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 B - LAND APPLICATION
Section 18 - Record keeping

Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 18

Current through September 21, 2024

(a) Biosolids.

(i) The person who prepares the biosolids in Section 11(b) or (g) shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(A) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 3 of Section 14 in the biosolids;

(B) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class A pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) ] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(C) A description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) are met; and

(D) A description of how one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) is met.

(ii) The person who derives the material in Section 11(d) or (h) shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(A) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 3 of Section 14 in the material;

(B) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class A pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) ] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and the vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(C) A description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) are met; and

(D) A description of how one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) is met.

(iii) If the pollutant concentrations in Section 14(b) (iii), the Class A pathogen requirements Section 31(a), and the vector attraction reduction requirements in either Section 32(n) or Section 32(o) and (p) are met when bulk biosolids are applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site:
(A) The person who prepares the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(I) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 3 of Section 14 in the bulk biosolids;

(II) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment."; and

(III) A description of how the pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) are met.

(B) The person who applies the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(I) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the management practices in Section 15 of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert either Section 32(n) or Section 32(o) and (p) ] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the management practices and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fines and imprisonment.";

(II) A description of how the management practices in Section 15 are met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied; and

(III) A description of how the vector attraction reduction requirements in either Section 32(n) or (o) and (p) are met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied.

(iv) If the pollutant concentrations in Section 14(b) (iii) and the Class B pathogen requirements in Section 31(b) are met when bulk biosolids are applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site:
(A) The person who prepares the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(I) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 3 of Section 14 in the bulk biosolids;

(II) The following certification statement: "I certify under, penalty of law, that the Class B pathogen requirements in Section 31(b) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) if one of those requirements is met] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements [and vector attraction reduction requirements if applicable] have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(III) A description of how the Class B pathogen requirements in Section 31(b) are met; and

(IV) When one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through Section 32(m) is met, a description of how the vector attraction reduction requirement is met.

(B) The person who applies the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(I) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the management practices in Section 15 of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, the site restrictions in Section 31(b) (vi), and the vector attraction reduction requirements in [insert either Section 32(n) or Section 32(o), if one of those requirements is met] have been met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the management practices and site restrictions [and the vector attraction reduction requirements if applicable] have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(II) A description of how the management practices Section 15 are met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied;

(III) A description of how the site restrictions in Section 31(b) (vi) are met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied; and

(IV) When the vector attraction reduction requirement in either Section 32(n) or (o) are met, a description of how the vector attraction reduction requirement is met.

(v) If the requirements in Section 14(a) (ii) (A) are met when bulk biosolids are applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site:
(A) The person who prepares the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(I) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 1 of Section 14 in the bulk biosolids;

(II) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in [insert either Section 31(a) or Section 31(b) ] of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through (m) if one of those requirements is met] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements [and vector attraction reduction requirements] have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(III) A description of how the pathogen requirements in either Section 31(a) or Section 31(b) are met; and

(IV) When one of the vector attraction requirements in Section 32(f) through (m) is met, a description of how the vector attraction requirement is met.

(B) The person who applies the bulk biosolids shall develop the following information, retain the information in Section 18(a) (v) (B) (I) through Section 18(a) (v) (B) (VII) indefinitely, and retain the information in Section 18(a) (v) (B) (VIII) through Section 18(a) (v) (B) (XIII)for five (5) years:
(I) The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each site on which bulk biosolids are applied;

(II) The number of hectares in each site on which bulk biosolids are applied;

(III) The date and time bulk biosolids are applied to each site;

(IV) The cumulative amount of each pollutant (i.e., kilograms) listed in Table 2 of Section 14 in the bulk biosolids applied to each site, including the amount in Section 13(e) (iii);

(V) The amount of biosolids (i.e., metric tons) applied to each site;

(VI) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the requirements to obtain information in Section 13(e) (ii) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations have been met for each site on which bulk biosolids is applied. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the requirements to obtain information have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fines and imprisonment.";

(VII) A description of how the requirements to obtain information in Section 13(e) (ii) are met;

(VIII) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the management practices in Section 15 of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations have been met for each site on which bulk biosolids is applied. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the management practices have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fines and imprisonment.";

(IX) A description of how the management practices in Section 15 are met for each site on which bulk biosolids are applied;

(X) The following certification statement when the bulk biosolids meets the Class B pathogen requirements in Section 31(b): "I certify, under penalty of law, that the site restrictions in Section 31(b) (vi) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the site restrictions have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fines and imprisonment.";

(XI) A description of how the site restrictions in Section 31(b) (vi) are met for each site on which Class B bulk biosolids are applied;

(XII) The following certification statement when the vector attraction reduction requirement in either Section 32(n) or (o) and (p) is met: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert either Section 32(n) or (o) and (p) ] of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations has been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the vector attraction reduction requirement has been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment."

(XIII) If the vector attraction reduction requirements in either Section 32(n) or (o) and (p) are met, a description of how the requirements are met.

(vi) If the requirements in Section 14(a) (iv) (B) are met when biosolids is sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land, the person who prepares the biosolids that is sold or given away in a bag or other container shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for five (5) years:
(A) The annual whole sludge application rate for the biosolids that does not cause the annual pollutant loading rates in Table 4 of Section 14 to be exceeded;

(B) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 4 of Section 14 in the biosolids;

(C) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the management practice in Section 15(e) of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations, the Class A pathogen requirement in Section 31(a), and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(f) through (m) ] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the management practice, pathogen requirements, and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(D) A description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in Section 31(a) are met; and

(E) A description of how one of the vector attraction requirements in Section 32(f) through (m) 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 (5) years:

(i) The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each site on which domestic septage is applied;

(ii) The number of acres in each site on which domestic septage is applied;

(iii) The date and time domestic septage is applied to each site;

(iv) The nitrogen requirement for the crop or vegetation grown on each site during a 365 day period;

(v) The rate, in gallons per acre per 365 day period, at which domestic septage is applied to each site;

(vi) The following certification statement: "I certify, under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in [insert either Section 31(c) (i) or (c) (ii) ] of Chapter 15, Wyoming Water Quality Rules and Regulations and the vector attraction reduction requirements in [insert Section 32(n), (o) and (p), or (r) ] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fines and imprisonment.";

(vii) A description of how the pathogen requirements in either Section 31(c) (i) or (c) (ii) are met;

(viii) A description of how the vector attraction reduction requirements in Section 32(n), (o) and (p), or (r) are met; and

(ix) The record keeping requirements of this section are considered equivalent to the requirements of a General Statewide Permit for Land Application of Domestic Sewage In Remote Areas, see Appendix C.

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