Indiana Administrative Code (Last Updated: December 20, 2016) |
Title 327. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION |
Article 327IAC6.1. LAND APPLICATION OF BIOSOLID, INDUSTRIAL WASTE PRODUCT, AND POLLUTANT-BEARING WATER |
Rule 327IAC6.1-7. Land Application of Pollutant-Bearing Water |
Section 327IAC6.1-7-5. Site restrictions
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(a) Land application of pollutant-bearing water must not be conducted within:
Surface
applied
Applied beneath
the surface
Surface waters or the surface conduit to a subsurface feature
300 feet
33 feet
Residence
300 feet
To property line
Potable well or drinking water spring
200 feet
200 feet
(b) The soil pH must be 5.5 or greater at the time the pollutant-bearing water is applied unless the commissioner determines that the soil pH should be higher to protect the environment or public health. The soil pH value shall be:
(1) obtained by sampling the soil to the depth of cultivation or depth of placement of the pollutant-bearing water, whichever is greater;
(2) analyzed by the electrometric method*;
(3) collected as one (1) representative composite sample per every twenty-five (25) acres or fraction thereof within the application site; and
(4) valid only if the analyses were performed within the last two (2) years of the date of application on the site.
(c) Pollutant-bearing water must not be applied to land unless there is a minimum depth of twenty (20) inches of soil overlying bedrock.
(d) Surface application of pollutant-bearing water on slopes greater than six percent (6%) is prohibited.
*The electrometric method may be found in "Methods of Soil Analysis, Agronomy Monograph No. 9", C.A. Black, ed., American Society of Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, pp. 199-209, 1982, available from the American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science of America, Inc., 677 South Segoe Road, Madison, Wisconsin 53711. This method is also available for copying at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Office of Land Quality, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N1154, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 6.1-7-5; filed May 15, 1998, 10:20 a.m.: 21 IR 3807; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Jul 7, 2003, 4:25 p.m.: 26 IR 3625; errata filed Feb 6, 2006, 11:15 a.m.: 29 IR 1937; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)