Md. Code Regs. 26.04.06.40

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 26.04.06.40 - Agricultural Land - Record-Keeping and Reporting Requirements for a Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit

A. The permittee shall generate a report containing the following information and maintain all documents used to generate the report for a period of 5 years:

(1) The source, type, and quantity, including documentation of sewage sludge received and applied on the agricultural land;

(2) The dates of land application of sewage sludge;

(3) The number and size of the fields where sewage sludge was applied on agricultural land;

(4) Cumulative and annual constituent loading rates including plant-available nitrogen, P₂O₅, and K₂O;

(5) Descriptions of problems encountered and their solutions;

(6) Other related information regarding the land application of sewage sludge as required by the applicable Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit; and

(7) Other information that may be requested by the Department.

B. The permittee shall submit to the Department three completed copies of the report required by §A of this regulation for each year the Sewage Sludge Utilization Permit is in effect. The permittee shall submit to the Department the report on a form provided by the Department and in accordance with a schedule established by the Department.

C. Prior to land application of sewage sludge on the permitted site, the permittee shall provide the farmer and operator of the site where the sewage sludge is to be land applied with a copy of the nutrient management plan for the site for the year of application as required in Regulation .38D(13) of this chapter.

D. Within 30 days of land application of sewage sludge, the permittee shall provide the farmer or operator and the legal owner of the site where sewage sludge was applied with a copy of the report required by §B of this regulation and a site-specific map with a minimum scale of 1 inch = 200 feet showing the areal extent of the site and the exact acreage where sewage sludge was applied.

Md. Code Regs. 26.04.06.40

Regulations .40 adopted effective 41:10 Md. R. 562, eff.5/26/2014