Pennsylvania Code › Title 7 - AGRICULTURE › Part V - Bureau of Plant Industry › Chapter 130d - APPLICATION OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED WITH AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TO AGRICULTURAL LANDS › Subchapter B - LAND APPLICATION PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMISSION TO APPLY SOIL AND GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATED WITH AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS TO AGRICULTURAL LAND › Section 130d.24 - Operating plan

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
The land application proposal shall contain an operating
					 plan setting forth general information and land application rates and
					 procedures. Information in the operating plan will be considered by the
					 Department when reviewing the land application proposal.
(1)
General information
. The
				  operating plan shall contain the following general information:
(i) The address and a description of the
				  remediation site from which the contaminated soil or groundwater to be applied
				  to the agricultural land originated or was generated.
(ii) The address and a description of the
				  agricultural site to which the contaminated soil or groundwater will be
				  applied.
(iii) The proposed life of
				  the operation from the time the first soil pile or quantity of groundwater
				  arrives on the application site to final closure of the application site and
				  the origin and chemical, nutrient and constituent make up of each soil pile or
				  quantity of groundwater to be applied.
(iv) The proposed application rate per acre,
				  which shall be consistent with standards established by this chapter, as well
				  as, the Nutrient Management Act (3 P. S. §
												§
												1701-1718),
				  3
				  Pa.C.S. §
												§
												6701-6725 (relating to
				  Fertilizer Act),
				  3
				  Pa.C.S. §
												§
												6901-6921 (relating to
				  Soil and Plant Amendment Act), the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973
				  (3 P.
				  S. §
												§
												111.21-111.61) and the
				  Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947 (7 U.S.C.A. §
												§
												136-136y).
(v) The proposed methods, techniques and
				  types of applications, which shall be consistent with standards established by
				  this chapter as well as the Nutrient Management Act, the Fertilizer Act, the
				  Soil and Plant Amendment Act, the Pennsylvania Pesticide Control Act of 1973
				  and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act of 1947.
(vi) The proposed dates of
				  application.
(vii) The equipment to
				  be used for site preparation, land application of the contaminated soil and
				  groundwater and incorporation of the contaminated soil.
(viii) The use that will be made of the
				  proposed application area and the crops that will be planted on each
				  application plot for 3 years following the application.
(ix) A plan to control drift or migration of
				  the chemicals, nutrients and constituents in the soil and groundwater being
				  applied.
(x) Information necessary
				  to show compliance with this chapter, such as the contaminants and
				  contamination levels in each soil pile or quantity of groundwater, the specific
				  plot upon which each soil pile or quantity of groundwater will be placed and
				  the techniques and application rates to be utilized.