California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 7 - Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
Chapter 3.1 - Compostable Materials Handling Operations and Facilities Regulatory Requirements
Article 2 - Regulatory Tiers for Composting Operations and Facilities
Section 17859.1 - Biosolids Composting at POTWs

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 17859.1

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) Except as provided in section 17855(a)(5)(B), the composting of biosolids on-site at a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) shall comply with the EA Notification requirements set forth in Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Division 7, Chapter 5.0, Article 3.0 (commencing with section 18100).

(1) These operations shall be inspected by the EA at least once every three (3) months unless the EA approves, with Department concurrence, a reduced inspection frequency. The EA may approve a reduced inspection frequency only if it will not pose an additional risk to public health and safety or the environment but in no case shall the frequency be less than once per calendar year.

[NOTE: See section 18083(a)(3) for additional enforcement agency and Department requirements regarding the approval or denial of requests for reducing the frequency of inspections.]

(b) All other composting of biosolids shall comply with section 17854.

1. New section filed 4-4-2003; operative 4-4-2003 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2003, No. 14).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a) filed 8-23-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 34).
3. Amendment of subsection (a) and new subsection (a)(1) filed 11-10-2015; operative 1-1-2016 (Register 2015, No. 46).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 40502, 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 43020 and 43021, Public Resources Code; and Title 40, Chapter I, Subchapter O, Part 503, Code of Federal Regulations.

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