Section 327IAC6.1-7-6. Management practices

   (a) Food crops shall not be harvested for fourteen (14) months after land application of domestic wastewater if the harvested part:

(1) touches the ground where domestic wastewater has been land applied; and

(2) has no harvested parts below the soil surface.

  (b) Food crops shall not be harvested for thirty-eight (38) months after land application of domestic wastewater if harvested parts are below the soil surface.

  (c) Unless subsection (a) or (b) applies, food crops, feed crops, and fiber crops shall not be harvested for thirty (30) days after land application of domestic wastewater.

  (d) Except for domestic wastewater applied in accordance with section 2 of this rule, turf grown on land where domestic wastewater is land applied shall not be harvested for one (1) year after application of the domestic wastewater if the harvested turf is placed on land with a high potential for public exposure.

  (e) Public access to land with a low potential for public exposure shall be restricted for thirty (30) days after land application of domestic wastewater to that land.

  (f) Grazing of animals on land that has received domestic wastewater is prohibited for thirty (30) days after application of the domestic wastewater.

  (g) Pollutant-bearing water shall not be applied to the land:

(1) if the pollutant-bearing water is likely to adversely affect a threatened or endangered species or its designated critical habitat; or

(2) in violation of IC 14-22-34.

  (h) Pollutant-bearing water shall not be applied to the land in violation of historic preservation requirements under IC 14-20-1 [IC 14-20-1 was repealed by P.L.167-2011, SECTION 31, effective July 1, 2011.].

  (i) Application of pollutant-bearing water is prohibited if the moisture holding capacity of the soil is exceeded.

  (j) Pollutant-bearing water may only be applied to the surface of land that is frozen or snow-covered if:

(1) the pollutant-bearing water does not enter a wetland, surface waters, or ground water; and

(2) a management plan has been submitted and approved by the commissioner, including the following:

(A) Setback distances from residences and public buildings, surface waters, wells, and other structures.

(B) Application rates.

(C) Site characteristics, including the following:

(i) Flood plains.

(ii) Slope.

(D) Supervision and operational oversight.

(E) Other applicable information to show that the land application will not violate this article.

  (k) Pollutant-bearing water may only be applied in a flood plain if the pollutant-bearing water does not enter a wetland, surface waters, or ground water. (Water Pollution Control Division; 327 IAC 6.1-7-6; filed May 15, 1998, 10:20 a.m.: 21 IR 3808; readopted filed Jan 10, 2001, 3:23 p.m.: 24 IR 1518; filed Jul 7, 2003, 4:25 p.m.: 26 IR 3625; readopted filed Nov 21, 2007, 1:16 p.m.: 20071219-IR-327070553BFA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2013, 9:21 a.m.: 20130828-IR-327130176BFA)