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BIOSOLIDSBIOSOLIDS
USE AND REGULATION IN PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
What are What are BIOSOLIDSBIOSOLIDS??
Nutrient-rich organic material resulting from the treatment of wastewater and residential septage
Biosolids are generated from:
Solids removed during the wastewater treatment process at Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)AndSolids and liquids from residential septic tanks, holding tanks and other treatment units
Beneficial Uses of Beneficial Uses of BIOSOLIDSBIOSOLIDS
Mine Reclamation Forestry
Gardening/LandscapingAgricultural Use
Regulation of Regulation of BIOSOLIDSBIOSOLIDS
Regulated in Pennsylvania since 1977
In 1997:
DEP Waste DEP Water Management Management
Site Criteria Biosolids Quality
BENEFICIAL USEOF BIOSOLIDS
GENERAL PERMIT
COVERAGE UNDERTHE GENERAL
PERMIT
APPLICATIONSITE
ISSUED BY DEP
STANDARD CONDITIONS
FOR GENERATORS OF BIOSOLIDS AND LAND APPLIERS OF RESIDENTIAL SEPTAGE
SUBMITTAL OF NOTICE OF INTENT
APPROVED BY DEP
SITE MEETS SPECIFIC CRITERIA
NOTICE PROVIDED TO NEIGHBORS, DEP AND COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
APPROVED BY DEP
BIOSOLIDS CLASSIFICATIONS
EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY
NON-EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY
RESIDENTIAL SEPTAGE
BASED ON: PATHOGEN REDUCTION VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS
PAG-07
PAG-08
PAG-09
GENERAL PERMITS
PATHOGEN REDUCTION ALTERNATIVES
PROCESS CONTROLS
PROCESS MONITORING
INDICATOR ORGANISMS
PROCESS CONTROLS
PROCESS MONITORING
SITE MANAGEMENT
VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION OPTIONS
POLLUTANTSPOLLUTANTS•ARSENIC
•CADMIUM•COPPER
•LEAD•MERCURY
•MOLYBDENUM•NICKEL
•SELENIUM•ZINC
•PCBs
NUTRIENTSNUTRIENTS
•NITROGEN
•PHOSPHORUS
•POTASSIUM
•Calcium•Magnesium•Sulfur•Copper•Boron•Iron•Selenium
Application rates are based on the nitrogen need of the cropGreater rates may be approved for reclamation sites
Exceptional Quality Exceptional Quality BIOSOLIDSBIOSOLIDS
Application rates cannot exceed agronomic loading rate
Must be non-liquid and non-recognizable as human waste
For distribution, either in bulk or in a bag, a label or information sheet is needed.
SITE SUITABILITYSITE SUITABILITY Exceptional Value Waters and Endangered and Threatened Species Isolation distances from:
• Residences• Water Supplies• Regional and seasonal high water table• Streams• Sinkholes• Exceptional Value Wetlands
Slopes Conservation or Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plan Nutrient needs
PAG-08 and 09
NOTIFICATIONSNOTIFICATIONS
30 Days prior to first application by a permit holder
• Adjacent property owners (letters & signs)
• County conservation district
• DEP
7 Days prior to first application by a permit holder
• Occupant of the land receives an instruction sheet
PAG-08 and 09
Coordination with Farmer or Operator
Storage and Staging
Isolation Distances
Soil pH
Application
Screening
Weather and Field Conditions
Transportation
Farm Conservation or E & S Plan
Access, Harvest and Grazing Restrictions
SITE MANAGEMENTSITE MANAGEMENTPAG-08 and 09
RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTINGRECORDKEEPING AND REPORTINGPAG-07 PAG-08 PAG-09Quality Data
Responsible Party Certification
Amount Sold or Given Away
Amount and Location of Bulk Applications
Data Maintained for 5 Years
Quality Data
Responsible Party Certification
2-Part Form Biosolids Quality Application Site
Quality Data Maintained for 5 Years
Application Site Data Maintained Indefinitely
Quality Data
Responsible Party Certification
One Form Septage
Quality Application
Site
Data Maintained for 5 Years
Questions & ComplaintsQuestions & ComplaintsNorthwest Region814-332-6945
Northcentral Region570-327-3636
Northeast Region570-826-2511
Southwest Region412-442-4000
Southcentral Region717-705-4700
Southeast Region610-832-6000