Pennsylvania Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry
Chapter 130d - APPLICATION OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED WITH AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS
Subchapter D - GENERAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR LAND APPLICATION OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED WITH AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND
Section 130d.42 - Land application rates and procedures

Universal Citation: 7 PA Code § 130d.42

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

(a) Application rate. When applying soil and groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals, the approved applicant shall follow the application rates set forth and approved by the Department in the land application proposal and operation plan.

(b) Application rates and procedures. The approved applicant shall follow the application rates, standards and techniques in the operating plan and approved land application proposal. The applicant shall assure:

(1) The application rate of the various compounds present in each soil pile or quantity of groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals adheres to and does not exceed the labeling rate for each compound present.

(2) Where more than one pesticide or other agricultural chemical is present in a soil pile or quantity of groundwater, the soil pile or groundwater shall be applied at the most restrictive labeling rate.

(3) The soil and groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals shall be applied in a manner that assures an even distribution of agricultural chemicals within the soil pile or quantity of groundwater and ensures the application rate will be uniform across the field application site. In addition, where incorporation is necessary, the incorporation techniques used for soil piles contaminated with agricultural chemicals shall achieve a mixture of top soil and contaminated media and ensure the contaminated media is incorporated to a depth of at least 6 inches. The contaminated media shall be incorporated into the soil at the application site within 24 hours of application.

(4) The applicant shall utilize techniques and procedures that assure topsoil will not be lost, removed, stripped off the land or buried under the contaminated soil to be applied. In addition, the techniques and procedures utilized shall assure the application rate will be uniform across the field application area or as close to uniform as is possible given the current technology, machinery and application techniques available.

(5) The total amount of nutrients applied through the land application plus other commercial fertilizers, manure and nutrient applications may not violate the provisions of any label, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (7 U.S.C.A. § § 136-136y) or the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973 (3 P. S. § § 111.21-111.61).

(c) Timetable for land application of soil and groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals. Land application of soil and groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals shall be applied between April 1 and September 30 of each year, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Department.

(d) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947 and Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973. Application, application rates and application techniques used to land apply soil piles and quantities of groundwater contaminated with agricultural chemicals may not violate the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947 or the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973.

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 130d.51 (relating to general requirements).

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