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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal
Presented to
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25th Annual Training Technical Conference
J. Kilren Vidrine, ES Staff, R.S. 245 PM to 330
PM Monday July 19, 2010 Alexandria Riverfront
Center Alexandria, Louisiana
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Louisiana Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or
Disposal Program
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Regulations and Permitting Requirements Found at
LAC 33IX.Subpart 3.Chapter 73 - Standards for
the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge and
Biosolids
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Use or Disposal Options in Louisiana are

• Treatment of the Sewage Sludge into a Biosolids
  for Beneficial Use through Land Application as a
  Soil Conditioner and/or Crop Fertilizer
• Disposal in a Permitted Landfill
• Incineration

Alternate Option ?Pumping Out and Hauling Off
and/or Giving Away (NOTE This does not include
for Land Application Purposes)
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Surface disposal is prohibited in
Louisiana Surface Disposal - Includes
monofills (sewage sludge only landfills),
ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments that are
utilized for the final disposal of sewage sludge,
and landfarms that are not for beneficial use
purposes.
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Applicability
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The regulations apply to
All Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) All
Privately Owned Domestic/Sanitary Wastewater
Treatment Facilities
Major Sanitary 110 Minor Sanitary
380 General Sanitary 3,460
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They apply to a Commercial Preparer of Sewage
Sludge a Commercial Land Applier of Biosolids
Number 5
Number 1 (Draft Permit Process)
They apply to Commercial, Industrial,
Petro-chemical Facilities treat sanitary
wastewater separate from process wastewater
(separate streams treatment facility)
Number ?
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They apply to Pumpers Haulers of Sewage Sludge
250 to 270 (includes sludge pumped from a
sanitary wastewater treatment facility, domestic
septage, portable toilet waste, and grease that
was removed from a food service establishment and
mixed with sewage sludge)
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The regulations apply to the pumped material from

Septic Tanks
Residential Mechanical Wastewater Treatment Plants
and
Portable Toilets
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The regulations apply to grease
that is generated at and pumped from a food
service facility when the grease is mixed with
sewage sludge.
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Definitions
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Sewage Sludge
Sewage Sludge - any solid, semisolid, or liquid
residue removed during the treatment of municipal
waste water or domestic sewage. Sewage sludge
includes, but is not limited to, solids removed
during primary, secondary, or advanced waste
water treatment, scum, domestic septage, portable
toilet pumpings, type III marine sanitation
device pumpings (33 CFR Part 159), and sewage
sludge products. Sewage sludge does not include
grit or screenings, or ash generated during the
incineration of sewage sludge.
Also includes Grease Trap Waste When Pumped or
Removed from a Food Service Establishment and
Mixed with Sewage Sludge
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Domestic Septage
Domestic Septageliquid or solid material removed
from a septic tank, holding tank or similar
device, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III
marine sanitation device, or similar treatment
works that receives only domestic sewage.
Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid
material removed from a septic tank, holding tank
or similar device, cesspool, or similar treatment
works that receives either commercial wastewater
or industrial wastewater, and does not include
grease removed from a grease trap at a food
service facility, as defined in this Subsection.
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Implementation
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Permits
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Incineration
Air Quality or Title V Permit w/specific sewage
sludge requirements added to the permit
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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal Permit
To request issuance of a Sewage Sludge
Biosolids Use or Disposal Permit, Complete and
Submit a Permit Application or Notice Of Intent
(NOI) for the Use or Disposal of Sewage Sludge
and Biosolids in Louisiana

• Deadlines for submittal of Application or NOI
• Any facility (Major or Minor) receiving Sewage
  Sludge from outside sources June 1, 2006
• All Major Facilities June 1, 2009
• All Minor Facilities June 1, 2011

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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal General
Permit for the Disposal of Sewage Sludge in a
Landfill
LAJ650000
Possess Coverage under the Sewage Sludge
Biosolids Use or Disposal General Permit for the
Disposal of Sewage Sludge in a Landfill
The Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal
General Permit for the Disposal of Sewage Sludge
in a Landfill was Issued on the January 12, 2010
and became Effective on February 01, 2010.
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Who are eligible for coverage under LAJ560000?
Persons who prepare sewage sludge are eligible
for coverage under this general permit if the
use or disposal practice is disposal in a
landfill permitted to accept sewage sludge. 
The landfill where the sewage sludge is disposed
must possess a valid, effective permit issued
under LAC 33VII or Subtitle C of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act and be permitted to receive sewage
sludge for disposal.
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Who are not eligible for coverage under
LAJ560000?

1. public, private, or commercial facilities that
   prepare sewage sludge into an Exceptional Quality
   (EQ) Biosolids or a Class B Biosolids for
   beneficial use through land application for
   either a crop fertilizer or soil conditioner
2. public, private, or commercial land appliers of a
   Class B Biosolids
3. incinerators of sewage sludge

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Who are not eligible for coverage under
LAJ560000? Cont. -

• The disposal of sewage sludge in a Type III
  facility as defined by LAC 33VII.115
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• The use or disposal of sewage sludge that is
  hazardous under 40 CFR Part 261 and/or LAC
  33Part V
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• The use or disposal of sewage sludge with a
  concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
  equal to or greater than 50 milligrams per
  kilogram of total solids (dry weight basis)

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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal General
Permit for Disposal of Sewage Sludge in a
Landfill Notice of Intent
To request coverage under the Sewage Sludge
Biosolids Use or Disposal General Permit for
Disposal of the Sewage Sludge in a Landfill,
Complete and Submit a Notice of Intent
Form_7257_r00
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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal General
Permit for having the Sewage Sludge pumped out or
removed from a Domestic/Sanitary Wastewater
Treatment Facility and Sold, Given Away and/or
Hauled Off-site for a Fee
LAJ660000
Possess Coverage under the Sewage Sludge
Biosolids Use or Disposal General Permit for
having the Sewage Sludge pumped out or removed
from a Domestic/Sanitary Wastewater Treatment
Facility and Sold, Given Away and/or Hauled
Off-site for a Fee.
The Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal
General Permit for having the Sewage Sludge
pumped out or removed from a Domestic/Sanitary
Wastewater Treatment Facility and Sold, Given
Away and/or Hauled Off-site for a Fee was Issued
on the January 13, 2010 and became Effective on
February 01, 2010.
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Who are eligible for coverage under LAJ660000?
A person or person(s) who has the generated
sewage sludge pumped out or removed from a
domestic/sanitary wastewater treatment works and
sold, given away, and/or hauled off-site for a
fee or other consideration.
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Who are not eligible for coverage under LAJ660000?
1. Commercial preparers of sewage sludge, other
than publicly owned treatment works (POTW)
2. Facilities that prepare sewage sludge into an
Exceptional Quality Biosolids  or a Class B
Biosolids for beneficial use through land
application either as a crop fertilizer or soil
conditioner
3. Land appliers of a Class B Biosolids
4. Incinerators of sewage sludge
5. Facilities that dispose sewage sludge in a
permitted landfill
6. Facilities that have sewage sludge removed
from a treatment system to be transported to an
out-of-state facility or location for disposal
or incineration
7. Facilities that prepare sewage sludge into a
Biosolids and have the Biosolids removed to be
transported to an out-of-state preparer for
further treatment or out-of-state land applier
for land application of the Biosolids
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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal General
Permit for Having the Sewage Sludge pumped out or
removed from a Domestic/Sanitary Wastewater
Treatment Facility and Sold, Given Away and/or
Hauled Off-site for a Fee Notice of Intent
To request coverage under the Sewage Sludge
Biosolids Use or Disposal General Permit for
Having the Sewage Sludge pumped out or removed
from a Domestic/Sanitary Wastewater Treatment
Facility and Sold, Given Away and/or Hauled
Off-site for a Fee, Complete and Submit a
Notice of Intent
Form_7263_r00
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Land Application
Preparation/Treatment of Sewage Sludge into a
Biosolids that can then be Beneficially Used (the
use of Biosolids for the purpose of soil
conditioning or crop or vegetative fertilization
in a manner that does not pose a danger of
adverse effects upon human health or the
environment or cause any deterioration of land
surfaces, soils, surface waters, or groundwater.)
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Untreated Sewage Sludge,
can be treated to reduce pathogens to safe
levels and reduce vector attraction
Pretreatment programs can also be adequately
operated to reduce pollutants so that the treated
product or Biosolids can be used in a
beneficial manner through Land Application.
including Domestic Septage,
Treated Biosolids
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Land Application

• Allow for the Preparation of Sewage Sludge into
  an Exceptional Quality Biosolids without/soil and
  site restrictions.

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY BIOSOLIDS

• Allow for the preparation and/or land application
  of a Class B Biosolids with soil and site
  restrictions.

CLASS B BIOSOLIDS
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Person Who Prepares Sewage Sludge
Person Who Prepares Sewage Sludge- the person who
generates sewage sludge during the treatment of
domestic sewage in a treatment works, the person
who treats sewage sludge, or the person who
derives a material from sewage sludge.
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Commercial Preparer of Sewage Sludge
Commercial Preparer of Sewage Sludgeany person
who prepares sewage sludge for monetary profit or
other financial consideration and either the
person is not the generator of the sewage sludge
or the sewage sludge was obtained from a facility
or facilities not owned by or associated with the
person.
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Commercial Land Applier of Sewage Sludge
Commercial Land Applier of Biosolidsany person
who applies Biosolids to the land for monetary
profit or other financial consideration and the
Biosolids were obtained from a facility or
facilities not owned by or associated with the
person.
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Biosolids
Biosolids Sewage Sludge or a material derived
from sewage sludge that is non-hazardous and a
PCB concentration of less than 50 mg/kg of total
solids (dry weight) and is prepared to meet one
of the pollutant requirements of LAC
33IX.7303.E, one of the pathogen requirements in
LAC 33IX.7309.C, one of the vector attraction
reduction requirements in LAC 33IX.7309.D.
BIOSOLIDS
BIOSOLIDS
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Exceptional Quality Biosolids
Exceptional Quality Biosolids - Biosolids that
are non-hazardous and meets the ceiling
concentrations in Table 1 of LAC 33IX.7303.E,
the pollutant concentrations in Table 3 of LAC
33IX.7303.E, the pathogen requirements in LAC
33IX.7309.C.1, one of the vector attraction
reduction requirements in LAC 33IX.7309.D.2.a-e,
and a PCB concentration of less than 10 mg/kg of
total solids (dry weight).
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Class B Biosolids
Class B Biosolids - Biosolids that are not
meeting one or more of the following
requirements a. the pollutant concentrations in
Table 3 of LAC 33IX.7303.E b. the pathogen
requirements in LAC 33IX.7309.C.1 c. one of the
vector attraction reduction requirements in LAC
33IX.7309.D.2.a-e and, d. PCB concentration of
less than 10 mg/kg of total solids (dry weight
basis).
CLASS B BIOSOLIDS
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All Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal
Land Application Option Requires a Permit
Possess a Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or
Disposal Permit
Form_7155_r04
Permit Application Form
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Restrictions on certain pollutants, pathogens,
and vector attraction reduction for both
Exceptional Quality Biosolids and for Class B
Biosolids
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RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT CAN CANNOT BE PREPARED
WITH SEWAGE SLUDGE
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Buffers Commercial Sewage Sludge Preparation
Facility and/or a Class B Land Application Site(s)
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Property boundary
Public or Private Potable Water Supplies
Wetlands, Surface Waters (streams, ponds, lakes),
or areas historically subject to overflow from
floods
Established institution
Occupied residential home or structure
Airport property
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Biosolids shall not be applied to the land until
the site has been approved by the administrative
authority that the land application site is a
legitimate beneficial use site.
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WHOLE NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
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AGRONOMIC RATE
Land Appliers SHOULD utilize their local LSU Ag
Extension Agent and the LSU AgCenter for Soil
Testing and for Nutrient (N and/or P)
Recommendations
OR
If an applier prefers to perform calculations on
their own, they can make use of other approved
agronomic rate calculations Exp. Agronomic Rate
Calculation in Land Application of Sewage
Sludge - Ralph Franklin - Faculty of Soils and
Land Resources - Clemson University
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Biosolids shall not be applied to agricultural
land, forest, or a reclamation site during the
months when the water table is less than or at
two feet below the soil surface.
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Labeling for Biosolids Sold or Given Away either
in Bulk or a Bag or Other Container
BIOSOLIDS
BIOSOLIDS
BIOSOLIDS
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Storage
The storage of sewage sludge or Biosolids is
allowed for a period not to exceed six
consecutive months
An extension for storage, greater than six
months, may be granted by the administrative
authority for commercial preparers of sewage
sludge or commercial land appliers of Biosolids
if the extended storage has no adverse affect on
human health and the environment.
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• Control of Odors

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Signs
Example of an appropriate sign
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Financial Assurance
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CERTIFICATION
Class II For Disposal in a Landfill Class IV
For Preparer of an Exceptional Quality Biosolids
and for a preparer and/or land applier of a Class
B Biosolids To maintain certification, eight
units of continuous education shall be obtained
on a biannual basis. Classes, seminars,
conferences, or conventions used for units shall
be approved by the administrative authority.
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• Sampling
• Monitoring
• Reporting

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Sewage Sludge Hauling Rules and Regulations
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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Regulations
LAC 33IX.7301.F
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The routine pumping of domestic septage from an
enclosed septic tank or mechanical treatment
plant is a needed task and is essential for the
proper performance of a septic tank or
residential mechanical wastewater treatment plant.
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the pumping of the domestic
septage from a septic tank or mechanical
treatment plant that is enclosed for protection
against ground water contamination and the
subsequent disposal of this pumped material and
also the disposal of portable toilet waste into
However,
unlined and unprotected oxidation ponds,
surface impoundments, lagoons, or roadside
ditches or in secluded woodlands (or on any other
unprotected soils) presents a threat to ground
water, human health and the environment.
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Results of sample analysis of the
discharge Sample Date January 28,
2005 Parameter Results TSS 5,140
ppm Total Organic Carbon 1,040 ppm Chemical
Oxygen Demand 2,420 ppm BOD5 644
ppm Ammonia Nitrogen 24.6 ppm
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Pumper of Sewage Sludge
Pumper of Sewage Sludgea person who removes
sludge from a sanitary wastewater treatment
facility domestic septage from a residential
septic tank, mechanical treatment plant, or dump
station for recreational vehicles and watercrafts
or vessels residuals from a portable toilet or
grease from a food service facility that is mixed
with sewage sludge.
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Transporter of Sewage Sludge
Transporter of Sewage Sludgea person who pumps
or moves sewage sludge off-site by means of
land-based vehicles, barges, ships, rails,
pipelines, or other modes of transportation. For
oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments,
this includes the removal of the sewage sludge
from the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface
impoundments to the levees surrounding the
oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments.
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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration
Registration Registration Form obtained from
the Office of Environmental Services or
through the departments website. All the
information required by the form shall be
provided. The registration period - July 1
to June 30. All registrations shall expire on
June 30 of each year. The fee for
registration shall be an annual fee of
100. To continue the operation of
transporting sewage sludge Apply for
re- registration to the Office of Environmental
Services at least 60 days prior to June 30 of
each year.

NOTE All presently registered haulers
should have already submitted their Renewal
Forms.
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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

1. The Office of Environmental Services shall be
   notified prior to any modification to the
   information submitted for registration,
   including, but not limited to, the following
2. The removal and/or addition of information about
   the facility to which the sewage sludge is being
   transported.
3. The removal and/or addition of a vehicle that
   will be utilized for the transporting of sewage
   sludge.

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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

• All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease
  mixed with sewage sludge shall transport the
  sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage
  sludge only to a facility permitted to receive
  sewage sludge.
• All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease
  mixed with sewage sludge shall maintain a daily
  log or record of activities containing the
  following information regarding the sewage sludge
  and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge
• The date the transported material was obtained,
  pumped, or removed
• The origin or source of the material
• The volume of material removed (generated) from
  each site,
• The transfer and/or disposal site and,
• The amount of material that was transported or
  disposed.

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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration
Registration shall be through a form obtained
from the Office of Environmental Services or
through the departments website. All the
information required by the form shall be
provided.
http//www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2296/Def
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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration
Agency Interest Number or AI Number
Site ID No. or Haulers Number.
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Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration
Your Signature
Your Name, Owner
Date Form Completed
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To Access the Registration Form Contact Ms.
Suzanne Bordelon Permits Support Division (225)
219- 3253
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Standards Applicable to Vehicles Used to
Transport Sewage Sludge

• When transporting sewage sludge, the bodies of
  vehicles must be covered at all times to prevent
• rain from reaching the sewage sludge
• inhibits access by disease vectors
• prevents the sewage sludge from falling or
  blowing from the vehicle and,
• minimizes escape of odors, and does not create a
  nuisance.
• If transport liquefied sewage sludge - Vehicle
  shall be constructed and/or enclosed with an
  appropriate material that will completely prevent
  the leakage or spillage of the liquid.

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Standards Applicable to Vehicles Used to
Transport Sewage Sludge

• The exterior and interior of the body of a
  vehicle that is transporting sewage sludge shall
  be washed down, at a designated washdown area to
• prevent accumulation of sewage sludge and,
• for the prevention of odors and disease vector
  attraction.
• The washdown area shall be designed, constructed,
  and operated to prevent groundwater contamination
  and stormwater run-on and runoff.
• All water and leachate generated at the
  designated washdown area shall be contained and
  discharged in accordance with all applicable
  state and federal regulations.

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• Standards for Sewage Sludge Pipelines and
  Containment Areas
• Transfer points, pumping stations, and other
  facilities with a potential for spillage shall be
  located above grade, or in watertight
  compartments, and shall be in containment areas
  constructed to hold the maximum potential spill.
• Containment areas shall consist of a base and
  dikes constructed of concrete, compacted clay, or
  other impervious materials. All joints must be
  sealed.

Other Standards The administrative authority may
provide appropriate standards for transporters of
sewage sludge that utilize other modes of
transportation.
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These regulations do not relieve the
transporter from the responsibility of complying
with other applicable regulations and licensing
requirements, including, but not limited to,
those of the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development, and with
applicable ordinances governing types, sizes, and
weights of vehicles used to transport sewage
sludge on roads and streets that must be traveled
during the transporting of the sewage sludge and
with any other applicable requirements.
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Record Keeping for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
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Record Keeping for Haulers of Sewage Sludge

1. The date the transported material was obtained,
   pumped, or removed
2. The origin or source of the material
3. The volume of material removed (generated) from
   each site,
4. The transfer and/or disposal site and,
5. The amount of material that was transported or
   disposed.

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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
Your LDEQ Permit Number (Only if have a Sewage
Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal Permit)
Your LDEQ Sewage Sludge Biosolids Hauler Number
(Begins with an H.)
Give an Outfall Number only when you have an
LPDES Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal
Permit. Otherwise, place N/A.
Your Facility Name
Your Agency Interest Number
Your Name or Your Designated Contact Person
Your TEMPO ID (Will Begin with REG)
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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
February 19th of each year
January 1st to December 31st of each year
100,000
Gallons
450,000
Gallons
450,000
Gallons
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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
Must equal the Total of the (1) Sewage Sludge
(2) Domestic Septage Portable Toilet Waste
Grease indicated on Page 1 of the form.
1,000,000
The TCLP, Total PCB, and Paint Filter Liquids
Tests are only needed if the sewage sludge is
disposed in a permitted landfill OR if the
domestic wastewater treatment facility requires
the test. NOTE Either the land or the domestic
wastewater treatment facility can require further
test.
123 WWTP Road, Shreveport, LA 71233
1,000,000
Big John WWTP
[phone]
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Reporting for Haulers of Sewage Sludge
Less Pumper
Date Completed the Report (MM/DD/YYYY)
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Reporting
Submit Report to   Department of
Environmental Quality Office of Environmental
Services Water Permits Division Post Office Box
4313 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4313
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Requirements for the Receiving Facilities
Receipt of Hauled Sewage Sludge Into a Domestic
Wastewater or Sewage Sludge Treatment Facility
Receipt of Hauled Sewage Sludge Into a Landfill
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Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or Disposal Permit
Possess a Sewage Sludge Biosolids Use or
Disposal Permit
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Reporting Form
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Reporting Form
Form_7254_r00
I. Am, Owner
I Am Receiving Facility
LPDES Permit
Your Agency Interest
Your TEMPO Activity (Begins with PER or
REG) (Example is PER20090001)
February 19, YYYY
December 31st of Previous Year
January 1st of Previous Year
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Reporting Form
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Less Pumper
[phone]
1212, Somewhere, LA Zip Code
1,000,000
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Reporting Form
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I am Receiving Facility
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Receipt of Hauled Sewage Sludge Into a Domestic
Wastewater or Sewage Sludge Treatment
Facility LPDES Permit Application Permit
Requirements
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LPDES Permit
A general prohibition for the receipt of hauled
domestic septage will be placed into all LPDES
permits unless the applicant has properly
notified the Department. This statement will be
in Part II (Other Conditions) and shall read
The acceptance of hauled domestic septage as
defined at LAC 33IX.2313 is prohibited unless
otherwise authorized by this Department.
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LPDES Permit

1. If already have an LPDES permit Submit a
   written notification to DEQ indicating that you
   are taking in or plan to take in material from
   haulers/pumpers of sewage sludge.
2. Upon permit renewal, indicate that you are
   accepting material from haulers/pumpers in the
   permit application.

1. If you do not have an LPDES permit Indicate
   that you are accepting material from
   haulers/pumpers in the permit application.

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LPDES Permit
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LPDES Permit
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LPDES Permit
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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT

•  
• The permittee shall develop and implement a
  sewage sludge hauler manifest or tracking system.
• The manifest system shall be the primary
  mechanism by which the treatment facility will
  identify the quantity and quality of hauled
  sewage sludge being discharged into the Domestic
  Wastewater or Sewage Sludge Treatment Facility.
• The manifest system also provides a means to
  ensure only authorized hauled sewage sludge is
  being introduced into the Domestic Wastewater or
  Sewage Sludge Treatment Facility.
• The manifest system shall require the waste
  hauler to complete an entry for each load picked
  up.
•  
•  

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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT

• The Manifest Form shall include, at a minimum,
  the following information
• Name, address, and phone number of the hauler
• Hauler Vehicle License Number
• LDEQ Hauler Registration Number
• Driver name
• Generator Information (where the sewage sludge
  was picked up) including
• i. Name of Generator (business name) if not an
  individual residence.
• ii. Address of Generator.
• iii. Date the wastes was pumped.
• iv. Gallons pumped by the hauler.

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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT

• A statement to be signed by the hauler
  certifying
• The manifest was prepared by him or under his
  direct supervision
• The information contained in the manifest is to
  the best of his knowledge complete and true
• The vehicle load contains only those wastes
  authorized by the treatment facility
• The vehicle load does not contain hazardous
  wastes and,
• That the hauler is aware of penalties for
  submitting false information.

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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT

• g. The certification shall be followed by the
  Printed Name, Signature and Date of Signature
  of the hauler.
• h. The treatment facility shall supply blank
  manifest forms to each hauler.
• i. A copy of the completed, signed and dated
  manifest form shall be supplied to the hauler
  upon discharge of the wastes into the treatment
  system. Duplicate forms are permissible.
•  
• Manifests shall be maintained by the treatment
  facility and shall be made available upon request
  by duly authorized regional inspectors and/or
  Department Headquarters representatives.

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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT
Guidance for the Sewage Sludge Manifest Form
(Requirement of the LPDES Permit for a Receiving
Facility)
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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT
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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT
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Record Keeping LPDES PERMIT
I am Receiving Facility
I am Receiving Facility
Date Completed Form
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Reporting LPDES PERMIT
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Reporting LPDES PERMIT
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Reporting LPDES PERMIT
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Reporting LPDES PERMIT
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Reporting LPDES PERMIT
Reporting to the Department The LPDES Permit
will contain the following   An updated copy of
the authorized vehicle list and copies of the
manifests (or a report summarizing the required
manifest information) shall be submitted annually
to the Department no later than February 19th of
each calendar year. (The document should be
submitted even if no sewage sludge is
received.)This information will be utilized to
provide QA/QC in the annual licensing of septage
haulers. This information shall be submitted
to   Department of Environmental
Quality Office of Environmental
Compliance Enforcement Division Post Office Box
4312 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4312 Attention
Permit Compliance Unit
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Allowable amount of hauled sewage sludge to be
received at a Domestic Wastewater or Sewage
Sludge Treatment Facility
1. Any truck disposing of hauled sewage sludge
into a Domestic Wastewater or Sewage Sludge
Treatment Facility must be properly licensed by
the State of Louisiana to haul sewage sludge. The
receipt of hauled sewage sludge from an
unauthorized/unlicensed hauler shall constitute a
violation of the Domestic Wastewater or Sewage
Sludge Treatment Facilitys LPDES Permit .
2. The introduction of any trucked or hauled
pollutants is prohibited except at points
designated by the Domestic Wastewater or Sewage
Sludge Treatment Facility.
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Allowable amount of hauled sewage sludge to be
received at a Domestic Wastewater or Sewage
Sludge Treatment Facility

• 3. Oxidation Ponds
•  
• Treatment works utilizing oxidation ponds for
  treatment of domestic wastewater that receive
  hauled sewage sludge may not accept greater than
  3 of the effluent flow in hauled sewage sludge
  daily, unless pretreatment of the hauled sewage
  sludge is provided.
•  
• Treatment works utilizing oxidation ponds for
  treatment of domestic wastewater that do receive
  hauled sewage sludge will receive 10/15 or more
  stringent limits1. Coverage either under the
  Class IV Sanitary General permit or given an
  individual permit.
• 1 Oxidation ponds that discharge directly into
  the Mississippi, Red or Atchafalaya Rivers may
  retain secondary limitations.

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Allowable amount of hauled sewage sludge to be
received at a Domestic Wastewater or Sewage
Sludge Treatment Facility
4. Other Treatment Technologies   Treatment works
utilizing treatment technology other than
oxidation ponds for treatment of domestic
wastewater that receive hauled sewage sludge may
not accept greater than 3 of the effluent flow
in hauled sewage sludge daily, unless
pretreatment of the hauled sewage sludge is
provided.   5. Pretreatment Requirements   Pret
reatment of hauled sewage sludge may be
accomplished by equalization, direct discharge
into the digester, or other accepted technology. 
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If you have any questions or need additional
information on LPDES Permit requirements when
domestic septage (or portable toilet waste) is
introduced into a domestic (sanitary) wastewater
treatment system, please contact
Yvonne Wingate Baker LDEQ Office of Environmental
Services Water Permits Division [phone]
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Receipt of Hauled Sewage Sludge Into a LDEQ
Permitted Landfill
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Record Keeping
SAME AS Domestic Wastewater or Sewage Sludge
Treatment Facility RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
Reporting
SAME AS Domestic Wastewater or Sewage Sludge
Treatment Facility REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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Sewage Sludge to be received at a Landfill from a
Hauler
Based Upon the Landfills Solid Waste Permit
However, the sewage sludge must be placed in
active cells and not in any leachate and/or storm
water treatment and/or storage ponds.
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Reporting Form for Landfills
SAME AS Domestic Wastewater or Sewage Sludge
Treatment Facility
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Landfills
Reporting to the Department The LPDES Permit
will contain the following