Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Environmental Quality › Water Resources Division › Water Resources Protection › Part 24 - LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLIDS › Section R. 323.2406 - Sampling and analysis; adoption of standards by reference

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 2406.
(1) A
				  person shall collect and analyze representative samples of both biosolids that
				  are applied to the land and soils that receive biosolids.
(2) All of the following publications are
				  adopted by reference in these rules. The publications may be inspected at, and
				  are available from, the Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water
				  Quality Division, Knapps Centre-Second Floor, 300 South Washington Square, P.O.
				  Box 30273, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7773, or may be obtained from the standard
				  producer or publisher at the following costs as of the time of adoption of
				  these rules:
(a) For enteric viruses, ASTM
				  standard D 4994-89 entitled "Standard Practice for Recovery of Viruses From
				  Wastewater Sludges," 1992 annual book of ASTM standards, section 11, entitled
				  "Water and Environmental Technology," American Society for Testing and
				  Materials, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187. Price:
				  $18.00.
(b) For fecal coliform,
				  part 9221 E or part 9222 D of the publication entitled "Standard Methods for
				  the Examination of Water and Wastewater," 18th edition, 1992, American Public
				  Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005. Price:
				  $200.00.
(c) For Helminth ova, the
				  publication entitled "Environmental Regulations and Technology - Control of
				  Pathogens and Vector Attraction in Sewage Sludge, (Appendix I, Yanko, W.A.,
				  1987)," 1992, EPA-625/R-92/013, United States Environmental Protection Agency,
				  National Center for Environmental Publications and Information, 11029 Kenwood
				  Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Price:$34.50. There is no charge for copies
				  obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water Quality
				  Division, Knapps Centre-Second Floor, 300 South Washington Square, P.O. Box
				  30273, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7773.
(d) For inorganic pollutants, the publication
				  entitled "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,"
				  EPA publication SW-846, second edition (1982) with updates I and II and third
				  edition (1986) with revision I. The second edition, publication number
				  87-120-291, is available from National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port
				  Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. Price: $239.00. The third edition,
				  publication number 955-001-00000-1, is available from the Superintendent of
				  Documents, United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC 20402,
				  price: $319.00, or over the internet at
				  http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/main.htm.
(e) For salmonella sp. bacteria, part 9260 D
				  of the publication entitled "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
				  Wastewater," 18th edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th
				  Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005, price: $200.00, or the publication entitled
				  "Environmental Regulations and Technology -Control of Pathogens and Vector
				  Attraction in Sewage Sludge, (Appendix G, Kenner, B.A. and Clark, J.,1974),"
				  1992, EPA-625/R-92/013, United States Environmental Protection Agency, National
				  Center for Environmental Publications and Information, 11029 Kenwood Road,
				  Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Price: $34.50. There is no charge for copies obtained
				  from the Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water Quality Division,
				  Knapps Centre-Second Floor, 300 South Washington Square, P.O. Box 30273,
				  Lansing, Michigan 48909-7773.
(f)
				  For the specific oxygen uptake rate, part 2710 B of the publication entitled
				  "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," 18th edition,
				  1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC
				  20005. Price: $200.00.
(g) For
				  total, fixed, and volatile solids, part 2540 G of the publication entitled
				  "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," 18th edition,
				  1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC
				  20005. Price: $200.00.
(h) For
				  percent volatile solids reduction calculation, the publication entitled
				  "Environmental Regulations and Technology - Control of Pathogens and Vector
				  Attraction in Sewage Sludge," 1992 EPA-625/R-92/013, United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Publications
				  and Information, 11029 Kenwood Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
				  Price:$34.50.
(i) Nutrient analysis
				  of biosolids for the following parameters shall comply with the POTW sludge
				  sampling and analysis guidance document, EPA 833-B-89-100, August 1989, unless
				  alternative methods are approved by the department based upon an equivalency
				  demonstration:
(i) Total nitrogen (TN) or
				  total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN).
(ii)
				  Ammonium nitrogen (NH4-N).
(iii)
				  Nitrate nitrogen (NO3-N).
(iv)
				  Total phosphorus (P).
(v)Total
				  potassium (K).
(vi) Total solids
				  (%). The document may be purchased from the National Technical Information
				  Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161, at a cost as of the
				  time of adoption of these rules of $34.00. There is no charge for copies
				  obtained from the Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water Quality
				  Division, Knapps Centre-Second Floor, 300 South Washington Square, P.O. Box
				  30273, Lansing, Michigan 48909-7773.All nutrients shall be reported in
				  milligrams per kilogram dry weight.