Eura DeHart

Environmental Scientist

Sewage Sludge HaulingRegistration and Reporting Requirements

Sewage Sludge HaulingRegistration and Reporting Requirements

Definitions

Sewage Sludge(Includes Domestic Septage & Portable Toilet Waste)

Sewage Sludge - any solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed during the treatment of municipal waste water or domestic sewage. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, solids removed during primary, secondary, or advanced waste water treatment, scum, domestic septage, portable toilet pumpings, type III marine sanitation device pumpings (33 CFR Part 159), and sewage sludge products. Sewage sludge does not include grit or screenings, or ash generated during the incineration of sewage sludge. Also includes Grease Trap Waste When Pumped or Removed from a Food Service Establishment and Mixed with Sewage Sludge

If you are hauling only grease trap waste, the sewage sludge regulations do not apply.

Pumper of Sewage Sludge

Pumper of Sewage Sludge—a person who removes sludge from a sanitary wastewater treatment facility; domestic septage from a residential septic tank, mechanical treatment plant, or dump station for recreational vehicles and watercrafts or vessels; residuals from a portable toilet; or grease from a food service facility that is mixed with sewage sludge.

Transporter of Sewage Sludge

Transporter of Sewage Sludge—a person who pumps or moves sewage sludge off-site by means of land-based vehicles, barges, ships, rails, pipelines, or other modes of transportation. For oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments, this includes the removal of the sewage sludge from the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments to the levees surrounding the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments.

Regulations for Transporters of Sewage Sludge

LAC 33:IX.7301.F

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

a. Registration – Registration Form (Form 7159) obtained from the Office of Environmental Services or through the department’s website.

b. ALL the information required by the form shall be provided.

c. The registration period - July 1st to June 30th.

d. All registrations shall expire on June 30th of each year.

e. To continue the operation of transporting sewage sludge - Apply for re-registration to the Office of Environmental Services by May 1st of each year.

f. The fee for registration shall be an annual fee of $100.

g. The Office of Environmental Services shall be notified prior to any modification to the information submitted for registration, including, but not limited to, the following:

i. The removal and/or addition of information about the facility to which the sewage sludge is being transported.

ii. The removal and/or addition of a vehicle that will be utilized for the transporting of sewage sludge.

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

h. All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge shall transport the sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge only to a facility permitted to receive sewage sludge.

i. All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge shall maintain a daily log or record of activities containing the following information regarding the sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge:

i. The date the transported material was obtained, pumped, or removed;

ii. The origin or source of the material;iii. The volume of material removed (generated) from each site,iv. The transfer and/or disposal site; and,v. The amount of material that was transported or disposed.

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

Registration for Transporters of Sewage Sludge

Sewage Sludge Hauler Notification Form

Form 7159

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

More Hauler, LLC12345 H-000

123 Hauler Road

Hauler City, LA 70000 Transport

P.O. Box 123Hauler City, LA 70000

Joe Smith, Owner

225-555-1212 225-555-1213

morehauler@hauler.com

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

1000 5

1

Ford Vacuum truck XL25 2010 TR24010 More Hauler, LLC

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

ABC Landfill

123 Landfill Road

225-555-1212

213

Landfill City, LA 70000 Transport Abc@landfill.com

A.B. Corner, Manager

Joe Smith

123 Landfill RoadLandfill City, LA 70000

Joe Smith, Owner April 1, 2011

For questions regarding submittal of the form, contact:

Ms. Suzanne Bordelon

Permits Support Division

(225) 219- 3253

Record Keeping for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

Record Keeping for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

a. The date the transported material was obtained, pumped, or removed;

b. The origin or source of the material;

c. The volume of material removed (generated) from each site,

d. The transfer and/or disposal site; and,

e. The amount of material that was transported or disposed.

Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

Form_7161

Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

More Hauler , LLC Joe Smith12345 N/A or LAJ000000

H-000REG20100000 N/A or Outfall 20X

Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

February 1, 2011

January 1, 2010 December 31, 2010

5 tons 0 tons

1000 gallons 0 gallons

36.5

Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

ABC Landfill 123 Landfill Road, Landfill City, LA 70000 225-555-1212 5

1000225-555-1312123 Sewer Plant Road, Sewer City, LA 70000DeRidder POTW

Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

Joe Smith February 1, 2011

REMINDERS• All registrations expire on June 30, 2011.

• All registered transporters must submit the Sewage Sludge Hauler Notification Form by May 1, 2011.

• If you do not submit your form by May 1, 2011, you will not get your new registration prior to expiration. Therefore, you will not be able to haul sewage sludge.

• If you don’t submit your Sewage Sludge Disposal Reporting Form, you will not be able to obtain your new registration.

Department of Environmental Quality Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge WebpageBiosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

http://www.deq.louisiana.gov

Department of Environmental QualityDepartment of Environmental QualityBiosolids – Sewage Sludge WebpageBiosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

Department of Environmental Quality Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge WebpageBiosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

Department of Environmental QualityBiosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/DIVISIONS/WaterPermits/Biosolids.aspx

Any Questions?Any Questions?

Eura DeHart, Environmental ScientistLouisiana Department of Environmental QualityOffice of Environmental ServicesWater Permits DivisionP.O. Box 4313Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821- 4313Telephone Number: (225) 219-3213E-mail Address:  Eura.DeHart@la.gov