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Waste
Disposal > Solid
Waste Regulations
The Solid Waste program is
responsible for permitting
and inspection of solid waste
handling facilities such as
municipal solid waste landfills,
inert/demolition waste landfills,
drop boxes, transfer stations,
waste utilization sites, petroleum
contaminated soil remediation
facilities, composting sites,
etc.
Enforcement
action is taken, as necessary,
on permitted facilities and
on complaint sites to assure
compliance with appropriate
regulations.
Solid
Waste Handling Standards -
Ch. 173-350 WAC
Criteria
for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills - Ch. 173-351 WAC
Biosolids
Biosolids are the residual
solids from municipal sewage
treatment plants. After treatment
and testing they are used
for fertilizer on crops such
as hops, wheat, corn, alphalfa
etc. This process has been
determined to be the safest
and most beneficial use of
this material by the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency. The Yakima Health
District's activities in this
area include the following:
- Inspection
of stockpile and application
areas
- Approval
of application rates (dry
tons per acre) for every
field biosolids are applied
to based on the crop need,
existing soil nitrogen levels,
and other limiting factors.
- Enforcement
as necessary
Biosolids
Management - Ch. 173-308 WAC
Northwest
Biosolids Management Association
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