Guidance

Storing treated sewage sludge: RPS 253

When you can temporarily store dewatered treated sludge not at the place it will be used.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 25 November 2021

This publication was withdrawn on 8 November 2022

This RPS was time limited. Sludge producers must now comply with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 and the S3 waste exemption.

Applies to England

Documents

Storing treated sewage sludge: RPS 253

Details

This regulatory position statement (RPS) is about the storage of dewatered treated sludge.

This RPS only applies to sludge producers who store their dewatered treated sludge not at the place it will be used.

A sludge producer is anyone who manages a plant at which sludge is produced.

Published 25 November 2021