SECTION 312.48. Reporting

Unless otherwise specified by the executive director, permittees and registrants shall submit the following information to the Enforcement Division, the Wastewater Permitting Section of the Water Quality Division, and the appropriate regional office:

(1) annually by September 30th of each year (reporting period September 1st of the previous year to August 31st of the current year):

(A) the information in §312.47 of this title (relating to Recordkeeping) for the applicable requirements;

(B) the information in §312.47(a)(5)(A)(i) - (iv) of this title if:

(i) the biosolids exceed the metal concentrations in §312.43(b)(3) of this title (relating to Metal Limits);

(ii) 90% or more of any of the cumulative metal loading rates in §312.43(b)(2) of this title is reached at a site; or

(iii) biosolids are applied to a site after 90% of any of the cumulative metal loading rates is reached at the site; and

(C) for the Class B biosolids land application permittee:

(i) evidence that the permittee is complying with the nutrient management plan developed by a certified nutrient management specialist in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service Practice Standard Code 590;

(ii) a completed Annual Biosolids Land Application Summary Report Form; and

(iii) proof of continuation of commercial liability insurance and environmental impairment insurance; and

(2) for the Class B biosolids permittee, submit quarterly reports by the 15th day of the month following each quarter. Quarterly reports are due December 15th, March 15th, June 15th, and September 15th and must include:

(A) a Quarterly Biosolids Land Application Summary Report form; and

(B) a computer-generated quarterly report containing:

(i) the source, quality, and quantity of Class B biosolids land applied to the land application unit;

(ii) the location of the land application unit, either in terms of longitude and latitude or by physical address, including the county;

(iii) the dates of delivery of Class B biosolids;

(iv) the dates of land application of Class B biosolids;

(v) the cumulative amount of metals land applied to the land application unit;

(vi) crops grown at the land application unit; and

(vii) the suggested agronomic application rate for the Class B biosolids.

Source Note: The provisions of this §312.48 adopted to be effective October 13, 1995, 20 TexReg 7840; amended to be effective October 20, 2005, 30 TexReg 6743; amended to be effective April 23, 2020, 45 TexReg 2542