Section 11-62-42 - Land application of exceptional quality wastewater sludge(a) Exceptional quality wastewater sludge shall meet the following criteria at a minimum: (1) Pollutant limits. No pollutant concentration shall exceed the ceiling limits in Appendix D, Table IV.(2) Pathogens. The Class A pathogen requirements in section 11-62-46(a) shall be met.(3) Vectors. One of the vector attraction reduction requirements in 40 CFR § 503.33(b)(1) through (8) shall be met.(b) Monitoring. Exceptional quality wastewater sludge shall be monitored by the preparer at least as often as required by 40 CFR § 503.16(a). References in §503.16(a) to federal pollutant limit tables are replaced with Appendix D, Table IV dated July 1, 2014 and located at the end of this chapter. To determine compliance with section 11-62-42(a)(2), wastewater sludge shall be monitored not more than sixty days before land application or being bagged for distribution unless otherwise specified by the director. The director may also specify more monitoring, to better protect human health or the environment.(c) Recordkeeping. (1) The preparer of exceptional quality wastewater sludge that is applied to the land shall meet the requirements of 40 CFR §503.17(a)(1), except the certification requirement there;(2) The preparer shall sign complete certification form, form A, entitled Certification Form - Land Application, dated July 1, 2014, and located at the end of this chapter, in Appendix E, items 1, 2.a, and 3.a, and retain the form for five years; and(3) The preparer shall develop and retain information for five years on the volume of wastewater sludge bagged, distributed, or land applied.(d) Reporting. The test results and records required in subsections (b) and (c) shall be kept on site and unless otherwise specified, copies shall be submitted to the director on February 19 of each year.(e) The exceptional quality sludge shall be applied to the land at a rate that is less than ten dry tons per acre and equal to or less than the agronomic rate. (1) The preparer shall provide to each land applier a fact sheet which contains the nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium concentrations of the wastewater sludge; and(2) When the wastewater sludge is applied in bulk to agricultural land, forest, a public contact site, or a reclamation site, the director may require a nutrient balance to be submitted prior to the application to the land.[Eff and comp 12/09/2004] (Auth: HRS §§ 342D-4, 342D-5) (Imp: HRS §§ 342D-2, 342D-4, 342D-5, 342D-6, 342D-50; 40 CFR §§503.1, 503.5, 503.10, 503.13, 503.15(a), 503.16(a), 503.17(a), 503.18, 503.32, 503.33(b) )