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Sewage Sludge Hauling Rules and Regulations How
They Apply to You
Eura DeHart Environmental Scientist
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I. Definitions
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I.A. Sewage Sludge - (Includes Domestic Septage
Portable Toilet Waste)
Sewage Sludge - any solid, semisolid, or liquid
residue removed during the treatment of municipal
waste water or domestic sewage. Sewage sludge
includes, but is not limited to, solids removed
during primary, secondary, or advanced waste
water treatment, scum, domestic septage, portable
toilet pumpings, type III marine sanitation
device pumpings (33 CFR Part 159), and sewage
sludge products. Sewage sludge does not include
grit or screenings, or ash generated during the
incineration of sewage sludge.
Also includes Grease Trap Waste When Pumped or
Removed from a Food Service Establishment and
Mixed with Sewage Sludge
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I.B. Pumper of Sewage Sludge
Pumper of Sewage Sludgea person who removes
sludge from a sanitary wastewater treatment
facility domestic septage from a residential
septic tank, mechanical treatment plant, or dump
station for recreational vehicles and watercrafts
or vessels residuals from a portable toilet or
grease from a food service facility that is mixed
with sewage sludge.
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I.C. Transporter of Sewage Sludge
Transporter of Sewage Sludgea person who pumps
or moves sewage sludge off-site by means of
land-based vehicles, barges, ships, rails,
pipelines, or other modes of transportation. For
oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments,
this includes the removal of the sewage sludge
from the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface
impoundments to the levees surrounding the
oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments.
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II. Haulers/Transporters
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II.A. Registration Period Began on July 1, 2009
Transferred the Registration of the Vehicles of
Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge from
to
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II.B. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Regulations
LAC 33IX.7301.F
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration

• Registration Registration Form obtained from
  the Office of Environmental Services or through
  the departments website.
• All the information required by the form shall be
  provided.
• The registration period - July 1 to June 30.
• All registrations shall expire on June 30 of each
  year.
• To continue the operation of transporting sewage
  sludge - Apply for re-registration to the Office
  of Environmental Services at least 60 days prior
  to June 30 of each year.
• The fee for registration shall be an annual fee
  of 100.

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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration

1. The method of payment of fees shall be in
   accordance with LAC 33IX.1309 of the Water
   Quality Regulations Access ? http//www.deq.loui
   siana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid1674

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06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part I Office of the Secretary ZIP
07/17/2009 07/20/2009 Part III Air ZIP
06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part V Hazardous Waste ZIP
01/06/2009 09/20/2009 Part VI Inactive and Abandoned Sites ZIP
05/21/2009 05/20/2009 Part VII Solid Waste ZIP
08/20/2009 08/20/2009 Part IX Water Quality ZIP
08/20/2009 08/20/2009 Part XI Underground Storage Tanks ZIP
06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part XV Radiation ZIP
10/20/2003 10/20/2003 RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document
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File Updated Amendments Through Part Number and Description Word Zipped Adobe
06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part I Office of the Secretary ZIP
07/17/2009 07/20/2009 Part III Air ZIP
06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part V Hazardous Waste ZIP
01/06/2009 09/20/2009 Part VI Inactive and Abandoned Sites ZIP
05/21/2009 05/20/2009 Part VII Solid Waste ZIP
08/20/2009 08/20/2009 Part IX Water Quality ZIP
08/20/2009 08/20/2009 Part XI Underground Storage Tanks ZIP
06/22/2009 06/20/2009 Part XV Radiation ZIP
10/20/2003 10/20/2003 RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document RECAP - Risk Evaluation/Corrective Action Program Document
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration

• The Office of Environmental Services shall be
  notified prior to any modification to the
  information submitted for registration,
  including, but not limited to, the following
• The removal and/or addition of information about
  the facility to which the sewage sludge is being
  transported.
• The removal and/or addition of a vehicle that
  will be utilized for the transporting of sewage
  sludge.

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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration

• All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease
  mixed with sewage sludge shall transport the
  sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage
  sludge only to a facility permitted to receive
  sewage sludge.
• All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease
  mixed with sewage sludge shall maintain a daily
  log or record of activities containing the
  following information regarding the sewage sludge
  and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge
• The date the transported material was obtained,
  pumped, or removed
• The origin or source of the material
• The volume of material removed (generated) from
  each site,
• The transfer and/or disposal site and,
• The amount of material that was transported or
  disposed.

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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration

1. Registration shall be through a form obtained
   from the Office of Environmental Services or
   through the departments website. All the
   information required by the form shall be
   provided.

http//www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2296/Def
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration
Agency Interest Number or AI Number
Site ID No. or Haulers Number.
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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Important
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
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Important
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II.B.1. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler
Registration
Your Signature
Your Name, Owner
MM/DD/YYYY
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Contact Ms. Suzanne Bordelon Permits Support
Division (225)219- 3253
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II.B.2. Standards Applicable to Vehicles Used to
Transport Sewage Sludge

• When transporting sewage sludge, the bodies of
  vehicles must be covered at all times to prevent
• rain from reaching the sewage sludge
• inhibits access by disease vectors
• prevents the sewage sludge from falling or
  blowing from the vehicle and,
• minimizes escape of odors, and does not create a
  nuisance.
• If transport liquefied sewage sludge - Vehicle
  shall be constructed and/or enclosed with an
  appropriate material that will completely prevent
  the leakage or spillage of the liquid.
• The exterior and interior of the body of a
  vehicle that is transporting sewage sludge shall
  be washed down, at a designated washdown area to
• prevent accumulation of sewage sludge and,
• for the prevention of odors and disease vector
  attraction.
• The washdown area shall be designed, constructed,
  and operated to prevent groundwater contamination
  and stormwater run-on and runoff.

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II.B.2. Standards for Sewage Sludge Pipelines and
Containment Areas Transfer points, pumping
stations, and other facilities with a potential
for spillage shall be located above grade, or in
watertight compartments, and shall be in
containment areas constructed to hold the maximum
potential spill. Containment areas shall
consist of a base and dikes constructed of
concrete, compacted clay, or other impervious
materials. All joints must be sealed.
Other Standards The administrative authority may
provide appropriate standards for transporters of
sewage sludge that utilize other modes of
transportation.
These regulations do not relieve the
transporter from the responsibility of complying
with other applicable regulations and licensing
requirements, including, but not limited to,
those of the Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development, and with
applicable ordinances governing types, sizes, and
weights of vehicles used to transport sewage
sludge on roads and streets that must be traveled
during the transporting of the sewage sludge and
with any other applicable requirements.
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II.B.3. Record Keeping for Transporters/Haulers
of Sewage Sludge
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II.B.3. Record Keeping for Transporters/Haulers
of Sewage Sludge

1. The date the transported material was obtained,
   pumped, or removed
2. The origin or source of the material
3. The volume of material removed (generated) from
   each site,
4. The transfer and/or disposal site and,
5. The amount of material that was transported or
   disposed.

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II.B.4. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of
Sewage Sludge
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II.B.4. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of
Sewage Sludge
Form_7161_r01
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II.B.4. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of
Sewage Sludge
Form_7161_r01
This is your Hauler Number
Form_7161_r01
Form_7161_r01
Form_7161_r01
Form_7161_r01
This is your Agency Interest Number
Date of Report is always on or before February
28th of each year.
Reporting Period for the year 2010 will be July
1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Thereafter, it
will be January 1st to December 31st of each year.
100,000
gallons
gallons
100,000
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II.B.4. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of
Sewage Sludge
100,000
100,000
Must equal the Total of the (1) Sewage Sludge
(2) Domestic Septage Portable Toilet Waste
Grease indicated on Page 1 of the form.
123 Landfill Road, Shreveport, LA 71233
100,000
Gal.
ABC Landfill
[phone]
Less Pumper
September 24, 2009
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III. Department of Environmental Quality
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III. Department of Environmental Quality
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III. Department of Environmental Quality
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III. Department of Environmental Quality
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III. Department of Environmental Quality
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Any Questions?
Eura DeHart, Environmental Scientist Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality Office of
Environmental Services Water Permits
Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, Louisiana
70821- 4313 Telephone Number (225)
219-3092 E-mail Address  Eura.Dehart_at_LA.GOV
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