Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Section 275.201 - General provisions(a) A person or municipality may not land apply sewage sludge unless the person or municipality is operating under a permit for the land application of sewage sludge issued by the Department under this article.(b) A person or municipality that land applies sewage sludge under a permit issued under this chapter shall comply with the following:(1) The requirements of the act, this subchapter and the additional operating requirements for the specific type of operation that are in Subchapter D, E or F (relating to additional requirements for agricultural utilization; additional requirements for land reclamation; and additional requirements for surface land disposal).(2) The plans and specifications in the permit, the terms and conditions of the permit, the environmental protection acts, this title and orders issued by the Department.(3) The Department's guidelines for the use of sewage sludge for agricultural utilization or land reclamation, unless the person or municipality is operating under a permit that allows use of the loading rate guidelines for land reclamation or surface land disposal, in which case the person or municipality shall comply with the applicable guidelines for the operation.The provisions of this §275.201 amended January 24, 1997, effective 1/25/1997, 27 Pa.B. 521.The provisions of this §275.201 amended under the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P. S. §§ 6018.101-6018.1003); sections 5(b), 304 and 402 of The Clean Streams Law (35 P. S. §§ 691.5(b), 691.304 and 691.402); the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §§ 4000.101-4000.1904); and sections 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §§ 510-17 and 510-20).