Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 020 - Environmental Quality, Dept. of
Sub-Agency 0011 - Water Quality
Chapter 15 - USE OF SURFACE DISPOSAL OF BIOSOLIDS, APP. A-C
Part A - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 - Authority and Purpose
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) This chapter is promulgated pursuant to the Environmental Quality Act. Specifically, W.S. 35-11-302(a) (iii) requires the administrator to establish standards for the issuance of permits for disposal systems or other facilities capable of causing or contributing to pollution.
(b) This chapter contains the minimum standards for the use or surface disposal of biosolids.
(c) This chapter establishes standards, which consist of general requirements, pollutant limits, management practices, and operational standards, for the final use or surface disposal of biosolids generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Standards are included in this part for biosolids applied to the land or placed on a surface disposal site. Also included in this chapter are pathogen and alternative vector attraction reduction requirements for biosolids applied to the land or placed on a surface disposal site.
(d) In addition, the standards in this chapter include the frequency of monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements when biosolids are applied to the land or placed on a surface disposal site.
