Legislation

-ORDER no. 344/708/2004 for the approval of the Technical Norms regarding environmental protection and especially soils, when TECHNICAL NORMS are used from August 16, 2004 regarding environmental protection and especially soils, when sewage sludge is used in agriculture
-Directive 86/278/EEC on the protection of the environment and in particular of the soil, when sludge from treatment plants is used in agriculture.

Obligations of producers, respectively of users of sewage sludge

The sludge producer has the following obligations:

1. to notify the territorial environmental authority and sludge users about the possible pollutants present in the sludge;

2. to identify the sludge user and the agricultural areas (including sensitive ones) that meet the necessary conditions for the use of sludge, based on soil studies carried out, at the indirectly written of the producer, by the territorial offices of pedological and agrochemical studies;

3. to contact the sludge user and to assess the possibilities of using the sludge.

To obtain the application permit based on the operating authorization of the pairs station, the sludge producer must send to the competent territorial authority, at least one month before the spreading period, data regarding:

a) the quantities of sludge generated and the quantities of sludge supplied for use in agriculture;

b) the composition and characteristics of sludge, according to the sludge characterization indicators in this order;

c) the type of treatment performed on the sludge;

d) identification data of sludge users;

e) data on the location of the agricultural area on which the sludge is to be applied;

f) the probable spreading period;

g) the type of crop;