South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-107 - Solid Waste Management › Subchapter 61-107.15 - Solid Waste Management: Land Application of Solid Waste › Section 61-107.15.C - General Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
The land application of all solid wastes, i.e., Classes I,
				  II, III & IV shall be in accordance with the requirements established in
				  this section unless otherwise stated.
1. Open dumping of solid waste is prohibited.
				Land application shall only be approved on land being managed for agricultural,
				silvicultural, or horticultural production and land reclamation
				projects.
2. Solid waste shall not
				be land applied except in accordance with the requirements established in this
				regulation.
3. The Department may
				impose more stringent requirements based on scientific and/or technical data
				than those established in this regulation or may issue variances on a
				case-by-case or site-specific basis when necessary to protect human health
				and/or the environment from unintended consequences associated with site
				characteristics or unusual characteristics of a specific solid waste.
4. The land application of solid waste shall
				adhere to all Federal, State and local zoning, land use and other applicable
				ordinances, regulations and laws.
5. If at any time the Department obtains
				quantitative data indicating that land application of solid waste poses an
				actual or potential threat to public health or the environment, or to
				threatened or endangered species, upon notification by the Department, the
				generator, applicator, and landowner shall cease activities, evaluate the
				extent of the problem, and implement a corrective action program approved by
				the Department.
6. All vehicles
				used to transport solid waste for the purpose of land application shall be
				constructed and maintained so as to minimize dropping, sifting, blowing or
				other escapement of solid waste from the vehicle and shall be maintained and
				operated in accordance with all local, State, and Federal
				regulations.
7. Solid waste shall
				not be applied to flooded, ponded, frozen or snow-covered grounds.
8. Unless part of a normal or ongoing
				agricultural, silvicultural or horticultural operation, exempted by
				33 USC
				1345 of the Clean Water Act, land application
				of solid waste shall be in compliance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
				the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requirements concerning
				wetlands.
9. For all wastes with
				the exception of Class III (i.e., cotton gin trash, cotton mote waste, bark,
				flume grit, etc.) a twelve (12) inch separation from the water table and the
				solid waste application zone shall be maintained during the actual application
				period. For Classes II and IV, the presence of the water table shall be
				determined based on interpretation of the data from a minimum of three (3) hand
				auger borings at least three (3) inches in diameter to a depth of two (2) feet.
				These holes shall be bored at the lowest point in the proposed application area
				and at two (2) other points in the proposed application area. The borings shall
				be covered and allowed to stand for twenty-four (24) hours. The water level in
				the borings shall be reported to the Department with the permit
				request.
10. The waste generator of
				Classes I and III shall ensure that the boundary of application shall not
				extend closer than the buffers outlined below. Variances may be requested and
				granted on a case-by-case basis upon submittal of written documentation that
				the variance will not cause an environmental or public health concern. (The
				buffer requirements for Classes II and IV are outlined in Sections E. and G. of
				this regulation.)
a. Fifty (50) feet of any
				property line. When the property borders a paved public two-lane road, the
				application shall not extend closer than fifty (50) feet from the center of the
				road;
b. One hundred (100) feet of
				any residence;
c. Five hundred
				(500) feet of any school, day-care center, hospital or recreational park
				area;
d. One hundred (100) feet of
				any surface water body; and,
e. One
				hundred (100) feet of drinking water wells.