Common use of SEWAGE SLUDGE PERMITS Clause in Contracts

SEWAGE SLUDGE PERMITS. TPDES permits will authorize the use and disposal of sewage sludge and will comply with all applicable provisions of Section 405 of the Clean Water Act and will be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage as defined at 40 CFR §122.2. Requirements will be included in such TPDES permits which require compliance with federal sewage sludge requirements as found in 40 CFR Part 503 and all TNRCC sewage sludge requirements as found in 30 TAC Chapter 312. TPDES permits will also be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage including sewage sludge processors, blenders, and surface disposal facilities that do not allow discharge to waters in the state of a wastewater effluent. Specific sewage sludge provisions are included in each TPDES permit issued to a permittee generating, processing, using, or disposing of sewage sludge. All TPDES permittees must comply with the TNRCC sewage sludge regulations in its management of sewage on-site at the POTW, as well as any management of sewage sludge at a sludge-only facility not holding a TPDES permit. These permits will include the following requirements, as applicable to the permittee, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503, 30 TAC Chapter 312 and other TNRCC regulations: 1. Permit conditions governing land application of sewage sludge for a beneficial use, including management practices, record keeping, and notification; 2. Monitoring requirements and permit limitations for heavy metals, hazardous waste toxic characteristics (TCLP), and pathogen testing (for both Class A and Class B quality) of sewage sludge generated or otherwise managed by the permittee, including monitoring frequency; 3. Permit conditions governing Processes to Significantly (or Further) Reduce Pathogens (PSRP or PFRP) and vector attraction reduction; 4. Permit conditions governing sewage sludge metal concentration and loading limits onto beneficial use sites; 5. Permit conditions governing disposal in municipal solid waste landfills, sewage sludge monofills, or surface disposal sites under methods which prevent significant contamination of ground water, in accordance with 30 TAC Chapters 330 and 312; 6. Permit conditions governing marketing and distribution of exceptional quality sewage sludge to the public; 7. Special requirements which authorize processing of sewage sludge; and 8. Record keeping, certifications and reporting related to sewage sludge handling. Each permit will be processed to allow for public notice and opportunity for hearing. The procedures followed in the development and issuance of these permits will be the same as described in this MOA in Section IV. above. TPDES processing permits will be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage, which specifically will include activities where sludge is prepared for final use or disposal, including but not limited to thickening, stabilization, composting, and dewatering of sewage sludge.

SEWAGE SLUDGE PERMITS. ‌ TPDES permits will authorize the use and disposal of sewage sludge and will comply with all applicable provisions of CWA Section 405 of the Clean Water Act and will be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage as defined at 40 CFR §122.2. Requirements will be included in such TPDES permits which require compliance with federal sewage sludge requirements as found in 40 CFR Part 503 and all TNRCC TCEQ sewage sludge requirements as found in 30 TAC Chapter 312. TPDES permits will also be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage including sewage sludge processors, blenders, and surface disposal facilities that do not allow discharge to waters in the state of a wastewater effluenteffluent to water in the state. Specific sewage sludge provisions are included in each TPDES permit issued to a permittee generating, processing, using, or disposing of sewage sludge. All TPDES permittees must comply with the TNRCC TCEQ sewage sludge regulations in its management of sewage on-site at the POTW, as well as any management of sewage sludge at a sludge-only facility not holding a TPDES permit. These permits will include the following requirements, as applicable to the permittee, in accordance with 40 CFR Part 503, 30 TAC Chapter 312 and other TNRCC TCEQ regulations: 1. Permit conditions governing land application of sewage sludge for a beneficial use, including management practices, record keeping, and notification; 2. Monitoring requirements and permit limitations for heavy metals, hazardous waste toxic characteristics (TCLP), and pathogen testing (for both Class A and Class B quality) of sewage sludge generated or otherwise managed by the permittee, including monitoring frequency; 3. Permit conditions governing Processes to Significantly (or Further) Reduce Pathogens (PSRP or PFRP) and vector attraction reduction; 4. Permit conditions governing sewage sludge metal concentration and loading limits onto beneficial use sites; 5. Permit conditions governing disposal in municipal solid waste landfills, sewage sludge monofills, or surface disposal sites under methods which prevent significant contamination of ground water, in accordance with 30 TAC Chapters 330 and 312; 6. Permit conditions governing marketing and distribution of exceptional quality sewage sludge to the public; 7. Special requirements which authorize processing of sewage sludge; and 8. Record keeping, certifications and reporting related to sewage sludge handling. Each permit will be processed to allow for public notice and opportunity for hearing. The procedures followed in the development and issuance of these permits will be the same as described in this MOA in Section IV. aboveof this MOA. TPDES processing permits will be issued to all treatment works treating domestic sewage, which specifically will include activities where sludge is prepared for final use or disposal, including but not limited to thickening, stabilization, composting, and dewatering of sewage sludge.