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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 217 - DESIGN CRITERIA FOR DOMESTIC WASTEWATER SYSTEMS
SUBCHAPTER J - SLUDGE PROCESSING
SECTION/RULE §217.245 - Exclusion of Grit, Grease, and Debris from Sludge Processing Units
Chapter Review Date 08/01/2024

(a) A wastewater treatment facility must minimize the amount of grit, debris, oil, and grease entering a sludge processing unit.(b) A sludge processing unit must be designed for the final use or final disposal of the various solids generated during the treatment of domestic sewage.(c) If sludge will be land applied, a sludge processing unit must remove and separately dispose of debris, grit, and grease before land application of the sludge.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.245 adopted to be effective August 28, 2008, 33 TexReg 6843; amended to be effective December 4, 2015, 40 TexReg 8254.

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