Section Env-Wq 809.05 - Testing Required for Initial Certification(a) Subject to (b), below, with an application for a sludge quality certification the applicant shall submit the results of the analyses of the number of representative samples of sludge from the generating facility determined pursuant to (b) or (c), below, as applicable, taken at least 30 days apart within the 12 months prior to the date of application and analyzed for the constituents in Env-Wq 809.06.(b) The number of representative samples shall be based on the total annual sludge production, as follows:(1) For total annual sludge production of less than 1,600 dry tons, 2 representative samples; and(2) For total annual sludge production of 1,600 dry tons or more, 4 representative samples.(c) For batch processes or specified quantities of sludge proposed for land application, the applicant may collect representative composite sample(s) from each batch or specified quantity on a one time basis. The number of composite samples shall be based on an estimate of the quantity of sludge proposed for sludge quality certification as shown in table 809-1, below: Table 809-1: Number of Required Samples for Batch Processes
Estimated Quantity of Sludge (dry tons) | Number of Samples Required |
less than 320 | one composite sample |
320 to 1600 | 2 composite samples |
more than 1600 | 4 composite samples |
(d) All samples shall be collected in accordance with "The Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Guide to Biosolids Sampling Plans" published by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, dated September 2006, available as noted in Appendix B, or equivalent approved pursuant to Env-Wq 811.N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 809.05
(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.