[Adopted 10-14-1976 (Ch. 89, Art. I of the 1976 Code)]
[Amended 7-12-1982]
The following regulations govern the hauling
and disposal of septage waste in the Town of Monroe.
[Amended 7-12-1982]
A.
The Town Council shall have the power to designate
the site of disposal and to regulate the means of disposal of septage
waste collected within the Town of Monroe. No septage waste collected
within the Town of Monroe shall be dumped, deposited or disposed of
at any site unless such site has been approved by the Town Council
in accordance with this article and the regulations enacted hereunder.
B.
If a proposed regulation provides for the disposal
of septage waste at a location within the Town of Monroe, such sites
must have the approval of the Director of Health and the Planning
and Zoning Commission. Prior to passage of the regulation and prior
to enactment of the regulation, the Town Council must hold a public
hearing concerning the suitability of the proposed site.
C.
The Town Council, by regulation, may also provide
for the disposal of septage waste at locations approved by the Town
Council outside of the Town of Monroe. The method of disposal at such
sites shall be governed by this article as well as other applicable
local, state and federal ordinances, statutes and regulations.
Any dumping of any sewage wastes on or in any
unapproved site in the Town of Monroe shall be punishable by a fine
not to exceed $250 for each day of such dumping.
Permission to use such sites for the disposal
of this class of waste materials may be granted by the Town Council
upon payment of a fee of $150. This permission shall be valid for
one year from the date of issuance, unless revoked at an earlier date
for violation of any of the rules or regulations contained in this
article or any other rules adopted by the Town of Monroe or State
of Connecticut at any future date.
Dumping without a permit shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 for each day of dumping.
The permittees under § 440-9 of this article agree by acceptance of a permit to hold the Town of Monroe blameless for any damage to persons or property caused by their negligence while using these sites.
A bond of $2,500 shall be posted by each and
every permittee to reimburse the Town of Monroe for any expense incurred
in correcting a violation of these regulations.
Except in a case of emergency, it shall be within
the power of the Town Council to designate days and hours of legal
use of these sites for convenience in controlling use. Dumping at
any time other than that indicated shall be cause for revocation of
the permit. The Town Council shall post at the sites notice of legal
periods of use.
It shall be required that any such disposal
site contain a pit for the actual disposal of the waste. The dimensions
of the pit shall be approved by the Director of Health, giving due
consideration to drainage and groundwater conditions.
It shall be the responsibility of the Town Council
to erect a strong fence at least 60 inches in height attached to steel
posts. A gate shall be provided in this fence, which shall be locked
at all times except those designated for legal dumping. This fence
should be removable so that it may be used for other pits.
It shall be the responsibility of the Director
of Health to inspect such sites at frequent intervals, and he shall
be empowered to close any or all of such sites for violation of this
article. Further use of any such closed site shall be punishable by
a fine of not more than $250 for each day of continued use.
It shall be the responsibility of the Town Council
to fill to the formerly existing grade any pit whose further use shall
be prohibited by the Director of Health.
All dumping shall be done in a manner which
prevents the soiling of the earth around the pit used for disposal.
Any such soiling shall be considered prima facie evidence of violation
of these regulations and cause for revocation of the permit of all
users during the period of legal use at the end of which evidence
of violation is found.
It shall be the responsibility of the Town Council to ensure that, by sunset of any day during which dumping is permitted under the terms of § 440-9, the freshly dumped material is covered by a layer of earth of a thickness satisfactory to the Director of Health, if deemed necessary by the Director of Health.
Except in the case of emergency, it shall be
required that all users of these sites give notice, oral or written,
to the Town Council or its designated agent of intent to use the site
during any period when the site may legally be used. Failure to so
notify the Town Council or its designated agent of intent to use the
site during any period when the site may legally be used shall result
in revocation of the permit.
These regulations represent a minimum of control of use, and any other regulations deemed necessary by the Director of Health for the general health and safety or by the Town Council for convenience in policing such use are hereby made a part of this article, subject to the penalty set forth in § 440-10 for violation of the aforesaid regulation.
