Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3745 - Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Chapter 3745-40 - Sewage Sludge
Section 3745-40-01 - Definitions
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A)
(B)
[Comment: Biosolids management plans are generally used for special scenarios that may not be covered by an NPDES permit (e.g. the use of biosolids for deep-row hybrid poplar tree farming).]
(C)
(D)
Congeners
CAS number |
Congener |
1746-01-6 |
2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
40321-76-4 |
1, 2, 3, 7, 8-pentachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
39227-28-6 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
57653-85-7 |
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
19408-74-3 |
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9-hexachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
35822-46-9 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
3268-87-9 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9-octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin |
51207-31-9 |
2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran |
57117-41-6 |
1, 2, 3, 7, 8-pentachlorodibenzofuran |
57117-31-4 |
2, 3, 4, 7, 8-pentachlorodibenzofuran |
70648-26-9 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8-hexachlorodibenzofuran |
57117-44-9 |
1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8-hexachlorodibenzofuran |
72918-21-9 |
1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9-hexachlorodibenzofuran |
60851-34-5 |
2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-hexachlorodibenzofuran |
67562-39-4 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8-heptachlorodibenzofuran |
55673-89-7 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9-heptachlorodibenzofuran |
39001-02-0 |
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9-octachlorodibenzofuran |
32598-13-3 |
3, 3', 4, 4'-tetrachlorobiphenyl |
70362-50-4 |
3, 4, 4', 5-tetrachlorobiphenyl |
57465-28-8 |
3, 3', 4, 4', 5-pentachlorobiphenyl |
32598-14-4 |
2, 3, 3', 4, 4'-pentachlorobiphenyl |
31508-00-6 |
2', 3, 4, 4', 5-pentachlorobiphenyl |
65510-44-3 |
2, 3', 4, 4', 5'-pentachlorobiphenyl |
74472-37-0 |
2, 3, 4, 4', 5-pentachlorobiphenyl |
32774-16-6 |
3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5'-hexachlorobiphenyl |
38380-08-4 |
2, 3, 3', 4, 4', 5-hexachlorobiphenyl |
69782-90-7 |
2, 3, 3', 4, 4', 5'-hexachlorobiphenyl |
52663-72-6 |
2, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5'-hexachlorobiphenyl |
39635-31-9 |
2, 3, 3', 4, 4', 5, 5'-heptachlorobiphenyl |
(E)
(F)
(G)
[Comment: Grit materials are considered solid waste and should not be part of a beneficial use application. Grit materials should be disposed of within a landfill.]
(H) "High potential public exposure site" means an authorized beneficial use site that the public uses frequently. This includes, but is not limited to, a public contact site or a land reclamation site located in a populated area (e.g., a park, golf course, or a construction site located in a municipality).
(I)
[Comment: Both same day incorporation and immediate incorporation are defined in this rule.]
(J) [Reserved.]
(K) [Reserved.]
(L)
(M)
(N)
[Comment: For beneficial use sites where a grass or legume cover crop is established or will be established after beneficial use of biosolids, the biosolids may still be beneficially used at the rates to provide the nitrogen requirements or nitrogen removal rates for the succeeding crop to be planted after the grass or legume cover crop.]
(O) "Occupied structure" means any house, building, outbuilding, mobile home, recreational vehicle, tent, or other structure or shelter, or any portion thereof, to which any of the following applies:
(P)
(Q) [Reserved.]
(R)
(S)
[Comment: Screenings are considered solid waste and should not be part of a beneficial use application. Screenings should be disposed of within a landfill.]
[Comment: A treatment lagoon is not considered a means for disposal.]
(T)
(U) "Underground injection control (UIC) class V drainage well" means underground injection control (UIC) class V drainage well as defined in rule 3745-34-04 of the Administrative Code.
(V)
(W) "Waters of the state" means waters of the state, as defined in section 6111.01 of the Revised Code.
(X) [Reserved.]
(Y) "Yard waste" means leaves, grass clippings, brush, garden waste, tree trunks, tree stumps, holiday trees, and prunings from trees or shrubs. Yard waste does not include industrial or agricultural processing waste.
(Z) [Reserved.]
(AA) Incorporation by reference. The text of the incorporated materials is not included in the rules contained in this chapter. The materials are hereby made a part of this chapter. For materials subject to change, only the version specified in this rule is incorporated. Any amendment or revision to a referenced document is not incorporated unless and until this rule has been amended to specify the new version.
"ASTM D 4994-89" means the American society for testing and material (ASTM) standard test methods for the standard practice for recovery of viruses from wastewater sludges, as approved in 2014. ASTM test methods are generally available in public libraries or from "ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor drive, P.O. box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959," at 610-832-9718, or on the internet at: www.ASTM.org.
[Comment: The "Environmental Regulations and Technology -Control of Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge" document is also known as the "Whitehouse Document."]