ASSEMBLY, No. 2170
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
INTRODUCED JUNE 20, 1996
By Assemblywoman FRISCIA, Assemblyman WISNIEWSKI, Assemblywoman Buono and Assemblyman Barnes
An Act concerning sewage sludge, amending P.L.1976, c.99, and supplementing P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-1 et seq.).
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 5 of P.L.1976, c.99 (C.13:1E-42) is amended to read as follows:
5. [After March 15, 1980, no] No solid waste facility shall accept or receive for disposal, any [hazardous waste, chemical waste, bulk liquid or pesticide] dewatered sewage sludge unless [such] the owner or operator of the solid waste facility has installed a system for the interception, collection and treatment of any and all leachate generated at the solid waste facility, and has obtained approval from the department for the entire leachate treatment system. Requests for department approval may be in the form of an addendum to the registration statement submitted in accordance with section 5 of P.L.1970, c.39 (C.13:1E-5) [of the act to which this act is a supplement], shall be prepared by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer, and shall include detailed engineering drawings and specifications of the proposed leachate treatment system. [In addition, requests for department approval shall specify the exact nature and quantity of the waste to be accepted at the facility, the method of handling and treating those wastes, and shall include proof that all necessary permits and licenses have been obtained for any discharge into the waters of the State.]
[Notwithstanding any provisions of this section to the contrary, the department may permit the temporary disposal of septage and sewage sludge at designated solid waste facilities, to the extent necessary to implement comprehensive plans and requirements for sludge management and septage management pursuant to law, and as necessary to meet short-term emergencies identified by the department. The permission shall be by written order fixing the date by which the disposal shall cease, which date shall be no later than March 15, 1981, in the case of septage and March 15, 1985 in the case of sewage sludge, and such date as the department deems reasonable in cases of emergency.]
(cf: P.L.1980, c.9, s.1)
2. (New section) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 5 of P.L.1976, c.99 (C.13:1E-42) to the contrary, the department may permit the temporary disposal of septage and sewage sludge at designated solid waste facilities, to the extent necessary to implement comprehensive plans and requirements for sludge management and septage management pursuant to law, and as necessary to meet short-term emergencies identified by the department.
The permission shall be by written order fixing the date by which the temporary disposal activities shall cease, or the date, as the department deems reasonable, by which any emergency disposal activities shall cease.
3. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill prohibits the disposal of dewatered sewage sludge at solid waste facilities unless the owner or operator thereof has installed a system for the interception, collection and treatment of the leachate generated at the facility, and has obtained approval from the Department of Environmental Protection for the entire leachate treatment system.
The DEP may permit the temporary disposal of septage and sewage sludge at designated solid waste facilities, to the extent necessary to implement comprehensive plans and requirements for sludge management and septage management pursuant to law, and as necessary to meet short-term emergencies identified by the department. Any such permission must be by a written order of the DEP fixing the date by which the temporary disposal activities would cease, or the date, as the department deems reasonable, by which any emergency disposal activities would cease.
Prohibits disposal of dewatered sewage sludge at a solid waste facility unless DEP approves leachate treatment system for the interception, collection and treatment of the leachate generated at the facility.