Scope, Intent, Purpose, and Applicability, Definitions, General Technical Guidance and Forms, Permit Requirements, Prohibitions, Agricultural Use Plan, Monitoring, Record Keeping, Reporting, and Notification, Criteria for Land Application of ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
62-640.100: Scope, Intent, Purpose, and Applicability
62-640.200: Definitions
62-640.210: General Technical Guidance and Forms
62-640.300: Permit Requirements
62-640.400: Prohibitions
62-640.500: Agricultural Use Plan
62-640.650: Monitoring, Record Keeping, Reporting, and Notification
62-640.700: Criteria for Land Application of Residuals
62-640.850: Distribution and Marketing - Class AA Residuals

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 35 No. 44, November 6, 2009 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The Department also provides notice that a revised Statement of Estimated Regulatory Cost (SERC) is available. On November 27, 2009, Shelley’s Septic Tanks, Inc., (Shelley’s) submitted a lower cost regulatory alternative requesting that land application sites enrolled in a Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services Best Management Practice (BMP) program be exempt from the requirement to prepare a nutrient management plan (NMP). Pursuant to Section 120.541(1)(b), F.S., the Department revised its prior SERC to state that the Department is rejecting the alternative in favor of the proposed rule because the voluntary nature of the BMP programs would restrict the Department’s ability to approve and enforce the nutrient provisions of BMP requirements. However, after discussions with Shelly’s, the Department did make a change that would allow enrollees in a BMP program to potentially submit a NMP required by that program to the Department to satisfy the NMP requirements. This change is reflected in subsection 62-640.500(1), F.A.C., below. If you would like a copy of the revised SERC contact: Maurice Barker, FDEP, 2600 Blair Stone Rd., MS#3540, Tallahassee, FL 32399, [phone], [e-mail].

62-640.100 Scope, Intent, Purpose, and Applicability.

(1) through (4) No change.

(5) Applicability.

(a) through (f) No change.

(g) Unless specifically provided otherwise in this chapter, existing facilities in Florida shall comply with the requirements of this chapter at the time of renewal of the wastewater permit. To facilitate the transition to land application site permits, for those wastewater facility permits renewed between (effective date of the rule) and January 1, 2013, the Department shall include compliance schedules to achieve compliance with the land application site permitting requirements included in Rules 62-640.300, 62-640.500, 62-640.650, 62-640.700, F.A.C., by no later than January 1, 2013. Any such renewed permits shall contain conditions for the land application of biosolids based on the provisions of Chapter 62-640, F.A.C., as amended on 3-30-98, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, during the period of the compliance schedule. A copy of Chapter 62-640, F.A.C., as amended on 3-30-98, is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. Existing facilities may choose to comply with the requirements of this chapter prior to the time specified in this rule by obtaining a permit revision under Chapter 62-620, F.A.C.

(h) through (j) No change.

(k) Requirements in this Chapter do not apply to the treatment, management, or disposal of industrial sludges, septage, or residuals resulting from industrial wastewater treatment except as provided for in paragraphs 62-640.100(6)(f) and 62-640.880(2)(c), F.A.C.

(6) No change.

62-640.200 Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter shall have the meaning specified below. The meaning of any term not defined below may be taken from definitions in other rules of the Department.

(1) through (25) No change.

(26) “Industrial sludges” means all sludges that are primarily composed of materials generated through an industrial process or from an industrial wastewater activity or facility.

(27) No change.

(28) “Liquid biosolids” means any biosolids that are less than 12% solids by weight, or that are determined to contain free liquids as defined by Method 9095B (Paint Filter Liquids Test), November 2004, as described in “Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Wastes, Physical/Chemical Methods” (EPA Pub. No. SW-846), January 3, 2008, 73 FR 486, which is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices.

(29) through (34) No change.

(35) “pH of biosolids-soil mixture” means the pH value obtained by taking a core sample of soil to at least the depth of six inches or to the depth of biosolids placement if deeper than six inches.

(36) through (39) No change.

(40) “Restricted public access” means that access to a land application site by the general public is both controlled and infrequent. Restricted public access application sites are accessible to persons authorized by the site owner, site manager, or facility permittee, such as farm personnel, wastewater facility operators, and biosolids or septage haulers provided the authorized persons are informed by the site owner, site manager, or facility permittee regarding the nature of the application site. For informational purposes, the NIOSH manual Guidance for Controlling Potential Risks to Works Exposed to Class B Biosolids, paragraph 62-640.210(1)(j) 62-640.210(1)(i), F.A.C., provides guidance regarding potential risks.

(41) through (51) No change.

62-640.210 General Technical Guidance and Forms.

(1) Unless specifically referenced elsewhere in this chapter, the following publications are listed for informational purposes as technical guidance to assist facilities, appliers, distributors and marketers, site managers, and site owners in meeting the requirements of this chapter. Publications or portions of publications containing enforceable criteria are specifically referenced elsewhere in this chapter. Information in the publications listed below does not supersede the specific requirements of this chapter. Members of the public may request and obtain copies of the publications listed below by contacting the appropriate publisher at the address indicated. Copies of the publications are on file with the Florida Secretary of State and the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee of the Florida Legislature. Copies are also on file and available for review during normal business hours at in the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 Department’s Tallahassee offices and in the Department’s district and branch offices.

(a) through (o) No change.

(p) Mylavarapu, R.S. and E.D. Kennelley, 2009 2002, “Extension Soil Testing Laboratory (ESTL) Analytical Procedure and Training Manual”, UF/IFAS Circular 1248, http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS312.

(2) Forms. The forms and instructions used by the Department are listed in this rule. The rule numbers are the same as the form numbers. Copies of these forms and instructions may be obtained by writing to the Bureau of Wastewater Facilities, Mail Station 3535, Department of Environmental Protection, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. In addition, these forms are available at the Department’s District Offices and from the web site for the Department’s Division of Water Resource Management at www.dep.state.fl.us/water. The monitoring information reported on the forms listed below in paragraphs (b) and (c) may be submitted in another format, such as electronic, if requested by the permittee and if approved by the Department as being compatible with data entry into the Department’s computer system. The Department adopts and incorporates by reference in this section the following forms and instructions:

(a) No change.

(b) Treatment Facility Biosolids Annual Summary, Form 62-640.210(2)(b), effective_________.

(c) through (e) No change.

62-640.300 General Requirements.

(1) No change.

(2) Treatment Facility Permit for Facilities that Land Apply Biosolids.

(a) No change.

(b) The Treatment Facility Biosolids Plan, Form 62-640.210(2)(a), effective_________, hereby adopted and incorported by reference, shall be submitted with the permit application to identify sites where the facility’s biosolids are permitted to be land applied. This form is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices.

(c) No change.

(3) Biosolids Application Site Permit.

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Applicants for a permitted biosolids application site shall submit the Biosolids Site Permit Application, Form 62-640.210(2)(d), effective_________, hereby adopted and incorported by reference, the applicable fee, and supporting documentation to the appropriate District Office of the Department or delegated local program responsible for the geographic area in which the application site is located. This form is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices.

1. through 2. No change.

(d) The following shall require a minor permit modification through the procedures provided in subsection 62-620.325(2), F.A.C.:

1. through 2. No change.

(e) No change.

(4) No change.

62-640.400 Prohibitions.

(1) No change.

(2) Land application of biosolids shall not result in a violation of Florida surface water quality standards pursuant to Ch. 62-302, F.A.C., or ground water standards pursuant to Ch. 62-520, F.A.C.

(3) through (10) No change.

(11) The land application of biosolids will not be authorized in the Lake Okeechobee watershed as defined in Section 373.4595(2)(j), F.S., unless the applicant for a site permit affirmatively demonstrates that the phosphorus in the biosolids will not add to phosphorus loadings in Lake Okeechobee or its tributaries. This demonstration shall be based on achieving a net balance between phosphorus imports relative to exports on the permitted application site. Exports shall include only phosphorus removed from the Lake Okeechobee watershed through products generated on the permitted application site. This demonstration shall be submitted with the NMP for the site. No biosolids shall be applied to a site in the Lake Okeechobee watershed after December 31, 2012, unless the demonstration has been made. This prohibition does not apply to Class AA biosolids that are marketed and distributed as fertilizer products in accordance with Rule 62-640.850, F.A.C.

(12) The land application of biosolids will not be authorized in the Caloosahatchee River and St. Lucie River watersheds as defined in Section 373.4595(2)(b) and (p), F.S., unless the applicant for a site permit affirmatively demonstrates that the nitrogen and phosphorus in the biosolids will not add to nitrogen and phosphorus loadings in the watershed. This demonstration shall be based on achieving a net balance between nutrient imports relative to exports on the permitted application site. Exports shall include only nutrients removed from the St. Lucie River or Caloosahatchee River watersheds, as applicable, through products generated on the permitted application site. This demonstration shall be submitted with the NMP for the site. No biosolids shall be applied to a site in the Caloosahatchee River or St. Lucie River watersheds after December 31, 2012, unless the demonstration has been made. This prohibition does not apply to Class AA biosolids that are marketed and distributed as fertilizer products in accordance with Rule 62-640.850, F.A.C.

(13) No person shall have more than one dry ton of unapplied Class AA biosolids or biosolids products distributed and marketed under Rule 62-640.850, F.A.C., on their property for more than seven days unless stored to prevent runoff of biosolids or stormwater that has been in contact with biosolids, violation of the odor prohibition in subsection 62-296.320(2), F.A.C., and vector attraction.

62-640.500 Nutrient Management Plan (NMP).

(1) A site-specific NMP shall be submitted to the Department with the permit application for an agricultural site. For sites enrolled and participating in a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Best Management Practices (BMP) program, a conservation plan or NMP prepared for the purposes of the BMP can be submitted as the site-specific NMP if the plan meets the NMP requirements given in subsections (4) through (8) below.

(2) The NMP shall be developed, or revised as necessary, in accordance with nutrient management standards and guidelines such as those from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), or the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDOACS). NMPs prepared in accordance with the USDA-NRCS-Florida Field Office Technical Guide – Nutrient Management, Code 590, September 2007, listed in paragraph 62-640.210(1)(m), F.A.C., is available to provide technical guidance in the preparation of NMPs from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, be acceptable to the Department.

(3) The NMP shall be prepared and signed by a person certified by the NRCS for nutrient management planning or prepared, signed and sealed by a professional engineer licensed in the State of Florida with expertise in the area of nutrient management planning.

(4) through (7) No change.

(8) The NMP for a proposed site located within the Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River, or Caloosahatchee River watersheds, shall also include the demonstration required by subsections 62-640.400(11) and (12), F.A.C., as applicable. Any permit issued based on such a demonstration shall require monitoring and record keeping to ensure that the demonstration continues to be valid for the duration of the permit. Documentation of compliance with the demonstration shall be submitted as part of the site annual summary submitted under paragraph 62-640.650(5)(d), F.A.C. For application sites subject to Section 373.4595, F.S., the NMP shall include the demonstration required by Section 373.4595(3)(c)6.a., Section 373.4595(4)(a)2.e., or Section 373.4595(4)(b)2.e., F.S., as applicable.

62-640.650 Monitoring, Record Keeping, Reporting, and Notification.

(1) The minimum requirements in this chapter for monitoring, record keeping, or reporting by a permittee shall may be increased or reduced by the Department considering any of the following depending upon site-specific requirements:, including the quality or quantity of wastewater or biosolids treated; historical variations in biosolids characteristics; industrial wastewater or sludge contributions to the facility; the use, land application, or disposal of the biosolids; the water quality of surface and ground water and the hydrogeology of the area; wastewater or biosolids treatment processes; and the compliance history of the facility or application site.

(2) No change.

(3) Monitoring Requirements.

(a) Biosolids Monitoring.

1. Biosolids sampling and analysis to monitor for the pathogen and vector attraction reduction requirements of Rule 62-640.600, F.A.C., and the parameters in subparagraph 62-640.650(3)(a)3., F.A.C., shall be conducted by the treatment facility in accordance with 40 CFR 503.8, and the POTW Sludge Sampling and Analysis Guidance Document, August 1989, which the Department adopts and incorporates by reference. This document is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. In cases where disagreements exist between 40 CFR 503.8 and the POTW Sludge Sampling and Analysis Guidance Document, the requirements in 40 CFR 503.8 will apply.

2. through 7. No change.

(b) Soil Monitoring.

1. The site permittee shall ensure soil fertility testing is conducted in accordance with the NMP. Soil testing shall follow the procedures in the IFAS publications “Soil Testing”, UF/IFAS Circular 239, September 2003, identified in paragraph 62-640.210(1)(o), F.A.C., and “Extension Soil Testing Laboratory (ESTL) Analytical Procedure and Training Manual”, UF/IFAS Circular 1248, February 2009, identified in paragraph 62-640.210(1)(p), F.A.C., which are hereby incorporated by reference. These documents are available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. Results of soil fertility tests shall be included in the application site records.

2. No change.

(c) through (d) No change.

(4) Record Keeping Requirements.

(a) through (i) No change.

(j) Logs and records detailing biosolids applications to each application zone at an application site shall be maintained by the site permittee indefinitely and shall be available for inspection within seven days of request by the Department or the Delegated Local Program. At a minimum, the logs and records for the most recent six months of application shall be available for inspection at the land application site (i.e. maintained onsite). The logs and records shall include:

1. through 2. No change.

3. For each application zone, maintain Biosolids Application Site Log, Form 62-640.210(2)(e), F.A.C. effective , hereby adopted and incorported by reference, and available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices;

4. through 5. No change.

6. Any records necessary for demonstrating compliance with the demonstration submitted with the NMP for sites located within the Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River, and Caloosahatchee River watersheds in accordance with subsection 62-640.500(8), F.A.C.

(5) Reporting Requirements.

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Treatment Facility Biosolids Annual Summary. Permittees of wastewater treatment facilities or biosolids treatment facilities permitted for land application shall submit a summary of the shipment records required by paragraph 62-640.650(4)(d) and subsection 62-640.880(4), F.A.C., as applicable, to the appropriate District Office of the Department, or to the delegated local program, on an annual basis. The summary must be submitted on Department Form 62-640.210(2)(b), effective________, hereby adopted and incorported by reference, and available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. The summary shall include all biosolids shipped during the period January 1 through December 31. The summary for each year shall be submitted to the Department by February 19 of the following year.

(d) Biosolids Application Site Annual Summary. The site permittee shall submit a summary of land application activity to the appropriate District Office of the Department, or to the delegated local program, on an annual basis. The summary shall be submitted on Department Form 62-640.210(2)(c), effective_________, hereby adopted and incorported by reference, and available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. The summary for each year, covering the period from January 1 through December 31, shall be submitted to the Department by February 19 of the following year. The summary shall include all of the following, as applicable:

1. through 5. No change.

6. Copies of records kept in accordance with subparagraph 62-640.650(4)(j)6., F.A.C., demonstrating compliance with the demonstration submitted with the NMP for sites located within the Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River, and Caloosahatchee River watersheds in accordance with subsection 62-640.500(8), F.A.C.

(e) No change.

(6) No change.

62-640.700 Requirements for Land Application of Class AA, A, and B Biosolids.

(1) through (5) No change.

(6) General Application Site Requirements.

(a) No change.

(b) Beginning within one year of (the effective date of the rule), Class A and Class B biosolids treated by alkaline addition shall be applied by the best management practice of incorporation or injection unless the application area is located at a distance greater than one-quarter mile from the application site property line. This distance may be decreased to the setback distance provided by subparagraph 62-640.700(8)(b)2., F.A.C., if the affected adjacent property owner provides written consent.

(c) through (f) No change.

(7) No change.

(8) Setback Distances.

(a) The following setback distances shall apply to land application sites that accept either Class A or Class B biosolids the biosolids are injected or incorporated into the soil.

1. The biosolids land application zone shall not be located closer than 1000 feet to any Class I water body, Outstanding Florida Water or Outstanding National Resource Water, or 200 feet from any other surface water of the state as defined in Section 403.031, F.S. This setback does not apply to waters owned entirely by one person other than the state, nor to canals or bodies of water used for irrigation or drainage, which are located completely within the application site and will not discharge from the application site. The setback area shall be vegetated. The 200 foot setback distance from surface waters may be reduced to 100 feet if the biosolids are injected or incorporated into the soil.

2.(b) The biosolids residuals land application zone shall not be located closer than 300 feet from any private drinking potable water supply well or 500 feet from any public drinking potable water supply well.

3. No change.

4. Biosolids shall not be stored or stockpiled at a land application site within 1320 feet of a building occupied by the general public. This distance may be decreased to the setback distance provided by subparagraph 62-640.700(8)(b)1., F.A.C., if the owner of the building provides written consent.

(b) No change.

(9) through (10) No change.

(11) Runoff Prevention Requirements.

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Biosolids shall not be land applied on soils having a flooding frequency class of “frequent” or “very frequent”, or on soils having a flooding duration class of “long” or “very long”, as given in soil surveys and as defined by the NRCS in Section 618.27 of the National Soil Survey Handbook, as of October 2009, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference and available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices that are frequently flooded (i.e. the soil has a flooding frequency class of “frequent” as defined by NRCS in Section 618.27 of the National Soil Survey Handbook, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, and given in soil surveys). A flooding frequency class of “frequent” or “frequently flooded” means flooding is likely to occur often under usual weather conditions; more than a 50 percent chance of flooding in any year or more than 50 times in 100 years, but less than a 50 percent chance of flooding in all months in any year.

(12) No change.

62-640.850 Distribution and Marketing of Class AA Biosolids.

The distribution and marketing of biosolids or biosolids products shall meet the requirements of this section and this chapter, but are not required to meet subsections 62-640.300(2) and (3); Rule 62-640.500; paragraphs 62-640.650(3)(b) through (d); paragraphs 62-640.650(4)(c) through (j); paragraphs 62-640.650(5)(c) through (e); paragraphs 62-640.650(6)(a), (b), (f), and (g); subsections 62-640.700(1) through (4); subsections 62-640.700(6) through (12); and Rule 62-640.800, F.A.C.

(1) No change.

(2) Distributed and marketed biosolids or biosolids products shall be distributed and marketed as a fertilizer in accordance with Chapter 576, F.S., (2009), and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., 1-18-2010, both hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, or distributed and marketed to a person or entity that will sell or give-away the biosolids or biosolids products as a fertilizer or as a component of a fertilizer subject to Chapter 576, F.S., and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C. Copies of Chapter 576, F.S., and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., are available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices. For the purposes of this chapter, biosolids composts that are distributed and marketed outside of the Lake Okeechobee, St. Lucie River, and Caloosahatchee River watersheds, as defined in Section 373.4595, F.S., do not have be to distributed and marketed as a fertilizer if the biosolids compost product is enrolled and certified under the U.S. Composting Council’s (USCC) Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) program in effect on 5-20-2010, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of the USCC STA program document is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices.

(3) Any treatment facility which produces biosolids in Florida that will be distributed and marketed or any person who delivers biosolids to Florida to be distributed and marketed shall submit the information listed in paragraph 62-640.850(3)(b), F.A.C., to the Department.

(a) No change.

(b) The information shall include:

1. The Florida fertilizer license number assigned in accordance with Florida’s Commercial Fertilizer Law, Chapter 576, F.S., (2009), and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., 1-18-2010, both hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, under which the biosolids or biosolids products will be distributed and marketed (copies of Chapter 576, F.S., and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., are available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices) or documentation showing proof of certification for biosolids composts enrolled in the USCC STA program in effect on 5-20-2010, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference (a copy of the USCC STA program document is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices);

2. through 4. No change.

5. The label or information sheet to be provided at the time of distribution and marketing of the biosolids in accordance with subsection 62-640.850(5), F.A.C., Chapter 576, F.S., (2009), and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C, 1-18-2010, both hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, as applicable (copies of Chapter 576, F.S., and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., are available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices) or equivalent information for biosolid composts certified and enrolled in the USCC STA program in effect on 5-20-2010, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference (a copy of the USCC STA program document is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices);

6. through 7. No change.

(4) No change.

(5) In addition to any fertilizer labeling requirements of Chapter 576, F.S., and Chapter 5E-1, F.A.C., or the equilavent information for biosolids composts certified and enrolled in the USCC STA program in effect on 5-20-2010, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference (a copy of the USCC STA program document is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices), the following information must be made available to the users by the manufacturer by product labels or other means:

(a) through (b) No change.

(c) Recommendations on proper storage of the biosolids or biosolids product prior to use and a recommendation that biosolids be applied at a rate that does not exceed crop or plant nutrient needs. For distributed quantities of biosolids or biosolids products greater than one dry ton, the recommendations on proper storage shall include the prohibition language from subsection 62-640.400(13), F.A.C.

(6) No change.

(7) By February 19 of each year, any person shipping biosolids to Florida for distribution and marketing shall submit a copy of the applicable EPA facility annual biosolids report required by 40 CFR 503.18, July 1, 2009, hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, to the Department’s Domestic Wastewater Section, MS #3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400. A copy of 40 CFR 503.18 is available from the Department of Environmental Protection, Domestic Wastewater Section, M.S. 3540, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2400 or any of the Department’s District Offices.