What does the Nutrient Management Act and Regulation mean for biosolids?
As well as regulating agricultural nutrients like animal manure, Regulation 267/03, under the Nutrient Management Act, applies to the land application of biosolids and other nutrient-rich materials that are not from animal sources These are defined as “non-agricultural materials” in the Regulation. They include: sewage biosolids, pulp and paper biosolids, and other non-agricultural nutrient materials capable of being land-applied (brewery and meat processing byproducts, for example). All generators of these non-agricultural materials, such as municipalities, are required to have a nutrient management strategy in place by 2008. The strategies will outline how they manage these materials, including: • A description of the type of operation and the material generated, • The total annual volume of material generated, • A description of the storage capacity, • An analysis of the nutrient content and other tests of materials, • A list of nutrient uses with appropriate agreements. The strateg
