Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 7.1 - WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Rule 8 - Land Application of Septage
Section 8-10 - Limitations and restrictions regarding land use and crop management

Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 8-10

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-12-4

Affected: IC 13-18-12

Sec. 10.

(a) The limitations and restrictions on land use and crop management where grease only has been land applied are as follows:

(1) Access to the site by the public must be prohibited for twelve (12) months following the last grease application.

(2) Access to the site by animals whose products are consumed by humans must be prevented for at least thirty (30) days following the last grease application.

(3) Food crops for direct human consumption must not be grown for eighteen (18) months following the last grease application.

(b) The limitations and restrictions on land use and crop management where a load containing domestic septage or domestic septage and grease has been land applied are as follows:

(1) Access to the site by the public must be prohibited for twelve (12) months following the last land application.

(2) Access to the site by animals whose products are consumed by humans must be prevented for at least thirty (30) days following the last land application.

(3) Food crops for direct human consumption must not be grown for eighteen (18) months following the last land application.

(4) Food crops with harvested parts that touch the domestic septage or combination of domestic septage and grease and soil mixture and are totally aboveground must not be harvested for fourteen (14) months after the last land application.

(5) Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land must not be harvested for thirty-eight (38) months after the last land application when the septage remains on the land surface for less than four (4) months prior to incorporation into the soil.

(6) Animal feed, fiber, and those food crops whose harvested parts do not touch the land surface must not be harvested for thirty (30) days after the last land application.

(7) Turf grown on land where the septage is applied must not be harvested for one (1) year after the last application of the septage when the harvested turf is placed on either a lawn or land with a high potential for public exposure.

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