30 TAC § 305.536. Requirements for Applications and Permits with Sludge Related Conditions

(a) Sludge standards. The permittee shall comply with standards for sewage sludge use or disposal established under the Clean Water Act, §405(d) (40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 503) within the time provided in the regulations that establish such standards, even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the standards.

(b) Additional contents of applications. In addition to all other requirements for information described in §305.48 of this title (relating to Additional Contents of Applications for Wastewater Discharge Permits), all treatment works treating domestic sewage shall submit to the executive director within the time frames established in subsection (c) of this section the information described in

40 CFR §501.15

(a)(2)(viii)-(xii), as amended.

(c) Time frames for applications.

(1) Any publicly owned treatment works (POTW) with a currently effective Texas pollutant

discharge elimination system (TPDES) permit shall submit the application information required by this subsection when its next application for TPDES permit renewal is due or within 120 days after promulgation of a standard for sewage sludge use or disposal applicable to POTWs' sludge use or disposal practices, whichever occurs first.

(2) Any other existing treatment works treating domestic sewage not covered under subsection (c)(1) of this section shall submit an application to the executive director within 120 days after promulgation of a standard for sewage sludge use or disposal applicable to its sludge use or disposal practices or upon request of the executive director prior to the promulgation of an applicable standard for sewage sludge use or disposal if the executive director determines that a permit is necessary to protect public health and the environment from any adverse effect that may occur from toxic pollutants in sewage sludge.

(3) Any treatment works treating domestic sewage that commences operations after promulgation of an applicable standard for sewage sludge use or disposal shall submit an application to the executive director at least 180 days prior to the date proposed for commencing operations.

(d) Fact sheets. A fact sheet shall be prepared for every draft permit described in

40 CFR §501.15

(d)(4), as amended. The executive director shall send this fact sheet to the applicant and, on request, to any other person. The fact sheet shall include the information required by

40 CFR §501.15

(d)(4) as amended.