N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-6.15 - Residuals management

(a) Where applicable, the permittee shall comply with land-based sludge management criteria and shall conform with the requirements for the management of residuals and grit and screenings under:

1. Section 405 of the Federal Act governing the disposal of sludge from treatment works treating domestic sewage;

2. The Solid Waste Management Act, 13:1E-1 et seq., and the Solid Waste Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26;

3. The Sludge Quality Assurance Regulations, N.J.A.C. 7:14C;

4. The Statewide Sludge Management Plan promulgated pursuant to the Water Quality Planning Act, 58:11A-1 et seq., and the Solid Waste Management Act, 13:1E-1 et seq.; and

5. The provisions concerning disposal of sewage sludge and septage in sanitary landfills set forth at 13:1E-42 and the Statewide Sludge Management Plan.

(b) The NJPDES permit shall specify standards for residual use or disposal, under Section 405(d) of the Federal Act and N.J.A.C. 7:14A-20, unless those standards have been included in a permit issued under the appropriate provisions of subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Part C of the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, or the Clean Air Act, or under State permit programs approved by the Department.

(c) When there are no applicable standards for residual use or disposal, the permit may include requirements developed on a case-by-case basis to protect public health and the environment from any adverse effects which may occur from toxic pollutants in residual. If any applicable standard for residual use or disposal is promulgated under section 405(d) of the Federal Act and Sections 4 and 6 of the State Act and that standard is more stringent than any limitation on the pollutant or practice in the permit, the Department may initiate proceedings under these rules to modify or revoke and reissue the permit to conform to the standard for residual use or disposal.

Notes

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-6.15

Amended by R.1999 d.164, effective 5/17/1999.
See: 31 New Jersey Register 200(a), 31 New Jersey Register 1320(a).
In (a)3, changed N.J.A.C. reference.