[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
The purposes of this Part shall to provide to the citizens of
Shrewsbury Township and others notice, information and records relating
to nonexceptional (Class B) sewage sludge application and storage
practices within the Township.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
Terms used in this Part shall have the meanings set forth in
the Solid Waste Management Act, 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.,
and the accompanying regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection ("DEP").
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
The application or storage of Class A or Class B sewage sludge,
as defined in 25 Pa.Code § 271.1, within Shrewsbury Township
shall be in accordance with the requirements set forth by DEP.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
1.
Any person intending to store or apply Class B sewage sludge to agricultural
land in Shrewsbury Township shall, at least 30 days prior to the first
intended application, notify the Township by submitting to the Township
copies of all information required to be submitted to DEP pertaining
to the land application of Class B sewage sludge in the Township.
2.
At least 48 hours prior to actual land application of Class B sewage
sludge, any person intending to apply Class B sewage sludge to agricultural
land in Shrewsbury Township shall notify the Township of:
A.
The dates and times of the intended land application so that the Township can monitor the spreading operations pursuant to § 18-1007 below.
B.
How the site restrictions specified in 25 Pa.Code § 271.932(b)(5)(vii)
or (viii), as applicable, shall be complied with following the land
application of Class B sewage sludge.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
A person that prepares or applies Class B sewage sludge that
is applied on agricultural lands within the Township shall provide
to the Township copies of any information required to be submitted
to DEP at the time the recordkeeping information is submitted to DEP.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
1.
Sludge application in the Township shall not take place on the holidays
of Christmas, New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor
Day and Thanksgiving.
2.
When Class B sewage sludge is applied to lands abutting a public
road, the applicant and/or landowner shall place clearly visible signs
written in English and Spanish at intervals at least every 50 feet
along said road or roads at least 48 hours prior to sludge application
and for the duration of operations at such lands. The signs shall
state "WARNING" in red, contain notice that Class B sludge has been
applied to the land and prohibit public access to such lands. Such
signs shall be at least 12 inches by 12 inches and in format similar
to that set forth at Attachment 18-A to this Part or other form acceptable
to the Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The warning sign sample is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
1.
Prior to the first land application of Class B sewer sludge, the
Township or its agent may inspect the fields on which land application
is to take place to assess conditions on the lands affected and to
ensure compliance with the DEP permit requirements. The Township or
its agent also may obtain one representative soil chemical sample
for each field on which sewage sludge is to be land applied for pH
and those constituents listed in the tables in 25 Pa.Code § 271.914(b).
The Township may test well water only with the consent of the landowner.
The Township shall provide the landowner and the land applier at least
72 hours advance notice prior to an inspection. The Township shall
bear the expense of the inspection and testing. The Township shall
only conduct one inspection prior to the first land application at
the DEP approved site.
2.
During the spreading of Class B sewage sludge the Township or its
agent may inspect the spreading operations to ensure compliance with
the DEP permit requirements and regulations. Samples of the sewage
sludge being applied may be collected by the Township and analyzed
utilizing Department-approved procedures. Samples may be tested for
the pollutants listed in the DEP regulations. The Township may require
written proof from the land applier to indicate which pathogen reduction
treatment alternative and which vector attraction reduction option
was used to produce the Class B sewage sludge used at the site. The
Township may test well water only with the consent of the landowner.
The Township shall bear the expense of all inspections and testing
and may only conduct an inspection during the land application at
the DEP approved site. Copies of any test results shall be maintained
by the Township as part of the land application history within the
Township.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
If the operation or application of Class A or Class B sewage
sludge is in violation of DEP regulations or this Part, then the Township
hereby empowers its authorized representative to seek such equitable
remedy for the violation(s) as the Township may seek under the Solid
Waste Management Act, the Second Class Township Code, or DEP regulations.
[Ord. 2010-02, 3/3/2010, § 1]
The provisions of this Part shall be administered by the Shrewsbury
Township Board of Supervisors or their duly authorized representatives
who shall keep and maintain records hereunder of sewage sludge land
application, disposal, or storage within the Township, make such records
available to residents and other interested parties and enforce the
provisions of this Part.
