§ 20-233. Permitting of land spreading sites; requirement that sites only spread waste transported by permitted disposal persons or organizations.

(a)

Owners of all property being used in the county for landspreading of Grade I or Grade II sludge must obtain an annual written service permit from the county public health unit and the department of environmental protection. The procedure for obtaining a permit and the duration of the permit shall be the same as that used in section 20-231. A permit will be issued if the applicant complies with the requirements of F.A.C. ch. 62-7, except that no exceptions for Grade I sludge landspreading for normal farming operations shall apply. These standards shall apply to all landspread sites governed by this article, including all Grade I landspread sites. Compliance with these requirements shall be determined by an on-site inspection by a public health unit inspector prior to a permit being issued. Once issued, a copy of the permit shall be made available upon request by a disposal organization representative or public health unit employee. The application shall be on a form provided by the SLCPHU and shall be accompanied by a small administrative fee set by county resolution.

(b)

Owners of landspreading sites in the county shall not allow any person, firm or corporation to dispose of any Grade I or Grade II sludge on their property unless said person, firm or corporation has a valid permit issued by the county public health unit. To do otherwise is a violation of this article and is punishable as provided herein. This article shall not operate to release any persons from complying with any other applicable county, city, state, or federal regulations.

(c)

Untreated domestic septage, food service sludge, and domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment sludge generated in the county must be treated at the sludge treatment facility located at the Glades Road Landfill or at another permitted facility in the county where proper treatment can be assured prior to any land application in the county. All treated domestic septage, food service sludge, and domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment sludge must be disposed of at a department of environmental protection approved location in accordance with the requirements of this section. If it is determined that improperly treated and stabilized sludge has been landspread in violation of this article, the owner of the site shall be required, at his own expense, to treat said sludge in such a manner as to eliminate any obnoxious odors and other harmful effects of said improper landspreading. This sanction shall be in addition to any other penalties properly levied in accordance with this article.

(d)

Grade I and Grade II sludge shall not be landspread within one-half mile of an occupied building. For the purposes of this section, the term "occupied building" includes any residential, commercial or agricultural structure inhabited or used by humans, but shall not include such structures entirely within the property lines of a permitted landspreading site. These latter structures must still comply with the distance requirements of F.A.C. ch. 62-7.

(e)

When Grade I or Grade II sludge exceeds a thickness of three percent solids, the material must be tilled into the soil, or must be landspread so that complete drying occurs within 24 hours, or otherwise disposed of in a manner approved by the SLCPHU or the state department of environmental protection.

(Code 1982, § 1-10-23; Ord. No. 87-98, pt. A, 12-15-1987)