Iowa Admin. Code r. 567-67.1 - Land application of sewage sludge
(1) General. This chapter establishes
standards for the land application of sewage sludge generated during the
treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. This chapter applies to any
generator, applicator, or both, and to sewage sludge applied to the land. No
person shall land apply sewage sludge through any practice for which
requirements are established in this chapter except in accordance with such
requirements.
a. In areas that are not
specifically addressed in this chapter or in 567-Chapter 68, but which are
addressed in federal regulations for sewage sludge applied to land at 40 CFR
Part 503 as amended through July 1, 2021, the federal regulations shall apply
under this rule and are hereby adopted by reference under this
chapter.
b. On a case-by-case
basis, this department may impose requirements for the land application of
sewage sludge in addition to or more stringent than the requirements in this
chapter when necessary to protect public health and the environment from any
adverse effect of a pollutant in the sewage sludge.
(2) Sewage sludge generators shall ensure
that the applicable requirements in this chapter are met when the sewage sludge
is applied to the land.
If the sewage sludge generator determines that a person being supplied sewage sludge for land application is not complying with applicable requirements of the land application program, the generator shall work with the applicator to obtain compliance with the requirements. If subsequent compliance cannot be achieved, the generator shall not supply additional sewage sludge to the applicator.
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