A. “Applier” means any person engaged in the “Land Application of Exceptional Quality” or “Class A Biosolids” as defined in this chapter.

B. “Biosolids” are treated solid, semi-solid or liquid residues generated during the treatment of sewage in a wastewater treatment works that meet 40 CFR Part 503 requirements specified in 503.32 for pathogen reduction, 503.33 for vector attraction reduction, and 503.13, Table 1 for pollutant concentrations. These residues include, but are not limited to, scum or solids removed in primary, secondary or advanced wastewater treatment processes and material derived from sewage sludge. Biosolids do not include ash generated during the firing of sewage sludge in a sewage incinerator or grit and screenings generated during preliminary treatment of sewage. Biosolids, as used in this chapter, excludes biosolids products that are in a bag or container packaged for routine retail sales through regular retail outlets which are primarily used for residential landscaping. Biosolids, as used in this chapter, shall not include material created at wastewater treatment plants owned or operated by the city and applied to land owned or leased by city.

C. “Certified laboratory” means a laboratory certified by the state Department of Health Services pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 100825) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 101 of the California Health and Safety Code.

D. “Class A Biosolids” are biosolids that meet the pathogen reduction requirements in 40 CFR 503.32(a) alternatives 1-6 and contain constituents in concentrations not exceeding the concentrations listed in 40 CFR 503.13, Table 1 or Table 3.

E. “Class B Biosolids” are biosolids that meet the pathogen reduction requirements in 40 CFR 503.32(b).

F. “Compost” means the product, in any form, resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic materials which may include biosolids. Facilities where compost is produced are required to obtain “Solid Waste Facilities and Conditional Use Permits” as a condition of operation. Compost products are required to meet or exceed product quality criteria as established by the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

G. “City” means the city of Bakersfield, California.

H. “City engineer” means the Public Works Director for the city of Bakersfield or designee.

I. “CPLR Biosolids” are cumulative pollutant loading rate biosolids which are “Class A”, or “Class B” biosolids that have achieved a level of vector attraction reduction per 40 CFR 503.33 and that meet the ceiling concentrations in 40 CFR 503.13, Table 1, but exceed at least one of the pollutant concentration limits in 40 CFR 503.13, Table 3, and therefore, are subject to the cumulative pollutant loading rates in 40 CFR 503.13, Table 2. Cumulative pollutant loading rate is the maximum amount of a pollutant that can be applied to an area of land.

J. “Exceptional Quality Biosolids” are “Class A Biosolids” that meet the pollutant concentrations in 40 CFR 503.13, Table 3 and have achieved one of the vector attraction reduction requirements of 40 CFR 503.33(b)(1) through (b)(8). Additionally, “Class A Biosolids” must meet both the fecal coliform and Salmonella sp. bacteria limits contained in Alternatives 1 through 6 of 40 CFR 503.32(a) to be exceptional quality. For the purposes of this chapter, “Exceptional Quality Biosolids” are in bulk form and shall not include compost which meets or exceeds exceptional quality criteria.

K. “Field” means a discrete area of land within a site. It is the smallest unit of land for which monitoring, record keeping and reporting requirements apply.

L. “Land application” means the placement of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” on agricultural land at an agronomic rate to support vegetative growth. For purposes of this chapter, placement includes the spraying or spreading of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” onto the land surface, the injection of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” below the surface, or the incorporation of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” into the soil.

M. “Land apply” means the spraying or spreading of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” onto the land surface, the injection of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” below the surface, or the incorporation of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosiolids” into the soil so that it can either condition the soil or fertilize crops or vegetation grown in the soil.

N. “Permit” means a land application permit issued by the city engineer to an applier. Such permit authorizes the land application of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” in the city limits. Permits are not transferable to other parties without the prior approval of the city engineer.

O. “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, city, county or other political subdivision, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.

P. “Sensitive receptors” are schools, hospitals, convalescent homes, food establishments, parks and recreation areas, and single and multiple-family dwellings.

Q. “Site” means the area of land covered by a single permit. This land may be a single parcel or contiguous parcels of land with a single applier. A site can be comprised of one or more fields.

R. “Staging” means the placement of biosolids on a site for up to forty-eight hours to facilitate the production of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” and the transfer of “Class A/Exceptional Quality Biosolids” between the transportation and application vehicles.

S. “Storage” means the placement of biosolids on a site for more than forty-eight hours. (Ord. 4113 § 1, 2003)