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 101 STAT. 72

PUBLIC LAW 100-4—FEB. 4, 1987 . nu •i,

regulations for such pollutants consistent with the requirements of this paragraph. "(D)

MINIMUM

STANDARDS;

COMPLIANCE

DATE.—The

management practices and numerical criteria established under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) shall be adequate to protect public health and the environment from any reasonably anticipated adverse effects of each pollutant. Such regulations shall require compliance as expeditiously f as practicable but in no case later than 12 months after their publication, unless such regulations require the construction of new pollution control facilities, in which case the regulations shall require compliance as expeditiously as practicable but in no case later than two years from the date of their publication. "(3) ALTERNATIVE STANDARDS.—For purposes of this subsection, if, in the judgment of the Administrator, it is not feasible to prescribe or enforce a numerical limitation for a pollutant J,, identified under paragraph (2), the Administrator may instead promulgate a design, equipment, management practice, or operational standard, or combination thereof, which in the Administrator's judgment is adequate to protect public health and the environment from any reasonably anticipated adverse effects of such pollutant. In the event the Administrator promulgates a design or equipment standard under this subsection, the Administrator shall include as part of such standard such requirements as will assure the proper operation and maintenance of any such element of design or equipment. "(4) CONDITIONS ON PERMITS.—Prior to the promulgation of

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the regulations required by paragraph (2), the Administrator shall impose conditions in permits issued to publicly owned treatment works under section 402 of this Act or take such other measures as the Administrator deems appropriate to protect public health and the environment from any adverse effects which may occur from toxic pollutants in sewage sludge. "(5) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in

• 33 USC 1345.

this section is intended to waive more stringent requirements established by this Act or any other law.". (b) MANNER OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL.—Section 405(e) is amended to

read as follows: "(e) MANNER OF SLUDGE DISPOSAL.—The determination of the

manner of disposal or use of sludge is a local determination, except that it shall be unlawful for any person to dispose of sludge from a publicly owned treatment works or any other treatment works treating domestic sewage for any use for which regulations have been established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, except in accordance with such regulations.". (c) IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH PERMITS.—Section 405 is further

amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(f) IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATIONS.— "(1) THROUGH SECTION 402 PERMITS.—Any

State and local governments.

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42 USC 6921.

permit issued under section 402 of this Act to a publicly owned treatment works or any other treatment works treating domestic sewage shall include requirements for the use and disposal of sludge that implement the regulations established pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, unless such requirements have been included in a permit issued under the appropriate provisions of subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, part C of the Safe Drinking

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