This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Septage
Disposal Control Ordinance for the Town Of Islesboro."
The only acceptable waste to be deposited at the municipal facilities is septage as defined in §
200-9 of this chapter. There shall be no disposal of sludge (as defined in §
200-9 of this chapter) at any of the disposal facilities.
The Board of Selectmen has the right to set standards on the
acceptance of septage and to refuse to accept sludge which comes from
any commercial, industrial, or any unidentified sources.
Included in the Attachment: Deposition Procedures are the deposition procedures at the time of ordinance
adoption. They have been written to protect the environment and the
users and to meet current (at the time of adoption) state and federal
regulations.
The Board of Selectmen shall establish appropriate fees. Fees are effective with adoption of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
FACILITY
The Town of Islesboro septage disposal field and holding
tanks; currently under DEP-approved license.
NONHAZARDOUS WASTE
Any solid waste, special waste or septage that is not regulated
as a hazardous waste under Chapters 850 to 857 of the DEP rules.
SEPTAGE
Waste, refuse, effluent, sludge and any other materials from
septic tanks, cesspools or any other similar facilities. It can further
be defined as a mixture of liquids and solids derived from residential
sanitary wastewater, and includes sanitary wastewater from tanks connected
to commercial and institutional establishments which have inputs similar
to residential wastewater. Septage also includes wastes derived from
portable toilets and wastes derived from municipal primary treatment
facilities that use a sand filtering system.
SLUDGE
Nonhazardous solid, semisolid or liquid waste generated from
a municipal, commercial or industrial wastewater treatment plant,
water supply treatment plant or wet-process air pollution control
facility or any other waste having similar characteristics and effect.
The term does not include industrial discharges that are point sources
subject to permits under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act,
33 U.S.C. § 1342 (1999), as amended. It does not include
wastes derived from municipal primary treatment facilities that use
a sand filtering system.
The provisions of this chapter shall supersede all other local
laws, ordinances, resolutions, rules, or regulations contrary thereto
or in conflict therewith.
[Amended 6-6-2012]
This chapter and its attachments may be amended by the Board
of Selectmen after notice and public hearing and approval at a Town
Meeting.