40 C.F.R. § 503.1

Purpose and applicability

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(a) Purpose. (1) This part establishes standards, which consist of general requirements, pollutant limits, management practices, and operational standards, for the final use or disposal of sewage sludge generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Standards are included in this part for sewage sludge applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator. Also included in this part are pathogen and alternative vector attraction reduction requirements for sewage sludge applied to the land or placed on a surface disposal site.

(2) In addition, the standards in this part include the frequency of monitoring and recordkeeping requirements when sewage sludge is applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator. Also included in this part are reporting requirements for Class I sludge management facilities, publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) with a design flow rate equal to or greater than one million gallons per day, and POTWs that serve 10,000 people or more.

(b) Applicability. (1) This part applies to any person who prepares sewage sludge, applies sewage sludge to the land, or fires sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator and to the owner/operator of a surface disposal site.

(2) This part applies to sewage sludge applied to the land, placed on a surface disposal site, or fired in a sewage sludge incinerator.

(3) This part applies to the exit gas from a sewage sludge incinerator stack.

(4) This part applies to land where sewage sludge is applied, to a surface disposal site, and to a sewage sludge incinerator.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2000–2010 · leading case: United States of America,plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie John Hagberg, Opinion

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United States of America,plaintiff-Appellant v. Jamie John Hagberg, Opinion (2000) ca9 “” 40 C.F.R. § 503.1 (a)(1) (1999). Permits issued under the subsections 1345(a), (b), and (f) framework must incorporate the regulatory standards established pursuant to subsection 1345(d).”

Lewis v. U.S. Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board (2010) ca11 “See 40 C.F.R. § 503.1 (2009). Walker’s job duties within OW, which is the program office responsible for providing regulation maintenance to Rule 503, include coordinating with individuals outside EPA who have questions or concerns about the biosolids program.”

United States Ex Rel. McElmurray v. Consolidated Government of Augusta-Richmond County (2006) gand “40 C.F.R. § 503.1 The EPA authorizes local authorities to select which use or disposal practice they will adopt for their sewage sludge.”

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