Section R18-9-1002. Applicability and Prohibitions

A.      This Article applies to:

1.        Any person who:

a.         Prepares biosolids for land application or disposal in a sewage sludge unit or in an incinerator,

b.        Transports biosolids for land application or incinera- tion, or disposal in a sewage sludge unit,

c.         Applies biosolids to the land,

d.        Owns or operates a sewage sludge unit,

e.         Owns or leases land to which biosolids are applied, or

f.         Owns or operates an incinerator that fires sewage sludge,

2.        Biosolids applied to the land or placed on a surface dis- posal site,

3.        Land where biosolids are applied, and

4.        A surface disposal site.

B.       The land application of biosolids in a manner consistent with this Article is exempt from the requirements of the aquifer pro- tection program established under A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 2, Article 3 and 18 A.A.C. 9, Articles 1, 2, and 3.

C.      Except as provided in subsection (D), the land application of biosolids in a manner that is not consistent with Articles 9 and 10 of this Chapter is prohibited.

D.      The Department may permit the land application of biosolids in a manner that differs from the requirements in R18-9-1007 and R18-9-1008 if the land application is permitted under the aquifer protection permit program established under A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 2, Article 3, and 18 A.A.C. 9, Articles 1, 2, and 3.

E.       Surface disposal site.

1.        Any person who prepares biosolids that are placed in a sewage sludge unit, or places biosolids in a sewage sludge unit, or who owns or operates a biosolids surface disposal site shall comply with 40 CFR 503, Subpart C, which is incorporated by reference in R18-9-A905(A)(9), and

a.         The  pathogen  reduction  requirements  in   R18-9- 1006, and

b.        The vector attraction reduction requirements in R18- 9-1010.

2.        In addition to the requirements under subsection (E)(1), any person who owns or operates a biosolids surface dis- posal site shall apply for, and obtain, a permit under 18

A.A.C. 9, Articles 1 and 2.

F.       A person shall not apply bulk biosolids to the land or place bulk biosolids in a surface disposal site or fire sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator if the biosolids are likely to adversely affect a threatened or endangered species as listed under section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1533), or its designated critical habitat as defined in 16 U.S.C. 1532.

G.      A person incinerating biosolids shall comply with the require- ments set out in 40 CFR Part 503, Subpart E, July 1, 2013 edi- tion, which is incorporated by reference and does not include any later amendments or editions of the incorporated material. Copies of the incorporated material are available for inspec- tion at the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 or may be obtained from the U.S. General Printing office at http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/collectionCfr.action?collection- Code=CFR.

Historical Note

New Section recodified from R18-13-1501 at 7 A.A.R. 2522, effective May 24, 2001 (Supp. 01-2). Amended by

final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5879, effective December 7,

2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8

A.A.R. 4923, effective January 5, 2003 (Supp. 02-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 21 A.A.R. 751, effective

July 4, 2015 (Supp. 15-2).