Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a)
General. The collection, storage, transportation, and disposal of all septage
shall be handled in accordance with this Section and in accordance with 40 CFR
503 - Standards for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge.
b) Truck Identification. The name under which
the business is conducted and the town of company origin and telephone number
of the business shall be painted on each side of every pumper truck. The
company name shall be easily legible and the letters shall be at least 8 inches
high in contrasting colors.
c)
Equipment Inspection. Equipment shall be subject to inspection and approval by
a representative of the Department or local authority at any reasonable time
and, upon request, shall be available for inspection at a designated
location.
d) Vehicle Construction
and Equipment. Each vehicle used for collection and transportation of waste
shall be equipped with a leakproof and tightly sealed tank for septage hauling.
The interior and exterior sections of all portable containers, pumps, hoses,
tools, or other implements that have been contaminated shall be rinsed clean
after each use and the rinsings shall be disposed of such that no health hazard
or nuisance results. Trucks and tanks shall comply with the following:
1) The vehicle shall be equipped with either
a vacuum pump or other type of pump that is self-priming and will not allow any
seepage from the diaphragm or other packing glands.
2) The discharge nozzle shall be located so
that there is no flow or drip onto any portion of the truck.
3) The discharge nozzle shall be capped when
not in use.
e)
Notification of Disposal Site. Annually, the private sewage disposal system
pumping contractor shall:
1) Notify the
Department and local authority of the sites utilized for disposal. Information
to be reported shall be: county, township, range, and section, with a
description to the nearest 1/4 section; name and address of the owner of the
property; and purpose for which the disposal site is otherwise used, such as
pasture, grain crops, mowing crops, or timber.
2) Provide an annual estimate of the total
gallons of septage disposed of at each site.
3) Describe the methods of disposal at each
site.
f) Disposal
Methods. Methods of septage disposal approved by the Department are as follows:
1) Discharge to a Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System. Discharge to a municipal sanitary sewer system is approved when the
municipality has approval from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to
receive septage from private sewage disposal systems; and the contractor has
written approval from the municipality to discharge septage into the
system.
2) Application to
Agricultural Land. Septage may be applied to agricultural land provided the
following criteria are met:
A) The depth to
the groundwater table or to fractured limestone formations is at least 4 feet
below the ground surface.
B) The
septage is disposed of in the following manner:
i) It originates from private sewage disposal
systems that treat only domestic sewage as that term is defined in Section 3 of
the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act [225 ILCS
225/3 ];
ii) It is not applied to land that has been
saturated by rainfall during the 24-hour period preceding the intended
application time;
iii) It is not
applied to land with water ponded upon it;
iv) It is not applied to land within 200 feet
of wells, homes, the rim of a sink hole, underground mine, cave, tunnel, other
water supplies, ponds or streams;
v) It is not applied to land having greater
than 5% slope;
vi) It is not
applied to land that is intended to grow root vegetables, or other low growing
fruits or vegetables that may be eaten raw;
vii) It is applied at a rate that does not
exceed the agronomic rate required by USEPA regulations ( 40 CFR 503
);
viii) It is applied from a
vehicle moving at least one mile per hour (88 feet per minute);
ix) Where it is determined by the Department
or local authority that a nuisance condition (see Section
905.160(b)(1)
) exists, then the septage shall be incorporated into the soil.
3) Discharge to Sludge
Lagoons or Sludge Drying Beds. Discharge to a sludge lagoon or drying bed must
be approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) (35 Ill.
Adm. Code 309) or the owner/operator of the lagoon or drying bed must have a
permit from the IEPA to receive septage from the contractor. If the contractor
is going to construct a sludge lagoon or drying bed, a permit will be necessary
from the IEPA to construct and operate the proposed facility.
4) Discharge to an Incinerator Device.
Discharge of septage to an incinerator must be approved by the IEPA or the
owner/operator of the incinerator must have a permit from the IEPA to receive
septage from the contractor.
5)
Discharge to a Sanitary Landfill. Discharge of septage to a sanitary landfill
must be approved by the IEPA or the owner/operator of the landfill must have a
permit from the IEPA to receive the septage from the contractor.
g) Methods for the disposal of
waste from portable toilets shall be as follows:
1) Discharge to a Municipal Sanitary Sewer
System. Discharge to a municipal sanitary sewer system is approved from private
sewage disposal systems when the contractor has written approval from the
municipality to discharge septage into the system.
2) Discharge to Sludge Lagoons or Sludge
Drying Beds. Discharge to a sludge lagoon or drying bed must be approved by the
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) (35 Ill. Adm. Code 309) or the
owner/operator of the lagoon or drying bed must have a permit from the IEPA to
receive septage from the contractor. If the contractor is going to construct a
sludge lagoon or drying bed, a permit will be necessary from the IEPA to
construct and operate the proposed facility.
3) Discharge to an Incinerator Device.
Discharge of septage to an incinerator must be approved by the IEPA or the
owner/operator of the incinerator must have a permit from the IEPA to receive
septage from the contractor.
4)
Discharge to a Sanitary Landfill. Discharge of septage to a sanitary landfill
must be approved by the IEPA or the owner/operator of the landfill must have a
permit from the IEPA to receive the septage from the contractor.
h) Other Wastes. The following
shall not be disposed of by application to agricultural land:
1) Waste from a portable toilet;
and
2) Holding tank waste as
provided in Section
905.140(a)(4).