Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 5, February 29, 2024
Any person who prepares septage or other permitted waste that
is applied to the land, who applies septage or septage mixed with other
permitted waste to the land, or who owns or uses the land on which septage or
septage mixed with other permitted waste is applied, shall employ measures
necessary to prevent those activities and practices that are prohibited under
this rule.
(1) Such prohibited
activities and practices shall include the following:
(a) The spraying, spreading, or depositing of
septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste on any land for which a
current Land Application Permit has not been issued by the LHD.
(b) The spraying, spreading, or depositing at
a permitted land application facility of the following materials:
1. Septage from persons who have not been
issued a current Sewage Tank Pumper Permit by the LHD in accordance with Rule
420-3-6-.23.
2. Grease or similar
waste from residences, restaurants, schools, or other sources that are served
by a sewer system, except in accordance with the requirements of these
rules.
3. Sewage sludge or similar
waste from sewage treatment plants.
4. Portable toilet waste and marine
sanitation waste which has not been pre-treated in a manner acceptable to the
Board.
5. Industrial
waste.
(c) The land
application of septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste at a public
contact site.
(d) The disposal of
grease in dewatering pits, or the surface or subsurface application of grease
on any land, except when mixed with septage pursuant to requirements of
Rule
420-3-6-.15
Operation of Land Application Facilities.
(e) The land application of septage or
septage mixed with other permitted wastes that have not been lime-stabilized to
a pH of 12 or higher for a minimum period of 30 minutes.
(f) The use of alkaline materials or
substances other than lime to stabilize septage or other permitted waste for
land application without prior written approval from the Board.
(g) The discing of septage or septage mixed
with other permitted waste into the soil, except in conjunction with the
cultivation for, and the establishment of, a new crop or vegetative
cover.
Authors: John-Paul O'Driscoll, Christie L.
White, George B. Allison, Thad Pittman
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, §§
22-2-2(6),
22-10-1
et seq.,
22-20-5,
22-26-1,
22-26-2,
22-26-3.
