Section 327 IAC 6.1-4-11 - Land application of paper wasteAuthority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC 13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-12-4
Affected: IC 13-11-2-77; IC 13-30-2-1
Sec. 11.
(a) Any person who is applying for a permit to land apply paper waste shall analyze the paper waste using EPA Method 1613 B* to determine the total toxic equivalency factor (TEF) for tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) and tetrachlorodibenzo-p-furan (2,3,7,8-TCDF) where: Total TEF = 2,3,7,8-TCDD + 0.1(2,3,7,8-TCDF)
(b) Rather than conduct a new analysis under subsection (a), a person who prepares a biosolid or industrial waste product and that applies for a permit renewal to land apply paper waste may submit results of an analysis for 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDF by EPA Method 1613 B* that is up to one (1) year old if the applicant also provides a signed statement that:(1) the analysis is representative of the paper waste currently being produced; and(2) no significant manufacturing or waste treatment process changes have been made.(c) Land application of any paper waste with a total toxic equivalency factor for 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDF that is greater than or equal to seventy-five (75) parts per trillion is prohibited.(d) Land application of any paper waste with a total toxic equivalency factor for 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDF that is less than seventy-five (75) parts per trillion must be in accordance with applicable permit conditions.(e) For purposes of this section, paper waste means a solid waste generated in the production or recycling of paper or paperlike products. *Method 1613 B may be found in EPA 821-B-94-005, October 1994, available from the Water Resource Center, Mail Code RC 4100, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, (202) 566-1730. This method is also available for copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1154, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
Water Pollution Control Board; 327 IAC 6.1-4-11; filed May 15, 1998, 10:20 a.m.: 21 IR 3795; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Jul 7, 2003, 4:25 p.m.: 26 IR 3613; errata filed Feb 6, 2006, 11:15 a.m.: 29 IR 1937; errata filed Apr 10, 2006, 2:46 p.m.: 29 IR 2547; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFAReadopted filed June 14, 2019, 1:59 p.m.: 20190710-IR-327190246BFA