# Minn. R. 7041.0500: BASIC PROVISIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0500

## Section

- **Citation:** Minn. R. 7041.0500
- **Heading:** BASIC PROVISIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Minnesota
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Minnesota Administrative Rules / MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY / Chapter 7041 / Part 7041.0500

## Text

Subpart 1. Responsibility. Persons who prepare sewage sludge are responsible for ensuring that the applicable requirements in this chapter are met when the sewage sludge is prepared, distributed, or applied to the land. Subp. 2. Direct enforceability. No person shall use or dispose of sewage sludge through any practice for which requirements are established in this chapter except in accordance with such requirements. Subp. 3. Additional or more stringent requirements. When necessary to protect the public health or the environment from a potentially adverse effect of a pollutant in sewage sludge, the commissioner may include in a permit or site approval additional or more stringent requirements than established in this chapter. Subp. 4. Variance. Any person may apply for a variance from requirements of this chapter in accordance with chapter 7000, Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07 , subdivision 5, and other applicable statutes and rules; however, the agency shall not grant a variance from any federal requirement. Subp. 5. [Repealed, L 2012 c 272 s 98] Subp. 6. [Repealed, L 2012 c 272 s 98] Subp. 7. [Repealed, L 2012 c 272 s 98]

## Nearby sections

- [Minn. R. 7041.0100 DEFINITIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0100.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0200 PURPOSE AND POLICY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0200.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0300 APPLICABILITY AND EXCLUSIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0300.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0400 EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY SEWAGE SLUDGE](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0400.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0500 BASIC PROVISIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0500.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0600 REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN PERMITS AND SITE APPROVAL](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0600.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0700 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NPDES AND SDS PERMITS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0700.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0800 APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR LAND APPLICATION SITES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0800.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.0900 STORAGE CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_0900.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.1000 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_1000.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.1100 POLLUTANT LIMITS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_1100.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.1200 MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND LIMITATIONS](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_1200.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.1300 OPERATIONAL STANDARDS; PATHOGEN REDUCTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_1300.md)
- [Minn. R. 7041.1400 OPERATIONAL STANDARDS; VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MN_ADR_7041_1400.md)

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