ABSTRACT
Ground water is used extensively throughout New Jersey for public, industrial, domestic, and agricultural supply. The New Jersey Solid Waste Management Act provides for the maximum practical processing of all sludge into energy, fertilizers, and other useful products. It is the policy of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that land application of “clean” domestic sludge constitutes beneficial reuse and resource recovery, and that such application shall be encouraged. The agricultural utilization of sludge is regulated under the authority of the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act. The New Jersey Residuals Management Program provides two opportunities of resource recovery and reuse through agricultural use: the Land Application Program and the Distribution Program. Under the Distribution Program a specific sludge or sludge product is identified and evaluated for its suitability for distribution. Under the Land Application Program, a specific site is identified and evaluated for its suitability for long-term land application of sludge.
