South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-43 - STANDARDS FOR THE PERMITTING OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL FACILITIES › Part 100 - SWINE FACILITIES › Section 61-43.100.190 - Training Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. An
				owner/operator of a new or existing swine facility, lagoon, manure storage
				pond, or manure utilization area shall complete a training program on the
				operation of swine manure management created by Clemson University, i.e.
				(CAMM).
B. Owners/Operators of new
				and existing swine facilities shall be required to pass a test and become
				certified as a part of the training program created by Clemson
				University.
C. The certification
				shall be completed by owners/operators of new facilities prior to start-up of
				operations.
D. The certification
				shall be completed by owners/operators of existing facilities within two (2)
				years of the effective date of this regulation. The certification program shall
				be completed by owners/operators involved in a transfer of ownership within one
				(1) year of the transfer of ownership approval.
E. The certification shall be maintained as
				long as the facility remains in operation.
F. Failure to obtain the certification as
				provided in this Section shall be deemed a violation of this
				regulation.
G. Additional Training
				and Certification Requirements for X-Large Swine Facilities:
1. The Department shall classify all manure
				treatment systems serving X-large swine facilities, giving due regard to size,
				types of work, character, and volume of manure to be treated, and the use and
				nature of the land resources receiving the manure.
2. Manure treatment systems may be classified
				in a group higher than indicated at the discretion of the Department by reason
				of the following:
a. Incorporation in the
				treatment system of complex features which cause the treatment system to be
				more difficult to operate than usual; or
b. A waste stream that is unusually difficult
				to treat; or
c. Conditions of flow;
				or
d. Use of the receiving lands
				requiring an unusually high degree of system operation control; or
e. Combinations of such conditions or
				circumstances.
3. The
				classifications for biological treatment systems are based on the following
				groups:
a. Group I - B. All agricultural
				manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the following units:
				primary settling, chlorination, sludge removal, Imhoff tanks, sand filters,
				sludge drying beds, land spraying, grinding, screening, oxidation, and
				stabilization ponds.
b. Group II -
				B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of
				the units listed in Group I-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the
				following units: sludge digestion, aerated lagoon, and sludge
				thickeners.
c. Group III - B. All
				agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
				units listed in Groups I-B and II-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the
				following: trickling filters, secondary settling, chemical treatment, vacuum
				filters, sludge elutriation, sludge incinerator, wet oxidation process, contact
				aeration, and activated sludge (either conventional, modified, or high rate
				processes).
d. Group IV - B. All
				agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
				units listed in Groups I-B, II-B, and III-B and, in addition, treat manure
				having a raw five (5)-day biochemical oxygen demand of 5,000 pounds per day or
				more.
4. The
				classifications for physical chemical manure treatment systems are based on the
				following groups:
a. Group I-P/C. All
				agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
				following units: primary settling, equalization, pH control, and oil
				skimming.
b. Group II-P/C. All
				agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the
				units listed in Group I-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following
				units: sludge storage, dissolved air flotation, and clarification.
c. Group III-P/C. All agricultural manure
				treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups
				I-P/C and II-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following:
				oxidation/reduction reactions, cyanide destruction, metals precipitation,
				sludge dewatering, and air stripping.
d. Group IV-P/C. All agricultural manure
				treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups
				I-P/C, II-P/C, and III-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following:
				membrane technology, ion exchange, tertiary chemicals, and
				electrochemistry.
5. It
				shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to operate an agricultural
				manure treatment system at an X-large swine facility unless the
				operator-in-charge holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the
				Board of Certification of Environmental Systems Operators in a grade
				corresponding to the classification of the agricultural manure treatment system
				supervised by him or her.