S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-9.503.A.3

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-9.503.A.3 - Permits

(a) The requirements in this part shall be implemented through a permit, with the exception of 503 Appendix C-PCB in accordance with 503.3(b):

(1) issued to a "treatment works treating domestic sewage", as defined in R.61-9.122.2, in accordance with R.61-9.122, 124, and 505, by the State in accordance with 40 CFR 123 or,

(2) issued to any person who prepares, generates, or disposes of sewage sludge when the sewage sludge is applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator, or

(3) issued under subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; subpart C of the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972; or the Clean Air Act. "Treatment works treating domestic sewage" shall submit a permit application in accordance with R.61-9.122.21.

(4) A person who derives a bulk or bag material from sewage sludge shall not be required to obtain a permit if: (1) the sewage sludge meets the ceiling concentrations in Table 1 of section 503.13; the pollutant concentration limits in Table 3 of section 503.13; the Class A pathogen requirements of section 503.32(a); one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in section 503.33(b)(1) through section 503.33(b)(8); and the requirements in 503 Appendix C-PCB, and (2) there is a permit in effect for either the preparer, generator and/or applier of the sewage sludge.

(b) Direct Enforceability. In addition to any other requirement of this regulation or a permit, sewage sludge use via land application shall be in accordance with Appendix C-PCB. This includes but is not limited to: bulk sewage sludge applied to agricultural land, forests or public contact sites; sewage sludge sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land; domestic septage; reclamation sites; or other materials mixed with sludge before application.

(c) The requirements under this part may be addressed in permits issued to land appliers.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-9.503.A.3

Amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014.