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

• How to use this book: Four Easy Steps
• The Approval Process
• Individual versus General Permits
• Approvals Arranged by Activity, Sites, and Equipment
• Information for Small Businesses
• Information for Homeowners
• Twenty Questions: Checklist to Determine the Approvals that May be Applicable to Your Facility

Section 2:  Approval Fact Sheets

Air and Radiation Administration

Download Application Forms and Other Forms for Air.

• 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
  

Land and Materials Administration

Download Application Forms and Other Forms for Land

Water and Science Administration

Download Application Forms and Other Forms for Water

Section 3:  Appendices

• Appendix 1: Acronyms and Definitions
• Appendix 3: Summary of Approval Fact Sheet Questions
• Appendix 4: Useful Websites
• Appendix 5: Go Green with MDE’s Pollution Prevention Services
• Appendix 7: MDE Numbers to Know
• Appendix 9: Directory of MDE Contacts for Each Approval