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Beneficial Land Uses

2025 - Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection


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REST: https://mapservices.pasda.psu.edu/server/rest/services/pasda/DEP/MapServer
WMS: https://mapservices.pasda.psu.edu/server/services/pasda/DEP/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS
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ABSTRACT
Beneficial Land Use is a DEP primary facility type related to the Water Pollution Control Program. The sub-facility type related to Beneficial Land Use is the Parcel. A parcel refers to the land application site that is proposed to received biosolids or residential septage. Land application for biosolids and septage means beneficial use, meaning it is applied to land as a soil amendment/fertilizer.