N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 804.02

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024
Section Env-Wq 804.02 - Site and Facility Permits Required
(a) Except as provided in (e), below, no person shall manage sludge at any place that does not have:
(1) A site or facility permit issued in accordance with Env-Wq 800;
(2) A wastewater treatment plant permit issued under RSA 485-A:13; or
(3) A solid waste facility permit issued under RSA 149-M.
(b) Except as provided in (e), below, a site permit shall be required for:
(1) Each QC sludge land application site;
(2) Each QC sludge mixing site where the resultant mixture is to be used on-site; and
(3) Each stockpile site where QC sludge will be stockpiled for 8 months or less and where the stockpile location is not on a site permitted pursuant to (1) or (2), above.
(c) Except as provided in (d) or (e), below, a facility permit shall be required for:
(1) The processing, treatment, or disposal, other than land application, of sludge;
(2) Each QC sludge mixing site where the resultant mixture is to be used off-site;
(3) Each QC sludge stockpile site where any material will be stockpiled for greater than 8 months in any 12-month period;
(4) The construction, operation, and closure of any sludge lagoon or monofill; and
(5) The construction, operation, and closure of any sludge transfer station.
(d) A facility permit shall not be required for the processing of QC sludge for the sole purpose of odor control at a site permitted for land application.
(e) A person who land applies class A biosolids shall be exempt from the requirement to obtain a site permit or a facility permit, but shall comply with Env-Wq 809.07 relative to required post-certification testing and Env-Wq 810 relative to land application and management restrictions.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 804.02

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Env-Wq 800) #8887, eff 5-23-07

Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 01, Filed January 7, 2016, Proposed by #10998, Effective 1/1/2016, Expires 1/1/2026.