South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-9 - Water Pollution Control Permits
Subchapter 61-9.503 - STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE
Part B - LAND APPLICATION
Section 61-9.503.B.17 - Recordkeeping
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-9.503.B.17
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
(a) Sewage sludge.
(1) The person who prepares the sewage sludge
in section503.10(b)(2)(b)(2) or in section503.10(e)(e) shall develop the
following information and shall retain the information for five years:
(i) The concentration of each pollutant
listed in Table 3 of section503.13 in the sewage sludge.
(ii) The following certification statement:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the information that will be used to
determine compliance with the Class A pathogen requirements in
section503.32(a)(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert
one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in
section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1) through 503.33(b)(8)] was prepared under my direction
and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there
are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of
fine and imprisonment."
(iii) A
description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in section503.32(a)(a) are
met.
(iv) A description of how one
of the vector attraction reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1)
through section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8) is met.
(2) The person who derives the material in
section503.10(c)(2)(c)(2) or in section503.10(f)(f) shall develop the following
information and shall retain the information for five years:
(i) The concentration of each pollutant
listed in Table 3 of section503.13 in the material.
(ii) The following certification statement:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the information that will be used to
determine compliance with the Class A pathogen requirements in
section503.32(a)(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert
one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)
through (b)(8)(b)(1) through (b)(8)] was prepared under my direction and
supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there
are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of
fine and imprisonment."
(iii) A
description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in section503.32(a)(a) are
met.
(iv) A description of how one
of the vector attraction reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1)
through section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8) is met.
(3) If the pollutant concentrations in
section503.13(b)(3)(b)(3), the Class A pathogen requirements in
section503.32(a)(a), and the vector attraction reduction requirements in either
section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9) or section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10) are met when bulk
sewage sludge is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site,
or a reclamation site:
(i) The person who
prepares the bulk sewage sludge shall develop the following information and
shall retain the information for five years.
(A) The concentration of each pollutant
listed in Table 3 of section503.13 in the bulk sewage sludge.
(B) The following certification statement: "I
certify, under penalty of law, that the information that will be used to
determine compliance with the Class A pathogen requirements in
section503.32(a)(a) was prepared under my direction and supervision in
accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment."
(C) A description of
how the pathogen requirements in section503.32(a)(a) are met.
(ii) The person who applies the
bulk sewage sludge shall develop the following information and shall retain the
information for five years.
(A) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the management practices in
section503.14 and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert either
section503.33(b)(9) or (b)(10)(b)(9) or (b)(10)] was prepared under my
direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware
that there are significant penalties for false certification including the
possibility of fine and imprisonment."
(B) A description of how the management
practices in section503.14 are met for each site on which bulk sewage sludge is
applied.
(C) A description of how
the vector attraction reduction requirements in either
section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9) or section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10) are met for each site
on which bulk sewage sludge is applied.
(4) If the pollutant concentrations in
section503.13(b)(3)(b)(3) and the Class B pathogen requirements in
section503.32(b)(b) are met when bulk sewage sludge is applied to agricultural
land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site:
(i) The person who prepares the bulk sewage
sludge shall develop the following information and shall retain the information
for five years:
(A) The concentration of each
pollutant listed in Table 3 of section503.13 in the bulk sewage
sludge.
(B) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the Class B pathogen
requirements in section503.32(b)(b) and the vector attraction reduction
requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in
section503.33(b)(1) through (b)(8)(b)(1) through (b)(8), if one of those
requirements is met] was prepared under my direction and supervision in
accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment."
(C) A description of
how the Class B pathogen requirements in section503.32(b)(b) are met.
(D) When one of the vector attraction
reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1) through
section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8) is met, a description of how the vector attraction
reduction requirement is met.
(ii) The person who applies the bulk sewage
sludge shall develop the following information and shall retain the information
for five years.
(A) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the management practices in
section503.14, the site restrictions in section503.32(b)(5)(b)(5), and the
vector attraction reduction requirements in [insert either section503.33(b)(9)
or (b)(10)(b)(9) or (b)(10), if one of those requirements is met] was prepared
for each site on which bulk sewage sludge is applied under my direction and
supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified
personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there
are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of
fine and imprisonment."
(B) A
description of how the management practices in section503.14 are met for each
site on which bulk sewage sludge is applied.
(C) A description of how the site
restrictions in section503.32(b)(5)(b)(5) are met for each site on which bulk
sewage sludge is applied.
(D) When
the vector attraction reduction requirement in either section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9)
or section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10) is met, a description of how the vector
attraction reduction requirement is met.
(E) The date bulk sewage sludge is applied to
each site.
(5) If the requirements in
section503.13(a)(2)(i)(a)(2)(i) are met when bulk sewage sludge is applied to
agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site:
(i) The person who prepares the bulk sewage
sludge shall develop the following information and shall retain the information
for five years.
(A) The concentration of each
pollutant listed in Table 1 of section503.13 in the bulk sewage
sludge.
(B) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the pathogen requirements in
[insert either section503.32(a)(a) or 503.32(b)] and the vector attraction
reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction
requirements in section503.33(b)(1) through (b)(8)(b)(1) through (b)(8), if one
of those requirements is met] was prepared under my direction and supervision
in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine
and imprisonment."
(C) A
description of how the pathogen requirements in either section503.32(a)(a) or
section503.32(b)(b) are met.
(D)
When one of the vector attraction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1)
through section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8) is met, a description of how the vector
attraction requirement is met.
(ii) The person who applies the bulk sewage
sludge shall develop the following information, retain the information in
section503.17(a)(5)(ii)(A)(a)(5)(ii)(A) through
section503.17(a)(5)(ii)(G)(a)(5)(ii)(G) indefinitely, and retain the
information in section503.17(a)(5)(ii)(H)(a)(5)(ii)(H) through
section503.17(a)(5)(ii)(M)(a)(5)(ii)(M) for five years.
(A) The location, by either street address or
latitude and longitude, of each site on which bulk sewage sludge is
applied.
(B) The number of hectares
in each site on which bulk sewage sludge is applied.
(C) The date bulk sewage sludge is applied to
each site.
(D) The cumulative
amount of each pollutant (i.e., kilograms) listed in Table 2 of section503.13
in the bulk sewage sludge applied to each site, including the amount in
section503.12(e)(2)(iii)(e)(2)(iii).
(E) The amount of sewage sludge (i.e., metric
tons) applied to each site.
(F) The
following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the
information that will be used to determine compliance with the requirements to
obtain information in section503.12(e)(2)(e)(2) was prepared for each site on
which bulk sewage sludge was applied under my direction and supervision in
accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment."
(G) A description of
how the requirements to obtain information in section503.12(e)(2)(e)(2) are
met.
(H) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the management practices in
section503.14 was prepared for each site on which bulk sewage sludge was
applied under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system
designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate this
information. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false
certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
(I) A description of how the management
practices in section503.14 are met for each site on which bulk sewage sludge is
applied.
(J) The following
certification statement when the bulk sewage sludge meets the Class B pathogen
requirements in section503.32(b)(b): "I certify, under penalty of law, that the
information that will be used to determine compliance with the site
restrictions in section503.32(b)(5)(b)(5) for each site on which Class B sewage
sludge was applied was prepared under my direction and supervision in
accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment."
(K) A description of
how the site restrictions in section503.32(b)(5)(b)(5) are met for each site on
which Class B bulk sewage sludge is applied.
(L) The following certification statement
when the vector attraction reduction requirement in either
section503.33(b)(10)(b)(503.33(b)(9)) or (b)(10) is met: "I certify, under
penalty of law, that the information that will be used to determine compliance
with the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert either
section503.33(b)(9) or (b)(10)(b)(9) or 503.33(b)(9)(b)(10)] was prepared under
my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure
that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including
the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
(M) If the vector attraction reduction
requirements in either section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9) or section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10)
are met, a description of how the requirements are met.
(6) If the requirements in
section503.13(a)(4)(ii)(a)(4)(ii) are met when sewage sludge is sold or given
away in a bag or other container for application to the land, the person who
prepares the sewage sludge that is sold or given away in a bag or other
container shall develop the following information and shall retain the
information for five years:
(i) The annual
whole sludge application rate for the sewage sludge that does not cause the
annual pollutant loading rates in Table 4 of section503.13 to be
exceeded.
(ii) The concentration of
each pollutant listed in Table 4 of section503.13 in the sewage
sludge.
(iii) The following
certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the information
that will be used to determine compliance with the management practice in
section503.14(e)(e), the Class A pathogen requirement in section503.32(a)(a),
and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector
attraction reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1) through
section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8)] was prepared under my direction and supervision in
accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly
gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are significant
penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment."
(iv) A description
of how the Class A pathogen requirements in section503.32(a)(a) are
met.
(v) A description of how one
of the vector attraction requirements in section503.33(b)(1)(b)(1) through
section503.33(b)(8)(b)(8) is met.
(b) Domestic septage. When domestic septage is applied to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site, the person who applies the domestic septage shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five years:
(1)
The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each site
on which domestic septage is applied.
(2) The number of acres in each site on which
domestic septage is applied.
(3)
The date domestic septage is applied to each site.
(4) The nitrogen requirement for the crop or
vegetation grown on each site during a 365 day period.
(5) The rate, in gallons per acre per 365 day
period, at which domestic septage is applied to each site.
(6) The following certification statement: "I
certify, under penalty of law, that the information that will be used to
determine compliance with the pathogen requirements in [insert either
section503.32(c)(1)(c)(1) or section503.32(c)(2)(c)(2)] and the vector
attraction reduction requirements in [insert section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9),
section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10), or section503.33(b)(12)(b)(12)] was prepared under
my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure
that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am
aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including
the possibility of fine and imprisonment."
(7) A description of how the pathogen
requirements in either section503.32(c)(1) or (c)(2)(c)(1) or (c)(2) are
met.
(8) A description of how the
vector attraction reduction requirements in section503.33(b)(9)(b)(9),
section503.33(b)(10)(b)(10), or section503.33(b)(12)(b)(12) are met.
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