R 323.2409 Application of limitations.

Rule 2409. (1) A person shall not apply bulk biosolids or biosolids sold or given away in a bag or other container to the land if the concentration of any pollutant in the biosolids exceeds the ceiling concentration for the pollutant in table 1 of this rule. (2) If bulk biosolids are applied to agricultural land, a forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site, then the applicator shall comply with either of the following provisions: (a) The cumulative loading rate for each pollutant shall not exceed the cumulative pollutant-loading rate for the pollutant in table 2 of this rule. (b) The concentration of each pollutant in the biosolids shall not exceed the concentration for the pollutant in table 3 of this rule. (3) If bulk biosolids are applied to a lawn or a home garden, then the concentration of each pollutant in the biosolids shall not exceed the concentration for the pollutant in table 3 of this rule. (4) If biosolids are sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land, then the distributor shall comply with either of the following provisions: (a) The concentration of each pollutant in the biosolids shall not exceed the concentration for the pollutant in table 3 of this rule. (b) The product of the concentration of each pollutant in the biosolids and the annual whole biosolids application rate for the biosolids shall not cause the annual pollutant- loading rate for the pollutant in table 4 of this rule to be exceeded. The procedure used to determine the annual whole biosolids application rate is specified in R 323.2417. (5) The following tables specify pollutant concentrations, loading rates, and nutrient parameters: (a) TABLE 1 -- Ceiling Pollutant Concentrations Pollutant Ceiling Concentration milligrams per kilogram (on a dry weight basis) Arsenic 75 Cadmium 85 Copper 4300 Lead 840 Mercury 57 Molybdenum 75 Nickel 420 Selenium 100 Zinc 7500 (b) TABLE 2 -- Cumulative Pollutant Loading Rates Pollutant Cumulative Pollutant Loading Rate Kilograms per hectare (kg/ha) Pounds per acre (lbs/ac) Arsenic 41 37 Cadmium 39 35 Copper 1500 1335 Lead 300 267 Mercury 17 15 Nickel 420 374 Selenium 100 89 Zinc 2800 2492 (c) TABLE 3 -- Pollutant Concentrations Pollutant Concentration milligrams per kilogram (on a dry weight basis) Arsenic 41 Cadmium 39 Copper 1500 Lead 300 Mercury 17 Nickel 420 Selenium 100 Zinc 2800 (d) TABLE 4 -- Annual Pollutant Loading Rates Pollutant Annual Pollutant Loading Rates1 kilograms per hectare (kg/ha) pounds per acre (lbs/ac) Arsenic 2.0 1.8 Cadmium 1.9 1.7 Copper 75 67 Lead 15 13 Mercury 0.85 0.76 Nickel 21 19 Selenium 5.0 4.5 Zinc 140 125 1per 365-day period.