(a) No person shall manage or dispose of septage at any place in New Hampshire, excluding transport, which does not have at least one of the following:
- (1) A site, facility, or septage holding tank permit issued in accordance with Env-Wq 1600;
- (2) A wastewater treatment plant permit or groundwater discharge permit issued under RSA 485-A:13;
- (3) A solid waste facility permit issued under RSA 149-M; or
- (4) A groundwater release detection permit or a groundwater management permit issued under RSA 485-C.
(b) Subject to Env-Wq 1603.02(d), a septage hauler permit as specified in Env-Wq 1603.03 and Env-Wq 1605 shall be obtained prior to transporting any of the following over public roads or public waters:
- (1) Septage;
- (2) Sewage from collection systems;
- (3) Grease which has been co-mingled with wastewater;
- (4) Portable toilet waste; or
- (5) Marine sanitation waste.
- (c) A site permit as specified in Env-Wq 1608shall be obtained prior to initiating the land application of septage that does not possess a valid EQ certification.
(d) Except as provided in Env-Wq 1603.02, a septage facility permit as specified in Env-Wq 1609 shall be obtained prior to initiating:
- (1) The processing, treatment, or disposal of septage;
- (2) Any septage dewatering operation where the resultant septage or solids are to be used or disposed on-site;
- (3) The construction, operation, and closure of septage lagoons; or
- (4) The construction, operation, and closure of storage and stockpiling lagoons and unsealed septage holding tanks.
- (e) A septage holding tank permit as specified in Env-Wq 1606.02 shall be obtained prior to holding septage in a septage holding tank.
- (f) A certification as specified in Env-Wq 1603.04 and Env-Wq 1610 shall be obtained prior to land application of EQ solids.
Source. (See Revision Note #1 and Revision Note #2 at chapter heading for Env-Wq 1600) #13944, eff 4-27-24