Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 567 - Environmental Protection Commission › Title VIII - Solid Waste Management and Disposal › Chapter 121 - Land Application of Wastes › Rule 567-121.7 - Permit Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Prior to any land application of solid waste not exempted in
				  121.5(455B) and 121.6(455B), a permit must be obtained by the waste generator
				  in accordance with the following requirements.
(1)
Solid wastes.
The land
				application of sludge other than from a publicly owned treatment works which
				does not comply with 121.6(455B) shall:
a.
				Submit plan requirements of 567-Chapter 102 for land application sites. In
				addition all permit applications for land application shall include:
(1) A map and aerial photograph as required
				in 567-subrule 102.12(3) that shall be of sufficient scale to show all homes,
				buildings, lakes, ponds, watercourses, wetlands, dry runs, rock outcroppings,
				roads and other applicable details including topography and drainage patterns.
				All wells located within one mile of the site shall be identified on the map or
				aerial photograph and a bench mark shall be indicated.
(2) A soil map.
(3) Evidence that the proposed plan has been
				reviewed by the local soil conservation district commission and that the
				technical assistance of the soil conservation district will be utilized to
				facilitate compliance with wind and water soil loss limit regulations provided
				for in Iowa Code sections 161A.42 to 161A.51.
(4) Total area of the site in acres and the
				number of acres which are to be used for sludge disposal.
(5) Information on the depth, construction
				and use of any wells located within one mile of the site.
(6) Soil loss limits applicable to the
				site.
(7) Design soil loss levels
				for the proposed site.
(8)
				Estimated current soil loss levels.
(9) Cation exchange capacity, current
				exchangeable cations, available potassium and phosphorus, total nitrogen, bulk
				density and pH (normal and as modified) of site soils.
(10) Water table levels of the site,
				including the frequency and duration of any expected high water table or
				flooding.
(11) Information on the
				source, quantity, and method of treatment of the sludge prior to
				disposal.
(12) Results of sludge
				analyses, including the following: total residue; volatile residue; pH; total
				nitrogen 
				1;
				NH3-N1 ;
				NO3-N1 ; total phosphorus ;
				potassium ; the following metals : Arsenic (As), Cadmium (Cd), Chromium (Cr),
				Copper (Cu), Mercury (Hg), Molybdenum (Mo), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Selenium
				(Se), Zinc (Zn); and such other tests as may be necessary to establish the
				constituents and stability of the sludge.
The collection and preservation of samples shall be done by
				  the highest grade operator or the operator's designee at the plant producing
				  the sludge. This shall be done in a manner and frequency approved by the
				  department and intended to ensure that the sampling results are representative
				  of sludge being disposed.
All analyses shall be performed in accordance with the
				  methods described in "Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes," 1974
				  (US-EPA) or "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water,"
				  17th Edition, 1989. Alternate methods may be substituted only if acceptable to
				  the university hygienic laboratory and approved by the department.
(13) A detailed description of the
				disposal process to be used, including: method of application and operation;
				daily, annual and total loading of sludge and of all significant components of
				the sludge identified in the analyses of 121.7(1)
"a"
(12);
				periods of use (including duration and frequencies); crop and cropping practice
				employed; and final use of site.
(14) Information specifying the equipment to
				be used, its design capacities, degree of utilization and expected methods of
				operation.
(15) Information
				indicating that the proposed sludge disposal project will not result in
				predictable uptake of contaminants by site vegetation to such a degree as to
				make the site unsuitable for its intended uses.
This shall be supported by information as to the rate of
				  uptake and toxicity of any constituent in question, along with soil pH and
				  cation exchange capacities and any other data necessary to evaluate the
				  significance of contamination.
(16) Information indicating that the proposed
				sludge disposal project will not result in predictable movement of significant
				quantities of contaminants from the site to standing or flowing surface waters
				or to shallow aquifers that are in actual use or are deemed to have potential
				for use as water sources. Cation exchange capacities of site soils shall be
				utilized to evaluate the potential for metal contamination.
(17) Information indicating that the portion
				of the site to be utilized is outside a flood plain or shoreland, unless proper
				engineering and protection of the site will render it acceptable and prior
				approval of the department under Title V of these rules and, where necessary,
				the U.S. corps of engineers, is obtained.
(18) Information indicating how the
				operational requirements of 121.7(1)
"c"
and
"d"
will be met.