Guidelines for the utilization of biosolids and other wastes on agricultural land

96 Pages·1996·1.9 MB·English

by  Ontario. Ministry of Environment and Energy

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GUIDELINES FOR THE UTILIZATION
OF
BIOSOLIDS AND OTHER WASTES
ON AGRICULTURAL LAND
MARCH
1996
Ministryof Ministryof
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GUIDELINES FOR THE UTILIZATION
OF
BIOSOLIDS AND OTHER WASTES
ON
AGRICULTURAL LAND
March 1996
Ministry of Ministry of
Environment and Agriculture, Food
Energy and Rural Affairs

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Section 1. (1)
PROCEDURES
Section 2. (1)
Section 2.1 Submissions (2)
Section 2.2 Analytical Requirements (2)
Section 2.3 Assessing Suitability (2)
Section 2.4 Certification and Approval ofSpreading Operations (3)
Section 2.5 Monitoring and Quality Control (3)
Section 3. WASTE MATERIAL STABILIZATION (3)
Section 3.1 Sewage Biosolids (4)
Section 3.2 Other Wastes (4)
Section 4. CRITERIA RELATING TO WASTE ELEMENTS (4)
Section 4.1 Potentially Desirable Constituents (5)
Section 4.11 Nitrogen (5)
Section 4.12 Phosphorus (5)
Section 4.13 Potassium (6)
Section 4.14 Other Nutrients (6)
Section 4.15 Organic Matter (6)
Section 4.2 Potentially Undesirable Elements (6)
Section 4.21 Metals ofPrincipal Concern to Agriculture (6)
Section 4.22 Sodium (7)
Section 4.23 pH (7)
Section 4.24 Boron (7)
Section 4.25 Other Elements (8)
Section 4.26 Industrial Organic Contaminants (8)
Section 5. CRITERIA & SPREADING RATES (8)
Section 5.1 Sewage Biosolids (8)
Section 5.11 Anaerobically Digested Sewage Biosolids (9)
Section 5.12 Aerobically Digested and Other Stabilized Aerobic
Sewage Biosolids (9)
Section 5.13 Dewatered and Dried Sewage Biosolids (9)
Section 5.14 Marginally Acceptable Sewage Biosolids (10)
Section 5.2 Wastes Other Than Sewage Biosolids (10)
(i)
Section 6. CRITERIA RELATING TO SPREADING SITES (10)
Section 6.1 Separation Distances [10)
Section 6.11 Separation From Surface Watercourses [11)
Section 6.12 Separation From Groundwater [11)
Section 6.13 Separation From Bedrock ;i2)
Section 6.14 Separation From Residences :12)
Section 6.15 Separation From Water Wells [12)
Section 6.2 Soil Criteria .... [12)
Section 6.21 Organic Soils [12)
Section 6.22 Metals [13)
Section 6.23 Phosphorus [13)
Section 6.24 Soil pH :13)
Section 6.25 Soil Tests ;i3)
Section 6.3 Snow Covered and Frozen Ground [13)
Section 6.4 Slopes [13)
Section 6.5 Reducing Runoffand Soil Compaction :14)
Section 6.6 Suitable Crops and Waiting Periods After Spreading ;14)
Section 7. WASTE MATERIAL HANDLING AND SPREADING ;i4)
Section 7.1 Requirements for Storage :i4)
Section 7.2 Sewage Biosolids Blending ;i5)
Section 7.3 Waste Materials Spreading :i5)
Section 8. RESPONSIBILITIES AND RIGHTS ;i5)
Section 8.1 Operating Agencies :15)
Section 8.11 Record-keeping :15)
Section 8.12 Waste Material Analysis .... :i6)
Section 8.13 Monitoring Application Rates [16)
Section 8.14 Contingency Planning [16)
Section 8.15 Marginal Sewage Biosolids . . ;i6)
Section 8.2 Waste Material Haulers and Spreaders :i7)
Section 8.3 Farmers :i7)
Section 9. COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPREADING METHODS AND
INTERPRETATION OF GUIDELINES
(18)
(ii)
List of Tables
TABLE 1: Criteria for Metal Content in Sewage Biosolids (19)
TABLE 2: Criteria for Metal Content in Soils (20)
TABLE 3: Sodium Criteria (21)
TABLE 4: Separation Distances (21)
TABLE 5: Minimum Separation Distances ofSpreading Sites from Watercourses . . . (22)
TABLE 6: Waste Material Application for Specific Crops (23)
TABLE 7: Spreading Restrictions Related to Public Health and Pathogens (24)
(iii)

List of Figures
FIGURE: 1 Information Flow (25)
FIGURE 2 Report on Waste Materials Applied to Agricultural Land (26)
FIGURE 3 Sample Calculation (27)
FIGURE 4 Calculations for Aerobic Biosolids Use on Land (28)
FIGURE 5 Calculations for Anaerobic Biosolids Use on Land (28)
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