Indiana Administrative Code › Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION › Article 6.1 - LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLID, INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRODUCT, AND POLLUTANT-BEARING WATER › Rule 4 - Land Application of Biosolid and Industrial Waste Product › Section 4-9 - Pollutant limits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8-7; IC 13-15-1-2; IC 13-15-2-1; IC
				  13-18-3-1; IC 13-18-12-4
Affected: IC 13-11-2-77; IC 13-30-2-1
Sec. 9.
(a) Table 1
				in this subsection lists ceiling concentrations of metal pollutants for a
				biosolid or industrial waste product that is land applied. A biosolid or
				industrial waste product must not be applied to land if the concentration of
				pollutants in the biosolid or industrial waste product exceeds any of the
				ceiling concentration limits established in the following:
Table 1
Ceiling Concentrations
Pollutant
Ceiling Concentration (milligrams per
							 kilogram)1
Arsenic
75
Cadmium
85
Copper
4,300
Lead
840
Mercury
57
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
7,500
1Dry weight basis
(b)
				Table 2 in this subsection lists the cumulative pollutant loading rates for
				sites on which a biosolid or industrial waste product is applied:
Table 2
Cumulative Pollutant Loading Rates
Pollutant
Cumulative Pollutant Loading Rates (pounds per acre)
Arsenic
36
Cadmium
341
Copper
1,338
Lead
267
Mercury
15
Molybdenum
not applicable
Nickel
374
Selenium
89
Zinc
2,499
1This number is for biosolid only.
				  The cumulative pollutant loading rate for cadmium from an industrial waste
				  product or a biosolid containing an industrial waste product is four and
				  one-half (4.5) pounds per acre for a soil cation exchange capacity of less than
				  5; nine (9) pounds per acre if the soil cation exchange capacity is between 5
				  and 15; and eighteen (18) pounds per acre if the soil cation exchange capacity
				  is greater than 15.
(c)
				Table 3 in this subsection lists the pollutant concentrations for biosolid or
				industrial waste product to be applied to the land in accordance with a
				nonsite-specific permit under section 5 of this rule, a hybrid permit under
				section 5.5 of this rule, or a marketing and distribution program permit under
				327 IAC 6.1-5:
Table 3
Pollutant Concentrations
Pollutant
Pollutant Concentrations (milligrams per
						  kilogram)1
Arsenic
41
Cadmium
39
Copper
1,500
Lead
300
Mercury
17
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenium
100
Zinc
2,800
1Dry weight basis
(d) Table 4 in this subsection
				lists the maximum annual pollutant loading rates for sites where biosolid or
				industrial waste product is land applied:
Table 4
Maximum Annual Pollutant Loading
						  Rates
Pollutant
Annual Pollutant Loading Rate (pounds per acre per 365
						  day period)
Arsenic
1.8
Cadmium
0.45
Copper
66.0
Lead
13.4
Mercury
0.7
Molybdenum
not applicable
Nickel
18.7
Selenium
4.4
Zinc
124.9
(e)
				Table 4.5 in this subsection lists the maximum detection limits to be achieved
				for all analysis of industrial waste products and biosolid that have total
				solids of one percent (1%) or greater:
Table 4.5
Detection limits (milligrams per
							 kilogram dry weight)
Arsenic
2
Cadmium
10
Lead
10
Mercury
2
Molybdenum
10
Nickel
10
Selenium
2
(f) A
				permitted biosolid or industrial waste product that exceeds any pollutant
				ceiling concentrations in Table 1 in subsection (a) must not be applied to the
				land unless the commissioner approves the results of the following analyses
				prior to initial application:
(1) The person
				who prepares a biosolid or industrial waste product shall take at least four
				(4) representative samples of the biosolid or industrial waste product to be
				applied to analyze for any metal concentration in Table 1 in subsection (a)
				that has been exceeded.
(2) For a
				biosolid or industrial waste product that is receiving additional biosolid or
				industrial waste product, the four (4) samples must be taken:
(A) within a thirty (30) day period;
				and
(B) at least two (2) days
				apart.
(3) For a fixed
				volume of a biosolid or industrial waste product that is not receiving
				additional biosolid or industrial waste product, the four (4) samples must be
				taken within a thirty (30) day period.
(4) The analysis for each pollutant in all
				four (4) samples must be less than the comparable pollutant ceiling
				concentration in Table 1 in subsection (a).