N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14C-1.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:14C-1.8 - Specific reporting requirements for domestic treatment works

(a) Each domestic treatment works in Category 1 through 4 (see N.J.A.C. 7:14C-1.5) shall, for each calendar year (January 1 through December 31), submit to the Department by March 1 of the year following the monitoring year a WCR form containing the following information:

1. The total quantity of domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal on a wet basis in gallons per year, cubic yards per year, and/or metric tons per year;

2. The total quantity of domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal on a dry weight basis in metric tons per year; and

3. The total solids content (percent by weight) for each form of domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal.

(b) Each domestic treatment works in Category 1 through 4 (see N.J.A.C. 7:14C-1.5) shall submit to the Department a RTR form containing the information required pursuant to either (b)1 or 2 below.

1. Each domestic treatment works in Category 1 (see N.J.A.C. 7:14C-1.5) shall, for each calendar year, submit an RTR to the Department by March 1 of the year following the monitoring year. The Category 1 domestic treatment works shall enter the quantity of domestic wastewater sludge removed to each ultimate sludge management alternative on a wet basis in gallons per year, cubic yards per year, and/or metric tons per year. The domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the New Jersey facility identification number under the Department's New Jersey Environmental Management System (NJEMS) for each ultimate sludge management alternative. If an ultimate sludge management alternative is located in New Jersey but has not been assigned an NJEMS facility identification number, the domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the name of the ultimate sludge management alternative and the applicable New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES), Air Pollution Control, or Solid Waste permit number. If an ultimate sludge management alternative is not located in New Jersey and has not been assigned an NJEMS facility identification number, the domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the name and location of the out-of-State sludge management alternative, and the full address and telephone number of the appropriate permitting authority.

2. Each domestic treatment works in Category 2, 3 and 4 (see N.J.A.C. 7:14C-1.5) shall, for each calendar month (beginning the first day of the calendar month and ending on the last day of the calendar month), submit an RTR form to the Department on or before the first day of the third month following the last day of the monitoring month. The Category 2, 3 and 4 domestic treatment works shall enter the quantity of domestic wastewater sludge removed to each ultimate sludge management alternative on a wet basis in gallons per month, cubic yards per month, and/or metric tons per month. The domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the New Jersey facility identification number under the Department's New Jersey Environmental Management System (NJEMS) for each ultimate sludge management alternative. If an ultimate sludge management alternative is located in New Jersey but has not been assigned an NJEMS facility identification number, the domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the name of the ultimate sludge management alternative and the applicable New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES), Air Pollution Control, or Solid Waste permit number. If an ultimate sludge management alternative is not located in New Jersey and has not been assigned an NJEMS facility identification number, the domestic treatment works shall include on the RTR form the name and location of the out-of-State sludge management alternative, and the full address and telephone number of the appropriate permitting authority.

(c) In accordance with the schedule in (c)1 through 4 below, each domestic treatment works in the specified categories shall analyze the domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal for the metals and other selected chemical parameters listed in the Appendix, Table I. The domestic treatment works shall submit the results of the analyses to the Department on DMR forms on or before the first day of the third month following the last day of the monitoring month. For purposes of this subsection, a monitoring month begins on the first day of the calendar month and ends on the last day of the calendar month.

1. For domestic treatment works in Category 1, the monitoring month is any one calendar month of the year;

2. For domestic treatment works in Category 2, the monitoring month is any one calendar month in each six-month period;

3. For domestic treatment works in Category 3, the monitoring month is any one calendar month in each three-month period; and

4. For domestic treatment works in Category 4, the monitoring month is each calendar month of the year.

(d) Each domestic treatment works in Category 3 or 4 shall analyze the domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal for the parameters listed in the Appendix, Tables II through VI once per year. The domestic treatment works shall submit the results of the analyses to the Department on a WCR form by March 1 of the year following the year in which the monitoring occurs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14C-1.8

Recodified in part from N.J.A.C. 7:14-4.7 and amended by R.1999 d.164, effective 5/17/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 200(a), 31 N.J.R. 1320(a).
Section was "Reporting requirements". Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2006 d.198, effective 6/5/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4121(b), 38 N.J.R. 2420(b).
Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2011 d.285, effective 11/21/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1312(a), 43 N.J.R. 3083(c).
In (a)2, inserted "and" at the end; deleted former (a)3; recodified former (a)4 as (a)3; and rewrote (d).