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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE
20 RIVERSIDE DRIVE, LAKEVILLE, MA 02347 508-946-2700
MITT ROMNEY
Governor
KERRY HEALEY
Lieutenant Governor
Mr. Lee Azinheira, Director
Department of Public Works
Town of Mansfield
6 Park Row
Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048
Dear Mr. Azinheira:
STEPHEN R. PRITCHARD
Secretary
ROBERT W. GOLLEDGE, Jr.
Commissioner
RE: MANSFIELD--Residuals Approval of
Suitability, BRPWP29,�'Sludge Composting
Facility, Off Fruit Street,
Transmittal No. W063018
In a letter dated April 20, 2005, your consultant, Camp, Dresser & McKee, Inc., acting on
behalf of the Town of Mansfield, applied for a Type I classification for compost produced at the
Town of Mansfield Sludge Composting Facility in Mansfield, Massachusetts. This composting
facility produces compost from wastewater treatment plant sludge generated at the Town of
Mansfield Water Pollution:Control Facility located in Norton, Massachusetts. An application for
an Approval of Suitability (AOS) was filed under Transmittal No. W063018 and contained the
following supplementary documentation:
1. Temperature monitoring data for the active compost piles.
2. Nine sets of laboratory test data representing the past two years of continuous
compost processing. This data represents the appropriate sampling frequency in
accordance with 310 CMR 32.13(6) and the approved sampling and analysis plan.
This test data includes parameters listed in 310 CMR 32.13(5)(a) as well as organic
parameters and TCLP (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure) results.
The Department has reviewed the information submitted and has concluded that
composting has been conducted in accordance with the operation plan previously approved by
the Department and that sampling, analysis and reporting has successfully been completed
pursuant to the requirements of 310 CMR 32.00. Also, as a result of its review, the Department
has made the following determinations:
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1. All analyses have been conducted in accordance with the sampling and analysis plan
approved by the Department on December 11, 1997.
2. Sufficient data records have been submitted to allow the Department to classify the
compost sludge.
TCLP test data has demonstrated that the compost is non -hazardous pursuant to 310
CMR 30.00.
4. Temperature data obtained from the compost piles for which the Type I approval is
being sought have demonstrated that PFRP (Processes to Further Reduce Pathogens)
requirements have been met utilizing a static aerated pile, high temperature
composting process.
5. Results of all bulk analysis of compost for the land application parameters have been
reported appropriately and the final product meets the criteria for Type I as set forth in
310 CMR 32.12.
As a result of the Department's review, the Town of Mansfield is granted Type I approval
for finished compost produced at the Town of Mansfield Compost Facility. Pursuant to 310
CMR 32.11 (4), this approval shall be valid for no more than two (2) years from the date of this
letter subject to the following terms and conditions:
1. In its application for approval of suitability, the Town indicated that a vendor will be the
primary user of the Type I compost. For all distribution, the Town shall comply with the
labeling and other requirements of 310 CMR 32.51, "Requirements for sale or
distribution of Type I sludge/compost", which states:
a) No person shall sell or distribute, or offer for use, sale, or distribution any
Type I sludge/compost unless, pursuant to 310 CMR 32.00, the
Department has approved such sludge/compost as Type I sludge/compost
and that approval is valid at the time the Type I sludge/compost is sold or
distributed, or offered for use, sale, or distribution.
b) No person shall obtain Type I sludge/compost unless such sludge/compost
has a valid approval of suitability.
c) T.aheling of Type, T Sln ge/C'.omz ost. Each container in which Type I
sludge/compost is sold, distributed, or transported or offered for use, sale,
or distribution shall itself prominently display or, if such display is not
practicable, shall be accompanied by a shipping paper which shall
prominently display the following:
i) identification of the material as Type I sludge (compost).
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ii) the date of issuance of the Department Approval of Suitability for
the Type I sludge/compost and the expiration date thereof.
iii) instructions for land applying the material in accordance with
proper agricultural practice, including, but not limited to,
identification of proper agronomic application rates which shall not
cause exceedance of the nitrogen requirements of the crop to be
grown or intended to be grown.
iv) Type I sludge/compost containing more than 10 parts per million
of molybdenum shall be accompanied by a written warning that the
sludge should not be used on pasture lands subject to grazing or on
lands where crops are grown or intended to be grown for forage.
- Use of the sludge/compost under these circumstances may result in
forage crops containing levels of molybdenum which are toxic to
ruminants.
v) all other instructions and information required by law.
2. Record Keep ,'ng. The Town shall comply with all the record keeping requirements of 310
CMR 32.60, including the submission to the Department of an annual report pursuant to
section 32.60(2)(c) which shall be due on February 1 of the calendar year following the
date the Department issued the approval of suitability.
3. Should the consistency of, or type of, amendment used in the composting process change,
then the Department shall be notified and additional steps may be required to ensure that
the handling and distribution of the final compost product does not create a nuisance.
4. Continue to perform sampling, analysis and monitoring of the compost on an on -going
basis as required in 310 CMR 32.13(6) and in accordance with the Department approved
sampling and analysis plan. Please note, the approved sampling and analysis plan
specifies that the first sample of each production year be split in the field to provide a .
duplicate sample for analysis. Any compost which fails to meet 310 CMR 32.00 criteria
must be re -composted or properly disposed of. All results shall be submitted to the
Department at the below address once obtained.
Please be advised, your facility must perform at least one TCLP within the next two
years, and at intervals not to exceed two years thereafter, in order to retain compliance
with the requirement that at least one TCLP be performed for every two year AOS
renewal period.
The Mansfield Board of Health, in a letter dated August 1, 2005, approved of the
proposal for Type I classification of Mansfield compost. This approval fulfills the obligation of
310 CMR 32.14(2) which requires the written concurrence of the board of health prior to Type I
approval by the Department.
The Department reserves the right to rescind, suspend or modify this approval by the
imposition of additional conditions or amendments to the stated conditions based on determining
any actual or potential adverse impacts resulting from the conduct of this project.
This Permit is an action of the Department. Any person aggrieved by this action may
request an adjudicatory hearing. A Notice of Claim for an Adjudicatory Hearing must be made
in writing and postmarked within thirty (30) days of the date this permit was issued. Pursuant to
310 CMR 1.01(6), the Notice of Claim shall state clearly and concisely the facts which are
grounds for the proceeding and the relief sought.
The Notice of Claim, along with a valid check payable to the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00), must be mailed to:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Department of Environmental Protection
P.O. Box 4062
Boston, MA 02211
The Notice will be dismissed if the filing fee is not paid, unless the appellant is exempt or
granted a waiver as described in 310 CMR 4.00.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Richard Rondeau at (508) 946-2816.
RUMP
cc: Mr. Kenneth F. Hackett
Town of Mansfield
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
Mr. Scott Leite, Agent
Board of Health
6 Park Row
Mansfield, MA 02048
Mr. Daniel St. Marie, P.E.
Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
One Cambridge Place, 50 Hampshire St.
Cambridge, MA 02139