25 Pa. Code § 271.918

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024

Section 271.918 - Recordkeeping

(a)Sewage sludge other than residential septage.

(1) The person who prepares or derives the sewage sludge in § 271.911(b)(1) or (3) (relating to special requirements) shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for 5 years:

(i) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 3 of § 271.914 (relating to pollutant limits) in the sewage sludge.

(ii) The following certification statement:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the Class A pathogen requirements in § 271.932(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1) through § 271.933(b)(8)] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."

(iii) A description of how the Class A pathogen requirements in § 271.932(a) (relating to pathogens) are met.

(iv) A description of how one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1)-(8) (relating to vector attraction reduction) is met.

(2) If sewage sludge other than sewage sludge that meets the criteria in § 271.911(b)(1) or (3) is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site or a reclamation site, the following apply:

(i) The person who prepares the sewage sludge shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for 5 years.

(A) The concentration of PCBs and each pollutant listed in Table 1 of § 271.914 in the sewage sludge.

(B) The following certification statement:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in [insert either § 271.932(a) or § 271.932(b)] and the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1) through (b)(8) if one of those requirements is met] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."

(C) A description of how the pathogen requirements in § 271.932(a) or (b) are met.

(D) When one of the vector attraction requirements in § 271.933(b)(1)-(8) is met, a description of how the vector attraction requirement is met.

(ii) The person who applies the sewage sludge shall develop the following information, retain the information in clauses (A)-(G) indefinitely, and retain the information in clauses (H)-(M) for 5 years.

(A) The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each site on which sewage sludge is applied.

(B) The number of acres (or hectares) in each site on which sewage sludge is applied.

(C) The date and time sewage sludge is applied to each site.

(D) The cumulative amount of each pollutant (in, pounds or kilograms) listed in Table 2 of § 271.914 in the sewage sludge applied to each site, including the amount in § 271.913(j)(2)(ii) (relating to general requirements).

(E) The amount of sewage sludge (in, tons or metric tons) applied to each site.

(F) The following certification statement:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the requirements to obtain information in § 271.913(j)(2) have been met for each site on which sewage sludge is applied. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the requirements to obtain information have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fine and imprisonment."

(G) A description of how the requirements to obtain information in § 271.913(j)(2) are met.

(H) The following certification statement:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the management practices in § 271.915 have been met for each site on which sewage sludge is applied. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the management practices have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fine and imprisonment."

(I) A description of how the management practices in § 271.915 (relating to management practices) are met for each site on which sewage sludge is applied.

(J) The following certification statement when the sewage sludge meets the Class B pathogen requirements in § 271.932(b):

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the site restrictions in § 271.932(b)(5) have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the site restrictions have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including fine and imprisonment."

(K) A description of how the site restrictions in § 271.932(b)(5) are met for each site on which Class B sewage sludge is applied.

(L) The following certification statement when the vector attraction reduction requirement in either § 271.933(b)(9) or (10) is met:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the vector attraction reduction requirement in [insert either § 271.933(b)(9) or § 271.933(b)(10)] has been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the vector attraction reduction requirement has been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."

(M) If the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(9) or (10) are met, a description of how the requirements are met.

(b)Residential septage. When residential septage is applied to agricultural land, forest or a reclamation site, the person who applies the residential septage shall develop the following information and shall retain the information for 5 years:

(1) The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each site on which residential septage is applied.

(2) The number of acres (or hectares) in each site on which residential septage is applied.

(3) The date and time residential septage is applied to each site.

(4) The nitrogen requirement for the crop or vegetation grown on each site during a 365-day period.

(5) The rate, in gallons per acre (or liters per hectare) per 365-day period, at which residential septage is applied to each site.

(6) The following certification statement:

"I certify, under penalty of law, that the pathogen requirements in § 271.932(c) and the vector attraction reduction requirements in [insert either § 271.933(b)(9), § 271.933(b)(10), or § 271.933(b)(11)] have been met. This determination has been made under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information used to determine that the pathogen requirements and vector attraction reduction requirements have been met. I am aware that there are significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment."

(7) A description of how the pathogen requirements in § 271.932(c) is met.

(8) A description of how the vector attraction reduction requirements in § 271.933(b)(9), (10) or (11) are met.

25 Pa. Code § 271.918

This section cited in 25 Pa. Code § 271.821 (relating to application for general permit); and 25 Pa. Code § 271.919 (relating to reporting).