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snippet: This layer includes Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control permitted active and inactive approved land application sites where non-hazardous waste residuals have been applied.
summary: This layer includes Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control permitted active and inactive approved land application sites where non-hazardous waste residuals have been applied.
accessInformation: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Water, Commercial and Government Services Section 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901 302-739-9946
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description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Certain by-products of wastewater treatment, known as biosolids, and non-hazardous residuals from wastewater treatment, can be used, under certain circumstances, in limited agricultural applications. </SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>These uses are governed by</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> Parts III and V of</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> the Guidance and Regulations Governing the Land Treatment of Wastes (7 DE Admin. Code 7103). The biosolids and residuals data shows </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>t</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>he location of areas in Delaware where </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>agricultural utilization </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>permits have been issued to allow for the </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>land </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>application of biosolids and non-hazardous waste residuals</SPAN><SPAN>. </SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 6 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Biosolids</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 6 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Sewage sludges that are solid, semisolid, or liquid residues generated during primary, secondary, or advanced treatment of sanitary sewage. Treated sewage sludge that has undergone an approved process to reduce pathogens, </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>a process to </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>reduce the attractiveness of the material to disease </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>carrying </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>vectors (flies, birds, rodents), and that meet</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>s</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> regulatory</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> limits for certain pollutants are known as biosolids. Biosolids are typically used as a fertilizer or soil amendment or are disposed of in a landfill.</SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 6 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>EPA regulations (40 CFR Part 503) establish the minimum national standards for the use and disposal of biosolids. EPA’s standards are incorporated into Delaware regulations. The state’s rules include additional requirements and safeguards that are not required in EPA standards.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 6 0;"><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"><SPAN>Non-Hazardous Waste Residuals</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 6 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>Non-hazardous residual materials from waste treatment that do not contain a sanitary waste component can be permitted for agricultural use under </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>Part V of the Guidance and Regulations Governing the Land Treatment of Wastes</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>. These waste</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>s</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> must meet regulatory limits for certain pollutants and must be suitable for use as a fertilizer substitute or as a soil amendment.</SPAN></SPAN></P><P STYLE="margin:0 0 0 0;"><SPAN><SPAN>This layer includes </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>land application </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>sites where </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>non-hazardous </SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>waste</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>residuals</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> disposal</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>(were beneficially reused may be a better phrase to describe “disposal” if this description goes on a public server) </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>via </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>land </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>application </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>have </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>been approved. For sites where </SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>beneficial reuse of wastewater</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN> via spray irrigation has been approved please see the Spray Irrigation layer. For more information please visit </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov:443/water/surface-water/land-treatment/" STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN STYLE="text-decoration:underline;"><SPAN>https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/water/surface-water/land-treatment/</SPAN></SPAN></A></P><P><SPAN>Data is ENV_Biosolids_Residuals Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class made available from DNREC's Enterprise Geodatabase.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
licenseInfo: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>The State of Delaware makes no warranty or representation, expressed or implied, with respect to the quality, content, accuracy, completeness, currency, or non-infringement of proprietary rights, of any of the GIS or other data or information, or any other materials and items, that are displayed or made available for download from this site. All such data, information, items and materials (collectively, the “FirstMap Data”) are provided "as is" and users are fully and solely responsible for any consequences of use. FirstMap Data may have been created from a variety of sources, including sources beyond the control of the State of Delaware, and are subject to change without notice. To the extent you use, apply, add to, modify or implement this information in your own information system or other setting, or otherwise for your own purposes, you do so at your own risk. In no event shall the State of Delaware or its agencies, officers, employees, agents, or representatives be liable for any damages of any kind or nature whatsoever including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental, exemplary or consequential damages arising from your downloading, modifying, sharing, distributing, or using of FirstMap Data even if notified of the possibility of such damages. Further, the State of Delaware does not accept liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by inaccuracies in the FirstMap Data or as a result of changes to the FirstMap Data, nor is there responsibility assumed to maintain the FirstMap Data in any manner or form.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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title: Biosolids and Residuals
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tags: ["Biosolids","Sludge","Land Application","agricultural utilization","waste disposal","Non-Hazardous Waste Residuals","residuals","land application field","application fields","residuals application"]
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