[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 29]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR503.14]



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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 503_STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE--Table of 

Contents

 

                       Subpart B_Land Application

 

Sec.  503.14  Management practices.



    (a) Bulk sewage sludge shall not be applied to the land if it is 

likely to adversely affect a threatened or endangered species listed 

under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act or its designated critical 

habitat.



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    (b) Bulk sewage sludge shall not be applied to agricultural land, 

forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site that is flooded, 

frozen, or snow-covered so that the bulk sewage sludge enters a wetland 

or other waters of the United States, as defined in 40 CFR 122.2, except 

as provided in a permit issued pursuant to section 402 or 404 of the 

CWA.

    (c) Bulk sewage sludge shall not be applied to agricultural land, 

forest, or a reclamation site that is 10 meters or less from waters of 

the United States, as defined in 40 CFR 122.2, unless otherwise 

specified by the permitting authority.

    (d) Bulk sewage sludge shall be applied to agricultural land, 

forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site at a whole sludge 

application rate that is equal to or less than the agronomic rate for 

the bulk sewage sludge, unless, in the case of a reclamation site, 

otherwise specified by the permitting authority.

    (e) Either a label shall be affixed to the bag or other container in 

which sewage sludge that is sold or given away for application to the 

land, or an information sheet shall be provided to the person who 

receives sewage sludge sold or given away in an other container for 

application to the land. The label or information sheet shall contain 

the following information:

    (1) The name and address of the person who prepared the sewage 

sludge that is sold or given away in a bag or other container for 

application to the land.

    (2) A statement that application of the sewage sludge to the land is 

prohibited except in accordance with the instructions on the label or 

information sheet.

    (3) The annual whole sludge application rate for the sewage sludge 

that does not cause any of the annual pollutant loading rates in Table 4 

of Sec.  503.13 to be exceeded.