Residuals, Sludge and Composting

Introduction
Contacts
Statutory Section
Rules
Forms
Additional Information
Enforcement
Related Programs

Program Tasks: The Utilization program staff are responsible for:

Licensing
Compliance Inspections
Technical Assistance
Education and Outreach
Enforcement

Introduction

Program Area: The Utilization program staff oversee: composting of food oranges, bananas etc.

1. Land application of sewage sludge, fish by-products, food waste, secondary papermill sludge or other residuals to supply nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), or other nutrients to a crop;

2. Land application of woodash, bioash, lime-mud, cement kiln dust or other residuals as agriculture liming agents;

3. Land application of primary papermill sludge, flume grit, wood wastes or other high carbon residuals as a topsoil replacement, or to beneficially increase soil organic matter content;

4. Utilization of composted residuals, or other processed residuals as a fertilizer, soil amendment, or topsoil replacement;

5. Land application of septage;

6. Facilities that compost, aerobically digest, anaerobically digest, air dry, heat dry, heat treat, lime stabilize, pelletize or otherwise process residuals, to make the residual suitable for land application.

Contacts

Regional Office	Staff	Phone	Fax	E-Mail
Augusta	Carla Hopkins	207-287-8491	207-287-7826	Carla.J.Hopkins@maine.gov
Augusta	Jim Pollock	207-592-8343	207-287-7826	Jim.C.Pollock@maine.gov
Augusta	Mark King	207-287-2651	207-287-7826	Mark.A.King@maine.gov
Bangor	Rick Haffner	207-941-4570	207-941-4584	Rick.H.Haffner@maine.gov
Bangor	Roger Johnstone	207-941-4570	207-941-4584	Roger.H.Johnstone@maine.gov
Portland	Mike Clark	207-822-6300	207-822-6303	Michael.S.Clark@maine.gov
Presque Isle	Jay Duncan	207-764-0477	207-760-3143	Jay.B.Duncan@maine.gov

Statutory Section

Chapter 13: WASTE MANAGEMENT (§1301 - §1319-Y)

Rules

Guidance for Municipalilties: Regulation of Septage and Sludge Land Application by Municipalities . - Municipalities are not required to adopt local ordinances with respect to land application of septage and sludge. If a municipality chooses to develop an ordinance, this guidance provides a summary of state laws that pertain to land application, and the roles and responsibilities of local government. The guidance is for reference only. When developing an ordinance of any type, the municipality should seek legal assistance.

New Rules in effect on February 28, 2009 - Chapter 400, Chapter 409 and Chapter 410.

These electronic files contain the Department of Environmental Protection's rules as they were filed with the Secretary of State's Office. These are not certified copies of the regulations. In order to rely on the provisions in a rule as an official version of the State law, you must obtain a certified electronic copy of these rules directly from the Secretary of State's Office at :

http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/rules/06/chaps06.htm

As of March 20, 2009, the Secretary of State's Office had not yet posted the updated electronic copy of the new rules.

Chapter 400 - Solid Waste Management Rules: General Provisions

Chapter 409 - Solid Waste Management Rules: Processing Facilities

Chapter 410 - Solid Waste Management Rules: Composting Facilities

(Response to Comments - Chapter 400 and Chapter 410)

For further information contact Carla Hopkins at (207) 287-8491 or email Carla.J.Hopkins@maine.gov

Ch. 405	Solid Waste Management Rules: /water Quality Monitoring, Leachate Monitoring, and Waste Characterization
Ch. 418	Solid Waste Management Rules: Beneficial Use of Solid Wastes
Ch. 419	Agronomic Utilization of Residuals
Ch. 420	Septage Management Rules

Forms

Agronomic Utilization of Residuals

Processing Facilities and Composting Facilities

Septage

Additional Information

Agronomic Utilization and Storage of Sewage Sludge - in Adobe pdf format. The purpose of this (draft) document is to provide information to wastewater treatment facility personnel and others responsible for agronomic utilization and storage of sewage sludge. Provides information to aid in developing and operating a sewage sludge land application program. Updated May, 2002.

DEP Licensing Fee Schedule effective: November 1, 2009 - October 31, 2010 (includes Septage Facilities, Sludge & Residuals as well as Composting & Residual Processing)

Sampling / Analysis Work Plan Guidance - guidance for the development of a waste characterization sampling and analytical work plan for characterization of solid wastes (including residuals) handled under a solid waste license. In rich text format for compatibility with most word processing programs. Notify the webmaster if you are unable to read this document. Revised Septemeber 16, 2005

List of Licensed Compost Facilities (pdf format)

Liquid Wastes That Are not Septage

Nitrogen Loading Rate Calculation Worksheet - Notify webmaster if you are unable to use this file. (in MS Excel format)

Persistent Herbicides in Leaf and Yard Compost (Revised February 21, 2003) - in pdf format

Spreadsheet for the Calculation of Dioxin TEQ using Toxic Equivalency Factor Values (Ch. 405) - in Excel 97 Format

Enforcement

Related Program

DEP Wastewater Discharge Program - Link to Bureau of Land & Water Quality. The Wastewater Discharge Law requires that a license be obtained for discharge of pollutants to a lake, river, stream or coastal waters.

Maine Business Works Home Page- You can find help with developing a business plan, finding funding, or searching for suitable real estate for composting and other recycling.

Managing Nitrogen from Biosolids - a manual compiling existing information on nitrogen in biosolids combined with the most current scientific knowledge on the behavior of nitrogen in the environment. Prepared by the Washington State Department of Ecology, the NW Biosolids Mgt Assn. and universities in the Pacific northwest. 61 pages plus appendices. In pdf format.

Soil Series Descriptions- prepared by the USDA-NRCS, this page provides information on soils found in the United States.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension Compost School

USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) - to find information on a feature in the United States and its territories.

WSU Information on Organic Nutrient Mangement & Water Quality

Programs