TITLE 35: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUBTITLE C: WATER POLLUTION CHAPTER II: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 391 DESIGN CRITERIA FOR SLUDGE APPLICATION ON LAND SECTION 391.APPENDIX I WATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE USER INFORMATION SHEET Section 391.APPENDIX I Water Treatment Plant Sludge User Information Sheet
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT SLUDGE
The sludge that you are obtaining contains the following:
To maximize the benefits of conditioning soils with sludge and minimizing possible adverse effects on the environment, it is required that the following provisions be adhered to: 1. Climate Conditions: a. Sludge application shall not be permitted on land during precipitation. b. Sludge application shall not be permitted on land which is saturated or with ponded water. c. Sludge application should not be permitted upon sites when precipitation is imminent or which have received greater than ¼ inch rainfall within the 24 hour period preceding the application time. d. Sludge application shall not be permitted on ice or snow covered ground. Frozen ground which is not ice or snow covered and has a slope of 5% or less may be used for winter spreading providing a 200 feet grassy area or forage crop exists between the sludge applied land and any surface water or water well. 2. Buffer Area Requirements a. Sludge application by incorporation or injection shall not be done closer than 20 feet from any occupied dwelling or 10 feet from the closest edge of traveled portions of a public road or outside roadway fence lines. b. Surface application of sludge with no immediate incorporation shall not be done closer than 200 feet from any occupied dwelling or 20 feet from the closest edge of traveled portions of a primary and secondary public roads or 10 feet from the closest edge of lesser utilized public roads or outside roadway fence lines. c. Sludge shall not be applied in waterways. Application to flood plains having a frequency of return more often than a ten-year frequency shall not be allowed. 3. Soil and Geologic Conditions: a. Sludge shall not be top applied (no incorporation) to farm land having greater than 5% slope. If the slope does exceed 5% top application can be used providing the annual soil loss, as calculated by the Universal Soil Loss Equation shall not exceed 5 tons/acre. b. Sludge may be incorporated on lands having slopes up to eight percent, irrespective of soil loss. If the slope exceeds eight percent, incorporation methods may be used providing the annual soil loss does not exceed five tons per acre when applying the Universal Soil Loss Equation. 4. Interim Storage and Application Restrictions: a. Off-site interim storage of liquid sludge to land application is not allowed. b. Off-site interim storage of dried sludge in excess of 2 months is not allowed.
________________________________________ I hereby agree to adhere to the above conditions.
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