The purposes of this chapter are:
A. To provide a program for the environmentally sound and cost-effective
disposal of trucked waste to the treatment plant.
B. To provide an alternative opportunity to recycle and reclaim wastewater
and sludge/biosolids.
C. To prevent the introduction of pollutants into the treatment plant
which would interfere with its operation or contaminate the resulting
sludge/biosolids.
This chapter shall be known and referred to as the "Trucked
Waste Ordinance" of the Borough of Columbia.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
BIOSOLIDS/SLUDGE
Treated solids generated from secondary treatment processes
at a wastewater treatment facility.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
CATEGORICALLY DENIED WASTES
Grease trap and grease interceptor wastes, flammable, explosive
or corrosive wastes, metal-laden wastewaters and sludges, radioactive
wastes, animal waste (manure), and other wastes determined by the
Waste Water Manager as being detrimental to the treatment plant, to
the operation of the sewer system, or to the health, safety and welfare
of the employees of the Borough or the Borough of Columbia Sewer Authority.
COUNCIL
The Borough Council of the Borough of Columbia, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania.
LIQUID WASTE
Any waste that is nontoxic to the biological treatment process
at the treatment plant, is biodegradable and is determine to have
no adverse affect on the operation of the treatment plant and which
is not directly discharged into the sewer system of the Borough of
Columbia, including waste from residential holding tanks, residential
septic tanks and commercial holdings/septic tanks used for nonprocessed
wastewater.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Any policies and procedures promulgated by the Waste Water
Manager for the enforcement and application of the provisions of this
chapter.
TRUCKED WASTE
Any liquid waste brought to the treatment plant by truck
including all liquid waste and such other wastes that may be considered
by the Waste Water Manager or his designee based on source-specific
information and laboratory analysis, including but not limited to
industrial and commercial wastewaters of nontoxic and biodegradable,
municipal and wastewater sludge/biosolids if they are from biological
treatment processes, nontoxic and meet all United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA) Part 503 and Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PaDEP) "Agricultural Use Guidelines, and
Special Wastes," including landfill, leachates, slurries, condensates,
wash waters, portable toilet water and nontoxic liquid wastes.
WASTE WATER MANAGER
Shall be that person designated by the Borough Manager as
the Waste Water Manager of the Treatment Plant.
No trucked waste shall be admitted to the treatment plant from
a truck or trucking company that has not obtained a trucked waste
permit in accordance with the provisions hereof.
The Waste Water Manager be and hereby is authorized and directed
to promulgate policies and procedures relating to the operation, application
and enforcement of the provisions of this chapter, including but not
limited to provisions for the following:
A. Hours of operation at the treatment plant during which trucked waste
will be accepted.
B. Procedures and requirements for the discharge of trucked waste to
the treatment plant, including, without limitation, provisions relating
to type and amount of hose to be used, care to be taken in discharge,
clean up that may be required, and requirements that employees at
the treatment plant visually inspect trucked waste, and visually witness
the discharge of trucked waste into the treatment plant.
C. The right to reject:
(1) Any categorically denied waste;
(2) The discharge of any material which would damage or cause obstruction
of or to the treatment plant;
(3) The discharge of any materials which are flammable, explosive, corrosive;
or
(4) Sand, grit, grease and oil.
D. Requirements for the types of trucks used to haul trucked waste to
the treatment plant.
E. Requirements regarding the production and maintenance of the permit
issued hereunder.
F. Requirements to produce prior to discharge of trucked waste into
the treatment plant information concerning waste pickup points, volumes,
and waste characteristics.
G. Any and all other items deemed appropriate by the Waste Water Manager
to properly implement and enforce the provisions of this chapter and
to effectively, safely and efficiently operate the treatment plant.
The Waste Water Manager may reject any load of trucked waste
and dischargers may be required to cease discharging operations at
any time. The right to reject is in the sole and absolute discretion
of the Waste Water Manager. The treatment plant is limited by the
requirements on loading and flow from by its NPDES permit and trucked
waste may be rejected at any time if in the opinion the acceptance
of such waste would violate either, and/or if the acceptance of trucked
waste would pose a threat of any kind to the treatment plant or the
employees of the Borough or Columbia Municipal Authority working at
the treatment plant, and/or if the acceptance of such trucked waste
may be potentially harmful to the treatment process or for any other
similar reason determined in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Waste Water Manager.
All truckers or trucking companies delivering trucked waste
to the treatment plant shall purchase at its own expense and maintain
for the duration of this permit such insurance as will protect it
and/or the Borough from claims set forth below which may arise out
of the waste hauler's operation under the permit. Such insurance
shall be issued by a company or companies licensed to do business
in the State of Pennsylvania, and rated at least A-, and provide coverage
for:
A. Claims under worker's compensation, disability benefit and other
similar employee benefit acts;
B. Claims for damages because of bodily injury, occupational sickness
or disease, or death of any person other than his employees;
C. Claims for damages other than to the work itself because of an injury
to or destruction of tangible property including loss of use resulting
therefrom; and
D. Claims for damages because of bodily injury or death of any person
or property damage arising out of the ownership, maintenance or use
of any motor vehicle. The Borough shall be named as an additional
insured on all general and automobile liability insurance policies.
Said liability policies shall contain a clause stating that they shall
be primary insurance with respect to waste hauler's negligence,
notwithstanding any insurance maintained by the Borough. Liability
insurance shall be on a comprehensive form or on a general form and
shall be written on an occurrence basis (policy shall not be a claims-made
basis) and in the amount of $2,000,000.
All fees and charges as referenced in this chapter may be established
from time to time by resolution of Council.