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 8 - Exclusions
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Treatment processes. This chapter does not establish requirements for processes used to treat domestic sewage or for processes used to treat biosolids prior to final use or disposal, except as provided in Section 31, Pathogens, and Section 32, Vector attraction reduction.
(b) Selection of a use or surface disposal practice. This chapter does not require the selection of a biosolids use or surface disposal practice. The determination of the manner in which biosolids are used or disposed is a local determination.
(c) Sludge generated at an industrial facility. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of sludge generated at an industrial facility during the treatment of industrial wastewater, including biosolids generated during the treatment of industrial wastewater combined with domestic sewage.
(d) Hazardous biosolids. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of biosolids determined to be hazardous in accordance with Chapter 2, Solid Waste Management Rules and Regulations.
(e) Biosolids with high PCB concentrations. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of biosolids with a concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) equal to or greater than 50 milligrams per kilogram of total solids (dry weight basis).
(f) Grit and screenings. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of grit (e.g., sand, gravel, cinders, or other materials with a high specific gravity) or screenings (e.g., relatively large materials such as rags) generated during preliminary treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works.
(g) Drinking water treatment sludge. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of sludge generated during the treatment of either surface water or ground water used for drinking water.
(h) Commercial and industrial septage. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use or surface disposal of commercial septage, industrial septage, a mixture of domestic septage and commercial septage, or a mixture of domestic septage and industrial septage.
(i) Fertilizer. This chapter does not establish requirements for the use of biolsolids registered by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture.
