Section 312.43(a)(4)(B) of this title (relating to Metal Limits) requires that the product of the concentration for each metal listed in Table 4 of §312.43 of this title in sewage sludge sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land and the annual whole sludge application rate (AWSAR) for the sewage sludge not cause the annual metal loading rate for the metal in Table 4 of §312.43(b)(4) of this title to be exceeded. This appendix contains the procedure used to determine the AWSAR for a sewage sludge that does not cause the annual metal loading rates in Table 4 of §312.43(b)(4) of this title to be exceeded.

1. (1) The relationship between the annual metal loading rate (AMLR) for a metal and the annual whole sludge application rate (AWSAR) for a sewage sludge is shown in equation (1).

Source Note:The provisions of this §312.49 adopted to be effective October 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 7840.