Effective communication is a prerequisite to minimizing problems associated with land application of biosolids. The Loudoun Department of Public Health will act as a local point of contact for response to all biosolids issues, questions, or complaints. The following notifications are required:
(a) The permittee shall give written notice to the Loudoun Department of Public Health at least forty-eight hours prior to applying biosolids on a permitted site. The notification shall specifically identify the site, the acreage upon which biosolids will be applied, the biosolids source, and the expected beginning and ending dates of application. In addition, this notification shall include a certification by the permittee that he or she has complied with the notice requirements in subsections (b) and (c), as set out below. Any changes shall be reported not later than 9:15 a.m. on the day spreading is to occur.
(b) Applicators shall post sign(s) forty-eight hours in advance, at the application site, clearly visible to the public, which clearly states the name, address, and telephone number of the contractor, the local health department contact, the Virginia Department of Health contact, and the proposed dates of application.
(c) Applicators shall provide written notice to adjacent (contiguous) property owners, including those property owners across road or utility easements, prior to application. The timing of this written notice shall be such that it precedes application by at least two weeks, but not more than one year. Applicators are encouraged to notify and follow-up with other owners that might be affected by the application.
(Ord. 99-05. Passed 4-7-99.)