Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 6.1 - LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLID, INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRODUCT, AND POLLUTANT-BEARING WATER
Rule 7 - Land Application of Pollutant-Bearing Water
Section 7-3 - Domestic wastewater application on land with a low potential for public exposure
Current through March 20, 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. 3.
(a) Domestic wastewater to be applied to land with a low potential for public exposure must be treated by subdivisions (1) and (2) in the following order before application:
(b) Domestic wastewater to be applied to land with a low potential for public exposure must meet the following water quality criteria at the time of application:
(c) Monitoring for suspended solids under subsection (e)(3), the suspended solids limits under subsection (b)(3), and the requirement to disinfect under subsection (a)(2) may be exempted by the commissioner in the permit for multicelled stabilization pond systems with a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) days retention time. The exemption is conditional and only applies if the limits for fecal coliforms under subsection (b)(4)(A) are not exceeded. If the fecal coliform limit is exceeded under subsection (b)(4)(A), disinfection under subsection (a)(2) and monitoring of suspended solids under subsection (e)(3) must commence and the suspended solid limits under subsection (b)(3) apply immediately.
(d) If specified in the permit, no restrictions are placed on fecal coliform organisms in domestic wastewater for land application on land to which public access is strictly restricted and food crops are not grown.
(e) Monitoring for domestic wastewater to be applied to land with a low potential for public exposure must be completed no less frequently than the following:
* Part 9221 E and Part 9222 D may be found in "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", 18th Edition, 1992, available from American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005. This method is also available for copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1154, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.