Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-9-1004

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-9-1004 - Applicator Registration, Bulk Biosolids

A. Any person intending to land-apply bulk biosolids in Arizona shall submit, on a form provided by the Department, a completed "Request for Registration."

B. An applicator shall not engage in land application of bulk biosolids, unless the applicator has obtained a prior written acknowledgment of the Request for Registration or a supplemental request from the Department.

C. The Request for Registration for all biosolids, except exceptional quality biosolids, shall include:

1. The name, address, and telephone number of the applicator and any agent of the applicator;

2. The name and telephone number of a primary contact person who has specific knowledge of the land application activities of the applicator;

3. Whether the applicator holds a NPDES or AZPDES permit, and, if so, the permit number;

4. The identity of the person, if different from the applicator, including the NPDES or AZPDES permit number, who will prepare the biosolids for land application; and

5. The following information, unless the information is already on file at the Department as part of an approved land application plan, for each site on which application is anticipated to take place:

a. The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the land owner and lessee, if any;

b. The physical location of the site by county;

c. The legal description of the site, including township, range, and section, or latitude and longitude at the center of each site;

d. The number of acres or hectares at each site to be used;

e. Except for sites described in R18-9-1005(D)(2)(c), background concentrations of the pollutants listed in Table 4 of R18-9-1005 from representative soil samples;

f. The location of any portion of the site having a slope greater than 6%; and

g. Public notice. Proof of placement of a public notice announcing the potential use of the site for the application of biosolids when a site has not previously received biosolids, or when a site has not been used for land application for at least three consecutive years.

i. The notice shall appear at least once each week for at least two consecutive weeks in the largest newspaper in general circulation in the area in which the site is located.

ii. If a site is not used for land application for at least three consecutive years, the applicator shall renotice the site following the process described in subsection (C)(5)(g)(i) before its reuse.

D. The Request for Registration for exceptional quality biosolids shall include the information in subsections (C)(1) through (C)(4).

E. A responsible official of the applicator shall sign the Request for Registration.

F. The Department shall mail a written acknowledgment of a Request for Registration or supplemental request, within 15 business days of receipt of the request.

G. An applicator wishing to use a site that has not been identified in a Request for Registration shall file a supplemental request with the Department before using the new site. Public notice requirements under R18-9-1004(C)(5)(g) apply.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-1004

New Section recodified from R18-13-1504 at 7 A.A.R. 2522, effective May 24, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5879, effective December 7, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 4923, effective January 5, 2003 (Supp. 02-4).