The applicant shall develop a waste sampling plan. The waste sampling plan shall be attached to and made part of the land application proposal submitted to the Department. The waste sampling plan shall encompass the sampling techniques utilized for the soil or groundwater from the agricultural chemical facility site and the application site. The waste sampling plan shall cover each agricultural chemical, nutrient or constituent proposed to be applied to the agricultural land. The waste sampling plan shall take into account and be consistent with the chemical analysis and testing protocol required by § 130d.22 (relating to chemical analysis of waste and sampling techniques and protocol). At a minimum, the plan shall include:

1. (1) Quality assurance and quality control procedures. The plan shall ensure an accurate and representative sampling of the contaminated soil or groundwater, or both, the person seeks to apply to agricultural land and an accurate and representative sampling from each field or plot at the application site upon which the contaminated media will be placed. The plan shall set forth the following:

   1. (i) The type of chemicals, nutrients and constituents for which each soil pile or quantity of groundwater was tested and analyzed and the rationale for the selection of those chemicals, nutrients and constituents.
   2. (ii) The name and address of the approved laboratory that was used to test for the chemicals, nutrients and constituents.
   3. (iii) The method utilized for labeling and managing the soil piles and quantities of groundwater to assure they are applied at the proper rates and to the proper areas once they reach the application site, since individual soil piles and quantities of groundwater may contain different types and concentrations of chemicals, nutrients and constituents.
2. (2) An evaluation of the ability of the agricultural chemicals and constituents contained in the soil or groundwater to be fully utilized by the crop to be grown on the application site and to leach into the environment.
3. (3) A narrative delineating the scientific evidence supporting the contention that the contaminated soil or groundwater can be land applied to agricultural land without negatively affecting the productivity of the agricultural land or causing harm to the environment or animal or human health.

Cross References

This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 130d.21 (relating to general requirements for land application proposal form); 7 Pa. Code § 130d.51 (relating to general requirements); and 7 Pa. Code § 130d.61 (relating to site closure plan).