Virginia Administrative Code
Title 9 - ENVIRONMENT
Agency 25 - STATE WATER CONTROL BOARD
Chapter 31 - VIRGINIA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (VPDES) PERMIT REGULATION
Part VI - Standards for the Use of Biosolids or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
Article 2 - Biosolids Applied to the Land
Section 9VAC25-31-560 - Operational standards, pathogens, and vector attraction reduction
Universal Citation: 9 VA Admin Code 9VAC25-31-560
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. Pathogens - biosolids.
1. The Class A pathogen
requirements in
9VAC25-31-710 A or the Class B
pathogen requirements and site restrictions in
9VAC25-31-720 B shall be met when
bulk biosolids is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site,
or a reclamation site.
2. The Class
A pathogen requirements in
9VAC25-31-710 A shall be met when
bulk biosolids is applied to a lawn or a home garden.
3. The Class A pathogen requirements in
9VAC25-31-710 A shall be met when
biosolids is sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to
the land.
B. Pathogens - domestic septage. The requirements in 9VAC25-31-710 C shall be met when domestic septage is applied to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site.
C. Vector attraction reduction - biosolids.
1. One of the vector
attraction reduction requirements in
9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 10
shall be met when bulk biosolids is applied to agricultural land, forest, a
public contact site, or a reclamation site.
2. One of the vector attraction reduction
requirements in
9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 8 shall
be met when bulk biosolids is applied to a lawn or a home garden.
3. One of the vector attraction reduction
requirements in
9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 8 shall
be met when biosolids is sold or given away in a bag or other container for
application to the land.
D. Vector attraction reduction - domestic septage. The vector attraction reduction requirements in 9VAC25-31-720 B 9, B 10, or B 12 shall be met when domestic septage is applied to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site.
Statutory Authority
§ 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia.
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