S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-43.100.190

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 10, October 25, 2024

Section 61-43.100.190 - Training Requirements

A. An owner/operator of a new or existing swine facility, lagoon, manure storage pond, or manure utilization area shall complete a training program on the operation of swine manure management created by Clemson University, i.e. (CAMM).

B. Owners/Operators of new and existing swine facilities shall be required to pass a test and become certified as a part of the training program created by Clemson University.

C. The certification shall be completed by owners/operators of new facilities prior to start-up of operations.

D. The certification shall be completed by owners/operators of existing facilities within two (2) years of the effective date of this regulation. The certification program shall be completed by owners/operators involved in a transfer of ownership within one (1) year of the transfer of ownership approval.

E. The certification shall be maintained as long as the facility remains in operation.

F. Failure to obtain the certification as provided in this Section shall be deemed a violation of this regulation.

G. Additional Training and Certification Requirements for X-Large Swine Facilities:

1. The Department shall classify all manure treatment systems serving X-large swine facilities, giving due regard to size, types of work, character, and volume of manure to be treated, and the use and nature of the land resources receiving the manure.

2. Manure treatment systems may be classified in a group higher than indicated at the discretion of the Department by reason of the following:

a. Incorporation in the treatment system of complex features which cause the treatment system to be more difficult to operate than usual; or

b. A waste stream that is unusually difficult to treat; or

c. Conditions of flow; or

d. Use of the receiving lands requiring an unusually high degree of system operation control; or

e. Combinations of such conditions or circumstances.

3. The classifications for biological treatment systems are based on the following groups:

a. Group I - B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the following units: primary settling, chlorination, sludge removal, Imhoff tanks, sand filters, sludge drying beds, land spraying, grinding, screening, oxidation, and stabilization ponds.

b. Group II - B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Group I-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following units: sludge digestion, aerated lagoon, and sludge thickeners.

c. Group III - B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups I-B and II-B and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following: trickling filters, secondary settling, chemical treatment, vacuum filters, sludge elutriation, sludge incinerator, wet oxidation process, contact aeration, and activated sludge (either conventional, modified, or high rate processes).

d. Group IV - B. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups I-B, II-B, and III-B and, in addition, treat manure having a raw five (5)-day biochemical oxygen demand of 5,000 pounds per day or more.

4. The classifications for physical chemical manure treatment systems are based on the following groups:

a. Group I-P/C. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the following units: primary settling, equalization, pH control, and oil skimming.

b. Group II-P/C. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Group I-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following units: sludge storage, dissolved air flotation, and clarification.

c. Group III-P/C. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups I-P/C and II-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following: oxidation/reduction reactions, cyanide destruction, metals precipitation, sludge dewatering, and air stripping.

d. Group IV-P/C. All agricultural manure treatment systems which include one (1) or more of the units listed in Groups I-P/C, II-P/C, and III-P/C and, in addition, one (1) or more of the following: membrane technology, ion exchange, tertiary chemicals, and electrochemistry.

5. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation to operate an agricultural manure treatment system at an X-large swine facility unless the operator-in-charge holds a valid certificate of registration issued by the Board of Certification of Environmental Systems Operators in a grade corresponding to the classification of the agricultural manure treatment system supervised by him or her.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-43.100.190

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 45, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/28/2021.