Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
A. An
owner/operator of a new or existing swine facility, lagoon, manure storage
pond, or manure utilization area shall complete a training program on the
operation of swine manure management created by Clemson University, i.e.
(CAMM).
B. Owners/Operators of new
and existing swine facilities shall be required to pass a test and become
certified as a part of the training program created by Clemson
University.
C. The certification
shall be completed by owners/operators of new facilities prior to start-up of
operations.
D. The certification
shall be completed by owners/operators of existing facilities within two (2)
years of the effective date of this regulation. The certification program shall
be completed by owners/operators involved in a transfer of ownership within one
(1) year of the transfer of ownership approval.
E. The certification shall be maintained as
long as the facility remains in operation.
F. Failure to obtain the certification as
provided in this Section shall be deemed a violation of this
regulation.
G. Additional Training
and Certification Requirements for X-Large Swine Facilities:
1. The Department shall classify all manure
treatment systems serving X-large swine facilities, giving due regard to size,
types of work, character, and volume of manure to be treated, and the use and
nature of the land resources receiving the manure.
2. Manure treatment systems may be classified
in a group higher than indicated at the discretion of the Department by reason
of the following:
a. Incorporation in the
treatment system of complex features which cause the treatment system to be
more difficult to operate than usual; or
b. A waste stream that is unusually difficult
to treat; or
c. Conditions of flow;
or
d. Use of the receiving lands
requiring an unusually high degree of system operation control; or
e. Combinations of such conditions or
circumstances.
3. The
classifications for biological treatment systems are based on the following
groups:
a. Group I - B. All agricultural
manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the following units:
primary settling, chlorination, sludge removal, Imhoff tanks, sand filters,
sludge drying beds, land spraying, grinding, screening, oxidation, and
stabilization ponds.
b. Group II -
B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of
the units listed in Group I-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the
following units: sludge digestion, aerated lagoon, and sludge
thickeners.
c. Group III - B. All
agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
units listed in Groups I-B and II-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the
following: trickling filters, secondary settling, chemical treatment, vacuum
filters, sludge elutriation, sludge incinerator, wet oxidation process, contact
aeration, and activated sludge (either conventional, modified, or high rate
processes).
d. Group IV - B. All
agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
units listed in Groups I-B, II-B, and III-B and, in addition, treat manure
having a raw five (5)-day biochemical oxygen demand of 5,000 pounds per day or
more.
4. The
classifications for physical chemical manure treatment systems are based on the
following groups:
a. Group I-P/C. All
agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
following units: primary settling, equalization, pH control, and oil
skimming.
b. Group II-P/C. All
agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
units listed in Group I-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following
units: sludge storage, dissolved air flotation, and clarification.
c. Group III-P/C. All agricultural manure
treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups
I-P/C and II-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following:
oxidation/reduction reactions, cyanide destruction, metals precipitation,
sludge dewatering, and air stripping.
d. Group IV-P/C. All agricultural manure
treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups
I-P/C, II-P/C, and III-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following:
membrane technology, ion exchange, tertiary chemicals, and
electrochemistry.
5. It
shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to operate an agricultural
manure treatment system at an X-large swine facility unless the
operator-in-charge holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the
Board of Certification of Environmental Systems Operators in a grade
corresponding to the classification of the agricultural manure treatment system
supervised by him or her.
