Legislation

-ORDER no. 344/708/2004 for the approval of 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 regarding environmental protection and in particular soil protection, when sludge from treatment plants is used in agriculture.

Obligations of producers and users of sewage sludge

The sludge producer has the following obligations:

1. to inform the territorial environmental authority and sludge users about any pollutants present in the sludge;

2. to identify the sludge user and agricultural lands (including sensitive ones) that meet the necessary conditions for sludge use, based on pedological studies prepared, at the producer’s request, by the territorial offices of pedology and agrochemistry studies;

3. to contact the sludge user and assess possibilities for sludge use.

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

a) quantities of sludge generated and quantities 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 carried out on the sludge;

d) identification data of sludge users;

e) data about the location of the agricultural area where sludge is to be applied;

f) the probable spreading period;

g) crop type;