Septage removed from any property located in Sussex County,
Delaware, may be discharged at the Inland Bays Regional Wastewater
Facility upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
No user may discharge septage at a facility until he has obtained
a license from the Sussex County Engineering Department. The annual
County licensing period is from July 1 through June 30. In order to
obtain a license from the Sussex County Engineering Department, a
person must provide the Engineering Department with the following:
A. A State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control (DNREC) permit issued to the user or a letter from DNREC which
states that it will permit the user to haul septage for discharge
at a facility.
B. A certificate of insurance verifying that user holds commercial general
liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single
limit per occurrence.
C. A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds business
auto liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined
single limit per accident.
D. A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds worker's
compensation and employer's liability insurance (if applicable) in
the minimum amounts as follows: $500,000 for each accident, $500,000
for each employee for disease and a policy limit of $500,000 for disease.
E. A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds such other
insurance that may be required by state law, rule or regulation.
F. State of Delaware business and waste hauler's licenses.
The County may assess each user an annual license fee and a
self-supporting discharge rate per gallon as recommended by the Engineer
and approved by County Council. The license fee and user rate shall
be set during the annual Sussex County budget process.
The County may, by rules promulgated by the Engineer and posted
at a facility, regulate the following in connection with the discharge
at a facility:
A. The amount of septage a user may discharge per discharge and per
season.
B. The hours during which a facility will accept discharge from a user.
C. The strength and toxicity of septage discharged by a user.
No septage obtained from a holding tank may be discharged at
a facility unless a holding tank permit has been issued by the Sussex
County Engineering Department for the holding tank that is the source
of the septage to be discharged at the facility. A fee shall be assessed
for the issuance of a holding tank permit in an amount to be determined
by the County and set during the annual Sussex County budget process.