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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2020-003 Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services with Natural Selection FarmsA RESOLUTION RESOLUTION NO. R-2020-003 authorizing award of RFP 11913P and execution of an agreement with Natural Selection Farms, to provide Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services WHEREAS, the City posted and published notice on August 2"d and 3rd, 2019 in the Yakima Herald Republic, on PublicPurchase com, and on the City's webpage that RFP No 11913P was available for competition; and WHEREAS, Proposals were due August 30, 2019 at 11 00 a m and publicly opened in City Hall Council Chambers, Yakima, Washington, and WHEREAS, the following proposals were received • Natural Selection Farms, Inc , Sunnyside, WA • Tenelco, Inc , Lake Stevens, WA, and WHEREAS, an Evaluation Committee was formed and then met on September 13, 2019 to analyze and score the two proposals using weighted criteria as specified in the RFP The Evaluation Committee finalized scoring on September 13, 2019, and WHEREAS, the final combined scores for the short-listed Proposers are as follows (300 points possible): Natural Selection Farms, Inc , 291 points Tenelco, Inc , 256 points, and WHEREAS, Natural Selection Farms received the highest overall score from the Evaluation Committee for Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services and the Evaluation Committee recommends Award be issued to Natural Selection Farms and that a contract be issued to Natural Selection Farms; and WHEREAS, the Scope of Work and available budget meet the needs and requirements of the City of Yakima for this procurement, now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA: The Proposal is hereby awarded and the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a ten year Agreement with Natural Selection Farms, in the estimated annual amount of $275,000 plus tax, in accordance with the Agreement, with any additional services to be billed at proposed rates ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 7th day of January, 2020 ATTEST: (k(mA SonyaJClaar Tee, City Clerk --f Pat '-'- :jreris, Mayor AGREEMENT CITY OF YAKIMA RFP 11913P Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services for Wastewater Treatment Plant THIS AGREEMENT, entered into on the date of last execution, between the City of Yakima, a Washington municipal corporation ("City"), and Natural Selection Farms, Inc., ("Contractor"). WITNESSETH: The parties, in consideration of the terms and conditions herein, do hereby covenant and agree as follows: 1. Statement of Work The Contractor shall perform all work and service(s) and furnish all tools, materials, labor and equipment (collectively referred to as "Services") according to the procedure outlined in RFP #11913P Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services Specifications which are attached as Exhibit A, and WAC 173-308, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference, and shall perform any alterations in or additions to the work provided under this Contract and every part thereof. Work shall begin within seven (7) business days after each Notice to Proceed. The Contractor shall provide and bear the expense of all equipment; work and labor of any sort whatsoever that may be required for the transfer of materials and completing the work provided for in this Contract and every part thereof, except such as are mentioned in the specifications to be fumished by the City of Yakima. 2. Compensation The City agrees to pay the Contractor according to Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein, which Exhibit includes the specifications and payment schedule of itemized prices as listed in the Contractor's Proposal submittal at the time and in the manner and upon the conditions provided for the Contract. Contractor is to submit properly completed invoice(s) to the address specified on the purchase order. To insure prompt payment each invoice should cite purchase order number, RFP number (11913P), quantities hauled to each site, the acreage to which biosolids were applied at each site, the unit fee for the service and the total charge for the month. The invoice should also include any discount terms and include the Contractor's name and return remittance address. Payment terms are net 30 days. 3. Contract Term and Extension The period of this Contract shall be for a period of five (5) years from its effective date. The City may, at its option, extend the Contract on a year to year basis for up to five (5) additional years provided, however, that either party may at any time during the life of this Contract, or any extension thereof, terminate this Contract by giving ninety (90) days' notice in writing to the other party of its intention to cancel per Section 20 below. Contract extensions shall be automatic, and shall go into effect without written confirmation, unless the City provides advance notice of the intention to not renew. The City's option to extend the Contract for each additional one-year (1-year) term is at the sole discretion of the City. 4. Changes Any proposed change in this Contract shall be submitted to the other party, for its prior written approval. If approved, change will be made by a contract modification that will become effective upon execution by the parties hereto. Any oral statement or representation changing any of these terms or conditions is specifically unauthorized and is not valid. 11913P Agreement - Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services - WWTP Page 1 of 9 not unreasonably withhold. Payment of an erroneous invoice does not constitute acceptance of the erroneous pricing, and the City would seek reimbursement of the overpayment or would withhold such overpayment from future invoices. 8. Agency Relationship between City and Contractor Contractor shall, at all times, be an independent Contractor and not an agent or representative of City with regard to performance of the Services. Contractor shall not represent that it is, or hold itself out as, an agent or representative of City. In no event shall Contractor be authorized to enter into any agreement or undertaking for, or on, behalf of City. 9. Successors and Assigns a. Neither the City, nor the Contractor, shall assign, transfer, or encumber any rights, duties, or interests accruing from this Contract without the prior written consent of the other. b. The Contractor for himself, and for his heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns, does hereby agree to the full performance of all the covenants herein contained upon the part of the Contractor. 10. Property Rights All records or papers of any sort relating to the City and, to the project will at all times be the property of the City and shall be surrendered to the City upon demand. All information concerning the City and said project which is not otherwise a matter of public record or required by law to be made public, is confidential, and the Contractor will not, in whole or part, now or at any time disclose that information without the express written consent of the City. 11. Inspection and Production of Records a. The records relating to the Services shall, at all times, be subject to inspection by and with the approval of the City, but the making of (or failure or delay in making) such inspection or approval shall not relieve Contractor of responsibility for performance of the Services in accordance with this Contract, notwithstanding the City's knowledge of defective or non -complying performance, its substantiality or the ease of its discovery. Contractor shall provide the City sufficient, safe, and proper facilities, and/or send copies of the requested documents to the City. Contractor's records relating to the Services will be provided to the City upon the City's request. b. Contractor shall promptly furnish the City with such information and records which are related to the Services of this Contract as may be requested by the City. Until the expiration of six (6) years after final payment of the compensation payable under this Contract, or for a longer period if required by law or by the Washington Secretary of State's record retention schedule, Contractor shall retain and provide the City access to (and the City shall have the right to examine, audit and copy) all of Contractor's books, documents, papers and records which are related to the Services performed by Contractor under this Contract. c. All records relating to Contractor's services under this Contract must be made available to the City, and the records relating to the Services are City of Yakima records. They must be produced to third parties, if required pursuant to the Washington State Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW, or by law. All records relating to Contractor's services under this Contract must be retained by Contractor for the minimum period of time required pursuant to the Washington Secretary of State's records retention schedule. d. The terms of this section shall survive any expiration or termination of this Contract. 12. Work Made for Hire All work the Contractor performs under this Contract shall be considered work made for hire, and shall be the property of the City. The City shall own any and all data, documents, plans, copyrights, specifications, working papers, and any 11913P Agreement - Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services - WWTP Page 3 of 9 16. Indemnification and Hold Harmless a. Contractor shall take all necessary precautions in performing the Services to prevent injury to persons or property. Contractor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City, its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and volunteers from any and all claims, demands, losses, liens, liabilities, penalties, fines, lawsuits, and other proceedings and all judgments, awards, costs and expenses (including reasonable costs and attorney fees) which result or arise out of the sole negligent acts or omissions of Contractor, its officials, officers, employees or agents. b. If any suit, judgment, action, claim or demand arises out of, or occurs in conjunction with, the negligent acts and/or omissions of both the Contractor and the City, or their elected or appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or volunteers, pursuant to this Contract, each party shall be liable for its proportionate share of negligence for any resulting suit, judgment, action, claim, demand, damages or costs and expenses, including reasonable attomeys' fees. c. Contractor's Waiver of Employer's Immunity under Title 51 RCW. • If any design or engineering work is done pursuant to this Contract, Contractor intends that its indemnification, defense, and hold harmless obligations set forth above in Section A shall operate with full effect regardless of any provision to the contrary in Title 51 RCW, Washington's Industrial Insurance Act. Accordingly, to the extent necessary to fully satisfy the Contractor's indemnification, defense, and hold harmless obligations set forth above in Section A, Contractor specifically waives any immunity granted under Title 51 RCW, and specifically assumes all potential liability for actions brought by employees of the Contractor against the City and its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, and volunteers. The parties have mutually negotiated this waiver. Contractor shall similarly require that its subcontractors, and anyone directly or indirectly employed or hired by Contractor, and anyone for whose acts Contractor may be liable in connection with its performance of this Agreement, shall comply with the terms of this paragraph, waive any immunity granted under Title 51 RCW, and assume all potential liability for actions brought by their respective employees. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. d. Nothing contained in this Section or this Contract shall be construed to create a liability or a right of indemnification in any third party. e. The terms of this Section shall survive any expiration or termination of this Contract. 17. Contractor's Liability Insurance At all times during performance of the Services and this Contract, Contractor shall secure and maintain in effect insurance to protect the City and Contractor from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, and expenses arising out of or resulting from the performance of this Contract. Contractor shall provide and maintain in force insurance in limits no Tess than that stated below, as applicable. The City reserves the right to require higher limits should it deem it necessary in the best interest of the public. Contractor will provide a Certificate of Insurance to the City as evidence of coverage for each of the policies and outlined herein. A copy of the additional insured endorsement attached to the policy will be included with the certificate. This Certificate of insurance shall be provided to the City, prior to commencement of work. Failure of City to demand such verification of coverage with these insurance requirements or failure of City to identify a deficiency from the insurance documentation provided shall not be construed as a waiver of Contractor's obligation to maintain such insurance. 11913P Agreement - Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services - WWTP Page 5 of 9 If at any time during the life of the Contract, or any extension, Contractor fails to maintain the required insurance in full force and effect, all work under the contract shall be discontinued immediately. Any failure to maintain the required insurance may be sufficient cause for the City to terminate the Contract. Should a court of competent jurisdiction determine that this Contract is subject to RCW 4.24.115, then, in the event of liability for damages arising out of bodily injury to persons or damages to property caused by or resulting from the concurrent negligence of Contractor and the City, its officers, elected and appointed officials, employees, agents, attorneys and volunteers, Contractor's liability hereunder shall be limited to the extent of the Contractor's negligence 18. Severability If any term or condition of this Contract or the application thereof to any person(s) or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other terms, conditions or 'applications which can be given effect without the invalid term, condition or application. To this end, the terms and conditions of this Contract are declared severable. 19. Contract Documents This Contract, the Request for Proposals #11913P, Scope of Work, conditions, addenda, and modifications and Contractor's proposal (to the extent consistent with City of Yakima documents) constitute the Contract Documents and are complementary. Specific Federal and State laws and the terms of this Contract, in that order respectively, supersede other inconsistent provisions. These Contract Documents are on file in the Office of the Purchasing Manager, 129 No. 2nd St., Yakima, WA, 98901, and are hereby incorporated by reference into this Contract. 20. Termination - Convenience This Contract may be terminated by either party by giving ninety (90) days written notice of such intent and will become effective ninety (90) days from the date such written notice is delivered to the applicable party to the Contract. 21. Termination - Cause The City reserves the right to terminate this Contract at any time, upon written notice, in the event that the Services of Contractor are deemed by the City to be unsatisfactory, or upon failure to perform any of the terms and conditions contained in this Contract. The effective date for such termination shall be upon receipt of the notice, or three days after the notice is mailed first class mail, certified with return receipt requested. 22. Force Majeure Contractor will not be responsible for delays in delivery due to acts of God, fire, strikes, epidemics, war, riot, delay in transportation or railcar transport shortages, provided Contractor notifies the City immediately in writing of such pending or actual delay. Normally, in the event or any such delays (acts or God, etc) the date of delivery will be extended for a period equal to the time lost due to the reason for delay. 23. Governing Law This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. 24. Venue The venue for any judicial action to enforce or interpret this Contract shall lie in a court of competent jurisdiction in Yakima County, Washington. 25. Authority The person executing this Contract, on behalf of Contractor, represents and warrants that he/she has been fully authorized by Contractor to execute this Contract on its behalf and to legally bind Contractor to all the terms, performances and provisions of this Contract. 11913P Agreement - Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services - WWTP Page 7 of 9 EXHIBIT A TO AGREEMENT The Contractor shall perform all work and service(s) and furnish all tools, materials, labor and equipment (collectively referred to as "Services") according to the procedure outlined in RFP #11913P Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services Specifications which are attached as Exhibit A, and WAC 173-308 all of which are incorporated herein by this reference, and shall perform any alterations in or additions to the work provided under this Contract and every part thereof. EXHIBIT B Separate Attachment TO AGREEMENT The City agrees to pay the Contractor according to Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein, which Exhibit includes the specifications and payment schedule of itemized prices as listed in the Contractor's RFP submittal at the time and in the manner and upon the conditions provided for the Contract. Separate Attachment 11913P Agreement - Biosolids Hauling & Land Application Services - WWTP Page 9 of 9 14 Current permit holders who have submitted a Notice of Intent and properly applied for coverage under this permit are provisionally approved to manage biosolids in accordance with this permit, Ecology may impose additional or more stringent requirements when issuing final coverage under this permit. General Permit Issuance Date: August 5, 2015 General Permit Effective Date: September4, 2015 General Permit Expiration Date: September4, 2020 Laurie G. Davies, Program Manager Waste 2 Resources Program Washington Department of Ecology Date 15 Table of Contents 1. Overview of the General Permit for Biosolids Management 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Use of the terms "Sewage Sludge", "Biosolids", and "Septage" 1 1.3 Geographical Area Covered 1 1.4 Persons Required to Apply for Coverage under this Permit 1 1.5 Activities Subject to Coverage under this Permit 2 1.6 Local Health Jurisdiction Involvement 2 1.7 Role of EPA 3 2. Applying For Coverage under this Permit 3 2.1 When to Apply 3 2.2 Complying With the State Environmental Policy Act 3 2.3 Submitting a Notice of Intent 3 2.4 Submitting a Permit Application 4 2.5 Public Notice Requirements When Applying for Coverage 5 2.5.1 Wastewater Treatment Plants that DO NOT land apply Nonexceptional Quality Biosolids 5 2.5.2 Wastewater Treatment Plants that Land Apply Nonexceptional Quality Biosolids 5 2.5.3 Beneficial Use Facilities 6 2.6 Land Application Plans 6 2.6.1 Site Specific Land Application Plans 6 2.6.2 General Land Application Plans 6 2.6.3 Exemption for Biosolids Going to Permitted Beneficial Use Facilities 7 2.6.4 Exemption for Exceptional Quality Biosolids 7 2.7 Ecology Review of Submitted Plans 7 3. Requirements Applicable to all Permittees 7 3.1 Duty to Comply 7 3.2 Continuing Coverage and Duty to Reapply 7 3.3 Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense 8 3.4 Duty to Mitigate 8 3.5 Duty to Provide Information to Ecology 8 3.6 Inspection and Entry 8 3.7 Monitoring and Records 8 3.8 Signatory Requirements 9 3.9 Reporting of Changes, Noncompliance, Compliance Schedules, and Other Information 9 3.9.1 Planned Changes 9 3.9.2 Noncompliance 9 3.9.3 Other Information 9 3.10 Transferring Permits 9 3.11 Penalties 9 16 3.12 Obtaining and Providing Information 10 3.13 Final Coverage: Additional or More Stringent Requirements 10 3.14 Compliance Schedules 10 3.15 Annual Report 10 3.16 Permit Fees 10 3.17 Record Keeping Requirements 10 3.18 Appeals 10 4. Requirements for Transporting Biosolids 11 4.1 Spill Prevention/Response Plan 11 5. Requirements for Storing Biosolids 11 5.1 Exemptions 11 5.2 Surface Impoundments (Lagoons) 12 5.3 Tanks 12 6. Requirements for Disposal of Sewage Sludge in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 12 6.1 Disposal on an Emergency Basis 12 6.2 Disposal on a Temporary Basis 12 6.3 Disposal on a Long-term Basis 13 7. Requirements for Transferring Biosolids 13 8. Requirements for Analyzing Biosolids and Monitoring Processes 13 8.1 Representative Sampling 14 8.2 Frequency of Biosolids Analysis 14 8.3 Frequency of Process Monitoring 14 8.4 Point of Compliance 15 8.5 Requirement for Analysis by an Accredited Laboratory 15 8.6 Analytical Methods 15 8.7 Records of Analytical and Monitoring Information 18 9. Requirements for Biosolids Applied to Agricultural Land, Forest Land, Public Contact Sites, or Land Reclamation Sites 18 9.1 Removing Manufactured Inerts 18 9.2 Soil Testing 18 9.3 Agronomic Rate 18 9.4 Pollutants 19 9.5 Pathogens 19 9.6 Vector Attraction Reduction 19 9.7 Site Management and Public Access Restrictions for Class B Biosolids 19 9.7.1 Crop Harvest Waiting Periods 20 9.7.2 Public Access Restrictions 20 9.7.3 Additional Site Management Restrictions 21 10. Requirements for Biosolids Sold/Given Away in Bags or Other Containers 21 17 10.1 Labeling Requirements 21 11. Requirements for Septage Applied to the Land 22 11.1 Removing Manufactured Inerts 22 11.2 Soil Testing 22 11.3 Application Rates 22 11.4 Pollutants 23 11.5 Pathogen Reduction and Vector Attraction Reduction 23 11.5.1 Loads with >75% from Households 23 11.5.2 Loads with <75% from Households 23 11.6 Sites where Septage Cannot be Applied 24 11.7 Site Management and Public Access Restrictions 24 11.7.1 Crop Harvest Waiting Periods 24 11.7.2 Public Access Restrictions 24 11.7.3 Additional Site Management Restrictions 25 APPENDIX 1- PUBLIC NOTICE CONTENT 26 APPENDIX2 - GENERAL LAND APPLICATION PLAN CONTENT 26 APPENDIX 3 - SITE SPECIFIC LAND APPLICATION PLAN CONTENT 27 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 29 General Permit for Biosolids Management 18 Page 1 1. Overview of the General Permit for Biosolids Management Li Introduction The biosolids program in the State of Washington is based on Chapter 173-308 WAC Biosolids Management. The state program, including this General Permit for Biosolids Management (permit), is intended to comply with all applicable federal rules adopted pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act as it existed on February 4, 1987, and Chapter 90.48 RCW Water Pollution Control. Authority for administering a state biosolids management program is granted to Ecology in Chapter 70.95J RCW, Municipal Sewage Sludge-Biosolids. The State program regulates biosolids (including septage) applied to the land for beneficial uses, biosolids being stored, sewage sludge disposed in a municipal solids waste landfill and biosolids transferred from one facility to another. Although the state program does not regulate surface disposal or incineration, the transfer of biosolids from a wastewater treatment plant to an incineration facility or surface disposal site is an activity covered under this permit. 1.2 Use of the terms "Sewage Sludge", `Biosolids", and "Septage" Sewage sludge is the solids, semisolids, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Biosolids are produced by treating sewage sludge to meet certain quality standards that allow it to be beneficially used. Septage is a class of biosolids that comes from septic tanks and similar systems receiving domestic wastes. In this permit: Sections 8, 9, and 10 apply only to biosolids or "septage managed as biosolids originating from sewage sludge". Section 6 applies only to sewage sludge being disposed in a municipal waste landfill. Section 11 applies only to septage being applied to the land. All other section apply to biosolids, septage and sewage sludge unless the context requires otherwise. 1.3 Geographical Area Covered This permit applies to facilities and biosolids management activities that occur on lands under the jurisdiction of the State of Washington. Any treatment works located outside of the jurisdiction of the State and exporting biosolids into the State must do so in accordance with WAC 173-308-130. 1.4 Persons Required to Apply for Coverage under this Permit Unless you are obtaining an individual permit in accordance with WAC 173-308-310, you must apply for coverage under this permit if you own or operate any of the following facilities: General Permit for Biosalids Management 19 Page 2 • Facilities designated by Ecology as a treatment works treating domestic sewage in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(1)(b). • Publicly owned treatment works. • Privately owned treatment works treating only domestic sewage. • Industrial facilities that treat domestic sewage separately from the industrial waste stream and generate biosolids regulated by Chapter 173-308 WAC. • Beneficial use facilities. • Composting facilities that compost non -exceptional quality biosolids that do not have an adequate permit issued by the local health jurisdiction as determined by Ecology. • Facilities that mix non -exceptional quality biosolids with other material, including other biosolids. • Septage Management facilities. 1.5 Activities Subject to Coverage under this Permit Coverage under this permit is based on activities related to the use or disposal of biosolids. These activities include, but are not limited to, the following: • Applying bulk biosolids to the land, including, but not limited to, agricultural lands, forest lands, public contact sites, and land reclamation sites. • Applying septage to the land. • Disposing sewage sludge in municipal solid waste landfills. • Selling or giving away biosolids in bags or other containers. • Storing biosolids. • Transferring biosolids from one facility to another. • Composting non -exceptional quality biosolids. 1.6 Local Health Jurisdiction Involvement Ecology may delegate authority to a Local Health Jurisdiction (LHJ) to implement and assist in the administration of Chapter 173-308 WAC and this permit. Delegation is accomplished through an instrument of mutual consent (for example, a Memorandum of Agreement) that is acceptable to both Ecology and the LHJ. When applying for coverage under this permit, contact Ecology to find out the status of delegation agreements in the areas where you treat, store, transfer, or apply biosolids to the land. General Permit for Biosalids Management 20 Page 3 1.7 Role of EPA EPA has a responsibility for implementing a national biosolids management program. EPA Region 10 and Ecology work cooperatively on program implementation. EPA provides periodic technical assistance to the state; in return the state provides certain information on request to EPA regarding biosolids management in Washington. All applicable facilities in the state must meet requirements set forth by both the state and the federal programs; satisfaction of the state program requirements does not necessarily satisfy federal obligations. 2. Applying For Coverage under this Permit 2.1 When to Apply All existing facilities required to be covered under this permit must submit a complete application within 90 days of the effective date of this permit unless you have received approval from your regional biosolids coordinator to submit your application within 180 days of the effective date in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(4)(a). All new facilities must submit a complete application (subsection 2.4) at least 180 days in advance of engaging in biosolids management activities. 2.2 Complying With the State Environmental Policy Act The act of applying for coverage under this permit triggers a requirement for review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Chapter 197-11 WAC. It may be possible to use previous SEPA documents to comply with the SEPA requirements. For this to be the case, the SEPA lead agency must be able to conclude that possible site specific environmental impacts of applying biosolids have been adequately considered in existing SEPA documents. As part of approving coverage under this permit, you must provide written documentation from the SEPA Lead Official showing that the SEPA requirements have been met. You may be able to overlap the public notice period of SEPA with the public notice requirements of this permit. If you combine both public notice requirements, you must ensure that comments are directed to both the responsible SEPA and regulatory officials. 2.3 Submitting a Notice of Intent The biosolids General Permit is reissued every five years. A Notice of Intent is written notification to Ecology that you intend to maintain coverage under the next permit. Failure to submit an NOI will result in loss of coverage and the need to reapply and pay an initial application fee. Notices of Intent must be submitted on Ecology forms. You can obtain the current version of the Notice of Intent from Ecology's biosolids forms webpage at: General Permit for Biosolids Management 21 Page 4 http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/biosolids/forms.htmI , or you can obtain one from your regional biosolids coordinator. In accordance with WAC 173-308-310(5)(a), you must submit a Notice of Intent form no less than 180 days before the expiration date of the General Permit for Biosolids Management. You must submit copies of your Notice of Intent as follows: • The signed original to the biosolids coordinator in the Ecology region where your facility is located. • A copy to the biosolids coordinator at Ecology headquarters office. • A copy to the Local Health Jurisdiction in each county where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. You are encouraged to submit copies to Ecology regions and headquarters by email. Contact information for Ecology biosolids staff can be found on the biosolids contacts webpage at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programsiswfa/biosolids/contacts.html. 2.4 Submitting a Permit Application You can obtain the current version of the Application for Coverage form from Ecology's biosolids webpage at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/biosolids/forms.htmI, or from your regional biosolids coordinator. To apply for coverage under this permit you must submit a Complete Application for Coverage package that includes, but is not limited to, the following: • A vicinity map of the facility. • A vicinity map of any associated treatment or storage facilities. • A treatment facility schematic. • Confirmation that the SEPA requirements have been met (see Subsection 2.2 for more details). • Confirmation that the public notice requirements have been met if appropriate (see Subsection 2.5 for more details). • Land application plans if appropriate (see Subsection 2.6 for more details). • Monitoring data if appropriate. • A biosolids sampling plan if appropriate (see Section 8 for more details). • A contingency plan for handling biosolids. • A temporary disposal plan (see Subsection 6.2 for more details). • A spill prevention/response plan if appropriate (see Subsection 4.1 for more details). You must submit copies of your final permit application as follows: o A signed original to the biosolids coordinator in the Ecology regional office where your facility is located. General Permit for Biosalids Management 22 Page 5 o A copy to any other Ecology regional office where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. o A copy to the biosolids coordinator at Ecology headquarters office. o A copy to the Local Health Jurisdiction in each county where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. Submit any copies to Ecology regions and headquarters by email. You are also encouraged to submit any copies to LHJs by email if the LHJ allows electronic submittal. Contact information for Ecology biosolids staff can be found on the biosolids contacts webpage at: http://wwwery.wa.goy/urograms/swfa/hiosotrisicontacts.html. 2.5 Public Notice Requirements When Applying for Coverage When you apply for coverage under this permit, you must conduct public notice in accordance with this subsection. Follow the steps within the category that applies to your facility. Note: If you are a wastewater treatment plant that sends all of your biosolids to a Beneficial Use Facility, you do not land apply biosolids. 2.5.1 Wastewater Treatment Plants at l)0 NOT land apply Nonexceptional Quality Hiosolids If your facility met the public notice requirements under the previous general permit (and you have documentation to show this) and you do not land apply biosolids, you are not required to conduct additional public notice. If you are a new facility or for some reason had a lapse in coverage under the General Permit of August 20, 2010 and do not land apply biosolids, you must conduct public notice in the following manner: • Issue one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where you are located. The minimum required content of the notice can be found in Appendix 1. • Submit your official interested parties list to the biosolids coordinator at Ecology headquarters office AND any other Ecology regional office where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. • Send notification to all persons on your approved interested parties list, plus Ecology headquarters and regional office(s), at the same time or before notice is run in the newspaper. • Provide a 30-day public comment period following the publication of a newspaper notice. 2.5.2 Wastewater Treatment Plants that Land Apply Nonexceptional Quality Biosolids If you land apply biosolids you must conduct public notice in the following manner: • Issue one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where you are located, in each county where you land apply biosolids, and all additional counties that may be covered by General Permit for 6sosalids Management 23 Page 6 a General Land Application Plan you have submitted. The minimum required content of the notice can be found in Appendix 1. • If proposing a new land application site or to expand an existing site, post notices at the new site(s) or expanded area of the existing site. • Submit your official interest parties list to the biosolids coordinator at Ecology headquarters office AND any other Ecology regional office where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. • Send notification to all persons on your approved interested parties list, plus Ecology headquarters and regional office(s), at the same time or before notice is run in the newspaper. • Provide a 30-day public comment period following the newspaper posting. 2.5.3 Beneficial Use Facilities All Beneficial use facilities must conduct public notice when applying for coverage initially and when reapplying for coverage when a new general permit is issued. Public notice must be conducted in the following manner: • Issue one notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where you are located, in each county where you land apply biosolids, and all additional counties that may be covered by a General Land Application Plan you have submitted. The minimum required content of the notice can be found in Appendix 1. • If proposing a new land application site or to expand an existing site, post notices at the new site(s) or expanded area of the existing site. • Submit your official interest parties list to the biosolids coordinator at Ecology headquarters office AND any other Ecology regional office where your biosolids will be treated, stored, disposed, or applied to the land. • Send notification to all persons on your approved interested parties list, plus Ecology headquarters and regional office(s), at the same time or before notice is run in the newspaper. • Provide a 30-day public comment period following the newspaper posting. 2.6 Land Application Plans 2.6.1 Site Specific Land Application Plans You must submit a Site Specific Land Application Plan (SSLAP) for every site where non -exceptional biosolids are applied to the land. The minimum required content of a SSLAP can be found in Appendix 3. 2.6.2 General Land. Application Plans You must submit a General Land Application Plan (GLAP) if you intend to develop other land application sites during the life of your permit coverage. The minimum required content of a GLAP can be found in Appendix 2. General Permit for Biosalids Management 24 Page 7 2.6.3 Exemption for Biosolids Going to Permitted Beneficial Use Facilities When your biosolids are sent to a permitted beneficial use facility, you do not have to prepare land application plans if the conditions in WAC 173-308-310(81(g) have been met. 2.6.4 Exemption for Exceptional Quality Biosolids You are not required to submit land application plans for the management of exceptional quality biosolids unless Ecology requires a plan in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(8)(a)(ii-iii). 2.7 Ecology Review of Submitted Plans All plans submitted in the permit application process will be reviewed by Ecology prior to the issuance of Final Coverage. During that review process, Ecology may determine that changes and/or additions are necessary to effectively meet the plan's intended purpose. Ecology will rely on several reference documents when reviewing plans. http://www.ecy.wa.ov/prorams/swfa/biosolids/relinks.html. In addition, Ecology has prepared some sample plans that are available on its biosolids forms webpage at: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/swfa/biosolids/forms.html. You can use these plans as guidance. 3. Requirements Applicable to all Permittees 3.1 Duty to Comply You must comply with all conditions of this permit, all applicable requirements of Chapter 173-308 WAC, all applicable requirements of 40 CFR Part 503, and all applicable requirements of any other state, federal, or local laws, rules, or ordinances. You must also comply with any provisions in your permit application, including those in any plans, unless those provisions are modified through the permit review and final coverage issuance process. You must also comply with any additional or more stringent requirements developed as a condition of final coverage under this permit. Ecology may modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate coverage under this permit for cause. Permit conditions remain in effect even if you file a request to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate coverage under this permit or notify Ecology of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance. Ecology may modify or revoke and reissue your coverage under this permit in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(23). Ecology may terminate your coverage under this permit in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(24). 3.2 Continuing Coverage and Duty to Reapply If you wish to continue an activity regulated by this permit after its expiration date, you must submit a Notice of Intent at least 180 days in advance of its expiration date and subsequently apply for coverage General Permit for Biosalids Management 25 Page 8 under a new permit in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(3)-(5). If you fail to submit a timely and sufficient Notice of Intent, your coverage under this permit will cease on its expiration date. 3.3 Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense It is not a defense for a permit holder in an enforcement action to argue that it would have been necessary to halt or reduce the permitted activity in order to maintain compliance with the conditions of this permit. 3.4 Duty to Mitigate You must take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent biosolids use or disposal that may adversely affect human health or the environment. This includes, but is not limited to, the proper operation and maintenance of equipment, adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. 3.5 Duty to Provide Information to Ecology You must furnish any information requested by Ecology to determine compliance with this permit, or to determine whether cause exists for modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating coverage. Any and all records required to be kept by Chapter 173-308 WAC must be furnished to Ecology upon request. 3.6 Inspection and Entry You must allow Ecology, or an authorized representative of Ecology, upon the presentation of credentials and other documents as may be required by law, to: • Enter the premises where a regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where records must be kept under the conditions of this permit. • Have access to and copy, during reasonable times, any records that must be kept under the conditions of this permit. • Inspect during reasonable times any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment), practices, or operations regulated or required under this permit. • Sample or monitor during reasonable times, for the purposes of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by state law, Chapter 70.95J RCW, and the Clean Water Act, any substances, parameters, or practices at any location. 3.7 Monitoring and Records You must monitor and report monitoring results as specified in Section 8 of this permit and in accordance with your NPDES permit or State Waste Discharge Permit, if applicable. You must retain all records and data used to complete the application for this permit for a period of at least 5 years from the date of the application or longer as required by other applicable laws or regulations. General Permit for Biosalids Management 26 Page 9 3.8 Signatory Requirements All applications, notices of intent, reports, or information submitted to Ecology must be signed and certified in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(10). 3.9 Reporting of Changes, Noncompliance, Compliance Schedules, and Other Information 3.91 Planned Changes You must notify your regional biosolids coordinator and any participating delegated LHJ of significant changes in your biosolids management practices or planned physical alterations or additions to your facility. 3.9.2 Noncompliance You must report to your regional biosolids coordinator any noncompliance within 24 hours of learning of the situation, notwithstanding Other Information in Section 3.9.3. Unless waived by Ecology, you must also submit a written explanation of the noncompliance within 5 days. The written explanation must include the following: • A description of the noncompliance and its cause. • The period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, and, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time it is expected to continue. • Steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. 3.9.3 Other Information If you become aware that you failed to submit any relevant facts or you submitted incorrect information in a permit application or a report, you must promptly submit such facts or information to your regional biosolids coordinator. 3.10 Transferring Permits Coverage under this permit is not transferable to any person except as provided in WAC 173-308- 310(22 ). 3.11 Penalties If you violate this permit, you are subject to a penalty of up to $5,000 per day per violation. In the case of a continuing violation, each day of violation is a separate violation. An act of commission or omission that procures, aids, or abets in the violation is considered a violation under this subsection. If you willfully violate any of the provisions of this permit, you are guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Willful violation of this permit or orders issued pursuant to Chapter 70.95J RCW is a gross misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 per day per violation and costs of prosecution, or by imprisonment for up to 1 year, or both. 27 Genera | Permit for umsuasManagement po«pm 3.12 UhLaini0g and Providing Information If you prepare biosolids, you must provide information needed to comply with this permit to any person who receives your bioso|ids. If you apply bulk biosolids to the land, you must: w Obtain information needed to comply with the requirements of this permit. w Obtain written approval of the landowner prior to applying any Class B quality biosolids to the land for the first time. w Provide information to the landowner or leaseholder needed to comply with this permit. ].1] Final Coverage: /0ddiLin]0alur More Stri]0gentRequ@[e00etax 0naoa»r'by'oasebads,Eoo|ogynnayinnposerequi»rnnen1sthata»rinaddidontoornnore stringent than the requirements in this permit (see WAC 173-308-310(19)). All such requirements will be provided in writing along with Ecology's notice of final coverage under this permit. All additional or more stringent requirements become a part of the permit and are fully enforceable. Additional ormore stringent requirements may beappealed asdescribed inSubsection 3.18. 3.14 [u00plia]0[e Schedules Aschedule may be established leading to compliance with requirements of this permit and Chapter 173- 308VVAC.Aoonnp|ianoe schedule may not extend deadlines established under the Clean Water Act or Chapter 7O.95jRLVV.Compliance schedules must be established inaccordance with the requirements of VVA[l73'308'310(l6)� 3.15 AnnualRepun You must submit an annual report to Ecology by March 1 of each year. All requested information that is required under Chapter 173-3O8VVA[orthis permit must be submitted. The current annual report form isat: hVLP://**/vvxcv.m/a.env/hiWio/ccY0701Z5.htrni Any required reporting to the EPA must be submitted by February 19 of each year. 3.16 PermitFeex You must pay an annual biosolids permit fee to Ecology. Fees are determined and issued in accordance with YVA[l7J-3U0-3IO. 3.17 Record Keeping Require00eriLx You must keep records and certification statements in accordance with WAC 173-308-290. 3.18 Appeals Any person may appeal this permit as provided by applicable law including, but not limited to, Chapter 43.21B RCW and Chapter 34.05 RCW. Appeals of this permit must be made within 30 days of the issuance date listed onthe cover page. 28 General Permit for Biosolids Management Page 11 Any person aggrieved by an Ecology decision made in accordance with this permit may appeal that decision as provided by applicable law including, but not limited to, Chapter 43.21B RCW and Chapter 34.05 RCW. 4. Requirements for Transporting Biosolids If you transport biosolids, you must ensure that the transportation vehicle is properly cleaned prior to use of the vehicle for the transportation of food crops, feed crops, or fiber crops. 4.7 Spill Prevention/Response Plan A spill prevention/response plan from a facility with coverage under this permit must be in place for all biosolids transfers. The plan may be from either the sending or receiving facility. You must submit a spill prevention/response plan to Ecology that describes how you will attempt to prevent and respond to any spills. The spill prevention/response plans must include the following: • The main route traveled and possible alternate routes. • Spill prevention measures. • Equipment needed to respond appropriately to a spill that will be carried on the vehicle transporting biosolids. • Spill response measures should a spill occur. • Contact information for Ecology, Jurisdictional Health Department(s) and Washington Department of Transportation. Note: The transportation of biosolids is otherwise subject to regulation by the Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission under Title 81 RCW. 5. Requirements for Storing Biosolids Storage of biosolids must be conducted in a manner that is not likely to result in harm to human health and/or the environment and with approval from the regional coordinator. 5.7 Exemptions If you store biosolids in a manner that will not result in harm to human health and/or the environment, your storage is exempt from the provisions of Subsections 5.2 and 5.3 if either of the following applies: • You are storing in accordance with a current local, state, or federal water pollution control permit or other environmental permit. • You utilize temporary, small scale storage for no more than 30 days in a tank holding no more than 10,000 gallons with a total on -site maximum volume of no more than 20,000 gallons. 29 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 12 5.2 Surface Impoundments (Lagoons) If you store your biosolids in a surface impoundment that was constructed and used for that purpose prior to July 1, 2007, the surface impoundment must meet the requirements for the design, construction, and operation of surface impoundments in Chapter 173-304 WAC or a higher standard. If you store your biosolids in a surface impoundment that was constructed or upgraded since July 1, 2007, or you are proposing to use a surface impoundment for biosolids storage for the first time, the surface impoundment must meet the requirements for the design, construction, and operation of surface impoundments in Chapter 173-350 WAC or a higher standard. 5.3 Tanks If you store biosolids in a tank, the following must be reviewed by a licensed Professional Engineer and approved by Ecology: • All tanks must be structurally sound. • All tanks must be sited in a stable location. • No tanks may be sited in an area where the seasonal ground water may come into contact with the tank unless otherwise approved by Ecology. • If tanks are above ground, secondary containment may be required as part of the approval process. • If tanks are below ground, leak detection tests may be required as part of the approval process. 6. Requirements for Disposal of Sewage Sludge in a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill 6.1 Disposal on an Emergency Basis If you want to dispose of biosolids or sewage sludge on an emergency basis you must do the following: • Obtain a written determination from the LHJ where the biosolids or sewage sludge is proposed for disposal. • Obtain written approval from Ecology that disposal is an acceptable option. The LHJ must notify Ecology in writing of its findings and the basis for its determination. In its written notification, the LHJ must include the following: • The date on which disposal is approved to begin. • Any conditions of approval. • The date after which disposal is prohibited. 6.2 Disposal on a Temporary Basis If you want to dispose of biosolids or sewage sludge on a temporary basis you must do the following: • Submit a plan for approval to Ecology. The plan must include the following information: 30 General Permit for Biosolids Management Page 13 o The conditions that make disposal necessary. o The steps that will be taken to correct the conditions that make disposal necessary so that disposal will not become a long-term management option. o Submit a timetable for implementing the steps to be taken to correct the conditions that make disposal necessary. • Obtain written approval for disposal from the LHJ where the biosolids or sewage sludge is proposed for disposal. • Provide a copy of the LHJ approval to Ecology. • Obtain written approval from Ecology that disposal is an acceptable option. 6.3 Disposal on a Long-term Basis Disposal of biosolids or sewage sludge on a long-term basis requires: • Authorization in a valid NPDES or state waste discharge permit issued under Chapter 90.48 RCW or a permit issued under Chapter 173-308 WAC. • You must submit, for Ecology approval, an evaluation of the various management options that demonstrates to the satisfaction of Ecology that options for beneficial use are economically infeasible. Written approval for disposal from the local health jurisdiction in the receiving jurisdiction must be submitted to Ecology. 7. Requirements for Transferring Biosolids Coverage under this permit includes authorization for transferring biosolids from one facility to another for treatment or management if the following conditions are met: • Nothing in the permit for either the sending or the receiving facility prohibits the transfer of biosolids. • Both the sending and the receiving facility exchange adequate information needed to comply with this permit and Chapter 173-308 WAC. This may include, but is not limited to, information on biosolids quality and the permit status of each facility. • Approval from Ecology. 8. Requirements for Analyzing Biosolids and Monitoring Processes This section contains the minimum requirements for biosolids analysis and process monitoring that are applicable when you prepare biosolids for land application or sale/give away. You must submit a biosolids sampling plan that addresses how you intend to meet the requirements in this section. As part of the approval process, Ecology may require biosolids analysis and/or process monitoring beyond the minimum requirements in this section. 31 General Permit for Biosolids Management Page 14 8.7 Representative Sampling Samples collected for analysis and monitoring locations must be representative of the biosolids or the treatment process used to prepare the biosolids. 8.2 Frequency of Biosolids Analysis At a minimum, you must analyze your biosolids at the frequency listed in Table 1. Ecology may require additional sampling and analysis. The frequency of biosolids analysis is based on the dry weight tonnage of biosolids applied to the land or prepared for sale/give away per 365-day period. For facilities that compost or mix Class B quality biosolids with other materials, the frequency of analysis is based on the dry weight tonnage of the total amount of material, not just the biosolids. Table 1 applies to the pollutants in WAC 173-308-160 the pathogen density requirements in WAC 173- 308-170, the vector attraction reduction standards in WAC 173-308-180, and the nitrogen concentrations and percent solids needed to support agronomic rate determinations. It does not apply to process monitoring, which is described in Subsection 8.3. Table 1 Minimum Frequency of Biosolids Analysis (adapted from WAC 173-308-150) Metric tons per Year Frequency* <1 - 290 (<1 - 320 U.S. tons) once per year (1X per year) 290 - 1,500 (320 - 1,653 U.S. tons) once per quarter (4X per year) 1,500 - 15,000 (1,653 - 16,535 U.S. tons) once per 60 days (6X per year) >15,000 (>16,535 U.S. tons) once per month (12X per year) * after 2 years of analyzing at this frequency, analysis for the pollutant concentrations may be reduced, but it must not be less than once per year 8.3 Frequency of Process Monitoring Monitoring of the processes used to prepare biosolids that are land applied or sold/given away must be conducted at a frequency and duration that will ensure that the process meets the applicable requirements. This applies to the pathogen reduction processes in WAC 173-308-170 and the vector attraction reduction processes in WAC 173-308-180. As an example, Table 2 provides the minimum expectations for monitoring temperatures for a specific composting process. General Permit for Biosalids Management 32 Page 15 Table 2 Minimum Process Monitoring Requirements for Meeting the Pathogen and Vector Attraction Reduction Requirements by the Static Aerated Pile Composting Method Process Required Process Monitoring* Pathogen reduction via WAC 173-308-170(3)(b)(i)(A) Monitor pile temperatures for at least 3 continuous days Vector attraction reduction via WAC 173-308-180(3) Monitor pile temperatures for at least an additional 11 continuous days (a total of 14 days) * applies to each composting pile 8.4 Point of Compliance The point of compliance for a sample is the date on which the sample is taken, not the date on which results are subsequently reported. You may distribute biosolids based on the most recent analytical results. However, if subsequent results show that you distributed biosolids that failed to meet the appropriate standards, you will be in violation of this permit. 8.5 Requirement for Analysis by an Accredited Laboratory An accredited laboratory is a laboratory accredited under Chapter 173-5O WAC, Accreditation of Environmental Laboratories, for a specific analyte using a specific analytical method. All required biosolids analyses must be performed by a laboratory that is accredited by Ecology for the respective method used if an accreditation protocol for the method exists. Accreditation must be under the "Solids and Chemical Materials" matrix, unless otherwise approved 8.6 Analytical Methods Unless another method is approved by Ecology, the methods in Table 3 must be used for biosolids analysis. In addition, the basic preservation and maximum holding times listed in Table 3 must be met. General Permit for Biosalids Management 33 Page 16 Table 3 Analysis Methods, Preservation and Holding Times (adapted from WAC 173-308-140) Parameter Methods Basic Preservation Maximum Holding Tim Arsenic SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7010 SW-846 7061 Cool to —4' C 6 months Cadmium SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4" C 6 months Copper SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4' C 6 months Lead SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4' C 6 months Mercury SW-846 7470 SW-846 7471 Cool to —4' C 28 days Molybdenum SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4' C 6 months Nickel SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4' C 6 months Selenium SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7010 SW-846 7741 Cool to-4'C 6 months Zinc SW-846 6010 SW-846 6020 SW-846 7000 SW-846 7010 Cool to —4' C 6 months Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen (TKN) SM 4500, No,g B SM 4500, No,g C ASTM D3590-89 ASTM D3590-02 Cool to "'4" C 28 days Nitrate -nitrogen EPA 353.2 SM 4500-NO3 E, F, or H Cool to —4' C 28 days Ammonia -nitrogen SM 4500-Nor GB+C, D, E, Cool to-4' C 28 days Organic Nitrogen Calculated: TKN minus NH3-N Not applicable Not applicable General Permit for Biosalids Management 34 Page 17 Total Phosphorus EPA 365.1 EPA 365.3 SM 4500-P B + E or F Cool to —4' C 28 days PCBs EPA 1668 SW-846 8082 Cool to —4' C 1 year Dioxins and Furans EPA 1613 SW-846 8280 SW-846 8290 Freeze at -10" C 1 year Semi -volatile Organic Compounds SW-846 8270 Cool to —4' C 14 days Volatile Organic CompoundsSW-8468260 Cool to-4'C Freeze at -7' C or preserve with methanol 48 hours 14 days Total Solids, Fixed Solids, or Volatile Solids SM 2540 G Cool to —4' C 7 days Volatile Solids Reduction EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix C) Not applicable Not applicable Additional Volatile Solids Reduction for Anaerobically Digested Solids EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix D.1) Hold at temperature of digester Maintain anaerobic conditions 6 hours Additional Volatile Solids Reduction for Aerobically Digested Solids EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix D.3) Cool to 20' C Maintain aerated conditions As soon as possible Specific Oxygen Update Rate (SOUR) EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix D.2) SM 2710 B Hold at temperature of digester (10-30' C) Maintain aerobic conditions As soon as possible pH SW-846 9040 (if <80% solids) SW-846 9045 (if >80% solids) Not applicable 15 minutes Fecal Coliform EPA 1680 EPA 1681 EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix F) SM 9221 C and E SM 9222 D Cool to —4' C Analysis within 8 hours from time of collection. Extended to 24 hours if using EPA 1680 or EPA 1681 for Class A compost or Class B from a digester SM 9222 D is not recommended and may only be used for Class B Salmonella bacteria EPA 1682 SM 9260 D EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix G) Cool to —4' C 6 hours Helminth Ova EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix I) Cool to-4' C 1 month Enteric Viruses ASTM D4994-89 EPA/625/R-92/013 (Appendix H) Cool to —4' C Freeze at -16" C <24 hours 2 weeks 35 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 18 8.7 Records of Analytical and Monitoring Information Records of analytical and monitoring information must include all of the following: • The date, place, and time of sampling or measurement. • The individuals who performed the sampling or measurement. • The date analysis was performed. • The individual who performed the analysis. • The analytical technique or method used. • The results of the analysis or measurement, including Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) results. 9. Requirements for 6iosolids Applied to Agricultural Land, Forest Land, Public Contact Sites, or Land Reclamation Sites 9.1 Removing Manufactured Inerts The biosolids must meet the requirements for removal of manufactured inerts in WAC 173-308-205. Minimally, the following conditions must be met: • The biosolids must contain <1% by volume recognizable manufactured inerts. • Material must be screened through a bar screen with a maximum 3/8 inch aperture or an Ecology -approved equivalent process is required. Screening (or an approved equivalent process) may occur at any time in the wastewater treatment or biosolids manufacturing process, but it must occur before grinding or similar processes. 9.2 Soil Testing All new land application sites, where nonexceptional quality biosolids will be applied, must be tested for the pollutants listed in WAC 173-308-160 Table 3 to determine background levels. Soil nutrient levels must be tested prior to each land application event. Background nutrient levels will be used to calculate the agronomic rate in accordance with WAC 173-308-190 except as allowed for certain land reclamation sites or research projects approved in accordance with WAC 173-308-190(3) and WAC 173-308-192 respectively. 9.3 Agronomic Rate The biosolids must be applied at an agronomic rate in accordance with WAC 173-308-190, except as allowed for certain land reclamation sites or research projects approved in accordance with WAC 173- 308-190(3) and WAC 173-308-192, respectively. The person who prepares the biosolids is responsible for providing information necessary to determine an agronomic rate to the person who receives the biosolids. General Permit for Biosolids Management 36 Page 19 9.4 Pollutants The biosolids must not exceed the ceiling concentration limits in WAC 173-308-160 Table 1. In addition, the biosolids must either not exceed the pollutant concentration limits in WAC 173-308-160 Table 3 or be applied at a rate that will not exceed the cumulative pollutant loading rates in WAC 173-308-160 Table 2. If the biosolids are subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in WAC 173-308-160 Table 2, the person who proposes to apply the biosolids must obtain approval from Ecology in accordance with the process prescribed in WAC 173-308-160(2) prior to application. Table 4 provides a summary of WAC 173-308-160Tables 1, 2, and 3. Table 4 Allowable Biosolids Pollutants and Loading Rates (adapted from WAC 173-308-160) Pollutant WAG 173-308-160 Table 1 Ceiling Limits WAC 173-308-160 Table 2 Cumulative Loading Rates WAC 173-308-160Table 3 Pollutant Limits Arsenic 75 mg/kg 41 kg/ha 41 mg/kg Cadmium 85 mg/kg 39 kg/ha 39 mg/kg Copper 4300 mg/kg 1500 kg/ha 1500 mg/kg Lead 840 mg/kg 300 kg/ha 300 mg/kg Mercury 57 mg/kg 17 kg/ha 17 mg/kg Molybdenum 75 mg/kg Not applicable Not applicable Nickel 420 mg/kg 420 kg/ha 420 mg/kg Selenium 100 mg/kg 100 kg/ha 100 mg/kg Zinc 7500 mg/kg 2000 kg/ha 2000 mg/kg 9.5 Pathogens The biosolids must meet one of the Class A processes in WAC 173-308-170(1)-(41 or one of the Class B processes in WAC 173-308-170(5)-(7). 9.6 Vector Attraction Reduction The biosolids must meet one of the vector attraction reduction processes in WAC 173-308-180 or be managed to reduce vector attraction in the field as described in WAC 173-308-210(4)(a) and (b). 9.7 Site Management and Public Access Restrictions for Class I3 Biosolids The site management and public access restrictions in this subsection apply to biosolids that are Class B for pathogens when they are applied to the land. General Permit for Biosolids Management 37 Page 20 9.7.1. Crop Harvest Waiting Periods The time between the last application of Class B biosolids and crop harvesting must adhere to the waiting periods in Table 5. Table 5 Crop Harvesting Restrictions for Class B Biosolids Crop Type Examples Does the harvested part of plant contact biosolids? Length of time the biosolids remain on soil surface' Waiting period until harvest is allowed Above ground food crops Cherries, wheat No Not applicable 30 days Above ground food crops Lettuce, cucumbers Yes Not applicable 14 months Root food crops Onions, potatoes Yes >4 months 20 months Root food crops Onions, potatoes Yes <4 months 38 months Feed crops Range land, pasture Not applicable Not applicable 30 days Fiber crops Trees, cotton Not applicable Not applicable 30 days Turf Lawn grass Not applicable Not applicable 1 year* * = unless a different waiting period is approved by Ecology 9.7.2 Public Access Restrictions Public access must be restricted following the application of Class B biosolids. Minimally, sites must be posted during the entire time site access is restricted in accordance with the requirements in Table 6. Exceptions to these requirements must have approval by Ecology. Table 6 Site Posting Requirements for Class B Biosolids Where Notice Content* How Lang The name and address or phone number of the generator and, if different, the person who applies the biosolids. All significant points of access to the site. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of Sites with a "high" potential for the regulatory and permitting authorities. public exposure: 1 year The material that is being applied Every % mile (805 meters) around the perimeter of Notice that access is restricted and, if desired, Sites with a "low" potential for the site. the date after which access is no longer restricted. public exposure: 30 days If applicable, a notice on limitations regarding the harvesting of edible plants from the site. * unless the use of "No Trespass'ng"signs has been approved by Ecology for this purpose General Permit for Biosolids Management 38 Page 21 9.7.3 Additional Site Management Restrictions Table 7 contains additional site management restrictions that must be met when Class B biosolids are land applied. Table 7 Additional Site Management Restrictions for Class B Biosolids Feature ! Restriction Surface waters No application within 100 feet* Wells No application within 100 feet (30.5 meters)* Wetlands No application allowed** Waters of the state No application allowed** Flooded, frozen, or snow-covered sites No application allowed** * unless a different buffer is approved or required by Ecology ** unless approved by Ecology; applies to any Class 8 quality biosolids 10. Requirements for Biosolids Sold/Given Away in Bags or Other Containers Any biosolids sold or given away must meet the requirements for exceptional quality biosolids. The requirements include meeting pollution concentration limits in Table 3 of WAC 173-308-160, one of the Class A pathogen reduction requirements in WAC 173-308-170 and one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in WAC 173-308-180. 10.7 Labeling Requirements The biosolids must have a label or accompanying information sheet. The label or information sheet must contain the following information: • The name, address, and phone number of the person who prepared the biosolids. • A statement or information indicating that the product complies with applicable regulations for biosolids or that the product has been prepared to meet standards that make it safe for its intended use when used in accordance with the directions provided by the manufacturer. • A statement or information that encourages proper use of the product and protection of public health and the environment. This may include information on product storage, hygiene, and protection of surface or ground water resources. • Agronomic rates for typical applications or guidance on how to determine the agronomic rate of application. • A statement or information indicating that the product contains or is derived from biosolids. 39 General Permit for B osalids Management Page 22 • Unless registered as a fertilizer by the Washington State Department of Agriculture, a disclaimer stating that the product is not a commercial fertilizer and that all nutrient claims are estimates or averages and not guaranteed. 11. Requirements for Septage Applied to the Land This section contains the requirements for the land application of septage. It does not apply to "septage managed as biosolids originating from sewage sludge". 11.7 Removing Manufactured Inerts The septage must meet the requirements for removal of manufactured inerts in WAC 173-308-205. Minimally, the following conditions must be met. • The septage must contain <1% by volume recognizable manufactured inerts. • Screening through a bar screen with a maximum 3/8 inch opening or an Ecology -approved equivalent process. 11.2 Soil Testing All new land application sites must test for pollutants to determine background levels. Soil nutrient levels must be tested prior to each land application event. Background nutrient levels will be used to calculate the agronomic rate in accordance with WAC 173-308-190. 11.3 Application Rates The septage must be applied at a rate not exceeding the rate determined by Equation 1. To determine the distance (in feet) over which a load of liquid septage should be spread to meet the application rate, use Equation 2. Equation 1—Annual Application Rate for Septage AAR = N _ 0.0026 Where: AAR = annual application rate in gallons per acre per 365-day period N = amount of nitrogen in pounds per acre per365-day period needed by the crop or vegetation grown on the land (subtract any nitrogen supplied by other sources —for example, commercial fertilizers or manures) Equation 2 —Spreader Drive Length for Septage Drive length (in feet) = gallons _ spread width (in feet) x 43,560 _ AAR Where: AAR = annual application rate in gallons per acre per 365-day period determined by Equation 1 40 General Permit for B osalids Management Page 23 11.4 Pollutants The septage application rate formula in Equation 1 was developed by EPA. EPA included acceptable pollutant loading from septage into the formula. Testing for pollutants in WAC 173-308-160 is not required for septage applied to land. Ecology may require additional or more stringent testing requirements developed as a condition of final coverage under this permit. 11.5 Pathogen Reduction and Vector Attraction Reduction The requirements for pathogen and vector attraction reduction for septage are based on the percent by volume of septage from households. 11.5.1 Loads with >75% from Households For loads of septage composed of >75% septage from households one of the following requirements must be met. 1. The septage must be injected so that no significant amount of the septage is on the surface within 1 hour after injection, or 2. The septage must be incorporated into the soil within 6 hours after application, or 3. The septage must be stabilized by raising the pH to >_ 12 and held at this pH for 30 minutes. The following standards apply to this pH stabilization process: • Samples collected or monitoring locations must be representative of the septage that will be applied. • A minimum of 2 tests for pH must be conducted. • The first test must occur after lime or an alkali has been added and a pH of 12 has been attained. • The second test must occur 30 minutes after the first test to show that a pH of 12 has been retained. • If the pH is <12 when the second test is conducted, the process must be restarted. 11.5.2 Loads with <75% from Households For loads of septage composed of <75% septage from households, the septage must be stabilized by raising the pH to >_12 and held at this pH for minutes. The following standards apply to this pH stabilization process: • Samples collected or monitoring locations must be representative of the septage that will be applied. • A minimum of 2 tests for pH must be conducted. • The first test must occur after lime or an alkali has been added and a pH of has been attained. • The second test must occur >30 minutes after the first test to show that a pH of >_12 has been retained. General Permit for Biosalids Management 41 Page 24 • If the pH is <12 when the second test is conducted, the process must be restarted. 11.6 Sites where Septage Cannot be Applied Septage cannot be applied to a public contact site, a lawn, or a home garden. A "public contact site" is land with a high potential for public exposure, including, but not limited to, public parks, ball fields, cemeteries, plant nurseries, turf farms, golf courses, and reclamation sites in a city. 11.7 Site Management and Public Access Restrictions The site management and public access restrictions in this subsection apply when septage is applied to the land. 11.7.1. Crop Harvest Waiting Periods The time between the last application of septage and crop harvesting must adhere to the waiting periods in Table 8. Table 8 Crop Harvesting Restrictions for Septage CmpType Examples Dri harvested part of plant contact septage? Length of time the septage remains on soil surface Waiting period u allowedntil harvest is Above ground food crops Cherries, wheat No Not applicable 30 days Above ground food crops Lettuce, cucumbers Yes Not applicable 14 months Root food crops Onions, potatoes Yes >4 months 20 months Root food crops Onions, potatoes Yes <4 months 38 months Feed crops Range land, pasture Not applicable Not applicable 30 days Fiber crops Trees, cotton Not applicable Not applicable 30 days 11.7.2 Public Access Restrictions Public access must be restricted following the application of septage. Minimally, sites must be posted during the entire time site access is restricted in accordance with the requirements in Table 9. General Permit for Biosalids Management 42 Page 25 Table 9 Site Posting Requirements for Septage Where Notice Content* How Long The name and address or phone number of the generator and, if different, the person who applies. All significant points The names, addresses, and phone numbers of of access to the site. the regulatory and permitting authorities. Every 1/2 mile (805 The material that is being applied. meters) around the 30 days perimeter of the site. Notice that access is restricted and, if desired, the date after which access is no longer restricted. If applicable, a notice on limitations regarding the harvesting of edible plants from the site. * unless the use of "No Trespassing" signs has been approved by Ecology for this purpose 11.7.3 Additional Site Management Restrictions Table 10 contains additional site management restrictions that must be met when septage is applied. Table 10 Additional Site Management Restrictions for Septage Feature Restriction Surface waters No application within 100 feet (30.5 meters)* Wells No application within 100 feet (30.5 meters)* Wetlands No application allowed** Waters of the state No application allowed** Flooded, frozen, or snow-covered sites No application allowed** * unless a different buffer is approved by Ecology ** unless approved by Ecology 43 General Permit for Biosolids Management Page 26 APPENDIX 1 - PUBLIC NOTICE CONTENT 1) Name and address of the facility and the name of the contact person for the facility. 2) Name and address of Ecology person responsible for the permit. 3) Name and address of the local health jurisdiction contact responsible for the permit if the local health jurisdiction has been delegated this responsibility. 4) A description of the proposal. • Proposals for coverage under this permit must cite the General Permit for Biosolids Management. • Proposals for land application plans must contain information on the location of the proposed land application sites and, if applicable, the sources of biosolids that may be applied. • Proposals for general land application plans must provide information on how the public will be notified when specific sites are identified. 5) A brief statement describing the applicant's biosolids management practices. 6) A statement describing an interested person's opportunity to comment or request a public hearing or meeting on the proposal, including the last date for comments or requests and the contact person to whom comments or requests must be directed. • The period for comments and requests must be at least 30 days following the posting. • Comments and requests should be directed to the responsible Ecology contact or the responsible local health jurisdiction contact if the authority is delegated. The following is an example: "Any person who wants to comment on this proposal or wants to request a public hearing or meeting must do so in writing within 30 clays of this notice. Comments should be addressed to (insert either 'the Ecology contact listed' or 'the local health jurisdiction contact listed')." 7) The statement, "If you wish to be included on an interested parties list to receive notification of activities relating to this project, please notify, in writing, the (insert facility name) contact listed. (Insert facility name) will provide written confirmation by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each interested person or organization that their name has been placed on the list." 8) Any additional information considered necessary or proper. APPENDIX 2 - GENERAL LAND APPLICATION PLAN CONTENT 1) Describes the geographical area covered by the plan, including the names of all counties and water resource inventory areas where biosolids may be applied. 2) Identifies site selection criteria. 3) Describes how sites will be managed. 4) Provides for not less than 30 days advance notice to Ecology of new or expanded land application sites, including those subject to provisional approval under WAC 173-308-310(18) to allow time for Ecology to object prior to the biosolids application. 5) Provides for advance public notice as required in WAC 173-308-310(13), and that is reasonably calculated to reach potentially interested adjacent and abutting property owners. 44 General Permit for B osalids Management Page 27 APPENDIX 3 - SITE SPECIFIC LAND APPLICATION PLAN CONTENT 1) Whether or not it is known or can be determined that biosolids containing pollutants in excess of the values in WAC 173-308-160 Table 3 have ever been applied to the site, and if so: • The date(s) when the biosolids were applied (if known). The amount of biosolids applied (if known). • The concentrations of the pollutants in the biosolids (if known). • The area(s) of the site to which the biosolids were applied (if known). 2) A discussion of the types of crops grown or expected to be grown, their intended end use (for example, pasture grass for a feed crop, corn as a food crop), and the current distribution of crops on the site. 3) An explanation of how agronomic rates will be determined during the life of the site, along with any currently available calculations. Whenever agronomic rates or the method used to determine agronomic rates change, an update of the agronomic rate calculations must be filed with Ecology. 4) Method(s) of application. 5) Seasonal and daily timing of biosolids applications. 6) Provisions for conducting any soils, surface waters, or ground water sampling and any available data collected from the site within the last 2 years. 7) The name of the county and water resource inventory area where biosolids will be applied. 8) A description of how biosolids will be stored at the site that also addresses related off -site storage. 9) Map(s) for the site(s) must be submitted. Maps must be of an appropriate scale to show the detail necessary for evaluation of the proposed application areas, and so that a person may reasonably be able to locate the sites and any application units within a site (for example, 1:7,920 [8 inches to the mile] for detailed information with an overview map at 1:63,360 [1 inch to the mile]). Minimally, maps must provide the following information: • A legend. • The location and means of access. • Specific areas of the site where biosolids may be applied. If there is more than one site or more than one application unit within a site, a site or unit ID number should be included. • The number of acres in the site or in any distinct application unit within a site. • Location and extent of any wetlands on the site. • A topographic relief of the application site and surrounding area. • Adjacent properties and uses, and their zoning classification. • Any seasonal surface water bodies located on the site. • Any perennial surface water bodies located on or within 1/4 mile (402 meters) of the site. • The location of any wells located on or within 1/4 mile (402 meters) of the site that are listed in public records or otherwise known to the applicant, whether for domestic, irrigation, or other purposes. • Buffer zones to features such as surface waters, wells, property boundaries, and roadways and the width of the buffer zones. • The presence and extent of any threatened or endangered species or related critical habitat. • The location of any critical areas on site, as required to be identified under Chapter 36.70A RCW in the county's growth management plan. • The location and size of any areas that will be used to store biosolids. 45 General Permit for B osalids Management Page 28 10) If the seasonal ground water is 3 feet (0.91 meters) or less below the surface, a management plan describing how you will protect ground water. For example, you may propose to limit applications to the time of year when ground water has receded to more than 3 feet (0.91 meters) below the surface. 11) A description of how access to the site will be restricted (for example, signs posted around the site or other approved method of access restriction). 12) A copy of the landowner agreement required under WAC 173-308-120(6). 13) Any additional information requested by Ecology that is needed to evaluate the appropriateness of the site for biosolids application. 46 General Permit for Biosolids Management Page 29 GLOSSARY OF TERMS The following definitions cover many of the terms used in this permit. "Accredited laboratory" is a laboratory accredited under Chapter 173-50 WAC for a specific analyte using a specific analytical method. "Administrator" means the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or an authorized representative. "Aerobic digestion" is the biochemical decomposition of organic matter in biosolids into carbon dioxide and water by microorganisms in the presence of air. Aerobic digestion does not include composting. "Agricultural land" is land on which a food crop, feed crop, or fiber crop is grown. This includes range land and land used as pasture. "Agronomic rate" is the biosolids application rate that provides the amount of nitrogen necessary for the optimum growth of targeted vegetation, and that will not result in the violation of applicable standards or requirements for the protection of ground or surface water as established under Chapter 90.48 RCW and related rules including Chapters 173-200 WAC and Chapter 173-201A WAC. "Anaerobic digestion" is the biochemical decomposition of organic matter in biosolids into methane gas and carbon dioxide by microorganisms in the absence of air. Anaerobic digestion does not include composting. "Apply biosolids or biosolids applied to the land" means the land application of biosolids for the purpose of beneficial use. "Beneficial use facility" means a receiving -only facility consisting of a site or sites where biosolids from other treatment works treating domestic sewage are applied to the land for beneficial use, which has been permitted as a treatment works treating domestic sewage in accordance with WAC 173-308-310, and that has been designated as a beneficial use facility through the permitting process. "Beneficial use of biosolids" means the application of biosolids to the land for the purposes of improving soil characteristics including tilth, fertility, and stability to enhance the growth of vegetation consistent with protecting human health and the environment. "Biosolids sold/given away in a bag or other container" means biosolids sold/given away to the general public in a bag or other container holding less than 1 metric ton (1.1 U.S. tons). "Biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge that is a primarily organic, semisolid product resulting from the wastewater treatment process that can be beneficially recycled and meets all applicable requirements under this permit. Biosolids includes a material derived from biosolids, and septic tank sludge, also known as septage, that can be beneficially recycled and meets all applicable requirements under this permit. For the purposes of this permit, semisolid products include biosolids or products derived from biosolids ranging in character from mostly liquid to fully dried solids. 47 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 30 "Bulk biosolids" means biosolids that are not sold/given away in a bag or other container for application to the land. "Ceiling concentration" means the maximum concentration of a pollutant in any biosolids sample, beyond which level the biosolids would be classified as sewage sludge not suitable for application to the land. Ceiling concentrations are established in Table 1 of WAC 173-308-160. "Class I biosolids management facility" is any publicly owned treatment works (POTW), as defined in 40 CFR 501.2, required to have an approved pretreatment program under 40 CFR 403.8(a) (including any POTW located in a state that has elected to assume local program responsibilities under 40 CFR 403.10(e)), and any treatment works treating domestic sewage, as defined in 40 CFR 122.2, classified as a Class I biosolids management facility by the EPA Regional Administrator, or in the case of approved state programs, the Regional Administrator in conjunction with the state director, because of the potential for its biosolids use or disposal practice to affect public health and the environment adversely. "Clean Water Act" or "CWA" means the Clean Water Act or Federal Clean Water Act (FCWA) (formerly referred to as either the Federal Water Pollution Act or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972), Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217, Public Law 95-576, Public Law 96-483, Public Law 97-117, and Public Law 100-4. "Complete application" includes but, is not limited, to the following: a completed Application for Coverage, a vicinity map of the facility, a vicinity map of any associated treatment or storage facilities, a treatment facility schematic, confirmation that the SEPA requirements have been met, confirmation that public notice requirements have been met, land application plans if required, monitoring data if required, a biosolids sampling plan if required, a contingency plan for exceptional quality biosolids if required, a temporary disposal plan if required, a spill prevention/ response plan if required, and a signature by an appropriate official. "Composting" means the biological degradation of organic materials under controlled conditions designed to promote aerobic decomposition. This does not include the treatment of sewage sludge in a digester at a wastewater treatment plant. "Cumulative pollutant loading rate" is the maximum amount of a pollutant that can be applied to an area of land from biosolids that exceed the pollutant concentration limits established in Table 3 of WAC 173-308-160. "Density of microorganisms" is the number of microorganisms per unit mass of total solids (dry weight) in the biosolids. "Department" means the Washington state department of ecology and, within the scope of its delegation, a local health jurisdiction that has been delegated authority under WAC 173-308-050. "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or his or her authorized representative. 48 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 31 "Disposal on a long-term basis" means to adopt disposal as a preferred method of management for at least 5 years, or for an indefinite period of time with no expectation for pursuing other management alternatives. "Disposal on a temporary basis" means a period of more than 1 but less than 5 years. Generally, situations requiring the temporary use of disposal facilities will normally occur as a result of deficiencies in the wastewater or biosolids treatment process, or economic, administrative, or contractual constraints which cannot be resolved in less than 1 year. "Disposal on an emergency basis" means a period up to but not exceeding 1 year. Generally, emergency situations requiring the use of disposal facilities will normally occur as a result of inclement weather conditions at a beneficial use site, contractual or technical difficulties in the treatment, transportation, or application of the biosolids, or as a result of short term economic or administrative barriers, any and all of which are expected to be resolved within a period of 1 year. "Domestic sewage" is waste and wastewater from humans or household operations that is discharged to or otherwise enters a treatment works. "Dry weight basis" means calculated on the basis of having been dried at 105C (221°F) until reaching a constant mass (in other words, essentially 100% solids content). "EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Exceptional quality biosolids" means biosolids that meet the pollutant concentration limits in Table 3 of WAC 173-308-160, and at least one of the Class A pathogen reduction requirements in WAC 173-308- 170, and at least one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in WAC 173-308-180. "Facility" means a treatment works treating domestic sewage as defined in this permit, unless the context of the permit requires otherwise. For the purposes of this permit a facility is considered to be new if it has not been previously approved for the treatment, storage, use, or disposal of biosolids or sewage sludge. "Feed crops" are crops produced primarily for consumption by animals. "Fiber crops" are crops such as flax and cotton including, but not limited to, those whose parts or by- products may be consumed by humans or used in the production or preparation of food for human consumption. "Food crops" are crops consumed by humans. These include, but are not limited to, fruits, vegetables, grains, and tobacco. "Forest" is an area of land that is managed for the production of timber or other forest products, or for benefits such as recreation and watershed protection, and that is or will be dominated by trees under the current system of management. For the purposes of this permit, other areas of land that are not 49 General Permit for B osalids Management Page 32 regulated as agricultural land, public contact sites, land reclamation sites, or lawns or home gardens are considered forest land. "General permit" means a permit issued by Ecology in accordance with the procedures established in this permit, to be effective in a designated geographical area, that authorizes the application of biosolids to the land or the disposal of sewage sludge in a municipal solid waste landfill, under which multiple treatment works treating domestic sewage may apply for coverage. "Geometric mean" means the antilogarithm of the arithmetic average of the logarithms of the sample values, or the nth root of the product of n sample values. "Ground water" means water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or below a surface water body. "Health jurisdiction" or "local health jurisdiction" means city, county, city -county, or district public health jurisdiction as defined in Chapter 70.05 RCW, Chapter 70.08 RCW, and Chapter 70.46 RCW. "Individual permit" means a permit issued by Ecology to a single treatment works treating domestic sewage in accordance with WAC 173-308-310, which authorizes the management of biosolids or sewage sludge. "Industrial septage" or "commercial septage" is the contents from septic tanks or similar systems that receive wastewater generated in a commercial or industrial process. This definition includes, but is not limited to, grease trap wastes generated at restaurants and similar food service facilities. "Industrial wastewater" or "commercial wastewater" is wastewater generated in a commercial or industrial process. "Incineration" means the firing of sewage sludge as a means of disposal. "Interested party" is a person who expresses an interest in a specific biosolids project (or a specific Permittee) and either requests to be placed on the interested parties list or takes an action resulting in being placed on an interested parties list. "Land application" is the application of biosolids to the land surface by means such as spreading or spraying, the injection of biosolids below the land surface, or the incorporation of biosolids into the soil, for the purpose of beneficial use. "Land with a high potential for public exposure" is land that the public uses frequently. This includes, but is not limited to, a public contact site and a reclamation site located in a populated area (for example, a construction site located in a city). "Land with a low potential for public exposure" is land that the public uses infrequently. This includes, but is not limited to, agricultural land, forest, and a reclamation site located in an unpopulated area (for example, a strip mine located in a rural area). 50 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 33 "Local health jurisdiction" see definition of health jurisdiction. "Manufactured inerts" means wastes such as plastic, metals, ceramics and other manufactured items that remain relatively unchanged during wastewater or biosolids treatment processes. "Monthly average" is the arithmetic mean of all measurements taken during the month. "Municipal sewage sludge" means sewage sludge generated from a publicly owned treatment works. For the purposes of this permit, sewage sludge generated from the treatment of only domestic sewage in a privately owned or industrial treatment facility is considered municipal sewage sludge. "Municipality" means a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public body (including an inter -municipal agency of two or more of the foregoing entities) created by or under state law, or a designated and approved management agency under Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, as amended. The definition includes a special district created under state law, such as a water district, sewer district, sanitary district, utility district, drainage district, or similar entity, or an integrated waste management facility as defined in Section 201(e) of the Clean Water Act, as amended, that has as one of its principal responsibilities the treatment, transport, use, or disposal of biosolids. "Nonexceptional quality biosolids" means biosolids that do not meet the criteria of "exceptional quality biosolids" as defined in this section. "Other container" is either an open or closed receptacle. This includes, but is not limited to, a bucket, a box, a carton, and a vehicle or trailer with a load capacity of 1 metric ton (1.1 U.S. tons) or less. "Owner" means any person with ownership interest in a site or facility, or who exercises control over a site or facility, but does not include a person who, without participating in management of the site or facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect the person's security interest. "Pasture" is land on which animals feed directly on feed crops such as legumes, grasses, grain stubble, or stover. "Pathogenic organisms" are disease causing organisms. These include, but are not limited to, certain bacteria, protozoa, viruses, and viable helminth ova. "Permit" means an authorization, license, or equivalent control document issued by the director to implement the requirements of this permit. Unless the context requires differently, the use of the term in this permit refers to individual permits, general permits, and coverage under general permits. "Person who prepares biosolids" is either the person who generates biosolids during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works or the person who derives a material from biosolids. "Person" is an individual, association, partnership, corporation, municipality, state or federal agency, or an agent or employee thereof. "pH" means the logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration. 51 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 34 "Place sewage sludge" or "sewage sludge placed" means to dispose of sewage sludge. "Pollutant limit is a numerical value that describes the amount of a pollutant allowed per unit amount of biosolids (for example, milligrams per kilogram of total solids), the amount of a pollutant that can be applied to a unit area of land (for example, kilograms per hectare), the volume of a material that can be applied to a unit area of land (for example, gallons per acre), or the number of pathogens or indicator organisms per unit of biosolids. Pollutant limits are established in Tables 1 - 3 of WAC 173-308-160, in WAC 173-308-170, and in WAC 173-308-270. "Pollutant" is an organic substance, an inorganic substance, a combination of organic and inorganic substances, or a pathogenic organism that, after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion, inhalation, or assimilation into an organism either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through the food chain, could, on the basis of information available to the Administrator of EPA, cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions (including malfunction in reproduction), or physical deformations in either organisms or offspring of the organisms. "Public contact site" is land with a high potential for contact by the public. This includes, but is not limited to, public parks, ball fields, cemeteries, plant nurseries, turf farms, and golf courses. "Publicly owned treatment works" means a treatment works treating domestic sewage that is owned by a municipality, the state of Washington, or the federal government. "Range land" is generally open, uncultivated land dominated by herbaceous or shrubby vegetation that may be used for grazing or browsing, either by wildlife or livestock. "Receiving -only facility" means a treatment works treating domestic sewage that only receives sewage sludge or biosolids from other sources for further treatment and/or application to the land, and which does not generate any biosolids from the treatment of domestic sewage. "Reclamation site" is drastically disturbed land that is reclaimed using biosolids. This includes, but is not limited to, strip mines and construction sites. "Regional administrator" means the Regional Administrator of Region 10 of the Environmental Protection Agency or his/her authorized representative. "Residential equivalent value" means the number of residential equivalents determined for a facility under Chapter 173-224 WAC or a value similarly obtained under WAC 173-308-320. "Restrict public access" means to minimize access of nonessential personnel to land where biosolids are applied, through the use of natural or artificial barriers, signs, remoteness, or other means. "Saturated zone" means the zone below the water table in which all interstices are filled with water. "Septage managed as biosolids originating from sewage sludge" means septage managed as if it had originated from a sewage treatment process at a wastewater treatment facility including, but not 52 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 35 limited to, meeting the sampling requirements in WAC 173-308-140, the monitoring requirements in WAC 173-308-150, the pollutant limits in WAC 173-308-160, the pathogen reduction requirements in WAC 173-308-170, and the vector attraction reduction requirements in this permit. "Septage management facility" means a person who applies septage to the land or one that treats septage for application to the land. "Septage" or "domestic septage" is liquid or solid material removed from septic tanks, cess-pools, portable toilets, type III marine sanitation devices, vault toilets, pit toilets, RV holding tanks, or similar systems that receive only domestic sewage. Septage may also include commercial or industrial septage mixed with domestic septage if approved in accordance with WAC 173-308-020(3)(g). "Sewage sludge" is solid, semisolid, or liquid residue generated during the treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, domestic septage; scum or solids removed in primary, secondary, or advanced wastewater treatment processes; and a material derived from sewage sludge. Sewage sludge does not include ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage sludge incinerator or grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment of domestic sewage in a treatment works. "Significant change in biosolids management practices" means, but is not limited to, the following: a change in the quality of biosolids that are applied to the land, either from class A to class B for pathogens, or from Table 3 to Table 1 of WAC 173-308-160 for pollutant limits; the addition of a new area to which biosolids will be applied which was not previously disclosed during a required public notice process; for class B biosolids only, a change from nonfood crops to food crops, a change from crops where the harvestable portions do not contact the biosolids/soil mixture to crops where the harvestable portions contact the biosolids/soil mixture, or a change in site classification from land with a low potential for public exposure to land with a high potential for public exposure; or any change or deletion of a requirement established in an approved land application plan or established as a condition of coverage under a permit that would result in a decrease in buffer size, site monitoring, or facility reporting requirements, which was not otherwise provided for in the permit or plan approval process. "Site" means all areas of land, including buffer areas, which are identified in the scope of an approved Site Specific Land Application Plan. A site is considered to be new or expanded when biosolids are applied to an area not approved in a Site Specific Land Application Plan or that was not previously disclosed during a required public notice process. "Specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR)" is the mass of oxygen consumed per unit time per unit mass of total solids (dry weight basis) in the biosolids. "State" means the state of Washington. "Store or storage of biosolids" is the placing of biosolids on land or in surface impoundments or other containment devices in which the biosolids remain for 2 years or less, except where a greater time 53 General Permit for 6(osalids Management Page 36 period has been approved by Ecology. This does not include the placing of biosolids on land or in surface impoundments or other containment devices for treatment or disposal. "Stover" is the non -grain, above -ground part of a grain crop, often corn or sorghum. "Surface Disposal" is the placing of active sewage sludge into an area of land that contains one or more sewage sludge units. "Surface impoundment" means a facility or part of a facility which is a natural topographic depression, man-made excavation, or diked area formed primarily of earthen materials (although it may be lined with man-made materials), and which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquids or sludge. The term includes holding, storage, settling, and aeration pits, ponds, or lagoons, but does not include injection wells. "Surface waters of the state" means surface waters of the state as defined in WAC 173-201A-020. "Tank" means a stationary device designed to contain an accumulation of liquid or semisolid materials and which is constructed primarily of nonearthen materials to provide structural support. "Temporary, small-scale storage" is the storage of biosolids for no more than 30 days in a tank holding no more than 10,000 gallons with a total on -site maximum volume of no more than 20,000 gallons. "Total solids" are the materials in biosolids that remain as residue when the biosolids are dried at 103 to 105C (217.4 to 221°F). "Treat or treatment of biosolids" is the preparation of biosolids for final use or disposal. This includes, but is not limited to, thickening, stabilization, and dewatering of biosolids. This does not include storage of biosolids. "Treatment works treating domestic sewage" means a publicly owned treatment works or any other sewage sludge or wastewater treatment devices or systems, regardless of ownership, used in the storage, treatment, recycling, and reclamation of municipal or domestic sewage or sewage sludge, including land dedicated for the disposal of sewage sludge. Treatment works treating domestic sewage also includes beneficial use facilities and septage management facilities as defined in this section, and a person, site, or facility designated as a treatment works treating domestic sewage in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(1)(b). This definition does not include septic tanks or similar devices or temporary, small-scale storage as defined in this section. "Treatment works" is either a federally owned, publicly owned, or privately owned device or system used to treat (including recycle and reclaim) either domestic sewage or a combination of domestic sewage and industrial waste of a liquid nature. "Unstabilized solids" are organic materials in biosolids that have not been treated in either an aerobic or anaerobic treatment process. 54 General Permit for Biosalids Management Page 37 "Vector attraction" is the primarily odorous characteristic of biosolids that attracts rodents, flies, mosquitoes, or other organisms capable of transporting infectious agents. "Volatile solids" is the amount of the total solids in biosolids that are lost when the biosolids are combusted at 550C (1,022°F) in the presence of excess air. "Waters of the state" means waters of the state as defined in RCW 90.48.020. B'[)5O|'r1Annual Report ~ Yea[2Ol8 YAKIMA REG W TF Facility ID: 483 Facility Type: Bioso|ids Management Give abrief description mfyour bioso|idsmanagement practices. The Yakima Regional WWTP uses a centrifuge to dewater digested sludge prior to transport. All solids are hauled Uby Natural Selections Farms for beneficial land application on permitted sites. Did you begin the reporting year with any biosolids/products stored on site from a previous calendar year? Did you end the reporting year with any biosolids stored on site? Yes : Did you receive biuso|ids (not septage) from anv other facility during 2018? Did you receive any septageduring Z0l8? Yea ���� No � BiuxsoUids Management Activities How many dry tons ofbiosoUidsdid you produce during 2018? 1.518�70 Did you apply bioso|ids directly to a site specifically permitted for your facility, orsell orgive away any Exceptional Quality bioso|ids? Did you send any biosolids off site to another permitted facility, or were any ofyour binso|idsincinerated? (i) Do not include bloso|ids you apply directly to a site specifically permitted for your facility, or Exceptional Quality bin,nUds you sold or gave away. (ii) Provide the name of the huci|ity, permit number, and dry tons o/ gallons transferred. <ii/> List all destinations separately. What did you dowith your biosu|ids? Yes � � Yes � � No Yes ��s No Facility Name Permit Number Sent to a bioso|ids NATURAL beneficial use SELECTION FARMS BT9904 I'51870 faci|ity(BUF) BUF Number mfpollutant monitoring events during the reporting year 6 �a� Yes � � No Pace 1 of 3 B'oSo|'d Annual Report Year2O18 Did not meet requi/ernent(s) Attached Files Signature Authority Eco|ociyDe|eqbattecpdf Up|oaded:Z0lg-O7-0l Eco/oqyESAF.pdf Uploaded: 2019'07'01 Monitoring and Analytical Data Up|oaded:20l0'87'UI This form is prepared by Name: Price, Michael Email: noike.phce@yekinnawa.gov Phone: (509)575-5077 This form is submitted by | understand that the proper signatory is the responsible official as identified under � Signatories to permit applications and reports, and is responsible for the content of this annual report when it is submitted. I declare that: I am the responsible official as described in WAC 173-308-310(a) he duly authorized signatory for this report in accordance with WAC 173-308-310(b) : | orn not the responsible official but am submitting this report with the full knowledge and approval of the responsible official Responsible Official Name: Michael Price Submitted By: Price, Michael Submitted Date: 10/14/2019 Title: Wastewater Division Manager Pace 3u 57 Volatile Solids 2018 Volatile Solids Reduction in % For Vector Attraction Reduction MONTH RAW January 89.5% February 89,4% March 89.3% April 86.2% May 88.6% June 86.1% July 87.5% August 88.6% September 88,7/0 October 89.1% November 90.5% December 90 0% WAS AVERAGE IN PRIMARY 1 87,4% 88 5% 74.0% 85.0% 87.2% 65.4% 85.6% 87.5% 73.2 % 86 9% 86.6% 69 4% 84.7% 86.7% 73.3% 88.3% 87.2% 71 7 % 86.8% 87.2°/o 72.6% 87.8% 88.2% 71,7% 86.6% 87 7% 74.3% 87.8°A, 88 5D/o 73.4% 88.3% 89.4% 75.8% 88,9 % 89.5% 74.6% PRIMARY 2 72.6% 72.1% 74 1% 72.9% 72.7% 73.5% 73.1% 71.3% 74.4% 74,2% 73.5% 76 0% PRIMARY 3 73.0% 71 TA 73.1% 74 0% 70 4% 71.1% 73.3% 70.8% 73.5% 74.8% 73.4% 75 2% AVERAGE OUT 73.2% 69.7% 73.5% 72. 1% 72 . 1 % 72,1°4, 73.0% 71 3°A) 74.1% 74.1% 74 2% 75.3% High for year Low for year Average Notes: Arithmetic averages used to determine averages for volatile solids. Percents are entered in as decimals, Formula to determine percent reduction is from page 4-23 of EPA's Operational Manual 430/9-76-001, "Anaerobic Sludge Digestion". Percent reduction = (IN - OUT) X 100% IN - (IN X OUT) PERCENT TEMP REDUCTION Fc .33% 99.2 66.18% 60.26% 59.84% 60.12% • ' 62.07% 60.13% 66.82% 59.76°A, 62.58% 65.84% 64.11% 66 82% 59.76% 62 67°/0 99 4 99.2 99 4 99 4 99 4 99.5 99 5 99 7 99 4 99.5 99.5 99 7 99.2 99 4 HYDRAULIC DET TIME DAYS 28 9 24.8 23.4 25.3 23.3 24.3 29 4 39.0 35 34 6 38.8 34.7 City of Yakima 2018 Report na 8i000|idsProduction 2O10 BiOSU|id8Production for calendar year 2018 MONTH January February Mann April May �June July August September October November December FEED GROSS CENTRATF CENTF8ATE TOTAL FLOW �MG� FEED CONC. DRY TONS CONC, DRY TONS DRY TONS 3316 14.535 275O 14,527 2538 15,668 2158 15.083 3211 / 15,602 -�,423 � 15.048 280�gW 305 16659 � 515 4.22 5�S1 196.77 16OZ8 105.82 103 � 108 - 16473 135.82 85 20891 113 152�04 ` 159 2204 15.755 2.538 15.144 1 078 15.178 144�02 � 152 _ 076 1.51 _ 135.O5 207,40 1.61 15044 Weighed DRYTON3 138A5 125,79_ 14J43 112]3 17 15 f 131,49 14O 143,43 160,26 119 1 26 159�00 11�8O 190 148 _ 117,37 130�51 115.05 - Z559 i 16.856 1733 14.748 2006 15.488 180.68 218 234 17835 108.58 262 1.88-- � 104,68 129,56 185 1,65 128V 156.02 S4#2 -' 95.97 DRY TON3(YEAR 184592 151810 METRIC DRY TONS /YEAR 167425 137746 AVERAGE DRY TON88NONTH 15383 126.58 METRIC DRY TONS/IVIONTH 13852 11479 ADJUSTED DRY TONS PER YEAR 1515/0 ADJUSTED METRIC DRY TONS PER YEAR 137746 Adjusted dry mnn=calculated dry tons minus 17,73percent :Calculated omoumu=(Flow (NG)XFeed ConcX834)/%OVO (Flow (MG)XCentrate ConcXa.J4)/2O00 .Calculated arOoUOtS. USiDO feed flow calculated from pump run 'tinl8X metered flow rate. WeiHhL-d arr/ounisf[onl haU|/Og records = 17.73 percent less .than calculated annOUOtB. Tc*o| dry tonnage is gross dry tons minus nentrate dry tons Average amount is arithmeft average for the year, concentrations are mgn as received from lab re City o(Yakima 2D18Report EA CADE ANALYTICAL, INC 1-800-545-4206 ss, 509) 662-11388 Fax (609) 662-8183 36-94 94:94er RcsaL). 1,47e9sachee. 9919, 98801 (509) 452- 7707 i i Fax s 509 452 -7773 „ , 1008 'At A61949944 Rd 4.1 7199 '1' ' Linsoss: Fair WA 44-94Fst, m 0 14 Ls, ssrs b issx ; A p-ti taiaL y x--- d_ 4E3 R i t- TeEt Requested NOJNITotal Solid Sulfur Solid Total Percent Solids Phosphorous/Solid Kjeldahl trn/Sojjd Ammonia Solid Total Metals Digest Solid cc:roved by .Narne: unction: 59 Results Units RL Method Date Analyzed Flage 2PK 5 11400 17.9 22100 76000 6820 mg/kg mg/Kg 69.8 mg/Kg 14 mg/kg mg/kg Metals Digest IL) Sh4500 NO3-E 4/12/15 SM3I20 4/17/18 SM 2540-8 4/16/18 EPA 200,7 4/16/18 SM-4500NorgC 4/19/18 SM4500-NH3N 4/12/18 SW846 30508 4/13/18 Cascade Analytical uses procedures established by EPA, AOC, ARA, ASTh, and Fik:Bittf Cascade Analytical makes 40 varrahty at say kind the sliest. assunes all r14,4,.. and liability Iron the use of these resolts, Cascade Analytical, ins.'s listurftr tu the client as a result of use of Cascads'e test results shall be lloited to a sus sausi to the fees paid by the silent to Cascade 1,; 1.44ax. LUPE I:J.3' PAPA in A TDIELY kanlif lain Cal3 ChRUEP afcEP TSRPE, 1ChThE NS2 PE frh kEfi3ISPirifiCh NaLi, ditir773ts ita7st Fa CESPRai PEARi PAMPSIT AEC P:PFiSCi Pi aP7CP PD sfrf-P. ',. \ . ..= 4,,, (!,'''Aj)) 4 ''• ' (' I'; 117' 'i 7 ; C i t. V 0 f F:3x 146 LAS('',:,,AME ANALYTICAL Ili( Union G ..ti; ' elt3Drady PO liumbef 1800-545 206 { 662- 135.8 F 662 -818,1Y CfA:ier Roa,„i •;.16.;:hee. \NA 0 1 Batch: 879024 Ari1ytjc1 Sic Rpc,rt City cf Yakima 4.1-t:ewater DivA.,;iun 2220 E Vlola nye Ykima, WA 98901 Labortory Number; 16-E024869 Sample iderctificatioN 2016 Diosollds 04 est Requested -4 - Results Units RL x y NO3N/Total Solid Sulfur Solid Total Percent Solids Phosphorous/Solid Kjeldahl Nitrogen/Solid Ammonia Solid Total Metals Digest Solid 1pproved By Namei' unction: 5.00 11700 20.0 001 17500 mg/Kg 12.5 68000 mg/kg 6650 mg/kg Metals Digest Report Date; Irate Received 6/10/10 Bate Sampled. 8C NJ,10 mg/kg SM4500 NO3-E mg/Kg 62,5 SM3120 SM 2540-8 EPA 200.7 SM-4500NorgC SM4500-NH3N SW846 30508 8/28/18 6/14/1a 8/16/18 8/14/18 8/14/18 8/14/18 8/13/18 60 Cascade Analytical uses procedures established by EPA, ADAC, APRA, ASTN, and EDA/80, Cascade Analytical makes no varranty oi any kind the client assumes ail risk and liability Leos the use of these results. Cascade Analytical, inc5s liability to the client aa a result af use of Caacade's teat results shall be limited ttl a aim equal to the tees paid by the client to Cascade Analytical, Inc. :c. analysis. EMEAPE RET:Ei TUSif EATA 14 A TiblELY SANNEk. 1014 EAME ER ERRE:45 ACTEP 484Tdi MESEONEIBILITY, TS8014 WE EC: AbEF AfisiC51:41 OATA FLP SEBE,441. TEAS, SAS/LES APE ElEPE8E11 1i AFTER / . P 5.TE1111A :8) C A iR$' CASCADE NiALYTICAL, INC 1-800-545-4206 f(A(02 Vsif.,010:1(,000 0((a. 98801 7:0r' F d A 0309) 4'0;2 77'73 , — 1000 w Aka;w00, . ; L " ;non i3,41 9890r, t," 2 A ; f r • -1-, • N0w0L-sw A ip-1 caw y t 1Luc. xP" PAR ii... „co-- RR? Rios' T(W0niww Test Requested NO3N/Total Solid Sulfur Solid Total Percent Solids Phosphorous/Solid Kjeldahl Nitrogen/Solid Ammonia Solid Total Metals Digest Solid ;pproved BY Signature: 0 y B B 1,03 BIBB0ilds cLi 61 4f0 NOrieDate Sampfd: 12: 5:IR Results Units RL Method 6.35 12900 18. 16600 72500 6240 Metals Digest ^ x. mg/kg SM4500 NO3-E mg/Kg 66.1 5M3120 0.01 74 SM 2540-8 mg/Kg 13.2 EPA 200.7 mg/kg 5M-4500NorgC mg/kg SM4500-NN3N SW846 30508 'unction: Date Analyzed Flags 12/ 7/18 12/10/18 12/ 7/18 12/10/18 12/ 7/18 12/ 7/18 12/ 7/18 Cascade Analytical uses procedures established by EPA. AOAC, PHA, ASTM, and FDAPSAn. Cascade Analytical makes nu warranty of any kind the client assumes ill risk and liability frac the use of these results. Cascade Analytical, Inc.'s liability to the client as a result of use of Cascade's test results shall be limited to a sum equal to the fees paid by the client to Cascade Analvilcai, 4rwiriks. PLEASE RERIEW 70OR RATA IV A rinELY MAUER, RATA GAPS GR EREGRR AFTEh TYREE 3ORT/IS ;t:;.. 07 GE OUR RESPONSIBILITY, TROUGH VF DU KEEP ALL ANOTHAL rjATA. EU SEVERAL YEARS, SWISS ARE IIGPOSED OF AFTF4 rOIX WEEFR, 0 A; OB D) Racteri&ogical Feca) col#form E).,Recammended Nutrients YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTICAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection Date Limits Method (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Analyzed Tables 1,3 Co en MON/grn Boron (totat/extractabie) mg/kg Calcium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 20,647 20,647 mg/kg 270 02/23/18 Chloride (total/extractable) mg/kg Iron (total/extractable) SW846 6010 9,391 9,391 mg/kg 210 02/22/18 Magnesium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 6.525 6,525 mg/kg 15 02/23/18 Manganese (total/extractable) SW846 6010 164 164 mg/kg 10 02/22/18 Potassium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 1,518 1 518 mg/kg 20 02/23/18 Sulfur (total/extractable) SM3120 10,300 10,300 mg/kg 66.5 02/14/18 F) Alternative Pathogens Salmonella MPN/4 gms Viruses PFU/4 gms Helminths viable ova/4 gms pi Additional A1lalyses Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed pH std units Not Performed Conductivity dS/m Not Performed Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM31138 4.12 4.12 mg/kg 0,7 02/15/18 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140. See also 40 CFR 503 8 A) Pollutant limits from WAG 173-308-160 Table 1 - Ceiling Concentration Limits, Table 3 - Pollutant Concentation limits See also 40CFR 503 13 For B) Nutrient analyses. see "Managing Nitrogen From Bicsolids", Ecology publication #99-508, Ch. 9 Analysis for A) Pollutants, B) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and D) Bactenological are all required For land application Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable (for agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids. 2018 BIOSOLIDS #1 acteno g a cforrn E) Recommended Nutrients YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTICAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection Limits ethod (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Tables 13 Comments ... —MA/gm Not Performed ... Boron (total/ able) Calcium (total)extractable) Chloride (total/extractable) Iron (total/extractable) Magnesium (total/extractable) Manganese (total/extractable) Potassium (total/extractable) Sulfur (total/extractable) F) Alternative P thociens Salmonella Viruses Helminths SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SM3120 mg/kg 24,949 24,949 mg/kg 270 04/17/18 mg/kg 8,459 8,459 mg/kg 210 04/13/18 9,612 9,612 mg/kg 15 04/13/18 153 153 mg/kg 10 04/13/18 2,421 2,421 mg/kg 20 04/17/18 11,400 11,400 mg/kg 69.8 04/17/18 MPN/4 gms PFU/4 gms viable ova/4 gms Not Prformed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed GLAdd!tonat Anatyses pH std units Not Peformed Conductivity dS/m Not Performed Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM3113B 3.35 3.35 rng/kg 0.7 04/18/18 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140 See also 40 CFR 503.8 A) Pollutant limits from WAC 173-308-160, Table 1 - Ceiling Concentration Limits, Table 3 - Pollutant Concentation Limits See also 40CFR 503 13 For B) Nutrient analyses, see "Managing Nitrogen From Biosolids" Ecology publication #99-508, Ch. 9 Analysis for A) Pollutants, B) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and D) Bacteriological are all required for land application Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional, Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable (for agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids. 2018 BIOSOLIDS #2 Fecal Recommended Nutrients Boron total/extractable Calcium (total/extractab e) Chloride (total/extractable) Iron (total/extractable) Magnesium (total/extractable) Manganese (total/extractable) Potassium (totalfextractable) Sulfur (total/extractable) F) Alternative Pathogens Salmonella Viruses Helminths YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTICAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection ethod (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Analyzed Tables 1,3 Comments 5VV846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SVV846 6010 SM3120 III 111111 11' 1111111 MPRI/g g kg 22.648 22,648 mg/kg mg/kg 8,323 8,323 mg/kg 7,913 7,913 mg/kg 131 131 mg/kg 2,361 2 361 mg/kg 10,400 10,400 mg/kg Date Limits 270 210 15 10 20 62 8 07/17/18 06/15/18 07/17/18 06/14/18 07/17/18 06/12/18 Not Performed Not ed Not Performed MPN/4 gms PFU/4 gms viable ova/4 gms Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed GI AdditionalAnalyses pH std units Not Performed Conductivity dS/m Not Performed Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM3113B 1.18 1.18 mg/kg 0.7 07/11/18 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140 See also 40 CFR 503 8 A) Pollutant limits from vvAC 173-308-160 Table 1 - Ceiling Concentration Limits. Table 3 - Pollutant Concentation Limits See also 40CFR 503 13 For B) Nutrient analyses see "Managing Nitrogen From Biosolids", Ecology publication #99-508, Ch. 9 Analysis for A) Pollutants 8) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and 0) Bacteriological are all required for land application Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable (for agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids 2018 BIOSOLIDS #3 E) Recommended Nutrients YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTICAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection Date Limits Method (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Analyzed Tables 1,3 Comments MPN/gm Not Performed Boron (total/extractable) mg/kg Calcium (total/extractable) SVV846 6010 23,434 23,434 mg/kg 270 09/07/18 Chloride (total/extractable) mg/kg Iron (total/extractable) SVV846 6010 8,841 8,841 mg/kg 210 09/06118 Magnesium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 7,751 7,751 mg/kg 15 09/06/18 Manganese (total/extractable) SW846 6010 283 283 mg/kg 10 09/06/18 Potassium (total/extractable) SW8466010 1,067 1,067 mg/kg 20 09/07/18 Sulfur (total/extractable) SM3120 11,700 11,700 mg/kg 66.5 08/14/18 FI Alternative Pathogens Salmonella Viruses Helminths MPN/4 gms PFU/4 gms viable ova14 gms Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed GI Additional Analyses pH std units Not Performed Conductivity dS/m Not Performed Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM3113B 2.30 2.30 mg/kg 0.7 9/13/18 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140 See also 40 CFR 503 8 A) Pollutant limits from WAC 173-308-160 Table 1 - Ceilir,g Concentration Limits, Table 3 - Pollutant Concentation Limits See also 40CFR 503 13 For B) Nutrient analyses. see "Managing Nitrogen From Biosolids", Ecology publication #99-508, Ch 9 Analysis for A) Pollutan(s, B) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and D) Bacteriological are all required for land application Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable ifor agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids 2018 BIOSOLIDS #4 Bacterio Fecal ccliform E) Recommended Nutrients Boron (total(extractable) Calcium (totallextractable) Chloride (total/extractable) Iron (total/extractable) Magnesium (total/extractable) Manganese (total/extractable) Potassium (total/extractable) Sulfur (total/extractable) YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTICAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection Date Limits Method (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Analyzed Tables 1,3 Comments SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SW846 6010 SM3120 MPNigm Not Performed mg/kg 21 802 21,802 mg/kg 270 10/18/18 mg/kg 9,152 9,152 mg/kg 210 10/17/18 6,215 6,215 mg/kg 15 10/18/18 122 122 mglkg 10 10/17/18 1,771 1,771 mg/kg 20 10/17/18 11.500 11,500 mg/kg 66.5 10/12/18 Not Performed Not Performed F) Alternative Pathogens Salmonella MPN/4 gms Not Performed Viruses PFU/4 gms Not Performed Helminths viable ova/4 gms Not Performed G) Additional Analyses pH stddsuinmNot Performedits Not Performed Conductivity Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM3113B 3.20 3.20 mg/kg 0.7 10/11/18 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140 See also 40 CFR 503.8 Al Pollutant limits from WAC 173-308-160. Table 1 - Ceiling Concentration Limits, Table 3 - Pollutant Concentatioi Limits See also 40CFR 503.13 For B) Nutrient analyses, see "Managing Nitrogen From Biosolids". Ecology publication #99-508, Ch. 9 Analysts for A) Pollutants, B) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and D) Bacteriological are all required for land application Analysis for E1 Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable (for agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids 2018 BIOSOLIDS #5 YAKIMA REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT ANALYTCAL RESULTS Analytical Results Results Detection Date Limits Method (As Recvd.) (Dry wt.) Units Limit Analyzed Tables 1,3 Co en ) Bacteriological eca cohforni MPN/gm Not Performed e ded Nutrients Boron (total/extractable) mg/kg Calcium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 21.754 21,574 mglkg 270 01/Q2/19 Chloride (total/extractable) mg/kg Iron (total/extractable) SW846 6010 10,957 10,957 mg/kg 210 12/21/18 Magnesium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 5,380 5,380 mg/kg 15 01/03/19 Manganese (total/extractable) SW846 6010 119 119 mg/kg 10 12/21/18 Potassium (total/extractable) SW846 6010 2,199 2,199 mg/kg 20 01/03/18 Sulfur (total/extractable) SM3120 12,900 12.900 mglkg 66 1 12/10/19 F) Alternative Pathogens Not Performed Not Performed Salmonella Viruses Helminths MPN/4 gms PFU/4 gms viable ova/4 gms Not Performed Not Performed Not Performed G) Additional Analyses pH std units Not Performed Conductivity dS/m Not Performed Total carbon mg/kg Not Performed Silver SM3030D/SM3113B 6 21 6,21 mg/kg 0.7 1/10/19 NOTES: Analytical Methods are prescribed per federal requirements in WAC 173-308-140 See also 40 CFR 503 8 A) Pollutant limits from WAC 173-308-160 Table 1 - Ceiling Concentration Limits, Table 3 - Pollutant Concentation Limits. See also 40CFR 503 13 For B) Nutrient anaiyses, see "Managing Nitrogen From Biosolids", Ecology publication #99-508, Ch. 9 Analysis for A) Pollutants, B) Nutrients, C) Conventionals, and D) Bacteriological are all required for land application Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients, F) Alternative Pathogens, and G) Additional Analyses are optional Analysis for E) Recommended Nutrients can be either total (for environmental purposes) or extractable (for agronomic purposes) Please specify Results for F) Alternative Pathogens are reported per 4 grams of total solids. 2018 BIOSOLIDS #6 68 GENERAL LAND APPLICATION PLAN Application Sites Located in Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties Submitted as an addendum to Natural Selection Farms' Application for Coverage Under the General Permit for Biosolids Management December2, 2015 69 Preface This document is written in accordance with WAC 173-308, Appendix 4, Minimum Content for a General Land Application Plan. The purpose of this plan is to: • Provide broad information about the geographical area where Natural Selection Farm (NSF) land applies biosolids; • Set forth general site selection criteria where new fields can be identified and added to NSF permit coverage; • Describe general management guidelines for areas receiving biosolids; • Public Notice procedures for adding new fields to NSF's permit coverage. 1) Geographical Area The following lists the names of all counties and water resource inventory areas (WRIA) where biosolids may be applied by NSF under their permit coverage: YIYB County „ Water Resource Inventory Area(s) Benton :: Rock Glade, Lower Yakima Kittitas Upper Yakima, Alkaki/Squilchuck Klickitat Klickitat, Rock Glade Yakima E: Lower Yakima, Naches, Upper Yakima 2) Site Selection Criteria WRIA 31 37 39, 40 30,31 37, 38, 39 NSF desires to maximize the beneficial use of the biosolids products we manage. To meet this goal, potential land application sites are selected with a preference for productive soils and for soils that can be substantially improved with biosolids application. Biosolids will be applied to sites managed for: • Commercial agriculture; • Pasture and rangeland; • Land reclamation sites. Sites are evaluated on a case by case basis for suitability based on a number of factors including: • Topography/slopes; • Soils; • Depth to groundwater; • Precipitation; • Zoning; • Neighboring land use; Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 12.22015 General Land Application Plan Page 2 of 5 70 • Access and storage. Site/Soil conditions not suitable for land application of biosolids: • Anaerobic soil conditions (presence of gleyed soils or mottling); • Hardpans or lithic layers within 12 inches of the surface; • Slopes exceeding 25%; • Sites immediately adjacent to residential areas. Sites proposed for biosolids application that have a seasonal groundwater depth of less than 3' below the surface will be managed by a Ground Water Protection Plan detailed in the Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan. The Washington State Department of Ecology Publication #93-80, Biosolids Management Guidelines for Washington State as revised in July 2000, and any subsequent revisions, shall be used a guide for site selection. Additional site selection and design assistance is provided by University of Washington, Washington State University biosolids researchers, extension agents, or professional soil scientists. 3) Site Management NSF will manage all sites in accordance with WAC 173-308, the Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan, and any conditions noted in the letter providing Final Coverage under the General Permit for Biosolids Management. 4) Advance Notice to the Permitting Authority for New or Expanded Land Application Sites The following outlines the procedure for proposing a new land application site or expansion of an existing land application site under this General Land Application Plan: • Advance notice to the Department of Ecology that includes the information contained in WAC 173-308-90003, Appendix 3: Items 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13. This information may be submitted electronically or by hard copy to the regional Biosolids Coordinator. • Review of the site by Ecology; • Concurrence of both NSF and Ecology about land Application Site details to include, but not be limited to: 1) field size, 2) buffers, 3) truck access, 4) biosolids on -site storage, 5) any application restrictions or requirements. Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 12.22015 General Land Application Plan Page 3 of 5 71 5) Advance Public Notice for New or Expanded Land Application Sites When a new land Application Site or expansion of an existing land Application Site is proposed, NSF will complete the requirements listed in Section 4 (above), Advance Notice to the Permitting Authority for New or Expanded Land Application Sites. Once Ecology sends written acknowledgement that they have received adequate drafts of WAC 173-308-90003, Appendix 3: Items 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 13, NSF will post the site in accordance with WAC 173-308- 310(13)(g), (h),(i),(j), and (k). After the proposed site has been posted for a minimum of 30 days, Ecology shall evaluate any public comments received and provide NSF a permitting decision in writing (approval or disapproval of the site). The process of documenting expansion shall include the following general process: 1) NSF will provide Ecology with maps meeting the requirements listed in Appendix 3, item #9; 2) Ecology will evaluate and acknowledge receipt of the map(s); 3) Ecology will inspect the site; 4) NSF will post the site with appropriate public notice signs —see attached; 5) NSF will contact, in writing, all appropriate persons on their Interested Parties list and provide documentation of such contact to Ecology; 6) Ecology will evaluate all comments received during the official comment period; 7) Ecology will make a permitting decision subsequent to comment evaluation; 8) Ecology will notify NSF of the permitting decision by email; 9) NSF will maintain a Permitted Field List and will add the new area to the list and send that updated list to Ecology within 14 calendar days; 10) The most recently dated Permitted Field List will document the permitted land base. 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Natural selection farms wrlprnmde mitten collimated by certified nail. ie#.anwcelnt renuestec,toeai h itiar;haf t!ieirname has aean piardlo&n is a tea 73 OPERATIONS PLAN/SITE SPECIFIC LAND APPLICATION PLAN Application Sites Located in Benton, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties Submitted as an addendum to Natural Selection Farms' Application for Coverage Under the General Permit for Biosolids Management December2, 2015 74 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 PLAN GOALS 1.2 PLAN OBJECTIVES 2.0 DEFINITIONS 3 3 3 3.0 MAPPING REQUIREMENTS 4 3.1 MAP CONTENTS 4 4.0 SOIL 5 4.1 SOIL SAMPLING PROCEDURES 5 5.0 BUFFERS 6 6.0 APPLICATION SITE APPROVAL 7 7.0 APPLICATION RATES 7 7.1 BASIS FOR BIOSOLIDS APPLICATION RATES 7 7.2 RANGE LAND AGRONOMIC RATE CALCULATIONS 7 7.3 AGRONOMIC RATE CALCULATIONS FOR HOP YARDS 8 7.4 AGRONOMIC RATE APPROVALS 9 8.0 APPLICATION METHODS 9 8.1 CONDITIONS OF APPLICATIONS 10 8.2 INCORPORATION OF BIOSOLIDS 10 8.3 APPLCIATION OF LIQUID BIOSOLIDS 10 9.0 BIOSOLIDS STORAGE 10 10.0 LANDOWNER AGREEMENTS 11 11.0 POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS 11 12.0 GROUND WATER PROTECTION PLAN 11 13.0 CROPS, USE, AND PRODUCTION 11 14.0 HAUL ROUTES 11 15.0 RECORD KEEPING 11 16.0 CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS 12 17.0 SIGNS RESTRICTING SITE ACCESS 12 Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 2 of 12 75 1.0 Introduction Natural Selection Farms (NSF) handles Biosolids suitable for land application and has regulatory obligations under WAC 173-308, Biosolids Management. This document satisfies the requirements for a Site Specific Land Application Plan and sets forth the procedures for land application in partial fulfillment of those requirements. This is a "living" document and will be amended and updated as new procedures are added or existing ones are changed. The Department of Ecology has permitting and oversight authority for the implementation of this plan. 1.1 The Goals of this plan include the following: • Establish the procedures governing a biosolids land application program for NSF sufficient to meet or exceed Beneficial Use of Biosolids as defined in WAC 173-308- 080; • Ensure consistent, uniform, and orderly land application of biosolids at agronomic rates; • Improve soil characteristics at land application sites. 1.2 The following objectives are set forth to structure the procedures for land application in order to achieve the plan goals: • Identify and map specific biosolids Application Sites that are scientifically defensible and have limited public controversy; • Provide the amount of plant available nitrogen (PAN) necessary for the optimum growth of a targeted vegetation type through soil sampling and agronomic rate calculation procedures; • Document allowable activities regarding the storage, handling, and application methods for Biosolids; • Define biosolids practices that enhance the intended crop type while limiting noxious weeds. 2.0 Definitions This section should contain all terms requiring a definition or explanation in order to clarify meanings and eliminate ambiguity. Agronomic Rate: The biosolids application rate that provides the amount of nitrogen necessary for the optimum growth of targeted vegetation, and that will not result in the Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 3 of 12 76 violation of applicable standards or requirements for the protection of ground or surface water as established under chapter 90.48 RCW and related rules including chapters 173-200 and 173-201 A WAC. Application Sites: Those areas specifically evaluated, mapped, and approved for land application of biosolids at agronomic rates under authority of Chapter 173-308 WAC. Biosolids: Municipal sewage sludge that is a primarily organic, semisolid product resulting from the wastewater treatment process that can be beneficially recycled and meets all applicable requirements in Chapter 173-308 WAC. Dewatered Biosolids: Biosolids that have had water removed sufficiently to allow it to be land applied as typical biosolids cake, i.e., suitable for land application. These biosolids are typically in excess of 10% solids. Drying Bed Biosolids: Biosolids that have air-dried in drying beds and are typically in excess of 80% solids Liquid Biosolids: Biosolids that shall be land applied with equipment suitable for evenly land applying liquid at agronomic rates Ecology: Washington State Department of Ecology Permittee: Natural Selection Farms, Inc (NSF); the entity that is covered under the General Permit of Biosolids management for which this plan is written 3.0 Mapping Requirements The land Application Sites permitted under this plan shall be discrete areas with specific, identifiable boundaries and some type of a unique name or identifier. Biosolids shall only be applied to mapped and approved Application Sites. The name and/or number of these sites shall be shown on the maps and used for referencing individual areas for agronomic rate calculations or other biosolids management requests. Note, not all past permitted areas have not been mapped to these standards, Application Site maps will be updated over time as agronomic requests are made to Ecology. 3.1 Map Contents Geographical Information System (GIS) has been used to digitally map the extent of sites permitted for biosolids application by NSF. To develop this data base we have made every effort to use the most accurate data available to the consumer/general public. However, even in the most standard maps, an inherent degree of inaccuracy exists, and prevents our map layers from overlying each other perfectly. Due to this inaccuracy, NSF adheres to buffer distances identified in this Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan and uses the buffers identified on the maps for reference purposes only. Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 4 of 12 77 The GIS database will be updated on an ongoing basis. Reasons for this include: • Map updates from the various data sources • Refinement of fields and buffer layers as the map quality improves • Technology improvements • Expansion of permitted areas All maps include as a minimum: a title, a date, a north arrow, a legend that defines all map symbols, and a map scale. Maps shall specifically identify the Township, Range, and Section of all properties for which biosolids are to be applied. As the maps will be stored in an electronic data base, they will be of an appropriate scale to show the detail necessary for evaluation of the proposed application areas. Data maintained in the map database includes individual Application Site boundaries, tillable acres, buffers, contour lines, perennial and intermittent streams, wetlands, all known roads, property boundaries, adjacent properties and their zoning classification, wells and well circles, NRCS Soil survey information including soil types and their descriptions, presence and extent of any threatened or endangered species or related critical habitat, and the location of any critical areas on site as required to be identified under chapter 36.70A RCW in the county's growth management plan 4.0 Soil NRCS Soil reports are examined for each of the land application areas. Principle soils groups are available as a map layer. 4.1 Soil Sampling Procedures Prior to determination of an application rate, composite samples shall be collected independently from the top three feet of soil. The samples shall be taken separately from each foot of soil 0-12", 12-24", and 24-36" where possible, within all Application Sites on which biosolids are to be applied. The individual samples are typically soil cores 10-12" in length, taken from the indicated depths. The individual samples should be located in an unbiased fashion and evenly distributed in order that the composite sample is representative of the soil across the entire Application Site. For hop yard sampling protocol, see 7.3 Agronomic Rate Calculations for Hop Yards. Separate composite samples shall be collected for each Application Site each time an agronomic rate is calculated. These samples shall be analyzed for ammonium (NH4) or ammonia (NH3), nitrate (NO3), total nitrogen (or TKN) and percent organic matter unless other analytical results are requested by Ecology. For any site that has not previously received biosolids, concentrations of the Pollutants (WAC 173-308-160, Table 1) shall be determined for the top foot (0-12") of soil prior to any biosolids land application under this plan. Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 5 of 12 78 5.0 Buffers Biosolids applied to Application Sites identified in this Operations/Site Specific Land Plan shall maintain the minimum buffer widths shown below. Buffer distances may be adjusted based on site -specific considerations or monitoring data. These buffers shall be identified on Application Site maps. Minimum buffer distances are based on the Biosolids Management Guidelines for Washington State; Publication #93-80, revised July 2000. Domestic, Irrigation, or Sampling Well Buffers: 100' Property Buffers (Roads, Dwellings, Fence Lines): 0-50'—Dependent upon circumstances. Where there are no sensitive adjoining property uses buffer may be reduced to near zero. NSF standard application minimums are listed below as follows: • Property Line: 5-50' • Occupied Home: 100' exceptions permitted with home owner approval • Major Arterial or highway: 25' • Public/Minor Road: 5-50' Federal and State rules require minimum buffers of 33 feet to all waters of the U.S. for Class B biosolids. Prior to each application, NSF determines the appropriate buffer by evaluating the site circumstances in reference to the Biosolids Management Guidelines for Washington State in the table below. Wetlands are managed as surface water. Type of Water Body Slope Effect Application Ground Surface Suitability Rating River. Lake Method Cover (Table 4,6) or Stream Seasonal Ditch Surface Bare soil Poor/Fair Good/ Excellent Surface Permanent vegetative cover Poor/Fair bt 200 100 50 100 50 33 100 50 33 Good/ Excellent 50 33 33 Injected or Bare soil Poor/Fair 100 50 im on' ,,rated Good/Excellent 50 33 33 Table 4.9, Biosolids Management Guidelines for Washington State Publication #93-80, revised July 2Do. Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 6 of 12 79 6.0 Application Site Approval Biosolids shall be applied only to areas identified on maps attached with, or as an addendum to this Site Specific Land Application Plan. All sites authorized for biosolids land application shall be approved by Ecology in advance of land applying biosolids. If Application Sites are to be added to the area managed under this Site Specific Land Application Plan, they must meet the requirements set forth in the NSF General Land Application Plan, and Sections 3 and 5 above before being reviewed for approval. Ecology reserves the right to exercise professional judgment when evaluating proposed Application Site's suitability to meet rule requirements as well as the goals and objectives set forth in this plan. 7.0 Application Rates Agronomic application rates for biosolids shall be calculated and approved by Ecology prior to biosolids land application unless Ecology agrees to other conditions on a site - specific basis. A revised agronomic rate will be calculated each time biosolids are to be land applied except as noted under section 7.2 for rangeland applications. 7.1 Basis for Biosolids Application Rates Agronomic rates shall be separately calculated for different crop species grown on a given Application Site. Application rates for biosolids shall be based on the following: the soil analysis, pounds per acre nitrogen uptake (if this is yield -based, data should be provided) or crop requirement, nitrogen content of the biosolids, current data on soil nitrogen status, soil type, total soil organic matter, an estimated biosolids mineralization rate, and the professional judgment of Ecology. Cooperative Extension Services, University fertilizer guidelines, or an agronomist / soil scientist shall be the basis of recommendations for plant available nitrogen (PAN) additions. The information upon which the recommendation is based shall be provided to Ecology prior to approving a biosolids application rate. 7.2 Range Land Agronomic Rate Calculations For biosolids applications to rangeland, vegetative production (yield, in tons per acre) will need to be estimated. The estimate of production shall be used in calculating plant uptake of nitrogen. An acceptable method for calculating annual plant uptake of nitrogen is the following: Equation 1: Crude Protein / 6.25 = % N of Dry Matter Equation 2: (% N of Dry Matter) X (Est. Dry Matter Annual Production) = Annual Nitrogen Uptake Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 7 of 12 80 NOTE: To utilize Equations 1 & 2, field sampling of vegetation from primary forage species shall be conducted. These samples shall be analyzed for crude protein in order to determine the input value for Equation 1. Estimates of forage species dry matter annual production shall be determined from authoritative sources such as University Extension, rangeland specialists, or other science -based data where the source information can be verified. The application rate initially calculated for rangeland shall remain in effect until Ecology determines that a revision is necessary. Revisions may be based upon soil nitrogen testing or other factors that would indicate different rates of application are appropriate. Multiple year applications may be approved on a site -specific basis. 7.3 Agronomic Rate Calculations for Hop Yards Information gained through the mineralization studies and the utilization of biosolids from previous years of applications and the restructuring of hop plantings has led to this method of agronomic rate calculations for biosolids applications to hop yards. 1. Pre -winter soil samples shall be taken prior to spring biosolids application when possible. This sampling will likely occur during the October through November sampling window, to determine plant available nitrogen (PAN) within the rooting zone of the hops. Hop yards that are being modified, replanted or in a condition that makes fall sampling unsuitable, will be sampled as early in the spring as weather permits. As a BUF, NSF actively solicits growers to change to an organic method of crop fertilization and soil enhancement. If we are given approval to supply biosolids to a field after the designated sampling window, it will be necessary to sample early spring to determine an accurate application rate for the fields. 2. Sampling will be conducted in the top 3 feet of soil in 1 foot increments. Samples will be taken within the hop row, not to be more than l ' to either side, ie directly on top of the hill. This data for all hop yards where biosolids are applied shall be provided to Ecology. 3. A requirement for 100 lbs N/ac residual in the top 2 feet of soil after a growing season has been identified as acceptable. Biosolids may be applied at such rates that plant available nitrogen in the year of application is 250 lbs/acre; this is to include residual soil mineral nitrogen and estimated mineralized nitrogen from biosolids. 4. For broadcast applications, the majority of the applied biosolids shall be windrowed, scraped, or otherwise moved away from the middle of the row and deposited next to the hop row for better utilization of the nitrogen by the hops. This means that the overall biosolids application rate will be reduced as it will only be covering about a 5-6 foot band near the hop row and not the entire 14 foot spacing per row. Therefore, the agronomic rate determined in #2 above, shall be multiplied by a factor of 0.75 to account for the non -farmed "middles". Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 8 of 12 81 5. Due to variation in biosolids mineralization, fields may receive up to an additional 100 Ibs N/ac through the drip irrigation system. Leaf petiole sampling during June will regulate how much of the scheduled drip applied nitrogen is needed. Growers will follow historical petiole nitrate nitrogen values they have established for each variety, and will cease drip applied nitrogen if petiole values exceed the normal nitrate nitrogen range for a particular variety. Baby hops with a limited root system will be an exception as drip applied nitrogen may need to be continued, even with high petiole nitrate nitrogen levels. The baby hop yards shall be specifically identified to Ecology prior to biosolids land application. 6. A cover crop will be seeded in all hop yards that receive biosolids. This crop shall be mowed at least once per year during the growing season, discharging the cut material towards the hops to be later incorporated next the hop row. Alternatively, this cover crop may be cut and removed. Planting of the cover crop will be as early as possible to maximize plant growth and nitrogen removal from areas outside the reach of hop roots. Late fall and/or winter biosolids applications may result in the cover crop being spring planted. If soil samples demonstrate residual nitrate has not accumulated in the middles, this requirement may be waived. 7. Soil sampling between rows shall be conducted on all yards where biosolids will be applied. These samples shall be taken no closer than 6 feet from the row. This should provide a two foot band in the middle of rows from which to sample. These samples shall be a composite of at least 5 separate locations in each yard. One composite shall be taken at each 1 foot of soil. Soil shall be sampled to 3 feet. Sampling between the rows will be conducted upon the request of the Biosolids Coordinator at Ecology's Central Regional Office. 7.4 Agronomic Rate Approvals Ecology shall have 14 calendar days for review of information regarding agronomic rate recommendations. The 14 day review period shall begin after all necessary information to calculate the recommendation is received in writing by the designated Ecology staff member. If Ecology does not respond within 14 days of receiving all necessary information upon which a recommendation is based, it shall be considered approved. 8.0 Application Methods Land application of biosolids shall be conducted with equipment suitable for the purpose and the material being land applied. This means that land application methods shall produce even and consistent spread patterns in accordance with the calculated agronomic rate(s). Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 9 of 12 82 8.1 Conditions of Applications Biosolids will be applied when weather and site conditions allow for proper application and management. Unless approved by Ecology, biosolids will not be applied if the soil is saturated or flooded, frozen, covered with snow, or other conditions that could result in soil damage or off -site movement of biosolids. 8.2 Incorporation of Biosolids Biosolids that does not meet Vector Attraction Reduction (see WAC 173-308-180) shall be incorporated into the soil within 6 hours after land application. Injection of liquid biosolids meets VAR incorporation requirements. Biosolids that do not meet vector attraction reduction shall not be surface applied on established grass hay fields. 8.3 Application of Liquid Biosolids Liquid biosolids shall be applied by equipment appropriate for even distribution of liquid material for the specific land application. Liquid biosolids shall not be applied in such a manner that it results in runoff. This may have the practical effect of limiting application volumes on slopes, relative to volumes applied on level ground. Material shall not be applied in excess of the calculated annual agronomic rates. In addition, it shall be insured that liquid material does not migrate from the location applied. If agronomic rates allow for application volumes that result in runoff, the biosolids may have to be applied in separate applications to prevent such runoff. Multiple applications may be allowed in order to reach the agronomic rate, although time may be required for infiltration to prevent runoff or damage to soil structure from running equipment on wet soil. 9.0 Biosolids Storage Biosolids products from different generators shall be stored separately. Where biosolids from different generators are stored at the same location, each storage pile shall be clearly marked with signs indicating the source of the biosolids. These signs need to remain legible during the entire period of storage. It's typically the case that signs weather to extent that they become unreadable. It is NSF's responsibility to maintain these signs. Ecology shall be given authority to rescind storage or application approvals if storage sites and / or signage are not properly maintained. Prior to storing biosolids on an application site, the agronomic rates for an application site shall be calculated and approved, unless Ecology has specifically granted storage approval in advance of an approved agronomic rate. Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 10 of 12 83 10.0 Landowner Agreements At the time their property is submitted for application or storage site approval, Ecology shall be provided with signed agreements that acknowledge the applicability and requirements of Chapter 173-308 WAC from landowners (as distinguished from a lessee, farmer, or others entitled to use the land). 11.0 Pollutant Concentrations To the best of NSF's knowledge, biosolids with pollutants in excess of the values in WAC 173-308-160 Table 3 have not been applied to Application Sites covered by this plan. 12.0 Ground Water Protection Plan If any active application site has groundwater within 3 feet of the surface during any part of the year, NSF shall have a Ground Water Protection Plan. The details of the plan shall be drawn up to meet the specific area and can include simple measures like restricting application during periods when the water table is high. 13.0 Crops, Use, and Production All relevant crop information such as crop type, standard production information, generally intended use, distribution information, and farming practices shall be submitted with each request for an agronomic rate recommendation. A note regarding distribution and utilization: NSF, operating as a BUF, is not always privileged to know where the crop will be marketed or utilized. 14.0 Haul Routes Biosolids delivery trucks shall follow designated haul routes as shown on the Spill Prevention and Response Plan. It's recognized that due to a variety of weather and road related conditions that routes may be subject to change. However, when road weight restrictions are in place, truck routes shall be coordinated with county departments that regulate traffic on county roads. 15.0 Record Keeping NSF shall keep specific records of land application activities. These records shall be available for inspection by Ecology upon request. As a minimum, the following information shall be included in the land application site records: • Dates of Application for each Application Site; Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 11 of 12 84 • Total Wet and Dry tons applied to each Application Site; • Names of biosolids generators and their wet and dry tons applied to each site. 16.0 Conditional Use Permits Permittees shall acquire conditional use permits where required. Any land application conditions specified in a Conditional Use Permit (C.U.P.) shall be made an addendum to this plan. 17.0 Signs Restricting Site Access A sign containing the following information will be posted at all access points and along common points of public contact: BIOSOLIDS APPLICATION SITE DATE BIOSOLIDS APPLIED: rarer only irn rmi i n of rar �i t1 i� Natural Selection Farms has applied a Class B biosolids product to this site as a soil amendment. Biosolids applied to this site are primarily a stabilized organic product resulting from the treatment of municipal wastewater. The biosolids applied on this field meet all the regulatory requirements for land application prescribed in Chapter 173-308 WAC, Biosolids Management. Contact Information for this Site: Permittee: Natural Selection Farms Inc. P.O. Box 419 Sunnyside, WA 98944 (509) 837-3501 Regulatory Officials: Department of Ecology Peter Severtson 303 S. Mission Wenatchee, WA 98801 (509) 665-5381 Yakima County Health District Ted Silvestri 1210 Ahtanum Ridge Drive Union Gap, WA 98903 Phone 509-575-4040 ACCESS IS RESTRICTED TO PERSONS INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT Natural Selection Farms, Inc. 1222015 Operations/Site Specific Land Application Plan Page 12 of 12 1 ITEM TITLE: SUBMITTED BY: BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL YAKIMA, WASHINGTON AGENDA STATEM ENT Item No. 7.E. For Meeting of: January 7, 2020 Resolution authorizing award of RFP 11913P and execution of an agreement with Natural Selection Farms, to provide Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services Maria Mayhue, Senior Buyer 575-6094 SUMMARY EXPLANATION: Treatment processes at the City of Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant (City) generate approximately 8,000 wet tons of biosolids per year. In compliance with the City's coverage under the Department of Ecology General Biosolids Permit (Permit), the biosolids are treated and verified through laboratory testing to meet all federal and state Class B biosolids standards. The Class B designation qualifies the biosolids for beneficial use including conditional land application. The current Permit and the City's 2018 Annual Biosolids Report to Ecology, including laboratory testing results, are attached for reference. The City's coverage under the Permit does not include biosolids hauling or land application, so the City contracts for these services through the bid process. Qualified bidders must maintain coverage and compliance with the General Biosolids Permit for these functions. Compliance with the Permit's hauling restrictions include proper load coverage during transport and spill containment/clean-up plans for transportation accidents. Permit restrictions for land application include containment requirements and strict observation of agronomic land application rates, verified through the laboratory testing of soils, to protect groundwater from nutrient infiltration. The Permit also includes land application setback and vegetation buffer requirements for the protection of surface waters. Complete details can be found in the attached Permit. Yakima Wastewater Treatment Plant has completed the proposal and evaluation process for selecting a contractor to provide Biosolids Hauling and Land Application Services. The Evaluation Committee recommends Natural Selection Farms as the selected contractor. Please see attached Cover Letter / Recommendation of Award / Natural Selection Farms, Inc. General and Site -Specific Land Application Plans. Agreement Exhibits A& B are on file in the Purchasing Office. ITEM BUDGETED: Yes 2 STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Public Trust and Accountability APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BYTHE CITY MANAGER STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution. BOARD/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: ATTACHMENTS: Description D Resolution to Avilard 11913P D ROCOtrir-nenclailon of Award Memo D 119139 Agreement D Ecology Biosoliris Permit D 2013 Annual Dosolids Report to Ecology D Natural Selection Farms General Land App Plan El Natural Selection Farms Site-Specirm LAM App Flan Upload Date izipacie 10/2312019 12/1112019 1nOR'71119 1 012312C 1 9 1012812019 10/2312019 Type Resolution Cei.er Memo Corti/act Back up Material Backup Material Backup Material Backup Material