Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 391 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR SLUDGE APPLICATION ON LAND › Subpart E - SAMPLE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS › Appendix G - Sludge User Information Sheet

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
1.
Date:
__________________________________________________________
2.
Name of User:
_____________________________________________________
3.
Address of User:
_________________________________________________
4.
Phone Number of User:
________________________________________________
5.
Location Where Sludge is to be Used:
______________________________________________
6.
Size of Area Where Sludge is to be Used:
______________________________________________
7.
Proximity of Site to closest:
(a) Stream or other body of water
________________
(b) Dwelling
__________________
(c) Well
_________________
(d) Other Water Supply, (describe)
______________________________________________
8.
Amount of Sludge Obtained:
(Specify units)
_______________________________________________
9.
Describe Use(s) of Sludge (e.g., Farmland or
							 Agricultural, Garden, Yard, Reclamation of Nutrient Deficient Land,
							 Other):
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
10.
Manner in Which Sludge is to be Applied (e.g., Spread
							 by Truck or dry applicator, by Hand, Worked into the Soil by Plowing,
							 Rototilling, Surface Application, Splash Plate, Knife injection, other):
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
11.
Will Sludge be Stockpiled Before Application:
Yes
No
(Circle One)
12.
Estimated Length of Time Sludge is to be
							 Stockpiled:
______________________
13.
Type and expected yield of crops to be grown on
							 sludge conditioned land:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
14.
I desire to have the sludge applied at a rate that
							 will satisfy my crop's NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS (Circle One) needs.
15.
The soil pH of the land that I am applying sludge
							 is:
_____________________________
16.
The average depth to the groundwater table on the
							 site where I am using the sludge is
_____________
ft.
How determined?
________________________________________________
17.
Limitations from Site Characteristics:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
18.
Has sludge been applied to land within last 5
							 years?
Yes
No
(Circle One)
Name of Generator
__________________________
Amount Applied
__________________________
Years Applied
___________________________
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF
				  SLUDGE
The sludge that you are obtaining contains the
				  following:
Plant Available Nitrogen (N) ____ % and/or ____
				  lbs. per dry ton
Phosphorus
				  (P2O5) _____ % and/or ____ lbs.
				  per dry ton
Soluble Potash (K2O)
				  _______________ % and/or ____ lbs per dry ton_____
Cadmium (Cd) ______ lbs. per dry
				  ton_______________________________
Copper (Cu) ____ lbs. per dry
				  ton__________________________________
Lead (Pb) _____ lbs. per dry ton
Manganese (Mn) _____ lbs. per dry
				  ton______________________________
Nickel (Ni) _____ lbs. per dry
				  ton___________________________________
Zinc (Zn) ____ lbs. per dry
				  ton_____________________________________
To maximize the benefits of conditioning soils with sludge
				  and minimizing possible adverse effects on the environment, it is required that
				  the following provisions be adhered to:
1. Cropping and Access Restrictions:
a. It is not recommended that leafy or root
				  vegetables such as lettuce, Swiss chard, potatoes, horseradish, carrots, etc.,
				  be grown on sludge conditioned soil.
b. Pasture or hay ground that has received sludge
				  shall not be harvested or used for livestock grazing for one month or until
				  precipitation of sufficient duration and intensity has occurred and washed all
				  sludge from that area of the plant which can be injested by an animal,
				  whichever is greater.
2. Climate Conditions:
a. Sludge application shall not be permitted on
				  land during precipitation.
b. Sludge application shall not be permitted on
				  land which is saturated or with ponded water.
c. Sludge application should not be permitted upon
				  sites when precipitation is imminent or which have received greater than 1/4
				  inch rainfall within the 24 hour period preceding the application time.
d. Sludge application shall not be permitted on
				  ice or snow covered ground. Frozen ground which is not ice or snow covered and
				  has a slope of 5% or less may be used for winter spreading providing a 200 feet
				  grassy area of forage crop exists between the sludge applied land and any
				  surface water or water well.
3. Buffer Area Requirements
a. Sludge shall not be applied on land which lies
				  within 150 feet from wells or other water supplies and 200 feet from surface
				  waters or within one-fourth of a mile of any potable water supply well located
				  in consolidated bedrock or sinkhole areas unless 50 feet of non-sandy or
				  non-gravelly unconsolidated material exists.
b. Sludge application by incorporation or
				  injection shall not be done closer than 20 feet from any occupied dwelling or
				  10 feet from the closest edge of traveled portions of a public road or outside
				  roadway fence lines.
c. Top application of sludge with no immediate
				  incorporation shall not be done closer than 200 feet from any occupied dwelling
				  or 20 feet from the closest edge of traveled portions of a primary and
				  secondary public roads or 10 feet from the closest edge of lesser utilized
				  public roads or outside roadway fence lines.
d. Sludge application by ridge and furrow shall
				  not be done closer than 200 feet from any occupied dwelling or the closest edge
				  of traveled portions of a public road or outside roadway fence lines.
e. Sludge shall not be applied in waterways.
				  Application to flood plains having a frequency of return more often than a
				  ten-year frequency shall not be allowed.
4. Soil and Geologic Conditions:
a. Sludge applied land must have a soil pH of 6.5
				  or greater and cation exchange capacity of 5 or greater. Water treatment plant
				  lime sludge may be used to raise the soil pH.
b. For sludge applied soils having the following
				  infiltration rates/hour as determined by standard percolation tests, the listed
				  minimum soil depth to the mean annual water table shall be adhered to:
Greater than 2 inches/hour - 10 feet
Less than or equal to 2 inches/hour - 5
				  feet
c. Sludge shall not be top applied (no
				  incorporation) to farm land having greater than 5% slope. If the slope does
				  exceed 5% top application can be used providing the annual soil loss, as
				  calculated by the Universal Soil Loss Equation shall not exceed 5
				  tons/acre.
d. Sludge may be incorporated on lands having
				  slopes up to eight percent, irrespective of soil loss. If the slope exceeds
				  eight percent, incorporation methods may be used providing the annual soil loss
				  does not exceed five tons per acre when applying the Universal Soil Loss
				  Equation.
5. Interim Storage and Application
				  Restrictions:
a. Off-site interim storage of liquid sludge prior
				  to land application is not allowed.
b. Off-site interim storage of dried sludge in
				  excess of 2 months is not allowed.
c. Annual sludge application shall not exceed the
				  nitrogen agronomic rates for the crop grown nor exceed the rate for the most
				  restrictive heavy metal for the site lifetime, whichever is more restrictive.
				  Therefore, the maximum annual amount of sludge you can apply for your specific
				  needs may not exceed _____dry tons/acre; gallons/acre (Circle One).
________________________________________
I hereby agree to adhere to the above conditions.
All blanks other than the above sign-off shall be filled in
				  by the sludge generator.