1. Eura DeHart Environmental Scientist Sewage Sludge Hauling Registration and Reporting Requirements

2. Definitions

3. Sewage Sludge (Includes Domestic Septage & Portable Toilet Waste) Sewage Sludge - any solid, semisolid, or liquid residue removed during the treatment of municipal waste water or domestic sewage. Sewage sludge includes, but is not limited to, solids removed during primary, secondary, or advanced waste water treatment, scum, domestic septage, portable toilet pumpings, type III marine sanitation device pumpings (33 CFR Part 159), and sewage sludge products. Sewage sludge does not include grit or screenings, or ash generated during the incineration of sewage sludge. Also includes Grease Trap Waste When Pumped or Removed from a Food Service Establishment and Mixed with Sewage Sludge If you are hauling only grease trap waste, the sewage sludge regulations do not apply.

4. Pumper of Sewage Sludge Pumper of Sewage Sludge—a person who removes sludge from a sanitary wastewater treatment facility; domestic septage from a residential septic tank, mechanical treatment plant, or dump station for recreational vehicles and watercrafts or vessels; residuals from a portable toilet; or grease from a food service facility that is mixed with sewage sludge.

5. Transporter of Sewage Sludge Transporter of Sewage Sludge—a person who pumps or moves sewage sludge off-site by means of land-based vehicles, barges, ships, rails, pipelines, or other modes of transportation. For oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments, this includes the removal of the sewage sludge from the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments to the levees surrounding the oxidation ponds/lagoons/surface impoundments.

6. Regulations for Transporters of Sewage Sludge LAC 33:IX.7301.F

7. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration a.Registration – Registration Form (Form 7159) obtained from the Office of Environmental Services or through the department’s website. b.ALL the information required by the form shall be provided. c.The registration period - July 1 st to June 30 th. d.All registrations shall expire on June 30 th of each year. e.To continue the operation of transporting sewage sludge - Apply for re- registration to the Office of Environmental Services by May 1 st of each year. f.The fee for registration shall be an annual fee of $100.

8. g.The Office of Environmental Services shall be notified prior to any modification to the information submitted for registration, including, but not limited to, the following: i.The removal and/or addition of information about the facility to which the sewage sludge is being transported. ii.The removal and/or addition of a vehicle that will be utilized for the transporting of sewage sludge. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

9. h.All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge shall transport the sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge only to a facility permitted to receive sewage sludge. i.All transporters of sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge shall maintain a daily log or record of activities containing the following information regarding the sewage sludge and/or grease mixed with sewage sludge: i.The date the transported material was obtained, pumped, or removed; ii.The origin or source of the material; iii.The volume of material removed (generated) from each site, iv.The transfer and/or disposal site; and, v.The amount of material that was transported or disposed. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

10. Registration for Transporters of Sewage Sludge Sewage Sludge Hauler Notification Form Form 7159

11. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration More Hauler, LLC 12345H-000 123 Hauler Road Hauler City, LA 70000Transport P.O. Box 123 Hauler City, LA 70000 Joe Smith, Owner 225-555-1212225-555-1213 morehauler@hauler.com

12. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration 10005 1 Ford Vacuum truck XL252010 TR24010 More Hauler, LLC

13. Sewage Sludge Transporter/Hauler Registration

14. ABC Landfill 123 Landfill Road 225-555-1212 213 Landfill City, LA 70000 Transport Abc@landfill.com A.B. Corner, Manager Joe Smith 123 Landfill Road Landfill City, LA 70000 Joe Smith, OwnerApril 1, 2011

15. For questions regarding submittal of the form, contact: Ms. Suzanne Bordelon Permits Support Division (225) 219- 3253

16. Record Keeping for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge

17. a.The date the transported material was obtained, pumped, or removed; b.The origin or source of the material; c.The volume of material removed (generated) from each site, d.The transfer and/or disposal site; and, e.The amount of material that was transported or disposed.

18. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge Form_7161

19. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge More Hauler, LLC Joe Smith 12345N/A or LAJ000000 H-000REG20100000 N/A or Outfall 20X

20. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge February 1, 2011 January 1, 2010December 31, 2010 5tons0 1000gallons0 36.5

21. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge ABC Landfill 123 Landfill Road, Landfill City, LA 70000 225-555-12125 1000225-555-1312 123 Sewer Plant Road, Sewer City, LA 70000 DeRidder POTW

22. Reporting for Transporters/Haulers of Sewage Sludge Joe Smith February 1, 2011

23. REMINDERS All registrations expire on June 30, 2011. All registered transporters must submit the Sewage Sludge Hauler Notification Form by May 1, 2011. If you do not submit your form by May 1, 2011, you will not get your new registration prior to expiration. Therefore, you will not be able to haul sewage sludge. If you don’t submit your Sewage Sludge Disposal Reporting Form, you will not be able to obtain your new registration.

24. Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage http://www.deq.louisiana.gov

25. Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

26. Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage

27. Department of Environmental Quality Biosolids – Sewage Sludge Webpage http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/DIVISIONS/WaterPermits/Biosolids.aspx

28. Any Questions? Eura DeHart, Environmental Scientist Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Office of Environmental Services Water Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821- 4313 Telephone Number: (225) 219-3213 E-mail Address: Eura.DeHart@la.govEura.DeHart@la.gov