{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-31-530","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-31-530","heading":"General requirements","body":"A. No person shall apply  biosolids to the land except in accordance with the requirements in this article.\n\nB. No person shall apply bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site if any of the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 has been reached.\n\nC. No person shall apply domestic septage to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site during a 365-day period if the annual application rate in 9VAC25-31-540 C has been reached during that period.\n\nD. The person who prepares bulk  biosolids that is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site shall provide the person who applies the bulk  biosolids written notification of the concentration of total nitrogen (as N on a dry weight basis) in the bulk  biosolids.\n\nE. Application of biosolids to the land.\n\n1. The person who applies  biosolids to the land shall obtain information needed to comply with the requirements in this subpart.\n\n2.  Before bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 is applied to the land;\n\na. The person who proposes to apply the bulk  biosolids shall contact the department to determine whether bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 has been applied to the site since July 20, 1993.\n\nb. If bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 has not been applied to the site since July 20, 1993, the cumulative amount for each pollutant listed in Table 2 of 9VAC25-31-540 may be applied to the site in accordance with 9VAC25-31-540 A 2 a.\n\nc. If bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 has been applied to the site since July 20, 1993, and the cumulative amount of each pollutant applied to the site in the bulk  biosolids since that date is known, the cumulative amount of each pollutant applied to the site shall be used to determine the additional amount of each pollutant that can be applied to the site in accordance with 9VAC25-31-540 A 2 a.\n\nd. If bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 has been applied to the site since July 20, 1993, and the cumulative amount of each pollutant applied to the site in the bulk  biosolids since that date is not known, an additional amount of each pollutant shall not be applied to the site in accordance with 9VAC25-31-540 A 2 a.\n\nF. When a person who prepares bulk  biosolids provides the bulk  biosolids to a person who applies the bulk  biosolids to the land, the person who prepares the bulk  biosolids shall provide the person who applies the  biosolids notice and necessary information to comply with the requirements in this article.\n\nG. When a person who prepares  biosolids provides the  biosolids to another person who prepares the  biosolids, the person who provides the  biosolids shall provide the person who receives the  biosolids notice and necessary information to comply with the requirements in this article.\n\nH. The person who applies bulk  biosolids to the land shall provide the owner or lease holder of the land on which the bulk  biosolids is applied notice and necessary information to comply with the requirements in this article.\n\nI. Any person who prepares bulk  biosolids in another state that is applied to land in Virginia shall provide written notice to the department prior to the initial application of bulk  biosolids to the land application site by the applier. The notice shall include:\n\n1. The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of each land application site;\n\n2. The approximate time period bulk  biosolids will be applied to the site;\n\n3. The name, address, telephone number, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number (if appropriate) for the person who prepares the bulk  biosolids; and\n\n4. The name, address, telephone number, and National (or Virginia) Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number (if appropriate) for the person who will apply the bulk  biosolids.\n\nJ. Any person who applies bulk  biosolids subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 9VAC25-31-540 B 2 to the land shall provide written notice, prior to the initial application of bulk  biosolids to a land application site by the applier, to the department and the department shall retain and provide access to the notice. The notice shall include:\n\n1. The location, by either street address or latitude and longitude, of the land application site; and\n\n2. The name, address, telephone number, and Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit number (if appropriate) of the person who will apply the bulk  biosolids.","path":["Title 9. Environment","Agency 25. State Water Control Board","Chapter 31. Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulation","Part VI. Standards for the Use of Biosolids or Disposal of Sewage Sludge","Article 2. Biosolids Applied to the Land"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title9/agency25/chapter31/section530/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:06Z","sha256":"039fe7564063f8322fe52bdca756ff2fa46ab0dc548dd751cb0f364f37b72ee0","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-31-520","next":"us-va/9vac25-31-540"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}