C-11653 (Biosolids Project)
Land Application of Residuals and Chicken Manure in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed: Phosphorus Considerations



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Site Use Restrictions
Rule 62-640.600 (3) F.A.C.

(b) Class B residuals shall not be used on unrestricted public access areas such as playgrounds, parks, golf courses, lawns, and hospital grounds. Use of Class B residuals is limited to restricted public access areas such as agricultural sites, forests, and roadway shoulders and medians. The public shall be restricted from the application zone for 12 months after the last application of residuals.

The following restrictions also apply to the use of Class B residuals:

1. Plant nursery use of Class B residuals is limited to plants which will not be sold to the public for 12 months after the last application of residuals.
2. Use of Class B residuals on roadway shoulders and medians is limited to restricted public access roads.
3. Food crops with harvested parts that touch the residuals/soil mixture and are totally above the land surface shall not be harvested for 14 months after the last application of Class B residuals.
4. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 20 months after application of Class B residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for four months or longer before incorporation into the soil.
5. Food crops with harvested parts below the surface of the land shall not be harvested for 38 months after application of Class B residuals when the residuals remain on the land surface for less than four months before incorporation into the soil.
6. Food crops, feed crops, and fiber crops shall not be harvested for 30 days following the last application of Class B residuals.
7. Animals shall not be grazed on the land for 30 days after application of Class B residuals.
8. Sod which will be distributed or sold to the public or used on unrestricted public access areas shall not be harvested for 12 months after the last application of Class B residuals.
9. The minimum setback distance specified in Rule 62-640.700(4)(d), F.A.C., shall be provided between a land application area where Class B residuals are applied, and a building occupied by the general public.

  

Specific Authority 403.051, 403.061, 403.062, 403.087, 403.088, 403.704, 403.707 FS. Law Implemented 403.021, 403.051, 403.061, 403.087,403.088, 403.0881, 403.702, 403.704, 403.707, 403.708 FS. History–New 8-12-90, Formerly 17-640.600, Amended 3-30-98.

 



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