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Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE › CONTENT OF GENERAL PERMITS AND WAIVERS › Section 271.832 - Waiver and modification of requirements

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(a) An operation that is approved under this
						  subchapter is subject to this article.
(b) For an operation that is approved under
						  this subchapter, the Department may waive or modify any application and
						  operating requirements in this article, except the Department may not waive
						  §
													271.123 and may not waive or
						  modify Subchapter A, §§
													271.124,
						  271.125 and
						  271.129, Subchapter D in
						  accordance with § 271.821(d) or Subchapter E.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.801 (relating to scope); and
								25 Pa. Code §
															271.824 (relating to approval or
								denial of an application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE › REGISTRATION AND DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY › Section 271.841 - Inclusion in a general permit

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(a) A
						  person or municipality is authorized to operate under a general permit if one
						  of the following occurs:
(1) The applicable
						  general permit requires persons or municipalities to register with the
						  Department prior to operating under the general permit, and the person or
						  municipality has registered in accordance with the terms of the general
						  permit.
(2) The applicable general
						  permit requires persons or municipalities to apply for and obtain a
						  determination of applicability from the Department prior to operating under the
						  general permit, and the Department has made this
						  determination.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE › REGISTRATION AND DETERMINATION OF APPLICABILITY › Section 271.843 - Registration

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(a) This section
						  sets forth standards and procedures that are applicable to general permits
						  which require persons or municipalities to register with the Department prior
						  to operating under the general permit. The requirements of this section are in
						  addition to the applicable requirements of §
													271.841 (relating to inclusion in
						  a general permit).
(b) A
						  registration to operate under a general permit under this subchapter shall be
						  accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the form of a check payable to the
						  "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" for $250.
(c) The Department will provide notice in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
of each registration for coverage under
						  a general permit.
(d) Persons or
						  municipalities may operate under a general permit upon registering with the
						  Department under §
													271.841 and the terms of the
						  general permit.
(e) The Department
						  may amend, suspend or revoke coverage under a general permit if the waste or
						  activity is not covered by the terms and conditions of the general
						  permit.
(f) A person or
						  municipality operating under a registration has the burden of proving, by clear
						  and convincing evidence, that the waste and activity are consistent with the
						  general permit.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.824 (relating to approval or
								denial of an application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE › COMPLIANCE › Section 271.851 - Investigations and corrective action

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(a) Upon notification by a person or
						  municipality beneficially using or processing municipal waste under a general
						  permit that there has been a change in the physical properties or chemical
						  characteristics of the municipal waste being beneficially used or processed,
						  including leachability, the Department will conduct an investigation and order
						  necessary corrective action. Notice to the Department under this section does
						  not, by itself, suspend continued beneficial use or processing after a change
						  has occurred.
(b) Upon receipt of a
						  signed, written complaint of a person whose health, safety or welfare may be
						  adversely affected by a physical or chemical change in the properties of the
						  municipal waste to be beneficially used or processed under a general permit,
						  including leachability, the Department will determine the validity of the
						  complaint and take appropriate action.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.824 (relating to approval or
								denial of an application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter I - BENEFICIAL USE › COMPLIANCE › Section 271.852 - Compliance with permit conditions, regulations and laws

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A person or municipality that beneficially uses or
							 processes municipal waste under a general permit shall comply with the terms
							 and conditions of the general permit, with this article and with the
							 environmental protection acts to the same extent as if the activity were
							 covered by an individual permit.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.824 (relating to approval or
								denial of an application).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.901 - Purpose and applicability

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(a)
Purpose.
(1) This subchapter
						  establishes standards for general and individual land application of sewage
						  sludge permits for the beneficial use of sewage sludge by land application. The
						  standards consist of general requirements, pollutant limits, management
						  practices and operational standards. This subchapter also includes pathogen and
						  alternative vector attraction reduction requirements.
(2) In addition, the standards in this
						  subchapter include reporting requirements and the frequency of monitoring and
						  recordkeeping requirements when sewage sludge is applied to the land for
						  beneficial use.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.902 - Permits and direct enforceability

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(a)
Permits.
The
						  requirements in this subchapter may be implemented through an individual land
						  application of sewage sludge permit or a land application of sewage sludge
						  general permit. An individual land application of sewage sludge permit will be
						  issued to, and a land application of sewage sludge general permit will provide
						  coverage for, persons who prepare sewage sludge or persons who land apply
						  residential septage, or both. For a land application of sewage sludge permit to
						  be issued to or provide coverage for a person who prepares sewage sludge other
						  than residential septage, that person shall have one or more of the following:
(1) A permit for operation of the facility
						  issued by the Department under the procedures and requirements of Chapter 91 or
						  92 (relating to general provisions; and National Pollutant Discharge
						  Elimination System permitting, monitoring and compliance) or this chapter, as
						  applicable.
(2) A permit for
						  operation of the facility issued or modified by the state in which the facility
						  is located or by the EPA, from which the Department may determine that the
						  sewage sludge to be land applied will meet the standards in 40 CFR Part 503
						  (relating to standards for the use or disposal of sewage sludge).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.903 - Operation under existing permits and beneficial use orders

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(a) A person that
						  possesses an existing individual permit or beneficial use order for the land
						  application of sewage sludge, or a sewage sludge distribution program permit,
						  issued by the Department shall either:
(1)
						  Cease operations.
(2) Continue
						  operations under the permit or beneficial use order until it expires or until
						  the person obtains coverage under a land application of sewage sludge
						  permit.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.904 - Additional or more stringent requirements

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On a case-by-case basis, the Department may impose
							 requirements in addition to or more stringent than the requirements in this
							 subchapter when necessary to protect public health and the environment from any
							 adverse effect of a pollutant in the sewage sludge.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.821 (relating to application
								for general permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › GENERAL › Section 271.905 - Requirement for a person who prepares sewage sludge

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A person who prepares sewage sludge shall ensure that
							 the applicable requirements in this subchapter are met when the sewage sludge
							 is applied to the land.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.821 (relating to application
								for general permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.911 - Special requirements

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(a)
Application.
This section applies to sewage sludge that meets
						  the criteria in subsection (b).
(b)
Exceptional quality sewage sludge.
(1) The general requirements in §
														271.913 (relating to general
						  requirements) and the management practices in §
														271.915 (relating to management
						  practices), do not apply when sewage sludge is applied to the land if, prior to
						  use, the sewage sludge continuously meets the pollutant concentrations in
						  §
														271.914(b)(3)
						  (relating to pollutant limits), the Class A pathogen requirements in §
														271.932(a) 
						  (relating to pathogens) and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements
						  in §
														271.933(b)(1)-(8)
						  (relating to vector attraction reduction), and is nonliquid and nonrecognizable
						  as human waste.
(2) Sewage sludge
						  that meets the requirements of paragraph (1) or (3) may not be applied at a
						  rate that is greater than the agronomic rate, unless a greater application rate
						  is approved by the Department for land reclamation activities. For land
						  reclamation, sewage sludge shall be incorporated within 24 hours after
						  application.
(3) Sewage sludge
						  sold, given away or otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for
						  application to the land shall continuously meet the pollutant concentrations in
						  §
														271.914(b)(3),
						  the Class A pathogen requirements in §
														271.932(a) and
						  one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in §
														271.933(b)(1)-(8),
						  and shall be nonliquid and nonrecognizable as human waste.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.912 - Assistance of county conservation district

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The Department may enter into an agreement with a
							 county conservation district with the approval of the State Conservation
							 Commission to authorize the county conservation district to:
(1) Provide site evaluation and permit
						  application review of land application of sewage sludge permits.
(2) Provide information and written materials
						  to the general public, the regulated community and the agricultural community
						  concerning the land application of sewage sludge.
(3) Conduct education sessions with
						  interested parties on the land application of sewage sludge.
(4) Conduct inspections of permitted land
						  application facilities and those areas where sewage sludge is applied under
						  land application of sewage sludge permits.
(5) Take samples of sewage sludge delivered
						  to land application sites.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.914 - Pollutant limits

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(a)
Sewage sludge other than residential septage.
(1) Sewage sludge may not be applied to the
						  land if the concentration of any pollutant in the sewage sludge exceeds the
						  ceiling concentration for the pollutant in Table 1.
(2) If sewage sludge, other than sewage
						  sludge that meets the criteria of §
														271.911(b)(1) or
						  (3) (relating to special requirements), is
						  applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site or a reclamation
						  site, the cumulative loading rate for each pollutant may not exceed the
						  cumulative pollutant loading rate for the pollutant in Table 2.
(3) If sewage sludge is applied to a lawn or
						  a home garden, the concentration of each pollutant in the sewage sludge may not
						  exceed the concentration for the pollutant in Table 3.
(4) If sewage sludge is sold, given away or
						  otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for application to the land,
						  the concentration of each pollutant in the sewage sludge may not exceed the
						  concentration for the pollutant in Table 3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.916 - Operational standards-pathogens and vector attraction reduction

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(a)
Pathogens-sewage sludge other than residential septage.
(1) The Class A pathogen requirements in
						  §
														271.932(a)
						  (relating to pathogens) or the Class B pathogen requirements and site
						  restrictions in §
														271.932(b)  shall
						  be met when sewage sludge is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public
						  contact site or a reclamation site.
(2) The Class A pathogen requirements in
						  §
														271.932(a) shall
						  be met when sewage sludge is applied to a lawn or a home garden.
(3) The Class A pathogen requirements in
						  §
														271.932(a) shall
						  be met when sewage sludge is sold, given away or otherwise distributed, in a
						  bag or other container for application to the land.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.917 - Frequency of monitoring

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(a)
Sewage sludge other than residential septage.
(1) The frequency of monitoring for the
						  pollutants listed in Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 of §
														271.914 (relating to pollutant
						  limits); the pathogen density requirements in §
														271.932(a) and
						  (b)(2)-(4) (relating to pathogens); and the
						  vector attraction reduction requirements in §
														271.933(b)(1)-(8)
						  (relating to vector attraction reduction) shall be the frequency in Table 1 of
						  this section.
TABLE 1-FREQUENCY OF MONITORING-LAND
							 APPLICATION
Amount of Sewage
										Sludge1 (Tons/Or Metric Tons Per 365 Day
										Period)
Frequency
Greater than zero but less than 319
										(290)
Once per year
Equal to or greater than 319 (290) but less
										than 1,650 (1,500)
Once per quarter (4 times per year)
Equal to or greater than 1,650 (1,500) but
										less than 16,500 (15,000)
Once per 60 days (6 times per year)
Equal to or greater than 16,500
										(15,000)
Once per month (12 times per year)
1 Either the amount of
							 sewage sludge applied to the land or the amount of sewage sludge received by a
							 person who prepares sewage sludge that is sold, given away or otherwise
							 distributed, in a bag or other container for application to the land (dry
							 weight basis).
(2) After the
						  sewage sludge has been monitored for 2 years at the frequency in Table 1, the
						  Department may reduce the frequency of monitoring for pollutant concentrations
						  and for the pathogen density requirements in §
														271.932(a)(5)(ii) and
						  (iii). However, the frequency of monitoring
						  may not be less than once per year when sewage sludge is applied to the
						  land.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.918 - Recordkeeping

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(a)
Sewage
						  sludge other than residential septage.
(1) The person who prepares or derives the
						  sewage sludge in §
														271.911(b)(1) or (3)
						   (relating to special requirements) shall
						  develop the following information and shall retain the information for 5 years:
(i) The concentration of each pollutant
						  listed in Table 3 of §
															271.914 (relating to pollutant
						  limits) in the sewage sludge.
(ii)
						  The following certification statement:
"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class A
							 pathogen requirements in §
																271.932(a) and
							 the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector
							 attraction reduction requirements in §
																271.933(b)(1)
							 through §
																271.933(b)(8)]
							 have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and
							 supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified
							 personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that
							 the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have
							 been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false
							 certification including the possibility of fine and
							 imprisonment."
(iii) A
						  description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in §
															271.932(a)
						  (relating to pathogens) are met.
(iv) A description of how one of the vector
						  attraction reduction requirements in §
															271.933(b)(1)-(8)
						   (relating to vector attraction reduction) is
						  met.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.919 - Reporting

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A person who prepares sewage sludge and a person that
							 land applies residential septage, shall submit the following information to the
							 Department:
(1) The information in
						  §
													271.918(a) and
						  (b) (relating to recordkeeping), for the
						  appropriate requirements, when requested by the Department.
(2) Notification that 90% or more of any of
						  the cumulative pollutant loading rates in Table 2 of §
													271.914 (relating to pollutant
						  limits) is reached at a site. When this figure is reached, the Department may
						  require submission of the information in §
						  271.918(a)(2)(ii)(A)-(G).
(3)
						  Notification of the date, time and location at which land application will
						  occur, when requested by the Department, for the purpose of inspection or
						  investigation to ascertain compliance or noncompliance with the permit and with
						  applicable statutes, rules and regulations.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.821 (relating to application
								for general permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.920 - Inspection

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A person operating under a land application of sewage
							 sludge permit shall allow authorized representatives of the Commonwealth,
							 without advance notice or a search warrant, upon presentation of appropriate
							 credentials, and without delay, to have access to areas in which the activities
							 covered by the land application of sewage sludge permit will be, are being or
							 have been conducted to ensure compliance with The Clean Streams Law, the act,
							 regulations promulgated under The Clean Streams Law or under the act, and a
							 permit issued under this subchapter. Samples may be taken of solid, semisolid,
							 liquid or contained gaseous material for analysis.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › OPERATING REQUIREMENTS › Section 271.921 - Sewage sludge quality enhancement plan

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(a) A person that generates sewage sludge,
						  except a person that generates residential septage or a person that generates
						  sewage sludge meeting the requirements of §
													271.911(b)(1)
						  (relating to special requirements), shall prepare a sewage sludge quality
						  enhancement plan in accordance with this section.
(b) The plan shall include:
(1) A physical, chemical and biological
						  analysis and characterization of the sewage sludge.
(2) An evaluation of the impact industrial
						  discharges have on the quality of the sewage sludge.
(3) A description of the measures taken by
						  the generator of the sewage sludge to determine whether industrial discharges
						  are in compliance with existing State and Federal pretreatment laws.
(4) A description of options to improve the
						  physical, chemical or biological quality of the sewage sludge.
(5) A description of how the options were
						  evaluated.
(6) An explanation of
						  why each option was selected or rejected.
(7) A description of the methods to be used
						  to analyze, evaluate and address potential sources or changes which may affect
						  the quality of sewage sludge.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › PATHOGENS AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION › Section 271.931 - Special definitions

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The following words and terms have the following
							 meanings and are applicable to §§
													271.932 and
							 271.933 (relating to pathogens;
							 and vector attraction reduction):
Aerobic digestion
-The biochemical
							 decomposition of organic matter in sewage sludge into carbon dioxide and water
							 by microorganisms in the presence of air.
Anaerobic digestion
-The biochemical
							 decomposition of organic matter in sewage sludge into methane gas and carbon
							 dioxide by microorganisms in the absence of air.
Density of microorganisms
-The number
							 of microorganisms per unit mass of total solids (dry weight) in the sewage
							 sludge.
Land with a high potential for public
							 exposure
-Land that the public uses frequently. This includes, but is
							 not limited to, a public contact site and a reclamation site located in a
							 populated area (for example, a construction site located in a city).
Land with a low potential for public
							 exposure
-Land that the public uses infrequently. This includes, but is
							 not limited to, agricultural land, forest and a reclamation site located in an
							 unpopulated area (for example, a surface mine located in a rural area).
Pathogenic organisms; disease-causing
							 organisms
-These include, but are not limited to, certain bacteria,
							 protozoa, viruses and viable helminth ova.
pH
-The logarithm of the reciprocal
							 of the hydrogen ion concentration
Specific oxygen uptake rate
							 (SOUR)
-The mass of oxygen consumed per unit time per unit mass of
							 total solids (dry weight basis) in the sewage sludge.
Total solids
-The materials in sewage
							 sludge that remain as residue when the sewage sludge is dried at 103° to
							 105°C.
Unstabilized solids
-Organic
							 materials in sewage sludge that have not been treated in either an aerobic or
							 anaerobic treatment process.
Vector attraction
-The characteristic
							 of sewage sludge that attracts rodents, flies, mosquitoes or other organisms
							 capable of transporting infectious agents.
Volatile solids
-The amount of the
							 total solids in sewage sludge lost when the sewage sludge is combusted at
							 1022°F (or 550°C) in the presence of excess air.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.821 (relating to application
								for general permit).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 271 - MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT-GENERAL PROVISIONS › Subchapter J - BENEFICIAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE BY LAND APPLICATION › PATHOGENS AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION › Section 271.933 - Vector attraction reduction

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(a)
Options.
(1) One of the vector attraction reduction
						  requirements in subsection (b)(1)-(10) shall be met when sewage sludge is
						  applied to agriculture land, forest, a public contact site or a reclamation
						  site.
(2) One of the vector
						  attraction reduction requirements in subsection (b)(1)-(8) shall be met when
						  sewage sludge is applied to a lawn or a home garden.
(3) One of the vector attraction reduction
						  requirements in subsection (b)(1)-(8) shall be met when sewage sludge is sold,
						  given away or otherwise distributed, in a bag or other container for
						  application to the land.
(4) One of
						  the vector attraction reduction requirements in subsection (b)(9), (10) or (11)
						  shall be met when residential septage is applied to agricultural land, forest
						  or a reclamation site.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter A - GENERAL › Section 272.1 - Scope

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This chapter sets forth rights and responsibilities for
						  host counties which have municipal waste facilities within their boundaries,
						  and requirements for municipalities and counties for municipal waste planning,
						  recycling and waste reduction. The requirements in this chapter are in addition
						  to the applicable requirements in Chapter 271 (relating to municipal waste
						  management-general provisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.101 - County withdrawals from trust fund

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The trustee of a site-specific postclosure trust
						  established under section 1108 of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
						  Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §
													4000.1108)
						  may release moneys from the trust to the county which established the trust
						  upon written request from the county to the trustee in accordance with the
						  Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection Act.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.102 - Trust requirements

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(a) A
						trust fund established under section 1108 of the Municipal Waste Planning,
						Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P. S. §
													4000.1108) shall meet the following
						requirements:
(1) The trustee shall be a
						state-chartered or National bank, or financial institution with trust powers or
						trust company with offices in this Commonwealth and whose trust activities are
						examined or regulated by a state or Federal agency. The trustee shall have an
						office located in the county establishing the trust fund.
(i) The trustee may resign by sending written
						notice to the Department, the county and the operator of the municipal waste
						landfill, by certified mail, return receipt requested, of its intention to
						resign. The resignation may not take effect until the following conditions have
						been met:
(A) The expiraiton of a 120-day
						period after the trustee has provided written notice of its intention to
						resign.
(B) The county has
						appointed a successor trustee and the successor trustee accepts the
						appointment.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.103 - Failure to make payment

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Under §
												272.102(a)(5)
						  (relating to trust requirements), if the trustee notifies the Department that a
						  payment due from the operator of the municipal waste landfill has not been
						  received by the trustee, the Department will immediately, in writing, notify
						  the operator that it shall pay to the trustee the payment due within 15 days of
						  the Department's notification. If the operator fails or refuses to pay to the
						  trustee the payment at the expiration of the 15-day period, the Department will
						  proceed or the trustee may proceed to collect the payment in a manner provided
						  by law.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.104 - Operator withdrawals from trust fund

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(a) Withdrawals by the operator may not be
						made from the trust fund prior to certification by the Department of the
						closure of the landfill under §
												273.203(d)
						(relating to certification). The Department will provide the trustee with a
						copy of the certification of closure.
(b) The trustee shall withdraw and pay over
						moneys from the trust fund to the operator only upon receipt of a written
						request of the operator. The trustee may not honor the written request of an
						operator unless the request has been approved by the Department. A payment from
						the trust to the operator may only be made for remedial measures and emergency
						actions required by the Department for prevention or abatement of adverse
						effects on the environment.
(c)
						Written requests by the operator to the Department for approval of withdrawal
						of moneys from the trust shall include the following:
(1) The name of the operator and the
						identification of the facility for which withdrawal is sought.
(2) The date of closure of the
						facility.
(3) The closure plan for
						the facility under §
													271.113 or §
													273.192 (relating to closure plan;
						and closure plan), or the date the closure plan was previously submitted to the
						Department or approved by the Department.
(4) The total amount of the trust corpus, the
						amount of the withdrawal request and the amount that will remain in
						trust.
(5) A revised cost estimate
						for closure and postclosure care under §
													271.331 (relating to bond and
						trust amount determination).
(6) A
						demonstration that the operator has inadequate financial resources to perform
						the remedial measures or emergency actions for which it is requesting the
						withdrawal and that the bond issued under the act has been exhausted.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.105 - County withdrawals from the trust fund for administering the trust fund

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(a) The county
						may request the trustee to withdraw and pay over to the county moneys as may be
						necessary to reimburse the county for actual costs incurred by the county in
						administering the trust fund. The county shall provide documentation necessary
						to satisfy the trustee that the county's request accurately sets forth the
						actual costs incurred by the county.
(b) Payments to the county for costs incurred
						in administering the trust fund may not exceed the lesser of the county's
						actual costs, or 0.5% of the moneys in the trust fund (including the trust
						corpus, earnings and profits) on the date of the county's request for
						payment.
(c) After the trustee
						receives a copy of certification of closure from the Department, payments to
						the county for costs incurred in administering the trust may not exceed the
						lowest of the county's actual costs, 0.5% of the moneys in the trust fund
						(including the trust corpus, earnings and profits) or the earnings and profits
						from the trust corpus credited during the billing period.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.106 - Termination of trust

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(a) The
						Department will notify the trustee, in writing, of the Department's
						certification of final closure of the landfill under §
												271.342 (relating to final closure
						certification) and one of the following:
(1)
						The release of the bond.
(2) The
						termination of a trust provided for a landfill operated by a municipality
						solely for municipal waste not classified hazardous, if the municipality has
						provided the trust in lieu of a bond under §
													271.301(c)
						(relating to scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter B - HOST COUNTIES › Section 272.107 - Abandonment of the facility

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(a) The
						Department will certify to the trustee, in writing, the abandonment of the
						landfill by the operator, or the failure or refusal of the operator to comply
						with the requirements of the act, the environmental protection acts,
						regulations thereunder, the terms and conditions of the permit or orders of the
						Department. The Department will not make the certification sooner than 30 days
						after the Department has provided written notice to the operator, the county
						and the trustee of the Department's intention to make the
						certification.
(b) Upon the
						trustee's receipt of the certification, rights, title and interest in the
						property of the trust will be vested in the Department. The Department may
						direct the trustee to make disbursements from the trust fund necessary to
						prevent or abate adverse effects in the environment, or direct the trustee to
						take the necessary steps to terminate the trust and pay to the Department
						moneys remaining in the trust together with other property in the trust, less
						the trustee's final administration expenses. This amount shall be paid into the
						Solid Waste Abatement Fund, to be used solely for abatement, remediation,
						closure, postclosure care, monitoring and related costs for that particular
						landfill.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 272.201 - Purposes

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The primary purposes of a municipal waste management
							 plan are to:
(1) Ensure that each
						  county has sufficient processing and disposal capacity for its municipal waste
						  for at least 10 years.
(2) Ensure a
						  full, fair and open discussion of alternative methods of municipal waste
						  processing or disposal.
(3) Ensure
						  maximum feasible waste reduction and recycling of municipal waste or source
						  separated recyclable material.
(4)
						  Shift the primary responsibility for developing and implementing municipal
						  waste management plans from municipalities to counties.
(5) Conserve resources and protect the public
						  health, safety and welfare from the short- and long-term dangers of
						  transportation, processing, treatment, storage and disposal of municipal
						  waste.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															272.252 (relating to development
								of plan revisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 272.202 - Advisory committee

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(a) Prior
						  to developing a plan for submission to the Department under this subchapter,
						  the county shall form an advisory committee. The committee shall review the
						  plan during its preparation, make suggestions and propose changes it believes
						  appropriate.
(b) The committee
						  shall include representatives from the following:
(1) All classes of municipalities within the
						  county.
(2) Citizen
						  organizations.
(3)
						  Industry.
(4) The private solid
						  waste industry operating within the county.
(5) The private recycling or scrap material
						  processing industry operating within the county.
(6) The county recycling coordinator, if one
						  exists.
(7) Other persons deemed
						  appropriate by the county.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 272.203 - Notice to municipalities

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The county shall provide written notice to
							 municipalities within the county when plan development or plan revision begins.
							 The county shall also provide periodic progress reports to the municipalities
							 concerning the preparation of the plan.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.1 (relating to definitions);
								25 Pa. Code §
															272.226 (relating to description
								of recyclable materials); and 25 Pa. Code §
															272.252 (relating to development
								of plan revisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 272.204 - Format of plans

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(a) Counties
						  shall focus on significant issues and alternatives, and shall reduce paperwork
						  and the accumulation of extraneous background data. A plan shall be clear and
						  concise and shall be supported by evidence that the county has made the
						  necessary analysis. A plan shall be analytic rather than
						  encyclopedic.
(b) A plan shall be
						  developed and implemented in an open and public manner.
(c) A plan shall be written in plain
						  language. Appropriate graphics may be used so that decision makers and the
						  public can readily understand it.
(d) A plan shall be organized and formatted
						  to correspond to §§
													272.222-272.233. A plan shall have a
						  separate section for each of these sections.
(e) A plan shall be specific to the planning
						  area. A plan shall be used as the basis for municipal waste actions by the
						  county and municipalities during the term of the plan. The plan shall be
						  implementable.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															272.252 (relating to development
								of plan revisions).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › PLANNING › Section 272.211 - General requirement

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A county shall submit to the Department a municipal
							 waste plan revision under this subchapter. For purposes of this subchapter, the
							 term"county" includes cities of the first class, but does not include counties
							 of the first class.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															271.1 (relating to definitions);
								and 25 Pa. Code §
															272.221 (relating to
								scope).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part I - Department of Environmental Protection › Subpart D - Environmental Health and Safety › Article VIII - Municipal Waste › Chapter 272 - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING, RECYCLING AND WASTE REDUCTION › Subchapter C - MUNICIPAL WASTE PLANNING › PLAN CONTENT › Section 272.221 - Scope of plan

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(a) Except as
						  provided in §
													272.211 (relating to general
						  requirement), a plan submitted after October 26, 1988, shall comply with this
						  subchapter.
(b) The Department may,
						  in writing, request information from a county not specifically identified in
						  this subchapter that the Department deems necessary to implement the purposes
						  and provisions of the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction
						  Act and this subchapter.
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
															272.252 (relating to development
								of plan revisions).