ganizations, schools and volunteer groupsfor Chesapeake Bay restoration and edu-cation projects in Maryland. Ellen Fraites-Wagner was the impetus behind the forma-tion of the trust, which began in 1985. Todate, the trust has awarded more than 3,500grants totaling more than $5 million.
The trust raises financial support fromthe sale of Treasure the Chesapeake com-memorative Bay license plates, contribu-tions via the line 40 tax checkoff on theMaryland State Income Tax form, and pri-vate donations.
Nielsens take trust’s top award
Above are the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s 2000 Ellen Fraites-Wagner Award recipientsPat and Ed Nielsen with former Gov. Harry Hughes, left.See AWARDS, Page 12
By Kelly A. Mecum
At first glance, Bobby Fletcher’s Amocoservice station in Olney, MontgomeryCounty, doesn’t look much different fromany other service station in town. But, ifyou look skyward, you’ll notice somethingthat makes his station quite unique. Perchedon top of the canopy above the gas pumps
Stationbenefits frommixingsunlight, fuel
are devices that help him save money, gen-erate electricity and protect the environ-
ment. What are they?...solar panels.
An aerial view of Fletcher’s Amoco in Olney exposes its solar panel pilot project.
See PANELS, Page 6
Amoco
Niel
By Jeannie HaddawayThis article is Part I of a two part series. Have you ever wondered where your
electricity comes from? Maryland producesmost of its electricity with coal-fired powerplants. Although there are few coal re-serves in Maryland, proximity to the Ap-palachian coal basin in West Virginia andPennsylvania make coal readily availablefor electricity production. Natural gas, pe-
Teams help set state’s environmental agenda...Page 3
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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, Secretary of EnvironmentArthur Ray, Deputy SecretaryBob Hoyt, Assistant SecretarySusan E. Woods, Director of CommunicationsRichard J. McIntire, Managing Editor
This is part of an occasional seriesof articles from the Maryland Depart-ment of Transportation, on its effortsto protect the environment.
Better coordination of land-use andtransportation.
That’s a central theme in the on-go-ing public debate about how to addresscongestion, air pollution, suburbansprawl and economic development.
While it’s also been a priority of Gov.Parris N. Glendening’s Smart Growthand Neighborhood Conservation pro-gram, more work is being done in Mary-land to consider how our transporta-tion infrastructure investments in Mary-land affect growth.
Hundreds gathered in December atthe Smart Growth/Smart Transporta-tion Conference to learn more aboutSmart Transportation and brainstormon ways for the state and local govern-ments to better work together toachieve it. Sponsored by the MarylandDepartment of Transportation, the Mary-land State Highway Administration andthe Maryland Office of Planning, theconference brought together state plan-ners implementing Smart Growth, lo-cal land-use and transportation plan-ners, public-works leaders and environ-mental group representatives.
“Transportation projects are majorstate investments that can become thecatalyst for economic development andneighborhood revitalization,” GovernorGlendening said, in his keynote ad-dress during the conference. “Or – asin the past – they can divide neighbor-hoods and accelerate the decline of ourdowntowns and older communities. We
must work together and more aggres-sively to use transportation resourcesand projects to stabilize and improve thequality of life in our established areas.That is what Smart Growth and SmartTransportation are all about.”
Smart Growth calls for counties todefine Priority Funding Areas, where thestate will concentrate infrastructure in-
vestments. By focusing public invest-ments, neighborhoods are revitalized,while projects that encourage sprawl areavoided.
The same principle of using the State’sbudget to direct growth applies to ourtransportation budget, the ConsolidatedTransportation Program. We are a toolfor Smart Growth. Unfortunately, I feelwhat the State will not fund under Smart
Growth has overshadowed what it willfund.
It is important to note that Smartgrowth does not mean no growth. Wewill actually see an increased level offunding for transportation projects –just redirected.
Now that counties and municipalitieshave defined Priority Funding Areas,we thought the conference participantscould help us examine Smart Growthissues extending beyond PFAs, influ-encing transportation program deci-sions and environmental resource pro-tection.
During the conference, participantsbroke out into groups for discussions.Topics included:
• Programs to promote transitusage under Smart Growth principals.
• Coordinating land use andtransportation planning decision mak-ing
• Pedestrian and bicycle issuesand Smart Growth
• Relationships between Ad-equate Public Facilities and SmartGrowth
• MDOT Neighborhood Conser-vation Programs
• Eligibility issues for StateHighway projects
Ideas coming out of these brain-storming sessions are being compiledand will be distributed back to the par-ticipants. A list of follow through itemswill be forwarded for action to our inter-nal Smart Growth work groups, thenon to the Governor’s Smart Growth sub-cabinet.
John D. Porcari is Secretary ofMaryland’s Department of Transpor-tation.
Land, transportation coordination must improve
Porcari
Thousands will have the chance to seethe latest electric and hybrid-electric ve-hicles being offered for sale by major automanufacturers, futuristic car prototypesand dozens of one-of-a-kind student builtvehicles as the 12th Annual U.S. ElectricVehicle Championship rolls into the FreeState in May.
The event is organized by the NortheastSustainable Energy Association (NESEA)and co-sponsored by the U.S. Departmentof Energy. The Tour de Sol, as the event isknown, begins May 12 in New York Cityand is scheduled for stops in ChesapeakeCity (Cecil County) and Sandy Point StatePark just east of Annapolis on May 17.Chesapeake City will be the site of the rangeportion of the competition while SandyPoint will host the autocross.
“This will be a watershed event for us,”said NESEA’s Nancy Hazard. “For the firsttime we will be able to exhibit hybrid elec-tric vehicles that will be in sales rooms na-
tionwide, in addition to other vehicles builtby major auto and student teams includinga fuel cell vehicle. When in regular use,these ultra-low emission vehicles will
greatly improve air quality in the mid-At-lantic states and reduce greenhouse gasemissions.”
Maryland’s Department of the Environ-ment and the Maryland Energy Adminis-
tration are sponsors during the tour’s Mary-land stopovers. MDE staff set up a varietyof educational exhibits on air and waterquality and watershed protection. A pro-fessional development workshop foreducators entitled “Getting Around withGasoline” will also be held to help pro-mote the event in the state. The publicand school groups are encouraged toattend these free events. Scholarshipsare available to schools who may wantto attend. For more information on thatcall (410) 631-3172.
Volunteers are needed to work withNESEA to spread the word and make theevent a valuable resource for the com-munity. NESEA is the nation’s leadingregional association involved in promot-ing awareness, understanding and de-velopment of non-polluting, renewableenergy sources. For more information, call(413) 774-6051 ext. 18 or try NESEA’swebsite at: www.nesea.org
Annual U.S. electric car contest comes to Maryland
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The following were noted MarylandDepartment of the Environment Emer-gency Spill Response Team calls dur-ing January 2000.
1/12 – 10:45 a.m.—Sewage andink release from a fixed facility atSweetheart Cup Corporation, Gar-rison section of Baltimore County.Responded and incident referred toWater Management Administra-tion.
• Propane cannons sent toVirginia to keep wildlife out of on-going spill in wetlands in that state.
• 5:35 a.m.—Transportationincident at the Maryland House inHarford County, assisted Harford
County Fire Department.1/13 – 3:30 p.m.—Responded to
Washington County Technical HighSchool in Hagerstown for a mer-cury release. Mercury vacuum usedto clean up spill.
1/14 – Transportation incident I-95 Har fo rd County, ass is tedHarford County Fire Department.
• 2:45 p.m.—Transportationincident Pulaski Hwy. & I-695,Rosedale, Baltimore County. Truckcarrying totes (large plastic con-tainers) containing emulsified pe-troleum flipped over. Assisted Bal-timore County Fire Department.
1/17 – 7:00 a.m.—Transportationincident I-83 Baltimore County.Tractor trailer involved in an acci-dent, load of degreaser shifted andleaked. Assisted Baltimore CountyFire Department.
Above is an overturned tanker truck containing a combustible resin thattipped over on MD Route 404 in Denton on Dec. 29. This accident led toanother that resulted in a death.
Emergency response calls
flipBy Richard McIntire
More than 200 citizens, volunteers, localand state officials joined members of Gov.Parris N. Glendening’s Bay Cabinet Jan. 22for a day-long summit on ways to addresswatershed issues and plan future goals torestore Maryland’s rivers, that will ensurea healthier Chesapeake Bay. The event wasthe Maryland Tributary Teams’ 4th AnnualMeeting, held at the Maritime Institute inLinthicum.
Sessions throughout the day rangedfrom renewal of the Chesapeake Bay Agree-ment, the effect of growth on water quality,increasing minority involvement in water-shed issues to diagnosing the health ofMaryland’s streams.
In 1995, Governor Glendening appointedmembers to 10 tributary teams, comprisedof interested citi-zens, businesspeople, farmers,educators, localgovernments andenvironmental lead-ers, to coordinatelocal efforts to helprestore the Chesa-peake Bay and itstributaries.
“The work andachievements of theMaryland TributaryTeam members, incrafting policy rec-ommendations, con-ducting researchand education, andhelping restore localwatersheds, is amodel for those whoseek to make a dif-ference in ensuringclean water and ahealthy Chesapeake Bay,” Gov. Glendeningwrote in a letter to team members.
Maryland Department of Natural Re-sources Secretary Sarah Taylor-Rogers,Ph.D., chair of the Bay Cabinet, opened themeeting. She said the teams’ work is clearlyreflected in the governor’s 2000 legislativeagenda.
For example, the proposed requirementthat homeowners install nitrogen remov-ing septic systems, in particular areas, andtax credits for homeowners who invest inpollution reducing septic systems were rec-ommendations of the tributary teams. Thegovernor’s commitment to $25 million foroyster population restoration and addi-tional funding for mass transit are othertributary team supported issues.
“The tributary team members are the es-sential link between local citizens and ourefforts to restore the health of the Bay andits tributaries,” Taylor-Rogers told meet-ing delegates. “I speak for myself and therest of the Bay Cabinet when I say I am
grateful that you are here. You have helpedus keep focused on important issues, movedifficult issues forward, and bring solu-tions to problems.”
Maryland’s air pollution and its relationto Bay pollutants was the focus of the ses-sion named, “It’s in the Air.” In some areas,nutrient deposition from the atmosphereaccounts for 27 percent of total nutrientloads. As part of the discussion, DianeFranks, of MDE’s Air Quality Planning Pro-gram, addressed global warming and green-house gases. Franks said studies havefound that over time, Maryland’s tempera-ture has risen 2.5 degrees along with anincrease in precipitation. Continued in-creases may lead to higher heat relateddeaths and ozone concentrations. Ozoneequals smog.
The potential impacts of greenhousegases and globalwarming in Mary-land, she said, in-clude sea level rise,property damage asa result of rising sealevel, and drinkingwater contamina-tion, particularly inlow-lying areas. Atthe present time,Blackwater Wild-life Refuge inDorchester Countyis threatened bythis phenomena.Blackwater coulddisappear in thenext 30 years due tothese impacts.
“Most scientistsagree that actionwould be prudentnow, but are notsure what actions
are prudent to take,” Franks said. Mary-land, and most states, have begun to studygreenhouse gases and climate change is-sues. A Maryland study in 1990 found that107 million tons of man-made greenhousegases are produced in the state. Fossil fuelconsumption accounted for 66 percent ofthat amount while 30 percent was theresult of production/industry pro-cesses. Carbon dioxide made up themajority of the greenhouse gases inMaryland and in national studies,which is why most regulatory actionshave focused on that pollutant. Thereduction of other ground level ozonecomponents, like nitrogen oxide, arealso being examined. Recent evalua-tions have called for a stricter look atreducing diesel and aircraft emissionsto better factor in their impact on airpollution.
In a session entitled, “Fishing forCommunity Involvement,” partici-pants learned about strategies that can
Tributary teams help chartstate’s environmental course
be used to educate and involve vari-ous cons t i tuencies in watershed-based issues. Tributary Team Coordi-nator Vince Leggett addressed thechallenge of increasing minority par-ticipation in such matters. By directlyengaging the community through itsculture, youth, leadership or individu-als, organizations may boost its minor-i ty part ic ipat ion in environmentalprojects. It is crucial to relate the impor-tance of a watershed to a community’soverall well-being. Businesses,churches, schools and institutions ofhigher learning should be part of anysuccessful outreach effort, the session’spanelists added.
Maryland’s Bay Cabinet includes sec-retaries Taylor-Rogers, Henry A. Virts,D.V.M. of the Department of Agriculture,Jane T. Nishida of MDE, and John D.Porcari of the Department of Transpor-tation, Thomas A. Fretz, Ph.D. dean ofthe University of Maryland CollegePark’s College of Agriculture and Natu-
ral Resources, and Donald F. Boesch,Ph.D., president of the University ofMaryland Center of Environmental Sci-ence, as well as Ann Swanson, execu-tive director of the Chesapeake Bay Com-mission.
Maryland’s Tributary Teams are work-ing to make a difference in neighbor-hoods, cities and towns across the state,a difference that will result in cleaner,healthier tributaries and the ChesapeakeBay.
Maryland’s Tributary Teams meet regu-larly in each of the Bay’s 10 major tribu-taries to help implement pollution pre-vention measures needed to address lo-cal water quality problems. These teamsare laying the groundwork to ensure cleanwater and healthy rivers for future genera-tions. A major focus of their efforts is con-trolling nutrient pollution from suburbanand urban properties, farm fields andhorse pastures, wastewater treatmentplants, construction and road buildingactivities.
Maryland’s TributaryTeams are working tomake a difference inneighborhoods, cities andtowns across the state, adifference that will resultin cleaner, healthier tribu-taries and ChesapeakeBay. These teams are lay-ing the groundwork to en-sure clean water andhealthy rivers for futuregenerations.
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Air and RadiationManagement Administration
February 15, 2000--6:00 p.m.Light Street Branch of the Enoch Pratt
Free Library, 1251 Light Street, BaltimoreInformation meeting regarding an air
quality Permit to Construct application sub-mitted by Tate and Lyle North AmericanSugars to install a 250 MM BTU/hr. ratedcapacity boiler
Robert Maddox, (410) 631-3260
Technical and RegulatoryServices Administration
February 8, 2000--4:00 – 6:00 p.m.Maryland Department of the Environ-
ment, Chesapeake Room, 2500 BroeningHighway, Baltimore
Public information meeting concerningthe Triennial Review of Water Quality Stan-dards
Rich Eskin, (410) 631-3906
February 11, 2000--10:00 a.m. – 12:00noon
Maryland National Capital Park and Plan-ning Commission, Auditorium, 8787 Geor-gia Avenue, Silver Spring
Public information meeting concerningthe Triennial Review of Water Quality Stan-dards
Rich Eskin, (410) 631-3906
Water ManagementAdministration
February 2, 2000--8:30 a.m.Maryland Department of Transportation,
10 Elm Road, 2nd Floor Conference Room,Linthicum
Public meeting of the State Board of En-vironmental Sanitarians
Public information hearing for WaterAppropriations Permit Application#AA98G028/1 for Safeway, Inc. to use wa-ter for sanitation and a potable supply for agrocery store and shopping center in AnneArundel County
Mark Filar, (410) 631-3591
February 2, 2000--7:00 p.m.Kent County Courthouse Hearing Room,
400 High Street, ChestertownPublic information meeting regarding
State Discharge Permit Application #97-DP-2562A for Horizon Organic Dairy, Inc. todischarge wastewater from a dairy opera-tion to groundwater via spray irrigation.
Ching-Tzone Tien, (410) 631-3662
February 8, 2000--6:30 p.m.Charles County Government Building,
200 Baltimore Street, LaPlataPublic information meeting regarding
State Discharge Permit Application #00-DP-2211 for Charles County Department ofUtilities to discharge treated domesticwastewater from Cobb Island WWTP togroundwater via spray irrigation system
Ching-Tzone Tien, (410) 631-3662
February 8, 2000--7:00 p.m.Best Western Potomac View, Oxon Hill
Permit Application #00-WP-1058 for theFederal Highway Administration as part ofthe Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacementto modify associated roadway and inter-changes within private wetlands
Philip Mohler, (410) 414-3400
February 10, 200011:00 a.m.Board of County Commissioners, Court-
Permit application #00-WL-0572 for Elaineand Raymond Nichols to dredge channel
and deposit dredged material at an ap-proved upland disposal site in Berlin
Robert Tabisz, (410) 631-8053
February 15, 2000--7:00 p.m.Wicomico Library, 122 S. Division Street,
SalisburyPublic information meeting regarding
State Discharge Permit Application #00-DP-0007 for Beazer East, Inc. to dischargetreated contaminated groundwater andstormwater from site of a former wood treat-ing facility near Salisbury
Edwal Stone, (410) 631-3323
February 17, 2000--10:00 a.m.Back River WWTP, 8201 Eastern Boule-
vard, Main Office Building, BaltimorePublic meeting of the Board of Water-
works and Waste System OperatorsPatricia Kratochvil, (410) 631-3167
February 17, 2000--6:30 p.m.Calvert County Courthouse, 175 Main
Street, Prince FrederickPublic hearing regarding the tentative
determination for State Discharge PermitApplication #99-DP-3309 for the CalvertCounty board of Commissioners to dis-charge treated domestic wastewater fromthe Prince Frederick WWTP No. 2 togroundwater via spray irrigation system
Ching-Tzone Tien, (410) 631-3662
Waste ManagementAdministration
February 10, 2000--9:00 a.m.Maryland Department of the Environ-
ment, Chesapeake Room, 2500 BroeningHighway, Baltimore
Meeting of the Controlled HazardousSubstances Advisory Council
Emmanuel Ofoche, (410) 631-3441
Persons needing special accommodationare encouraged to contact MDE’s Fair Prac-tices Offices at (410) 631-3964 five daysprior to the event.
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By Bonnie BescheThe Air and Radiation Management
Administration (ARMA) of Maryland’sDepartment of the Environment wel-comes Angelo Bianca as its deputydirector.
Bianca is not new to MDE. He hasbeen employed with the state since1978. He started as a public healthengineer in the construction grants pro-gram and remained in the program forseven years. Two years later hemoved to MDE’s Water ManagementAdministration’s municipal wastewa-ter compliance program. Three yearslater he returned to the constructiongrants program as its manager, wherehe was involved in the closing of themassive, multi-decade EnvironmentalProtection Agency ConstructionGrants Program and the initiation of itsreplacement - the State Revolving LoanFund Program in 1988.
In 1994, he accepted a position inARMA as policy coordinator for thecompliance and permits programs,eventually leading to his role as deputydirector.
He holds a bachelor’s of science de-gree in civil engineering from the Uni-versity of Maryland-College Park andis recognized as someone in state gov-ernment who is able to work with em-ployees, the regulated community andthe public to accomplish a desired goal.
Bianca fillsdeputy’sposition
Even as the legislature takes up issuespertaining to the state’s fiscal year 2001budget, Maryland’s Department of the En-vironment (MDE) is already thinking aheadto fiscal 2002. Early last month, counties,cities and towns should have received a“solicitation letter” and various attach-ments explaining MDE’s grant and loanprograms for water pollution control. Thispacket of information contained a blank“pre-application” to be completed and re-turned to MDE by the end of February.
Pre-applications received by MDE willbe used to rate and rank proposed waste-water, drinking water and non-point sourceprojects according to severity of publichealth and water quality problems, compli-
ance status, and location within an impairedwaterway and other factors. Project sched-ule and readiness to proceed will also beconsidered.
Projects will be selected for inclusion inthe state’s fiscal 2002 capital budget re-quest and in MDE’s request for funds fromthe U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency’s (EPA) Drinking Water and Wa-ter Quality Loan programs. Grant fundsapproved by the General Assembly willbecome available to the selected projectseffective July 1, 2001. Loan funds from thisround of funding become available Octo-ber 1, 2000. MDE may offer a grant/loancombination to a local government.Projects may also be funded by MDE in
combination with other agencies’ supportsuch as the U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s Rural Utilities Service, EPA,or Community Development Block grants.
All projects must go through the stateclearinghouse process, environmental re-views, and be approved by the Board ofPublic Works. In addition, MDE must re-view and approve engineering contracts,plans, and specifications and bid packagesto ensure compliance with state and fed-eral laws and regulations. Prevailing wagerates may apply to certain state grants, andwomen/minority business participationgoals may apply. All applicable construc-tion and environmental permits must be
MDE seeks water pollution control grantees
See GRANT, Page 5
troleum and nuclear power are also majorsources of electricity in Maryland.
But, small amounts of electricity alsocome from renewable energies. This articlewill discuss the use of hydropower and bio-mass as renewable energy sources. It willbe followed by a second article on solar,wind and geothermal energy.
What are renewable energies? Renewable energies are energy re-
sources that are constantly renewed, orthat never run out. Examples of renew-able energies include hydropower, so-lar, wind, biomass and geothermal en-ergy. While most renewable energyresources use the same method forproducing electricity as conventionalelectricity, they are generally less pol-luting and do not require the use oflimited natural resources. Most ofMaryland’s electricity from renewableenergies comes from hydropower and bio-mass.
ENERGYContinued from Page 1
See POWER, Page 6
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obtained by the borrower/grantee.It is imperative that all borrowers and
grantees involve MDE and other fundingagencies early in the project planning stageto avoid problems related to eligibility, per-mitting, Smart Growth, and procurement.Failure to do so may jeopardize the abilityof the borrower or grantee to be reimbursedby state grant and loan funds for incurredcosts.
MDE strives to provide local govern-ments and their engineers with technicaland financial assistance. To be most effec-tive in this regard, early coordination is vi-tal to project success.
For more information about MDE’s wa-ter quality and drinking water financial as-sistance programs, please call (410) 631-3574 or (410) 631-3767.
GRANTContinued from Page 4
By Joan Weber
For county recycling coordinators andsolid waste managers, the pressure hasnever been greater to do more with less.They are required to deliver quality pro-grams and plan for the future in the face ofuncertainty. These management challengesrequire well-developed skills in a numberof areas, including strategic planning, teambuilding, persuasion and public relations,and information technology.
With these thoughts in mind, Maryland’sDepartment of the Environment (MDE) pre-sented a very successful training programfor Maryland’s recycling coordinators andsolid waste managers, held early last monthat the Bon Secours Center in Marriottsville.
The program’s keynote speaker, Lanier“Lannie” Hickman, former executive direc-tor of the Solid Waste Association of NorthAmerica (SWANA), launched the trainingwith a look at the changes and challengesfacing the solid waste industry.
His presentation was followed by a paneldiscussion entitled,“What if it HappensHere in Maryland,” which focused on un-predictable factors that could occur inMaryland’s solid waste and recycling in-dustries. The panel included: RichardCollins, director of MDE’s Waste Manage-ment Administration; Chaz Miller, actingdirector of State Programs with Environ-mental Industry Association; Robin
Officials undergo wastemanagement training
Davidov, executive director of the North-east, Maryland Waste Disposal Authority;Jim Litke, recycling coordinator for theTown of Aberdeen, and Dennis Bigley, re-search and development manager for PrinceGeorge’s County’s Waste ManagementDivision. Each panelist was asked to de-scribe what the largest issue facing wastemanagement and recycling professionalswould be in the 21st century. The ensuingdiscussion ranged from the effects of in-terstate transportation to volatile marketsin recycling commodities.
Over the next two days, participants weregiven “nuts-and-bolts” training in strate-gic planning, leadership skills, interdisci-plinary team approaches to problem solv-ing, effective presentations, dealing withthe press, interacting with legislators andtechnological approaches to informationmanagement in the next century. One ofthe important course objectives was toimplement the recommendations of theGovernor’s 1998 Solid Waste ManagementTask Force.
State Sen. Roy Dyson, Del. Bill Bronrottand lobbyist Pamela Metz Kasemeyer pro-vided invaluable insight into the legisla-tive process. Sen. Dyson and Del. Bronrottboth indicated that it was their desire tomeet with solid waste and recycling pro-fessionals in the state. Kasemeyer echoedthe sentiment indicating that state legisla-tors are available to meet with constituents
Solid waste managers from around the state speak during a break at the recent MDEtraining held for them. From left above are: Pamela Metz Kasemeyer, director of theMaryland-Delaware Solid Waste Association, Sen. Roy Dyson, Del. Bill Bronrott, HarveyGershman, president Gershman, Brickner & Bratton Inc., Bill Schmidt, MDE’s easternregional manager for the Waste Management Administration, and Thomas Parran III, ofCalvert County’s division of solid waste.and local government employees to tryand be very responsive to requests.Kasemeyer advised the participants thatthe best time to contact lawmakers is dur-ing the legislative interim session (April –December).
Another favorite training dealt with han-dling the media. Joel McCord, environmen-tal reporter for the Baltimore Sun, and KenWeiss, assistant managing editor for theHoward County Times and Columbia Flyer,staged mock press briefings. Ed Barks,president of Barks Communications, em-phasized honesty when dealing with thepress.
“If you’re dishonest, you’ve lost your
credibility,” cautioned Barks. Participantsfound the interactive training to be espe-cially helpful. To many solid waste manag-ers and recycling coordinators, facing themedia can be “anxiety-producing, but itbecomes less frightening with practice,”said Jim Richmond, MDE’s Regional Man-ager for Western Maryland.
Ellen Kobler, a public information spe-cialist in Baltimore County Recycling’s Pro-gram, said the training “provided a goodoverview of the whole solid waste indus-try.
“As we move more and more towardsintegrated solid waste management, it’s im-portant for municipal recycling managersto understand how recycling fits into thebig picture,” she said.
The Maryland Soft Drink Associationprovided major funding for the training withadditional support provided by the North-east Maryland Waste Disposal Authorityand the American Plastics Council.
MDE planned and implemented the pro-gram in conjunction with county represen-tatives.
WAS
By Bob Maddox
Late last month while addressing an au-dience at Maury Elementary School inWashington, D.C., U.S. President BillClinton announced stricter tailpipe stan-dards for motor vehicles, which for the firsttime include lower emission levels for sportutility vehicles, pickups, and minivans. Thenew standards also require oil companiesto reduce sulfur levels in gasoline to anaverage of 30 parts per million (ppm).
Vehicle manufacturers have been re-quired for years to produce cars with strictemission standards. Pickups, vans, andsport utility vehicles (light trucks) did nothave to meet the same standards and werepermitted to emit more pollutants becausethese vehicles were mainly for commercialand agricultural use. Today, however, halfof the new vehicles being sold for passen-ger use are light trucks. These vehicles pro-
duce three to five times more pollution thanthe average passenger car. For the first time,cars and light trucks will all be required tomeet the same strict emissions standards.
Sulfur, which occurs naturally in petro-leum, is a gasoline contaminant that im-pedes the performance of catalytic convert-ers. These devices are installed on auto-mobile exhaust systems to reduce nitrogenoxides, a pollutant that contributes to theformation of ozone, also called smog. Thesulfur in gasoline “poisons” catalytic con-verters and reduces their efficiency. Gaso-line in most of the nation has an averagesulfur content of 330 ppm, but some levelsare as high as 1,000 ppm. The new stan-dards will require that major refiners reducesulfur in gasoline beginning by 2004. Thiswill improve the efficiency of the catalyticconverters, lessening pollution from gaso-line-powered engines.
The petroleum industry and the U.S.
Department of Energy have balked at thepresident’s plan for low-sulfur gasoline,which he proposed last May, citing highcosts to refiners and consumers. The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency and stateand local clean-air regulators, includingMaryland’s Department of the Environment,expect the cost of gasoline at the pump toincrease only by two or three cents pergallon, and continue to urge the presidentto stand firm on his plan.
The president made his announcementat an elementary school to emphasize theimportance of cleaning the air to protectchildren. Children, in particular, experiencea high incidence of asthma and other respi-ratory illnesses resulting from pollutioncaused largely by auto emissions. Thetighter emissions standards and reductionof sulfur in gasoline are expected to reduceair pollution from vehicles, thereby improv-ing the health of millions of Americans.
New emissions, gasoline standards will help clear the air
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There is a completely new administra-tion heading up theMaryland Depart-ment of theEnvironment’s En-vironmental PermitService Center(EPSC).
In January, theagency welcomedTim Ford as theEPSC’s new direc-tor, and Don Jack-son as the center’sdeputy director.
Both men bringa wide array of experience to their posi-
Environmental permit center welcomes new leadershiptions. Ford has 17 years in the environ-mental services field. His last seven yearswere with Browning Ferris Industries (BFI)where most re-cently he servedas the Vice Presi-dent and GeneralManager of thefirm’s Total WasteManagement Pro-gram for the auto-motive industry.Prior to that he wasDistrict Managerof BFI’s Mid-At-lantic Organics Di-vision.
“I believe theEPSC has an opportunity to help enhance
Maryland’s position as a business friendlystate,” Ford said. “It’s a great opportunity,considering Maryland’s high standards forenvironmental protection, to be able to work atMDE and with industry to help Maryland be abetter place to live and work.”
Prior to arriving at MDE, Jackson served asprincipal with Geomatrix, an environmental con-sulting firmed based in Hyattsville. He has alsoserved as a Hazardous Waste Section Chief atMaryland’s Department of Natural Resourcesand sat on the state’s Hazardous Waste Facili-ties Siting Board.
“I am truly looking forward to doing someoutreach to businesses, and hopefully helpingsome relocate into, then stay in Maryland,” Jack-son said.
MDE’s EPSC is the one-stop customerservice shop for the state’s regulated com-munity. Among the center’s activities areassisting shareholders with permittingquestions, generating the database forMDE’s permit applications, coordinatingthe state’s pollution prevention programsand managing the small business assis-tance program.
JacksonFord
In cooperation with BP-Amoco and itssubsidiary, BP Solarex, Fletcher installed144 solar panels at his station as partof a pilot project. The project was de-s igned to demonst ra te how solarpower can be used to generate elec-tricity for commercial businesses andresidential buildings. The solar mod-ules at Fletcher’s Amoco generate sixki lowat ts of e lectr ic i ty, which isenough to power some lighting andequipment inside the station’s store.Unlike some solar electric applications,this system is connected to the localutility rather than to a storage battery.That means Fletcher can reduce hisdemand for utility-supplied power.Since installing the panels, he’s re-duced his demand by 15 percent ,which equates to $75 to $100 in sav-ings per month.
His efforts are good for the environ-ment, too. By relying on solar power,Fletcher helps to lower demand on thelocal utility, reducing air emissions andconserving natural resources.
Fletcher is pleased that his stationwas selected as the site of this pilotproject. “It’s exciting to be at the cut-ting edge of something that might becommonplace in the future,” saidFletcher. “Solar power enhances thestation. It’s a great use of the canopyspace, which otherwise would beempty. And, if Y2K had turned out tobe something more than what it was, itwas nice to know that we had an alter-native way to generate electricity.”
BP-Amoco is exci ted about thepro jec t , too . Dan Larson of BP-Amoco’s Community and Public Af-fairs Department in Towson, said so-lar electricity helps the company meetits goals, some of which are to:
• Reduce global emissions;• Reduce emissions from all BP-
Amoco operations ten percent by 2010
from a 1990 baseline;• Increase the use o f so la r
power as a source of energy;• Develop cleaner fuels, such as
low-sulfur premium gasoline, which isalready available in several marketsthroughout the country.
“The company is considering incor-porating solar panels into the designof its new stations, and, perhaps laterthis year, we’ll start to see more sta-tions like Fletcher’s Amoco,” saidLarson.
The use of solar power to generateelectricity has a very minimal effect onthe environment. The solar panels pro-duce no emissions, use no fuel (exceptsunlight) and are silent. And the manu-facture of the panels is also environ-mentally-friendly. BP Solarex makesextensive use of recycled materialsand even uses wastes from other in-dustries as raw materials when makingthe panels. In addition, the panels aredesigned to last nearly 30 years.
BP-Amoco’s concern for the envi-ronment can also be seen in its com-mitment to Businesses for the Bay, theChesapeake Bay Program’s voluntarypollution prevention program for fa-cilities in the Chesapeake Bay water-shed.
“Businesses for the Bay is the most ef-fective alliance of businesses, individualsand other organizations working toward acommon goal: protecting the ChesapeakeBay,” said Larson. “BP-Amoco is glad tobe a part of such a program.”
“BP-Amoco’s solar project at Fletcher’sAmoco is a great example of how busi-nesses can help to prevent pollution,” saidKelly Mecum, coordinator for Businessesfor the Bay. “Their work to protect the en-vironment should be commended.”
For more information about Businessesfor the Bay, contact Kelly Mecum, Busi-nesses for the Bay Coordinator, at 1-800YOUR BAY, extension 719.
PANELS Continued from Page 1
What is hydropower?Hydropower converts moving water into
energy. By collecting water behind a dam,the water level is raised to increase the forcewith which water can be released. Whenreleased, the water travels through a pipecalled a penstock and is delivered to a tur-bine for electricity generation. Although itis non-polluting and inexpensive, hydro-power can have significant impacts on theenvironment. When dams are created inbodies of water, they can destroy naturalhabitats and interfere with natural processessuch as fish migration. Dams also restrict themovement within a body of water, decreas-ing the amount of oxygen available for spe-cies that live in the water. When built overdry land, they can destroy wetlands or fer-tile areas that could otherwise be used forcrops. Dams can also cause severe flood-ing when there is a break.
What is biomass?Organic materials, such as sunflowers,
corn, trees and grass, can also be used toproduce electricity. These natural materi-als, called biomass, are burned in their natu-ral state or converted into fuels that areburned to produce electricity. The naturalmaterials used for biomass energy can beraised as energy crops, dedicated for thatpurpose, or can come from agricultural, for-estry and natural municipal waste like pa-per, food and yard scraps. Even burning
logs in a fireplace is considered use of bio-mass energy.
Why the recent interest inrenewable energy?
Renewable energies are not a new con-cept. In fact, most devices for using re-newable energies are based on older con-cepts. However, the increasing rate of en-ergy consumption and the desire to findless polluting and more diverse ways toproduce electricity have created more re-cent interest.
Finding less polluting ways to produceelectricity has become of special interestsince many states, including Maryland, arerestructuring the electric utility industry.
In the past, government-regulated mo-nopolies have provided electricity forMaryland at rates set by the Public Ser-vice Commission. Restructuring the elec-tric utility industry will promote compe-tition among electricity providers andgive Maryland consumers a choice inwho provides their electricity. This pre-sents an opportunity to increase the useof renewable energies. Increased use willhelp reduce pollution in the environmentand will reduce the use of limited naturalresources that will run out one day. Ob-taining electricity from renewable energysources also allows us to diversify ourenergy supply and increase our energysecurity.
POWER Continued from Page 4
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Duncan Petroleum Corporation ofDelaware
On September 22, 1998, MDE issueda Complaint and Order to Duncan Pe-troleum Corporation located in Delawarefor violations of underground oil storagetank regulations at five gasoline stationsthey owned and/or operated in Mary-land. The Complaint and Order as-sessed civil penalties in the amount of$51,000. Duncan Petroleum requesteda hearing on this matter. On January 6,2000, the Office of Administrative Hear-ings issued a decision that MDE hadestablished grounds for the issuance ofthe order and civil penalty.
Status: Pending. The Company has21 days to file a written exception withthe Secretary of MDE on the decision.(Reference # COV-99-003)
Water ManagementAdministration
December 10, 1999 – January 12,2000
Castle Ventures, LTD.– BaltimoreCounty
On January 10, 2000, MDE issued anAdministrative Complaint, Order andPenalty to Castle
Ventures, LTD. alleging violations ofMaryland’s water pollution control lawsfollowing unlawful discharges of sewagefrom the Carriage Hill Village Apart-ments sewage pump station to an un-named tributary of Brice Run. The Or-der requires an engineering study of thepump station and corrective action planfor improvements to the system to pre-vent further sewage discharges to wa-ters of the State. MDE is seeking a$5,000 administrative penalty for theunlawful discharges. Castle Ventureshas 10 days to appeal the Order and 30days to appeal the penalty assessment.
Status: Case pending. (Reference #AO-00-0118).
Town of Perryville – HarfordCounty
On January 10, 2000, MDE issued an
Administrative Consent Order with theTown of Perryville regarding the PerryvilleWastewater Treatment Plant. Under theterms of the Consent Order, Perryvillehas agreed to pay $1,000 to the CleanWater Fund to resolve past ammoniaviolations and has also agreed to per-form a supplemental environmentalproject to conduct a study and imple-ment improvements to infiltration andinflow problems with Perryville’s collec-tion system.
Status: Case closed. (Reference#CO-99-0055).
Town of LaPlata – Charles CountyOn December 23, 1999, MDE issued
an Administrative Consent Order withthe Town of LaPlata regarding improve-ments to the LaPlata Wastewater Treat-ment Plant. Under the terms of theConsent Order, LaPlata has agreed tocomplete construction of plant upgrades,including biological nutrient removal(BNR), by December 31, 2001. TheTown has also agreed to pay $200 tothe Clean Water Fund to resolve twounauthorized discharges from the plantthat occurred in February 1999.
Status: Case closed. (Reference #CO-00-0122).
White House Motel – CharlesCounty
On January 3, 2000, MDE issued anAdministrative Complaint, Order andPenalty to Mr. Frank Monopoli, ownerof White House Motel, 11150 Crain High-way, Newburg, Maryland, for alleged dis-charge permit violations at the motel’swastewater treatment plant. The Orderrequires the owner to demonstrate thatoperational and engineered improve-ments to the plant have been imple-mented within 60 days to ensure com-pliance with permit effluent limitations.The Order also requires the owner tocease all discharges from the plant ifthe owner does not demonstrate thatimprovements have been made in 60days. Under the terms of the Order, thedischarge permit for the motel shall berevoked within 90 days if compliance isnot achieved as required. MDE is seek-
ing an administrative penalty of $50,000in this case. The owner has 10 daysto appeal the Order and 30 days toappeal the penalty assessment.
Status: Case pending. (Refer-ence #AO-00-0118).
Millenium Specialty Chemi-cals, Inc. – Baltimore City
On January 5, 2000, MDE issuedan Administrative Consent Orderwith the Millenium Specialty Chemi-cals, Inc. plant located at 2701Broening Highway, Baltimore, au-thorizing an extension of the com-pliance schedule established in thefacility’s discharge permit for in-stallation of a diffuser pipe. Underthe terms of the Consent Order,Millenium is required to completeinstallation of the diffuser pipe atOutfall 002 to Colgate Creek byMarch 13, 2000.
Status: Case closed. (Refer-ence #CO-00-0121).
Washington County Water andSewer – Washington County
On December 16, 1999, MDE is-sued an Amended AdministrativeConsent Order with WashingtonCounty regarding the SmithsburgWastewater Treatment Plant. Un-der the terms of the Amended Con-sent Order, MDE has extended thecompliance schedule for perform-ing certain required improvementsto Smithsburg’s treatment plantand collection system as requiredby the original consent order is-sued in September 1998.
Status: Case closed. (Refer-ence # ACO-00-0019).
Erosion and Sediment ControlCivil Penalties – Statewide –Dur ing the per iod December10,1999 through January 12, 2000,the Water Management Adminis-tration collected a total of $4,700in civil penalties from three con-struction projects for the failure toimplement or maintain sedimentcontrols during construction.
Air and RadiationManagement Administration
December 18 – January 21
F.O. Day – Montgomery CountyOn January 5, 2000, MDE issued an
Assessed Administrative Penalty in theamount of $8,500 to this asphalt pav-ing production facility. MDE is actingin partnership with the MontgomeryCounty Department of EnvironmentalProtection (MCDEP) on this case. In-spectors from the MCDEP cited thecompany for causing visible emissions(smoke/dust) and odors that were de-tected in a nearby community. MDEhad issued a previous assessed pen-alty for similar violations. The Com-pany appealed that penalty which iscurrently pending a hearing.
Status: Pending. The Company has30 days to pay or appeal the penalty.(Reference # ACP 99-18A)
Phoenix Services – Baltimore CityOn January 21, 2000, MDE issued
an Assessed Administrative Penalty inthe amount of $38,000 to this medicalwaste incineration company. PhoenixServices violated various provisions ofits operating permit as well as air pol-lution requirements. In response to aCorrective Order previously issued byMDE, the Company has submitted aPlan for addressing and correcting theviolations.
Status: Pending. The Company has30 days to pay or appeal the penalty.(Reference # ACP 99-03A)
Waste ManagementAdministration
December 17,1999 – January14,2000
Lead Program EnforcementA total of $31,730 in fines was as-
sessed to property owners for failureto register their properties in BaltimoreCity, Baltimore, Dorchester and CecilCounties.
Enforcement & Compliance Notes
Every February since the agency’s forma-tion, the Black History Month Committee ofMaryland’s Department of the Environment(MDE) hosts a lunchtime lecture series incelebration of Black History Month.
This year’s theme focuses on recalling thepast, to prepare for a vibrant, successful fu-ture. The series opens today, Feb. 1, with
Rev. Richard Adams, associate minister atProvidence Baptist Church in Baltimore andchapter president of the city’s Associationfor the Study of Afro-American Lifeand History.
On Feb. 4, historian, author and environ-mental educator Vince Leggett will discusshis research with the “Blacks on the Chesa-
peake” project. On Feb. 11, Lisa Jones, a re-gional vice president and financial analystwith Primerica, will speak on building andmaintaining personal wealth. A represen-tative from Morgan State University’s re-nowned School of Engineering will addressmath and science during the series. Alllectures are open to the public and will be
MDE celebrates Black History Month with lecture seriesheld every Friday in February starting atnoon in the Chesapeake Conference Roomon the second floor of MDE’s headquar-ters, located at 2500 Broening Highway.For complete details and a schedule ofspeakers, call (410) 631-3898.
Carter G. Woodson, noted scholar andSee HISTORY, Page 12
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The following is alist ( by county) of applicationsreceived by MDE and other permitting activity be-tween Dec. 17, 1999 and Jan. 15, 2000. For moreinformation on these permits, contact MDE’s Envi-ronmental Permit Service Center at (410) 631-3772.
MOUNTAINVIEW SANITARY LANDFILL -13300 New George’s Creek Road, Southwest,Frostburg, MD 21532. (S-00-01-3810-L) Sewagesludge disposal permit at landfill
UNITED ENERGY COAL- – Frostburg, MD
(SM-92-423) Full Transfer
Anne Arundel
BBSS, INC. – Millersville, MD (94-SP-0468)Renewal of a surface mine permit located on Ever-green Road
BELL ATLANTIC-MD, INC. - 9 West StreetNorth, Annapolis, MD 21401. (TR 5773) Receivedan air permit to construct for one generator
CARLETON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. - 510McCormick Drive, Suite D, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.(TR 5778) Received an air permit to construct forone paint spray booth and one curing oven
CROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL CENTER - 1520Crownsville Road, Crownsville, MD 21032.(00DP1997) Groundwater municipal discharge per-mit
FIVE STAR AUTO BODY - 1209 Old DorseyRoad, Harmans, MD 21077. (TR 5781) Receivedan air permit to construct for one paint spray booth
JOHN H. HARLAND - 1904 Park 100 Drive,Glen Burnie, MD 21061. (TR 5760) Received anair permit to construct for twelve printing presses
PATUXENT MATERIALS, INC. - 5032 SandsRoad, Lothian, MD 20711. (TR 5761) Received an
air permit to construct for one portable concrete plant
CHESAPEAKE FLEET MAINTENANCE, INC.- 911 West Patapsco Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230.(TR 5772) Received an air permit to construct forone paint spray booth
GRACE DAVISON - 5500 Chemical Road, Bal-timore, MD 21226. (TR 5774) Received an air per-mit to construct for one demister
GRACE DAVISON - CURTIS BAY - 5500Chemical Road, Baltimore, MD 21226. (98-OPT-3531A) Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation
HOBELMANN PORT SERVICES, INC., 1344World Trade Center, 401 East Pratt Street, Baltimore,MD 21202. Voluntary Cleanup Program applica-tion for the Port Liberty Industrial Center propertylocated at 1800-1900 Frankfurst Avenue, Baltimore,MD 21225
JOHN D. LUCAS PRINTING - 1820 Portal Street,Baltimore, MD 21224. (2000-24-03242) Air qual-ity permit to operate
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALSINC. - HAWKINS PT. - 3901 Fort Armistead Road,Baltimore, MD 21226. (2000-24-00109) Air qual-ity permit to operate
TATE & LYLE NORTH AMERICAN SUGARS- 1100 Key Highway East, Baltimore, MD 21230.(TR 5785) Received an air permit to construct for
one 250 MMBtu Boiler
Baltimore County
ALLISON TRANSMISSION-BALTIMORE -10301 Philadelphia Road, White Marsh, MD 21162.(TR 5776) Received an air permit to construct forten heat treat furnaces
ALLISON TRANSMISSION-BALTIMORE -10301 Philadelphia Road, White Marsh, MD 21162.(TR 5777) Received an air permit to construct forone machining & parts washer
ATLANTIC PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES- 11200 Gundry Lane, Owings Mills, MD 21117.(TR 5765) Received an air permit to construct forone fluid bed dryer
CARGILL, INC. - SALT DIVISION - 11055Philadelphia Road, White Marsh, MD 21162.(00DP2092) Surface industrial discharge permit
DAP PRODUCTS INCORPORATED - 4630North Point Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21219. (TR5788) Received an air permit to construct for onemodification to mixer to produce coatings and ad-hesives
EASTERN MUNICIPAL LANDFILL - 6259Days Cove Road, White Marsh, MD 21162. (2000-WMF-0052) Solid waste municipal landfill permit
LMC PROPERTIES, INC. - 195 Chesapeake ParkPlaza, Middle River, MD 21220. (00DP0298) Sur-face industrial discharge permit
MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD -PARKVILLE ARMORY - 3727 Putty Hill Road,Parkville, MD 21236. (00DP2874) Surface indus-trial discharge permit
MARYLAND PAVING - TEXAS ASPHALTPLANT - 10000 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville,MD 21030. (2000-OPT-3410) Oil operations per-mit for above ground storage tank and transporta-tion
MCCORMICK & COMPANY, INC. - 11100McCormick Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.(00DP3035) Surface industrial discharge permit
MIDDLE RIVER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, INC -103 Chesapeake Park Plaza, Baltimore 21230. (TR5743) Received an air permit to construct for paintbooth and integral dryer
NEW ENGLAND CONTAINER - 4601 NorthPoint Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 212191007. (2000-03-02220) Air quality permit to operate
NORRIS FORD, INC. - 901 Merritt Boulevard,Baltimore, MD 21222. (TR 5747) Received an airpermit to construct for two paint spray booths
RITTENHOUSE FUEL COMPANY - 316 MountCarmel Road, Parkton, MD 21120. (2000-OPT-4402) Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation
THE BELKO CORPORATION - 11931 JerichoRoad, Kingsville, MD 21087. (2000-OPT-3974) Oiloperations permit for above ground storage tank andtransportation
Calvert
ARTHUR SCOTT CRANSTON,CV-29 - 8052Pushaw Station Road, Owing, MD 20736. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land
CHESAPEAKE COLLISION - 2300 Solomon’sIsland Road, Huntingtown, MD 20639. (TR 5748)Received an air permit to construct for one paintspray booth
DAVID WATSON,CV-21 - 6400 Sheridan PointRoad, Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Sewage sludgeapplication on agricultural land
MORGAN E. RUSSELL, INC. - Sunderland, MD(95-SP-0475) Renewal of a surface mine permit lo-
cated on Route 2 & 4
Carroll
FLEMING PETROLEUM SERVICE, INC. -6222 Sykesville Road, Sykesville, MD 21784.(2000-OPT-4138) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation
TOWN OF HAMPSTEAD - 1034 S. CarrollStreet, Hampstead, MD 21074. (99-1155) Waterpermit to construct a water pumping station
and treatment facilities and to develop a produc-tion well in the vicinity of Shiloh Road and PantherDrive
Cecil
BENJAMIN’S TRAILER PARK - 500 BlockJacob Tome Memorial Highway, Port Deposit, MD21904. (00DP1033) Surface municipal discharge
permit
CECIL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - 758 E.Philadelphia Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (TR 5766)Received an air permit to construct for one Landfillgas vent flare
CECIL COUNTY LANDFILL - 758 E. Old Phila-delphia Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (TR 5754) Re-ceived an air permit to construct for one flare
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 100 Air-port Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (TR 5779) Receivedan air permit to construct for one PTFE filled area
WILSON FUEL SERVICE INC. - 1335 East OldPhiladelphia Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (2000-OPT-4563) Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation
CLIFTON ON THE POTOMAC WWTP -Cliffton Drive at Ingleside Drive, Newburg, MD20664. (00DP1457) Surface municipal dischargepermit
HADLEY/DEPEW PROPERTY, CH-154 - 9250Dubois Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land
HOWLIN CONCRETE, INC.. – Dunkirk, MD(00-SP-0564) Permit for a surface mine permit lo-cated on Carrico Mill Road
JAMES E. HILL PROPERTY, CH-155 - 7160Poorhouse Farm Drive, Port Tobacco, MD 20677.Sewage sludge application on agricultural land
MARYLAND ROCK INDUSTRIES - GOOSEBAY PLANT (CH-152) - 7210 Riverside Road, In-dian Head, MD 20640. Sewage sludge applicationon marginal land
MATTAWOMAN WATER POLLUTION CON-TROL FACILITY - 5310 Hawthorne Road, La Plata,MD 20646. Sewage sludge transportation permit
REBECCA DEMENT PROPERTY, CH-114 -10310 Popes Creek Road, Newburg, MD 20664.Sewage sludge application on agricultural land
WAL-MART STORES, INC. - 2001SE 10thStreet, Bentonville, AR 72712. (99-1159) Sewer-age permit to construct a wastewater pumping sta-tion and a force main along Crain Highway and Heri-tage Green Parkway
WINDSOR MANOR ASSOCIATES - 6-D In-dustrial Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602. (99-1157)Sewerage permit to construct the Windsor ManorWastewater Pumping Station and a 166-foot forcemain
WINDSOR MANOR ASSOCIATES - 6-D In-dustrial Park Drive, Waldorf, MD 20602. (99-1160)Sewerage permit to construct a wastewater pump-ing station and a force main along MD Route 210,Hampton Drive, Sir Douglas Street and ExcaliburStreet
Dorchester
CECIL & SYLVIA GANNON, DR-38 - Mount
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Zion Road, Federalsburg, MD 21632. Sewagesludge application on agricultural land
CITY OF CAMBRIDGE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS - 705 Leonard Lane, Cambridge,MD 21613. (00-1004) Sewerage permit to upgradethe City of Cambridge Wastewater Treatment Plantso as to achieve biological nitrogen removal and odorcontrol
JEROL MOORE LANDSCAPING & EXCA-VATING INC. – Cambridge, MD (90-SP-0355)Renewal of a surface mine permit located on Aireys
Road
Frederick
FDI SERVICES - 4949 New Design Road,Frederick, MD 21703-7121. (TR 5787) Receivedan air permit to construct for one printing press
FREDERICK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC WORKS - 118 North Market Street,Frederick, MD 21701. (99-1158) Water permit toconstruct the Braddock Heights Water Storage Tankat Schley Avenue and Maryland Avenue off OldNational Pike
NEW LIFE CHURCH AND SCHOOL - 5913Jefferson Pike, Frederick, MD 21703. (00DP1633)Surface municipal discharge permit
TAMKO ROOFING PRODUCTS, INC. - 4500Tamko Drive, Frederick, MD 21701. (TR 5775)Received an air permit to construct for one thermaloxidizer
TRANS-TECH, INC. - 5220 Adamstown Road,Adamstown, MD 21710. (00DP1841) Major surface
industrial discharge permit
Garrett
DEER PARK SPRING WATER, INC. - 104 Ho-tel Drive, Oakland, MD 21550. (00DP2139) Surfaceindustrial discharge permit
GARRETT COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT,INC. - 313 E. Alder Street, Oakland, MD 21510.(00-1001) Water permit to construct water systemimprovements at Northern Garrett Industrial Park,Negro Mountain
SAVAGE RIVER WORKS - 581 Clifton Drive,Oakland, MD 21550. (TR 5771) Received an airpermit to construct for one resin spray booth for boatmanufacturing
TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORP. -193 Texas Eastern Road, Accident, MD 21520.(2000-11-00081) Air quality permit to operate
Harford
ALCORE, INC. - 1324 Brass Mill Road, Belcamp,MD 21017. (TR 5764) Received an air permit toconstruct for one paint spraybooth
BLC PROPERTIES, INC. - 4602 Pulaski High-way, Belcamp, MD 21017. (99-1163) Seweragepermit to extend Sewerage Permit No. 96-22-1259dated 12/19/96 for the construction of Gray’s Rungravity sewers
CHESAPEAKE AUTO ASSOCIATES, L.L.C. -1612 Bel Air Road, Fallston 21047. (TR 5784) Re-ceived an air permit to construct for one auto spray
booth
CYTEC FIBERITE, INC. - 1300 RevolutionStreet, Havre de Grace, MD 21078. (TR 5763) Re-ceived an air permit to construct for two vacuumpumps
HOWARD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OFPLANNING AND ZONING - 3450 Court HouseDrive, Ellicott City, MD 21043. (00-1002) Sewer-age permit to construct a wastewater pumping sta-tion and a force main along Old Frederick Roadfrom the intersection of MD Route 99 and OldFrederick Road
VELSICOL CHEMICAL CORPORATION -10380 Worton Road, Chestertown, MD 21620.(2000-OPT-3249) Oil operations permit for aboveground storage tank and transportation
Montgomery
F. P. ROCKVILLE, L. P., 1355 Piccard Drive,Suite 400, Rockville, MD 20850. Voluntary CleanupProgram application for the Rockville Metro Plazaproperty located at 151 Rockville Pike, Rockville,MD 20850
KING AUTOMOTIVE GROUP - 16200Frederick Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (TR5750) Received an air permit to construct for onepaint spray booth
MARYLAND MILITARY FACILITY - WHITEOAK ARMORY - 12200 Cherry Hill Road, SilverSpring, MD 20904. (00DP2867) Surface industrialdischarge permit
SAFFORD LINCOLN MERCURY - 3110 Auto-mobile Boulevard, Silver Spring, MD 20904. (TR5751) Received an air permit to construct for onepaint spray booth
Prince George’s
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE - 3479 FetchetAvenue, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762. (2000-OPT-5217) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation
DOWER HOUSE RECYCLING AND PRO-CESSING CENTER - 5900 Dower House Road,
PRESTON WINDSOR PROPERTY, PG-184 -17122 Nottingham Road, Upper Marlboro, MD20772. Sewage sludge application on agricul-tural land
U.S. GENERAL SERVICE ADMINISTRA-TION - HF-34 FDA OFAC Building, 5630Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. (99-1162) Sewerage permit to construct a waste-water pumping station in the Northwest quad-ran t o f in te r sec t ion o f O’Del l Road andMuirkirk Road
Queen Anne’s
CHESAPEAKE CREMATION CENTER,LLC - 818 Main Street, Stevensville, MD21666. (TR 5782) Received an air permit toconstruct for one animal crematory
KENT NARROWS/STEVENSVILLE/GRASONVILLE WWTP - 310 Bateau Drive,Stevensville, MD 21666. (00DP0547) Major
PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS OFTRAPPE - 4011 Powell Avenue, Trappe, MD21673. (00-1000) Water permit to lay watermains in various streets within the corporationlimits of Trappe
PRESIDENT AND COMMISSIONERS OFTRAPPE - 4011 Powell Avenue, Trappe, MD21673. (00-1003) Water permit to demolish
an elevated water storage tank at the inter-
section of MD Route 565 and Greenfield
Washington
ALBERT POWELL FISH HATCHERY -Route 66 And I-70, Fish Hatchery Road,Hagerstown, MD 21740. (00DP1326) Surfaceindustrial discharge permit
GARDEN STATE TANNING, INC. - 15717Clear Spring Road, Williamsport, MD 21795.(TR 5786) Received an air permit to constructfor one reactor
GARDEN STATE TANNING, INC. - 15717Clear Spring Road, Williamsport, MD 21795.(2000-21-00075) Air quality permit to oper-ate
MARYLAND CORRECTIONAL INSTITU-TION - 18601 Roxbury Road, Hagerstown,MD 21740. Sewage sludge application on ag-ricultural land
RESH ROAD II/ WASHINGTON COUNTYLANDFILL - 13300 Greencas t l e P ike ,Hagerstown, MD 21740. (S-00-21-2880-L)Sewage sludge disposal permit at landfill
ST. LAWRENCE CEMENT COMPANY,LLC - 1260 Security Road, Hagerstown, MD21742. (00DP0356) Surface industrial dis-charge permit
TOWN OF BOONSBORO - 21N. MainStreet, Boonsboro, MD 21713. (99-1156)Sewerage permit to construct facilities for me-chanical bar screen improvements at the la-
goon site
Wicomico
CITY OF FRUITLAND - 401 East main Street,Fruitland, MD 21826. (99-1161) Sewerage permit toenlarge and upgrade the Fruitland Wastewater TreatmentPlant so as to achieve biological nitrogen removal at theend of Shady Lane from Shad Point Road
JAMES BUTLER HOBBS – Fruitland, MD (77-SP-0067) Renewal of a surface mine permit located nearSlab Bridge Road
STAR OIL INC. - 27105 Acorn Drive, Hebron, MD21830. (2000-OPV-2678) Oil operations permit for trans-portation
CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. - 16 Offut Street,Cumberland, MD 32202. (2000-OPT-3100) Oil op-erations permit for above ground storage tank andtransportation
UNITED ENERGY COAL – Frostburg, MD (SM-84-247) Full transfer
UNITED ENERGY COAL – Frostburg, MD (SM-
84-40) Full transfer
Anne Arundel
A-2-Z DISCOUNT DRY CLEANERS, INC. -7858 Quarterfield Road, Glen Burnie, MD 21061.(02-6-0922 N) Air general permit to construct forone dry cleaning machine
DORSEY RUN WWTP - 7920 Brock BridgeRoad, Jessup, MD 20794. (99DP2488) Major sur-face municipal discharge permit
FIVE STAR AUTO BODY - 1209 Old DorseyRoad, Harmans, MD 21077. (02-6-0923 N) Air per-mit to construct for one paint spray booth
JEAN F. CARLTON, AA-002 - 500 PollingHouse Road, Harwood, MD 20776. (S-99-02-3649-A) Sewage sludge application on agricultural land
MICROTEL INN & SUITES - 1160 WintersonRoad, Linthicum, MD 21090. (02-5-0488 N) Airgeneral permit to construct for one boiler < 10MMBTU
MILLERSVILLE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL -389 Burns Crossing Road, Severn, MD 21144.(97SW1304) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC. - 150-GPenrod Court, Glen Burnie, MD 21061. (1997A-301)Controlled hazardous substance permit for
SEVERN RIVER INN RESTAURANT - 1993Old Annapolis Boulevard, Annapolis, MD 21401.(98DP3275) Groundwater municipal discharge per-
mit
Baltimore City
ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL TECH-NOLOGIES, INC. - 900 North Macon Street, Balti-more, MD 21205. (2000-OPX-7746) Oil operationpermit for sludge solidification
ASSOCIATED ENVIRONMENTAL TECH-NOLOGIES, INC. - 900 North Macon Street, Balti-more, MD 21205. (2000-OPT-7746) Oil operationspermit for above ground storage tank and transpor-tation
BGE - GOULD STREET GENERATING STA-TION - 2105 Gould Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.(99DP0189) Major surface industrial discharge per-mit
CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE - 1910Russell Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. (1995A-151)Controlled hazardous substance permit for
CLEAN HARBORS OF BALTIMORE, INC. -1910 Russell Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. Air per-mit to construct for Supersede Permit #24-6-1610 Nissued 11/4/99
HULL POINT, LLC, c/o Struever Bros. Eccles &Rouse, Inc., 1422 Nicholson Street, Baltimore, MD21230. No Further Requirements Determination is-sued by the Voluntary Cleanup Program for theProcter & Gamble Soap Manufacturing property lo-cated at 1422 Nicholson Street, Baltimore, MD21230
JOHN D. LUCAS PRINTING COMPANY, INC- 1820 Portal Street, Baltimore, MD 21224. Air per-mit to construct for Supersede Permit #24-6-1590M issued 3/18/89
KAYDON RING & SEAL, INC. - 1600Wicomico Street, Baltimore, MD 21230. (24-7-1578M) Air permit to construct for one HEPA filter
LCM ASSOCIATES, INC. - 1231 Peach Street,Baltimore, MD 21230. (24-6-1621 & 1622 N) Airpermit to construct for two paint spray booths
NADWODNY, L. J. & SONS, INC. - 3502-8thAvenue, Baltimore, MD 21226. (2000-OPT-2538)Oil operations permit for above ground storage tankand transportation
NEWKIRK, LLC, 16 Green Meadow Drive, Suite301, Timonium, MD 21093. No Further Require-ments Determination issued by the VoluntaryCleanup Program for the Crown Simplimatic, Inc.property located at 1200 S. Newkirk Street or 4623O’Donnell Street, Baltimore, MD 21224
NORTHWEST TRANSFER STATION - 5030Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215.(97SW1307) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
Baltimore County
ATLANTIC CONTRACTING AND MATERIAL- 10000 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD21030. Air permit to construct for Supersede Per-mit #03-6-2360 N issued 6/15/99
C.J. LANGENFELDER AND SON, INC. - 8427Pulaski Highway, Rosedale, MD 212370606. (2000-OPT-3037) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation
DIETRICH INDUSTRIES, INC. - 8911Bethlehem Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21219.(97SW1308) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
GREY & SONS - TEXAS QUARRY SHOP -10000 Beaver Dam Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030.(97SW1310) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
JONES QUARRIES - 11285 Marriottsville Road,Woodstock, MD 21163. (95MM9703) General per-mit registration for discharge from mineral mines,quarries, borrow pits, and concrete and asphalt plants
LMC PROPERTIES, INC. - 195 Chesapeake Park
Plaza, Middle River, MD 21220. (03-00886) Airquality permit to operate
MERIT REISTERSTOWN - 5128 ReisterstownRoad, Baltimore, MD 21215. (2000-OGR-7854)General permit for treated groundwater from oil con-taminated sources
MIDDLE RIVER AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS, INC.- 103 Chesapeake Park Plaza, MP 55, Baltimore, MD21220. (03-6-2499 N) Air permit to construct forone natural gas-fired autoclave
TRIANGLE SIGN & SERVICE, INC. - 3343Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21227.(03-6-2571 N) Air permit to construct for onepaint spray booth
VILLA JULIE COLLEGE WWTP - GreenSpring Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153.(98DP2921) Surface municipal discharge permit
WESTREET INDUSTRIES - 5107 North PointBoulevard, Sparrows Point, MD 21219. (03-5-1675 N) Air general
permit to construct for one boiler < 10
MMBTU
Calvert
7-ELEVEN STORE # 32426 - 685 PrinceFrederick Boulevard, North, Prince Frederick,MD 20678. (04-9-0035 N) Air general permit toconstruct for one 15,000 and one 10,000 gallongasoline underground storage tank
CASSANDRA BRISCOE PROPERTY, CV-30- Parran Road, St. Leonard, MD 20685. (S-00-04-3567-A) Sewage sludge application on agri-
cultural land
Caroline
MIKE DAVIDSON SAND GRAVEL LLC –Centreville, MD (89-SP-0332-1) transfer issuedfor a surface mine permit located Route 313
SAULSBURY BROS., INC. - 502 FactoryLane, Ridgely, MD 21660. (2000-OPT-4416) Oiloperations permit for above ground storage tankand transportation
Carroll
BLACK & DECKER, INC. - 626 HanoverPike, Hampstead, MD 21074. (99DP0022) Sur-face industrial discharge permit
TEVCO/WESTMINSTER - 1 Magna Way,Westminster, MD 21157. (06-9-0130 N) Air gen-eral permit to construct for one 25,000 and one15,000 gallon gasoline underground storage tank
TEVIS OIL INC. - WINFIELD - 1631 LibertyRoad, Sykesville, MD 21784. (2000-OPT-4507)Oil operations permit for above ground storage tankand transportation
WESTMINSTER WWTP - 1161 Old NewWindsor Pike, Westminster, MD 21158. (99DP0837)Major surface municipal discharge permit
Cecil
CECIL COUNTY LANDFILL - 758 E. Old Phila-delphia Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (07-9-0096 M)Air permit to construct for one flare
JOSEPH J MARSHALL – Port Deposit, MD (80-SP-0325) Renewal issued for a surface mine permitlocated Route 276
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICALCENTER - Ward Circle, Perry Point, MD 21902.(07-00057) Air quality permit to operate
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 2401Singerly Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (6-0104 M) Airpermit to construct for one IHEI oven
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 2401Singerly Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (07-6-0126 M)Air permit to construct for one oxidizer
W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. - 2401Singerly Road, Elkton, MD 21921. (07-6-0173 N)
Air permit to construct for one solvent tape dryer
Charles
CHANEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED PART-NERSHIP – Waldorf, MD (99-SP-0550) Permit is-sued for a surface mine permit located BillingsleyRoad
Dorchester
GENERATION III MARINA - 205 Cedar Street,Cambridge, MD 21613. (96MA9243) General per-
mit registration for discharge from marinas
Frederick
AUSHERMAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORA-TION - 8031 Reichs Ford Road, Frederick, MD21704. (99-22-1153) Sewerage permit to constructgravity sewers along Christophers Crossing andRocky Springs Road, City of Frederick
COMMISSIONERS OF THURMONT - 10Frederick Road, Thurmont, MD 21788. (99-17-1135) Water permit to install facilities to removeTCE from Well No. 8 at Eylerst Road and ApplesChurch Road
FOX AND ASSOCIATES INC. - 82 Worman’sMill Court – Suite G, Frederick, MD 21701. (99-12-1146) Water permit to lay water mains along RaySmith Road and Quinn Orchard Road
JEFFERSON WWTP - Westport Drive, North ofRoute 180, Jefferson, MD 21755. (97DP0097) Sur-face municipal discharge permit
MOUNTAINGATE EXXON RAS # 2-5553 - 143Frederick Road, Thurmont, MD 21788. (10-9-0149N) Air general permit to construct for soilremediation system
REICHS FORD MUNICIPAL LANDFILL - 9031Reichs Ford Road, Frederick, MD 21701. (S-99-10-4623-L) Sewage sludge disposal permit at landfill
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE INC. -5870 Urbana Pike, Frederick, MD 21701. (2000-OPT-4469) Oil operations permit for above ground
storage tank and transportation
TAMKO ROOFING PRODUCTS - 4500 TamkoDrive, Frederick, MD 21701. (10-6-0481 N) Airpermit to construct for one laminate shingle produc-
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TAMKO ROOFING PRODUCTS, INC. - 4500Tamko Drive, Frederick, MD 21701. (10-6-0058M) Air permit to construct for modification to exist-ing multi-product line
TAMKO ROOFING PRODUCTS, INC. - 4500Tamko Drive, Frederick, MD 21701. (10-9-0045M) Air permit to construct for modification to exist-ing storage tank area
TAMKO ROOFING PRODUCTS, INC. - 4500Tamko Drive, Frederick, MD 21701. (99-OPT-3493A) Oil operations permit for above ground stor-age tank and transportation
Garrett
TRI-STAR MINING INC. – Barton, MD (SM-97-429) Incidental Boundary Revision
Harford
BLC PROPERTIES, INC. - 4602 Pulaski High-way, Belcamp, MD 21017. (96-EXT-1259) Sewer-age permit to extend Sewerage Permit No. 96-22-1259 for one-year term
CITRUS AND ALLIED ESSENCES, LTD. -4620 Mercedes Drive, Belcamp, MD 21017. (12-00242) Air quality permit to operate
HESS STORE - 3209 Jarrettsville Pike,Monkton, MD 21111. (12-9-0097 N) Air gen-eral permit to construct for one 10,000 and one20,000 gallon gasoline underground storage tank
INDEPENDENT CAN COMPANY - 4508Wharf Point Court, Belcamp, MD 21017. (12-6-0120M) Air permit to construct for modificationto coating line
PETR & SONS, INC. - 1922 Trimble Road,Edgewood, MD 21040. (2000-OPV-7784) Oil op-erations permit for transportation
SOUTHERN STATES COOPERATIVE INC.- 423 Rock Spring Road, Bel Air, MD 21014.(2000-OPT-4468) Oil operations permit forabove ground storage tank and transportation
Howard
CHERRY HILL CONSTRUCTION, INC. -8227 Washington Boulevard, Jessup, MD 20794.(2000-OPT-2230) Oil operations permit forabove ground storage tank and transportation
INTERFACE ARCHITECTURAL RE-SOURCES - 7079 Brookdale Drive, Elkridge,MD 21075. (13-00259) Air quality permit to op-erate
MARYLAND & VIRGINIA MILK PRODUC-ERS ASSOCIATION - 8321 Leishear Road, Lau-rel, MD 20723. (99DP0033) Major surface
industrial discharge permit
WOOD MARKET, LTD - 9375 WashingtonBoulevard, Laurel, MD 20723. (13-6-0290 N)Air permit to construct for one paint spray booth
BERT’S EXXON - 11355 Seven Locks Road,Potomac, MD 20854. (15-9-0616 N) Air gen-eral permit to construct for one soil remediationunit
FORMER EXXON STATION #2-5657 -11290 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20915.(2000-OGR-7947) General permit for treatedgroundwater from oil contaminated sources
FREESTATE PETROLEUM CORPORATION- 15411 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, MD20866. (2000-OGR-1761) General permit fortreated groundwater from oil contaminatedsources
NATIONAL NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER -8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889.(15-9-0609 N) Air permit to construct for oneemergency generator
RICKMAN TRAVILAH, LLC - 14211Travilah Road, Rockvil le, MD 20850.(97SW1309) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
AMOCO SERVICE STATION # 5154 - 13701Washington Boulevard, Laurel, MD 20707.(2000-OGR-7925) General permit for treatedgroundwater from oil contaminated sources
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE - 3479 FetchetAvenue, Andrews Air Force Base, MD 20762.(97SW0631) General permit registration forstormwater associated with industrial activity
MARYLAND MASS TRANSIT ADMINIS-TRATION, William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 21202-1614. NoFurther Requirements Determination issued bythe Voluntary Cleanup Program for the LaurelBuilding Supply property located at 151 MainStreet, Laurel, MD 20707
SMITHFIELD PACKING COMPANY - 5801Columbia Park Road, Landover, MD 20785. (16-5-0969 N) Air general permit to construct for oneboiler < 10 MMBTU
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARYCOMMISSION - 14901 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel,MD 20707. (99-22-1154) Sewerage permit toconstruct gravity sewers at Brandywine Village
KESSLER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY -48780 Three Notch Road, Route 235, St. Mary’sCity, MD 20653. (95MM9702) General permitregistration for discharge from mineral mines,quarries, borrow pits, and concrete and asphaltplants
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER
- 22445 Peary Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670.(18-6-0070 M) Air permit to construct for twopaint spray booths
PATUXENT RIVER NAVAL AIR STATION- 22445 Peary Road, Bldg. 2377, Patuxent River,MD 20670. (18-9-0041 N) Air general permit toconstruct for one 15,000 gallon gasoline under-ground storage tank
RAYMOND WOODBURN – Hollywood, MD(90-SP-0348) Renewal issued for a surface minepermit located Route 245
RONALD E BUCKLER – Mechanicsville,MD (94-SP-0462-A) Renewal issued for a sur-face mine permit
SOUTHERN MARYLAND OIL, INC. - 28230Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659.(2000-OPT-4455) Oil operations permit for
above ground storage tank and transportation
Talbot
PHILLIP COUNCELL, JR’S WHITE MARSHFARM - 9712 Three Bridge Branch Road, Easton,MD 19363. (S-00-20-4595-A) Sewage sludge ap-plication on agricultural land
SLAUGHTER FARM - 11740 Church Lane,Cordova, MD 19363. (S-00-20-4596-A) Sewage
sludge application on agricultural land
Washington
CEDAR RIDGE CHILDREN’S HOME ANDSCHOOL - 12146 Ridge Road, Williamsport,MD 21795. (99-23:25-1010) Sewerage permitto construct a wastewater treatment plant, awastewater pumping station and a force main toserve Cedar Ridge Children’s Home and School
CEDAR RIDGE MINISTRIES - 12146 RidgeRoad, Williamsport, MD 21795. (99-16-1124)Water permit to construct a water treatment plantto serve Cedar Ridge Children’s Home andSchool
MELLOTT ESTATE - HANCOCK QUARRY- Creek Road, Hancock, MD 21750.(95MM2086) General permit registration for dis-charge from mineral mines, quarries, borrow pits,and concrete and asphalt plants
REVIEW & HERALD PUBLISHING COM-PANY - 55 West Oak Ridge Drive, Hagerstown,MD 21740. (21-00174) Air quality permit to op-erate
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE -HAGERSTOWN - 217 East Oak Ridge Drive,Hagerstown, MD 21740. (92DP1929) Groundwa-
ter industrial discharge permit
Wicomico
BRADFORD ENTERPRISES, INC. - 28101Old Eden Road, Eden, MD 21822. (22-6-0143N) Air permit to construct for one portable crush-
ing plant
CATO OIL COMPANY - FITZWATER TER-MINAL - 802 Fitzwater Street, Salisbury, MD21801. (99-OPT-2027A) Oil operations permitfor above ground storage tank and transportation
CATO, INC. - 1030 Marine Road, Salisbury,MD 21803. (22-9-0058 M) Air permit to con-struct for one 30,000 Bar. internal floating roof
above ground storage tank
Worcester
ALUGLASS PACKAGING, INC. - 201 BeltStreet, Snow Hill, MD 21863. (23-6-0031 N) Airpermit to construct for one printing press
OCEAN CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT -12724 Airport Road, Berlin, MD 21811. (96-OP-1406A) Oil operations permit for above groundstorage tank and transportation
W.T. BRITTINGHAM, INC. – Pocomoke, MD(89-SP-0318-B) Renewal for a surface mine per-mit issued located on Route 113
WAWA FOOD MARKET # 556 - 12502Ocean Gateway, West Ocean City, MD 21842.(23-9-0030 N) Air general permit to construct forthree 15,000 gallon gasoline underground stor-age tanks
Out of State
JOSEPH DELBO & SON - 1300 Toby RunRoad, Danville, PA 17821. (2000-OPV-2274) Oil
operations permit for transportation
For the Record
Maryland Department of the Environ-ment (MDE) Secretary Jane T. Nishidaand Maryland Petroleum Council (MPC)Executive Director Drew Cobbs encour-age Marylanders to nominate someonefor the “2000 Tawes Award for a CleanEnvironment.”
The unique environmental recognitionprogram is sponsored by MDE and MPCin the name of late Maryland governor J.Millard Tawes.
The award is open to any individual,civic, community, or non-profit entity thathas demonstrated outstanding efforts toenhance Maryland’s environment overa period of time or with a single project.
Nominees may be named for their com-munity clean up, school ecology or beau-tification projects, recycling, pollution pre-vention, waste reduction, hazardous ma-terials control or other innovative environ-mental ideas or work.
Winners and runners-up will be cho-sen by a panel of judges in the youth[under 21] and adult/organization catego-ries. They will be named and honored ata luncheon to be held in May.
The deadline for nominations is April15. For more information and nominationforms please call (410) 269-1850 orMDE’s Office of Communications at (410)631-3012.
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MDE earns award for quality improvements Recently, Maryland’s Department of the Environment (MDE) was honored at the Governor’s Annual Awards and Training Conference with a Level II
Award by the Governor’s Performance Excellence Assessment Program for its commitment and activities related to continuous quality improvement.Above, MDE Deputy Secretary Arthur Ray, second from right, and MDE staff receive the award from Gov. Parris N. Glendening. Over the past few years,the department has made great strides in numerous customer satisfaction, employee involvement, and strategic planning activities.
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Conklin of the Upper Western Shore Tribu-tary Team. Conklin was not only cited forhis work on the team but for establishingthe Gunpowder Valley Conservancy andthe Gunpowder Watershed Coalition. Healso serves on Baltimore County’s ForestryBoard and was noted for being “a thought-ful and wise leader, who has earned therespect and support of his fellows.” Thisyear’s Fowler award was presented by itsfirst recipient, tributary team member BillStack.
All the tributary teams have participatedin Maryland’s Stream ReLeaf initiative,launched in 1996 by Gov. Parris N.Glendening to reforest 600 miles of streamsand rivers in Maryland by 2010. In the firstthree years alone, hundreds of profession-als and volunteers have planted 209 milesof buffers in all 23 counties. A total of 303project sites have been planted, averaging5.5 acres in size, 2,000 feet in length and100 feet in width.
To recognize this outstanding achieve-ment, Maryland Department of Natural Re-sources (DNR) Secretary Sarah Taylor-Rogers recognized the following volun-teers, by category, for their continued dedi-cation to Stream ReLeaf:
• Civic Organization—MarylandTrout Unlimited, in conjunction withHarford County Government, planted 350trees on 6.5 acres at Deer Creek Park at U.S.1 and Deer Creek. More than 75 volunteers,including scouts, students, teachers and
Maryland Trout Unlimited members andcounty officials assisted with the planting;Boy Scouts of America Troop 381, locatedin Finksburg, for planting a 1,400-foot-long,150-foot-wide buffer on a tributary of Mor-gan Run in Carroll County. More than 125volunteers planted 1150 trees and shrubs.
• Landowners—Citizens of GoldenBeach in St. Mary’s County planted 100oaks and white dogwood trees in their com-munity along the Patuxent River; TheSummerfield Citizen’s group in FrederickCounty organized an 11-acre planting onLake Linganore, located in the lowerMonocacy River watershed. Volunteers in-cluded elementary and college students,the Linganore Corporation and other com-munity organizations.
• Education—As part of an EarthDay project, more than 30 students ofBroadneck High School in Annapolis de-signed and planted a buffer of 175 treesand 50 shrubs on the school’s property.The Lower Western Shore Tributary Teamassisted students with the planting
• Government—The MarylandNational Capital Park and Planning Com-mission (MNCPPC) sponsored plantingprojects at Lake Artemesia in PrinceGeorge’s County and Sligo Creek Parkwayin Montgomery County. Senior citizens,park rangers, students, citizens ofTakoma Park, members of the Washing-ton Metropolitan Council of Govern-ments, Comsat employees and home
schoolers joined staff from MNCPPC andplanted nearly 550 trees.
• Business—The Aspen Insti-tute in Queen Anne’s County planted avariety of species and 1,600 seedlingsalong 2,200 linear feet of the Wye Riverfor a total of 3.8 acres.
Tributary team members Beth Hickey,of College Park, Sue Veith, ofLeonardtown, Tim Goodfellow, ofFrederick, Pat Pudelkewicz, of Bel Air,Marshall Rea, of Derwood, John Martin,of Baltimore, Earl Bradley, of Annapolis,Bill Edwards, of Hurlock, Bob Davis, ofParsonburg, and Mike Whitehill, ofCentreville, also received awards for their“dedication and vision, and for their vigi-lance and commitment to the health ofMaryland’s ecosystems and people.”
Maryland’s Tributary Teams meet regu-larly in each of the Bay’s 10 major tributar-ies to help implement pollution preventionmeasures needed to address local waterquality problems.
The annual Bernie Fowler Award is pre-sented to a team member who has demon-strated outstanding and consistent dedi-cation to protecting and preserving baytributaries. This year’s winner was Charlie
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HISTORYContinued from Page 7historian, founded the Association for the Studyof Negro Life and History in 1915, which waslater renamed the Association for the Study ofAfro-American Life and History. He initiatedBlack History Week on February 12, 1926.
For many years, the second week of Febru-ary (chosen so as to coincide with the birth-days of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lin-coln) was celebrated by African-Americans inthe United States. In 1976, as part of the nation’sBicentennial, it was expanded and became es-tablished as Black History Month, and is nowcelebrated all over North America.
