TITLE: Relating to the land application of grit trap waste.

SUMMARY: Relating to the land application of grit trap waste.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the land application of grit trap waste. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 361.119, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) Land application of grit trap waste, alone or in combination with other waste streams, may be considered recovery, recycling, or reuse only if: (1) the grit trap waste includes no hazardous substance as defined by Section 361.003(11); (2) all of the chemical components of the grit trap waste solids will have a beneficial effect on the soil or crops on which the waste is applied; (3) none of the chemical components of the grit trap waste solids and associated liquids will have a negative effect on the soil or crops on which the waste is applied; and (4) the application volumes of the grit trap waste solids will not exceed the agronomic application rate for any chemical component of the waste. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.