Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-3-6 - SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT
Section 420-3-6-.16 - Record Keeping

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-3-6-.16

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

All records pertaining to the operation and management of the land application facility, as specified in this rule, shall be maintained for a minimum period of 5 years from the date each record is created.

(1) The following records shall be maintained in a legible form by the permit holder to record the daily activities and practices performed at the land application facility:

(a) The source of all septage or other permitted waste delivered to the facility to include:
1. The name and location of said source.

2. The name and permit number of the person making delivery.

3. The type and volume, in gallons, of waste delivered.

4. The date of delivery.

(b) The date and time when the waste was lime-stabilized; the amount of lime added to the waste; the time of initial pH measurement of 12 or greater and the pH after 30 minutes; and the method used to perform lime stabilization, such as in a vehicle tank or in a storage tank.

(c) The location, identified by permit number, of each site on which septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste is applied.

(d) The number of acres in each site on which septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste is applied, and the method of application.

(e) The date and time septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste is applied to each site.

(f) The nitrogen requirement for the crop or vegetation grown on each site during a 365-day period, and the type of crop or vegetation.

(g) The rate, in gallons per acre per 365-day period, at which septage is applied to each site.

(h) A certification statement to read as follows:

"I certify under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in EPA's Pathogen Reduction Alternative 2, and the vector attraction reduction requirements in EPA's Vector Attraction Reduction Alternative 3, as detailed in the lime stabilization requirement of Rule 420-3-6-.15(2)(a), have/have not (circle one) been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and the vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."

(i) Other information that may be requested by the LHD or the Board.

(2) The permit holder shall ensure that all the information required under this rule relating to each application is recorded and maintained in a legible form.

(3) A facility log shall be made available to all authorized persons when the facility is in use. The vehicle driver shall inspect the log before each application, or otherwise determine the area where waste was last applied. A site plan shall accompany the log and shall display the facility and the pattern, or sequence, by which septage or septage mixed with other permitted waste is applied.

(4) The permit holder shall maintain all records specified by this rule on forms acceptable to the Board.

(5) The permit holder shall submit records or information pertaining to the land application facility to the LHD or the Board upon request. The failure or refusal to submit such records or information to the LHD or the Board, or to deny access to same, shall be a violation of these rules, and shall give cause to revoke a permit.

Previous Rule .11 was renumbered .16 per certification published December 31, 2020; effective February 14, 2021.

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.

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