Unless otherwise specified by the commission, sludge management facilities shall submit the following information to the Enforcement Division, the Wastewater Permitting Section of the Water Quality Division, and the appropriate regional office:
(1) annually by September 30 of each year:
- (A) the information in §312.47 of this title (relating to Record Keeping) for the applicable requirements;
(B) the information in §312.47(a)(5)(A)(i) - (iv) of this title if:
- (i) the sewage sludge does not meet the metal concentrations in §312.43(b)(3) of this title (relating to Metal Limits);
- (ii) 90% or more of any of the cumulative metal loading rates in §312.43(b)(2) of this title is reached at a site; or
- (iii) sewage sludge is applied to a site after 90% of any of the cumulative metal loading rates is reached at the site; and
(C) for the Class B sewage sludge beneficial land application permit holder:
- (i) evidence that the permit holder is complying with the nutrient management plan developed by a certified nutrient management specialist in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service Practice Standard Code 590;
- (ii) a completed Annual Sludge Summary Report Form; and
- (iii) proof of continuation of commercial liability insurance and environmental impairment insurance; and
(2) for the Class B sewage sludge beneficial land use permit holder, submit quarterly reports by the 15th day of the month following each quarter. Quarterly reports are due December 15th, March 15th, June 15th, and September 15th and must include:
- (A) a Quarterly Sludge Summary Report form; and
(B) a computer-generated quarterly report containing:
- (i) the source, quality, and quantity of sludge applied to the land application unit;
- (ii) the location of the land application unit, either in terms of longitude and latitude or by physical address, including the county;
- (iii) the dates of delivery of Class B sewage sludge;
- (iv) the dates of application of Class B sewage sludge;
- (v) the cumulative amount of metals applied to the land application unit through the application of Class B sewage sludge;
- (vi) crops grown at the land application unit site; and
- (vii) the suggested agronomic application rate for the Class B sewage sludge.
Source Note:The provisions of this §312.48 adopted to be effective October 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 7840; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6743.