Preparing sewage sludge for land application or surface disposal: A guide for preparers of sewage sludge on the monitoring, record keeping, and reporting requirements of the federal standards for the use of disposal of sewage sludge, 40 CFR part 503
The document focuses on the monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements that apply to persons who prepare sewage sludge or a material derived from sewage sludge. It defines persons who prepare sewage sludge and then summarizes their general responsibilities. USEPA promulgated at 40 CFR Part 503 Phase 1 of the risk-based regulations that govern the final use or disposal of sewage sludge. The intent of the Federal program is to ensure that the use or disposal of sewage sludge occurs in a way that protects both human health and the environment. The Part 503 regulation establishes general requirements, pollutant limits, operational standards, and management practices, as well as monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. These requirements apply to sewage sludge that is land applied, placed on a surface disposal site, or incinerated in a sewage sludge-only incinerator.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Enforcement
- OSTI ID:
- 5635166
- Report Number(s):
- PB-94-102415/XAB; EPA--831/B-93/002A
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOLOGICAL WASTES
COMPLIANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROUND DISPOSAL
INCINERATORS
LAND POLLUTION ABATEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
SEWAGE
SEWAGE SLUDGE
SLUDGES
STANDARDS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES