Current through Rules and Regulations filed through December 18, 2024
(1) A registrant must identify a prospective
soil amendment as "derived from an industrial by-product" in the registration
application if the soil amendment contains any amount of industrial by-product.
In addition to generally applicable application requirements, the registrant of
a prospective soil amendment derived from an industrial by-product must also
submit the following as part of the registration request:
(a) The name and contact information of each
person generating an industrial by-product proposed to be incorporated into the
soil amendment and the address of the industrial by-product generation
site;
(b) The SIC Code or NAICS
Code of each industry from which each industrial by-product proposed to be
incorporated into the soil amendment has been derived;
(c) A description of the industry process or
processes producing each industrial by-product proposed to be incorporated into
the soil amendment;
(d) A
description of the intended use of the soil amendment that includes, but is not
limited to, intended impacts on the properties of the soil to which the soil
amendment is applied, crops supported by the application of the soil amendment,
application rates of the soil amendment, and the intended frequency and timing
of application;
(e) A description
of any general site or application restrictions; and
(f) A current representative analysis of the
soil amendment.
(2) The
registrant must identify a prospective soil amendment as "derived from sewage
sludge" in the registration application if the soil amendment contains any
amount of sewage sludge. In addition to generally applicable application
requirements, the registrant of a soil amendment derived from sewage sludge
must also submit the following as part of the registration request:
(a) The classification of all sewage sludge
proposed to be incorporated into the soil amendment, as defined in Ga. Comp. R.
and Regs. r.
391-3-6-.17;
(b) The name, contact information, and EPD
permit or registration numbers of each facility generating sewage sludge
proposed to be incorporated into the soil amendment and the address of the
sewage sludge generation site;
(c)
A description of the intended use of the soil amendment that includes, but is
not limited to, intended impacts on the properties of the soil to which the
soil amendment is applied, crops supported by the application of the soil
amendment, application rates of the soil amendment, and the intended frequency
and timing of application;
(d) A
description of any general site or application restrictions; and
(e) A current representative analysis of the
soil amendment.
(3) The
registrant must identify a prospective soil amendment as "derived from drinking
water treatment plant residuals" in the registration application if the soil
amendment contains any amount of drinking water treatment plant residuals. In
addition to generally applicable application requirements, the registrant of a
soil amendment derived from drinking water treatment plant residuals must also
submit the following as part of the registration request:
(a) A description of the treatment process or
processes producing the drinking water treatment plant residuals proposed to be
incorporated into the soil amendment;
(b) The name, contact information, and any
EPD permit or registration numbers of each facility generating drinking water
treatment plant residuals proposed to be incorporated into the soil amendment
and the address of the drinking water treatment residuals generation
site;
(c) A description of the
intended use of the soil amendment that includes, but is not limited to,
intended impacts on the properties of the soil to which the soil amendment is
applied, crops supported by the application of the soil amendment, application
rates of the soil amendment, and the intended frequency and timing of
application;
(d) A description of
any general site or application restrictions; and
(e) A current representative analysis of the
soil amendment.
(4) A
registrant seeking renewal of a soil amendment derived from an industrial
by-product must include a current representative analysis with the registration
renewal request and submit any information required by this Rule not previously
submitted by the registrant.
O.C.G.A. §§
2-12-73,
2-12-80.
