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25 Pa. Code § 275.222. Annual operation report.

§ 275.222. Annual operation report.

 (a)  A person or municipality that applies sewage sludge to land under this chapter shall submit to the Department an annual operation report for each permitted facility on or before March 1 of each year.

 (b)  The annual operation report, which shall be submitted on a form supplied by the Department, shall include the following:

   (1)  The weight or volume of each type of sewage sludge received.

   (2)  The type, percent solids and weight or volume of sewage sludge received from each source from which the waste originated.

   (3)  A current certificate of insurance, as specified in §  271.374(a) (relating to proof of insurance coverage), evidencing continuous coverage for public liability insurance as required by §  271.371 (relating to insurance requirement).

   (4)  Changes in ownership of the land where the operation is conducted or a change in a lease agreement for the use of the land that may affect or alter the operator’s rights upon the lands.

   (5)  The annual groundwater monitoring evaluation if groundwater monitoring is required by the Department.

   (6)  For agricultural utilization and land disposal facilities which have received sludge in the calendar year, a chemical analysis of soil for each soil series at the facility for pH, phosphorus, cadmium, zinc, copper, nickel, lead, chromium and mercury unless otherwise specified by the Department in the permit. The procedure for soil sampling and analysis shall be consistent with the Department guidelines.

   (7)  For land disposal of sewage sludge, a written update of the total bond liability for the facility under §  271.331 (relating to bond and trust amount determination). If additional bond is determined to be necessary, it shall be submitted to the Department within 90 days after the annual report is due.

 (c)  The annual operation report shall also contain a topographic map of the same scale and contour interval as the map required under §  275.103 (Reserved), showing the field boundaries where sewage sludge has been applied.

 (d)  The annual operation report shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable annual permit administration fee in the form of a check payable to the ‘‘Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’’ for the following amounts:

   (1)  Two hundred dollars for the agricultural utilization of sewage sludge.

   (2)  One thousand one hundred dollars for land reclamation and land disposal.

Cross References

   This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §  271.411 (relating to when a penalty will be assessed); and 25 Pa. Code §  275.418 (relating to soil analysis).



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