Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety
Article VIII - Municipal Waste
Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS
Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION
OPERATING REQUIREMENTS
Section 271.911 - Special requirements

Universal Citation: 25 PA Code § 271.911

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) Application. This section applies to sewage sludge that meets the criteria in subsection (b).

(b) Exceptional quality sewage sludge.

(1) The general requirements in § 271.913 (relating to general requirements) and the management practices in § 271.915 (relating to management practices), do not apply when sewage sludge is applied to the land if, prior to use, the sewage sludge continuously meets the pollutant concentrations in § 271.914(b)(3) (relating to pollutant limits), the Class A pathogen requirements in § 271.932(a) (relating to pathogens) and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1)-(8) (relating to vector attraction reduction), and is nonliquid and nonrecognizable as human waste.

(2) Sewage sludge that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or (3) may not be applied at a rate that is greater than the agronomic rate, unless a greater application rate is approved by the Department for land reclamation activities. For land reclamation, sewage sludge shall be incorporated within 24 hours after application.

(3) Sewage sludge sold, given away or otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for application to the land shall continuously meet the pollutant concentrations in § 271.914(b)(3), the Class A pathogen requirements in § 271.932(a) and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1)-(8), and shall be nonliquid and nonrecognizable as human waste.

(c) Label or information sheet. Either a label shall be affixed to the bag or other container in which sewage sludge is sold, given away or otherwise distributed, for application to the land, or an information sheet shall be provided to the person who receives sewage sludge sold, given away or otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for application to the land. The label or information sheet shall contain the following information:

(1) The name and address of the person who prepared the sewage sludge that is sold, given away or otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for application to the land.

(2) A statement that application of the sewage sludge to the land is prohibited except in accordance with the instructions on the label or information sheet.

(3) A description of the restrictions or limitations and the nutrient value of the sewage sludge.

(d) Application by Department. The Department may apply any or all of the general requirements in § 271.913 and the management practices in § 271.915 to the sewage sludge in subsection (b)(1) on a case-by-case basis after determining that some or all of the general requirements or management practices in those sections are needed to protect public health and the environment from any reasonably anticipated adverse effect that may occur from any pollutant in the sewage sludge.

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.821 (relating to application for general permit); 25 Pa. Code § 271.914 (relating to pollutant limits); 25 Pa. Code § 271.918 (relating to recordkeeping); 25 Pa. Code § 271.921 (relating to sewage sludge quality enhancement plan); and 25 Pa. Code § 271.932 (relating to pathogens).

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