CHAPTER 22
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CHAPTER 22
( SB 213 )
AN ACT relating to biosolids.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF SUBCHAPTER 50 OF KRS CHAPTER 224 IS CREATED TO
READ AS FOLLOWS:
(1) As used in this section, "biosolids" means nutrient-rich, organic, residual material that results from the
treatment of domestic sewage or sewage sludge in a treatment facility and can be recycled and applied as a
fertilizer to improve and maintain productive soils.
(2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when biosolids are generated from wastewater
treatment at a publicly owned treatment works, the biosolids shall be:
(a) Designated a special waste; and
(b) Regulated in conformance with the most recent version of 40 C.F.R. pt. 503.
(3) Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Act, the cabinet shall promulgate administrative
regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A that are in conformance with 40 C.F.R. pt. 503, regarding siting
criteria and permitting conditions necessary to regulate the disposal of biosolids.
Signed by Governor March 20, 2023.