Haw. Code R. § 11-62-44 - Land application of domestic septage to agricultural land, forest, or reclamation site

(a) No person shall apply domestic septage to land unless the land is agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site if the annual application rate (AAR) exceeds 1/0.0026 the amount of nitrogen (N) in pounds per acre per 365 day period needed by the crop or vegetation growth on the land.

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(b) Pathogens The pathogen requirements of

(1) 40 CFR §503.32(c) (1); or

(2) 40 CFR §503.32(c) (2), including the site restrictions of 40 CFR § 503.32(b)(5)(i) through (iv), shall be met for domestic septage.

(c) Vectors. One of the vector attraction reduction reguireraents in 40 CFR § 503.33(b)(9), (10), or (12) shall be met for domestic septage.

(d) Monitoring. If either the pathogen requirement in subsection (b)(2) or vector attraction reduction requirement in 40 CFR §503.33(b)(12) applies, each container of domestic septage shall be monitored for compliance with those requirements. The director may specify more monitoring, to better protect human health or the environment.

(e) Recordkeeping.

(1) The applier shall meet the information requirements of 40 CFR § 503.17(b) (2), (3), (4),(5),(7), and (8);

(2) The applier shall develop and retain for five years the location, including street address and tax map key number, of the site on which septage is applied; and

(3) The applier shall sign and complete the certification form, form A entitled Certification Form - Land Application dated July 1, 2014, and located at the end of this chapter, in Appendix E, items 7, 8, 9, and 10, and retain the form for five years.

(f) Reporting. The test results and records required in subsection (e) shall be kept on site and unless otherwise specified copies shall be submitted to the director on February 19 of each year.

(g) Spacing and site restrictions.

(1) Horizontal distances. The land application of domestic septage shall meet the minimum horizontal limits in Appendix D, Table VI dated July 1, 2014, and located at the end of this chapter.

(2) Vertical separation. The land application of domestic septage shall be at least five feet above the seasonal high groundwater table.

(3) The site restrictions in:

(A) 40 CFR §503.32(b)(5); or

(B) The pathogen requirement of 40 CFR §503.32(c)(2) and the site restrictions of 40 CFR § 503.32(b)(5)(i) through (iv) shall be met for domestic septage.

(h) Management practices. The management practices required by 40 CFR § 503.14(a), (b), (d), (e)(1), and (e)(2) for wastewater sludge shall be met for domestic septage, and domestic septage shall not be applied to the land so that the septage or any pollutant from septage enters state waters.

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Haw. Code R. § 11-62-44

[Eff and comp 12/09/2004] (Auth: HRS § 342D-4, 342D-5) (Imp: HRS §§ 342D-2, 342D-4, 342D-5, 342D-6, 342D-50; 40 CFR §§503.12(c), 503.13(c), 503.14, 503.15(b), (d), 503.16(b), 503.17, 503.18, 503.32, 503.33) Am and comp 3/21/2016