pa-56-27-947: Draft general permits for the beneficial use of exceptional quality biosolids (PAG-07), non-exceptional quality biosolids (PAG-08) and residential septage (PAG-09) by land application (Part II)

Summary

Under the authority of the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 1389), The Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 691.1001), sections 1905-A, 1917-A and 1920-A of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §§ 510-5, 510-17 and 510-20), the Solid Waste Management Act (35 P.S. §§ 6018.101 6018.1003) and the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act (53 P.S. §§ 4000.101 4000.1904), the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is announcing the availability of draft General Permits for the Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Biosolids (PAG-07), Non-Exceptional Quality Biosolids (PAG-08) and Residential Septage (PAG-09) by Land Application. To access the draft General Permits and related documents, visit the Department's eLibrary at greenport.pa.gov/elibrary// (select ''Permit and Authorization Packages,'' then ''Clean Water,'' and then ''PAG-07 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Exceptional Quality Biosolids (Draft),'' ''PAG-08 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Biosolids (Draft),'' or ''PAG-09 General Permit for Beneficial Use of Residential Septage (Draft)''). These general permits are intended to provide permit coverage to existing or proposed facilities that process and land apply biosolids or residential septage for beneficial use under the terms and conditions of the general permits. Compared with the existing versions of these permits, updates are proposed to reformat and reorganize all three draft permits. For PAG-07 and PAG-08,...

The agency’s own summary, as published.