| Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) BETA TEST SITE e-CFR Data is current as of November 22, 2005 Title 40: Protection of Environment PART 503—STANDARDS FOR THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE Subpart C—Surface Disposal Browse Previous | Browse Next § 503.23 Pollutant limits (other than domestic septage). (a) Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system. (1) Except as provided in §503.23 (a)(2) and (b), the concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 1 of §503.23 in sewage sludge placed on an active sewage sludge unit shall not exceed the concentration for the pollutant in Table 1 of §503.23. Table 1 of § 503.23_Pollutant Concentrations_Active Sewage Sludge Unit Without a Liner and Leachate Collection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Concentration (milligrams Pollutant per kilograms 1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arsenic................................................. 73 (75 allowed as fertilizer) Chromium................................................ 600 (100,000 ppm limit as fertilizer. ) Nickel.................................................. 420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (no limit of Cadmium and other pollutants) 1 Dry weight basis. (2) Except as provided in §503.23(b), the concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 1 of §503.23 in sewage sludge placed on an active sewage sludge unit whose boundary is less than 150 meters from the property line of the surface disposal site shall not exceed the concentration determined using the following procedure. (i) The actual distance from the active sewage sludge unit boundary to the property line of the surface disposal site shall be determined. (ii) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 2 of §503.23 in the sewage sludge shall not exceed the concentration in Table 2 of §503.23 that corresponds to the actual distance in §503.23(a) (2)(i). Table 2 of § 503.23_Pollutant Concentrations_Active Sewage Sludge Unit Without a Liner and Leachate Collection System That Has a Unit Boundary to Property Line Distance Less Than 150 Meters ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unit boundary to property line Pollutant concentration 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Arsenic Chromium Nickel Distance (meters) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) (mg/kg) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 0 to less than 25........................ 30 200 210 25 to less than 50....................... 34 220 240 50 to less than 75....................... 39 260 270 75 to less than 100...................... 46 300 320 100 to less than 125..................... 53 360 390 125 to less than 150..................... 62 450 420 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Dry weight basis. (b) Active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system—site-specific limits. (1) At the time of permit application, the owner/operator of a surface disposal site may request site- specific pollutant limits in accordance with §503.23(b)(2) for an active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system when the existing values for site parameters specified by the permitting authority are different from the values for those parameters used to develop the pollutant limits in Table 1 of §503.23 and when the permitting authority determines that site-specific pollutant limits are appropriate for the active sewage sludge unit. (2) The concentration of each pollutant listed in Table 1 of §503.23 in sewage sludge placed on an active sewage sludge unit without a liner and leachate collection system shall not exceed either the concentration for the pollutant determined during a site-specific assessment, as specified by the permitting authority, or the existing concentration of the pollutant in the sewage sludge, whichever is lower. Browse Previous | Browse Next -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For questions or comments regarding e-CFR editorial content, features, or design, email ecfr@nara. gov. For questions concerning e-CFR programming and delivery issues, email [email protected]. Last updated: July 27, 2005 |