Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC
13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-12-4
Affected: IC 13-11-2-77; IC 13-30-2-1
Sec. 8.
(a) A
minimum of ninety (90) days effective storage capacity is required for storing
a biosolid or industrial waste product unless an equivalent method of meeting
the requirement is approved by the commissioner.
(b) Except for lagoons under 327 IAC 6.1-8,
any storage structures, such as pits or tanks, which are subject to volume
fluctuations due to precipitation events, must have a minimum of one (1) foot
of freeboard at all times.
(c)
Storage structures for the storage of biosolid or industrial waste product must
comply with 327 IAC 6.1-8.
(d) A
fixed volume of biosolid or industrial waste product for land application may
be stored in any storage structure for no more than two (2) years.
(e) Stockpiling of a biosolid or industrial
waste product at a land application site must be handled in accordance with an
approved management plan, including the following:
(1) Setback distances from residences and
public buildings, surface waters, wells, and other structures.
(2) Site characteristics, including the
following:
(A) Flood plains.
(B) Water table.
(C) Slope.
(3) Handling practices, including the
following:
(A) Length of time the biosolid or
industrial waste product will be stockpiled.
(B) Run-off control measures.
(C) Berm construction.
(4) Nuisance control measures.
(5) Other applicable information.
(f) Staging of a biosolid or
industrial waste product for less than twenty-four (24) hours must be handled
in accordance with the following:
(1) The
biosolid or industrial waste product must be dewatered.
(2) The permittee shall conduct the land
application operation in such a manner that staging of dewatered biosolid or
industrial waste product is minimized.
(3) The amount of biosolid or industrial
waste product staged must not exceed the maximum amount that can be applied to
that land application site within twenty-four (24) hours of placement at the
land application site in accordance with this rule or the permit.
(4) Staging of dewatered biosolid or
industrial waste product is prohibited:
(A)
within three hundred (300) feet of any surface waters or surface inlet to a
subsurface drainage system;
(B)
within six hundred sixty (660) feet of any residence unless a signed waiver has
been received from the owner and, if applicable, tenant of the
residence;
(C) within two hundred
(200) feet of any potable water supply well or drinking water spring;
(D) on any area with a slope greater than two
percent (2%); and
(E) on any area
located in the flood plain unless applied by the end of same day it is
staged.
(g)
Waivers must be obtained from the residence owner and, if applicable, tenant of
the residence for each year in which biosolid or industrial waste product is
proposed to be staged at distances less than the setback distance in subsection
(f)(4)(B).
(h) In addition to the
requirements in subsection (f), the following requirements apply to staging of
a biosolid or industrial waste product for more than twenty-four (24) hours due
to unforeseen circumstances, such as an extreme weather event or equipment
failure:
(1) Except under subdivision (2),
the biosolid or industrial waste product must be completely covered by a tarp
or plastic sheet.
(2) If not
covered in accordance with subdivision (1), the biosolid or industrial waste
product must be applied to the land application site or returned to an approved
storage site within forty-eight (48) hours of placement at the staging
location.
(3) The person who
prepares a biosolid or industrial waste product shall submit written
notification within one (1) week to the commissioner that includes the
following information:
(A) The date the
biosolid or industrial waste product was placed at the land application
site.
(B) The reason the biosolid
or industrial waste product could not be applied within twenty-four (24) hours
of staging.
(C) The date the
biosolid or industrial waste product was applied to the land application site
or returned to an approved storage site.
