§ 157.282 TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR END-PRODUCT COMPOST DERIVED FROM LANDSCAPE WASTE.
   (A)   Operators shall perform testing to demonstrate compliance with the standards set forth in § 157.281(B) through (E). Such testing must be done in accordance with the methods set forth in Appendix B of Subpart F of Part 830, Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, except that an alternative method or methods may be used to demonstrate compliance with any of these standards, if approved in writing by the Agency.
   (B)   Operators of facilities which are authorized to use an additive pursuant to § 157.270(A)(1)(g) which may cause an exceedence of § 157.281(F) shall test for pathogens using the method set forth in Appendix B of Subpart F of Part 830, Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, except that an alternative method or methods may be used to demonstrate compliance with any of these standards, if approved in writing by the Agency.
   (C)   End-product compost derived from landscape waste must be tested for the parameters set forth in § 157.281 at a frequency of:
      (1)   Once every 5,000 cubic yards of end-product compost transported off-site; or
      (2)   Once per year, if less than 5,000 cubic yards of end-product compost are transported off-site per year.
(Ord. 14-21, passed 7-21-2014)