{"data":{"id":"us-va/9vac25-31-560","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"9VAC25-31-560","heading":"Operational standards, pathogens, and vector attraction reduction","body":"A. Pathogens -  biosolids.\n\n1. The Class A pathogen requirements in 9VAC25-31-710 A or the Class B pathogen requirements and site restrictions in 9VAC25-31-720 B shall be met when bulk  biosolids is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site.\n\n2. The Class A pathogen requirements in 9VAC25-31-710 A shall be met when bulk  biosolids is applied to a lawn or a home garden.\n\n3. The Class A pathogen requirements in 9VAC25-31-710 A shall be met when  biosolids is sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land.\n\nB. Pathogens - domestic septage. The requirements in  9VAC25-31-710 C  shall be met when domestic septage is applied to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site.\n\nC. Vector attraction reduction -  biosolids.\n\n1. One of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 10 shall be met when bulk  biosolids is applied to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site.\n\n2. One of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 8 shall be met when bulk  biosolids is applied to a lawn or a home garden.\n\n3. One of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 9VAC25-31-720 B 1 through B 8 shall be met when  biosolids is sold or given away in a bag or other container for application to the land.\n\nD. Vector attraction reduction - domestic septage. The vector attraction reduction requirements in 9VAC25-31-720 B 9, B 10, or B 12 shall be met when domestic septage is applied to agricultural land, forest, or a reclamation site.","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/section560/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:49:06Z","sha256":"a462055a7f2c5d8ca4df1262614a9febedc67457ab5ad05ff060c7d46810d9e7","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/9vac25-31-550","next":"us-va/9vac25-31-570"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}