South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-9 - Water Pollution Control Permits › Subchapter 61-9.503 - STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE › Part A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 61-9.503.A.8 - Sampling and analysis

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
(a)
				  Sampling. Representative samples of sewage sludge that is applied to the land,
				  placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator
				  shall be collected and analyzed. The Department may establish minimum
				  requirements in permits for the proper method of sampling and analysis of
				  sewage sludge.
(b) Methods. The
				  materials listed below are incorporated by reference in this part. The
				  materials are incorporated as they exist on the date of approval, and notice of
				  any change in these materials will be published in the Federal Register. They
				  are available for inspection at the Office of the Federal Register, 7th Floor,
				  suite 700, 800 North Capitol Street, NW, Washington, DC, and at the Office of
				  Water Docket, room L-102, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street,
				  SW., Washington, DC. Copies may be obtained from the standard producer or
				  publisher listed in the regulation. Methods in the materials listed below shall
				  be used to analyze samples of sewage sludge.
(1) Enteric viruses. ASTM Designation: D
				  4994-89, "Standard Practice for Recovery of Viruses From Wastewater Sludges",
				  1992 Annual Book of ASTM Standards: Section11-Water and Environmental
				  Technology, ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1187.
(2) Fecal coliform. Part 9221 C and E. or
				  Part 9222 D., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater",
				  18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW,
				  Washington, DC, 20005.
(3) Helminth
				  ova. Yanko, W.A., "Occurrence of Pathogens in Distribution and Marketing
				  Municipal Sludges", EPA 600/1-87-014, 1987. National Technical Information
				  Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (PB
				  88-154273/AS).
(4) Inorganic
				  pollutants. "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical
				  Methods", EPA Publication SW-846, Second Edition (1982) with Updates I (April
				  1984) and II (April 1985) and Third Edition (November 1986) with Revision I
				  (December 1987), II, IIA and IIB. Second Edition and Updates I and II are
				  available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal
				  Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161 (PB-87-120-291 ). Third Edition and Revision
				  I are available from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
				  941 North Capitol Street, NE., Washington, DC, 20002 (Document Number
				  955-001-00000 -1).
(5) Salmonella
				  sp. bacteria. Part 9260 D., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
				  Wastewater", 18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th
				  Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005; or Kenner, B.A. and H.P. Clark, "Detection
				  and enumeration of Salmonella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa", Journal of the Water
				  Pollution Control Federation, Vol. 46, no. 9, September 1974, pp. 2163-2171.
				  Water Environment Federation, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia
				  22314.
(6) Specific oxygen uptake
				  rate. Part 2710 B., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and
				  Wastewater", 18th Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th
				  Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005.
(7) Total, fixed, and volatile solids. Part
				  2540 G., "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater", 18th
				  Edition, 1992, American Public Health Association, 1015 15th Street, NW,
				  Washington, DC, 20005.