Tulare County Municipal Code Art. 2 Prohibitions

(a) Land application of untreated and/or domestic septage is prohibited.

(b) No sewer sludge shall be land spread unless it qualifies as biosolids as herein provided and in accordance with the County's Biosolids Land Spreading Regulations adopted from time to time by resolution.

(c) Land application of biosolids classified as 'hazardous' or 'designated', as those terms are defined in Section 2521(a) and Section 2522(a) of Title 23, California Code of Regulations, is prohibited.

(d) Biosolids to be land applied in Tulare County shall be contained at the generator's wastewater treatment plant site and shall not be transported until a Biosolids Management Permit is issued by the Agricultural Commissioner for the proposed site where such biosolids will be applied.

(e) The land spreading of biosolids conducted in any way which causes a public or private nuisance or degrades groundwater or surface water is hereby prohibited.

(Added by Ord. No. 3166, effective 7-26-96)

(a) The generator and applicator shall be jointly responsible for the quality of the biosolids to be land spread. The applicator shall also be responsible for compliance with biosolids transportation, land spreading, and monitoring requirements of this Chapter. If the applicator fails to meet these requirements, then the generator shall be responsible for compliance.

(c) The landowner shall be responsible for compliance with the Nutrient Management Plan.

(d) The applicant shall obtain, and submit to the Agricultural Commissioner, a written statement showing that the grower and landowner have been informed of potential problems associated with biosolids and consent to land spreading of biosolids on the site.