residuals,
biosolids, sewage sludge
 Residuals
are generated by both domestic treatment plants (sewage sludge)
and industrial treatment plants (industrial residuals). Residuals
are managed in variety of ways, including the development of
Marketable Residuals Products (often referred to as biosolids)
used to fertilize or condition the soil. Examples include pellets,
compost, and alkaline materials. Residuals are also incinerated
in New Jersey and managed in a variety of ways at out-of-state
facilities. Beneficial use of residuals as a fertilizer or soil
conditioner is regulated under a New Jersey Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit issued by the Bureau
of Pretreatment and Residuals and may require site specific
approvals, depending upon the nature of the residual. Incineration
of residuals is regulated under New
Jersey's Air Pollution Control Program. Residuals managed
in other states are regulated by the receiving state.
The Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals also
oversees the Statewide Sludge Management Plan (a component of
the Statewide Solid Waste Management Plan) and reviews and approves
long term generator residuals management plans. Finally, through
the implementation of the Sludge Quality Assurance Regulations,
residuals generators must test their residuals and report the
results to the Department on a regular basis. This data is available
to assure compliance with the appropriate residuals management
criteria in much the same way that the surface water program
uses effluent data to assure compliance with wastewater discharge
requirements.
Regulatory
Bureaus
Residuals
Permitting Information
Online
Residuals Data
Residuals
Discharge Monitoring Reports
You may access Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) data for
residuals generators through the Department's Open
Public Records Act website under NJPDES Permitting. There
you will find a number of useful reports including "Residuals
(SQAR) DMR Data by NJPDES Number." Further instructions
are provided below the link to the report.
If you have any questions email Tim
Doutt or call 609-633-3823.
Applicable
Regulations
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