All septage must be discharged at the Kingston Wastewater Treatment Plant, 8 Cranberry Road, Kingston, at designated locations and under conditions acceptable to the Chief Operator.
Septage will be accepted at the plant between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excepting legal holidays.
A hauler's septage load shall not be accepted unless the following criteria are met:
A.
There are no outstanding debts to the Town of Kingston for prior septage handling.
B.
An approved form or forms, legibly completed, showing the source(s) of the load and the volume from each source must accompany each load.
C.
All trucks shall have the volume of the load checked by the Chief Operator. Gallonage to be delivered by hauler must equal the sum of gallonage on the form presented to the Chief Operator. The Chief Operator shall confirm this before delivery is made. If a discrepancy is found, delivery may be refused.
D.
The hauler shall be required to provide a sample of the load to be discharged, taken in the presence of the Chief Operator. The Chief Operator may require analyses of the sample before the truck is permitted to discharge to the plant. The Chief Operator will provide sample containers.
E.
No industrial wastes shall be accepted. Only sanitary wastes shall be discharged to the plant unless otherwise authorized by the Superintendent.
To discharge septage to the plant, a hauler must possess a valid septage handler's license. The Town reserves the right to reject any septage loads or loads from any septage hauler if it is deemed in the best interest of the Town.
Haulers are required to give a full written report to the Chief Operator within three business days after notice by the Chief Operator that a prohibited substance, as enumerated in these rules and regulations, appears to have been found in a septage load delivered by that hauler.
The Chief Operator reserves the right to reject a septage load for discharge to the plant for reasons including, but not limited to:
A.
The load is not properly identified as to source(s) or content.
B.
There is not sufficient capacity in the plant to properly handle the load.
C.
Accepting the load represents a threat to the public health, safety, or protection of property, in the judgment of the Chief Operator.
D.
The septage contains any of the constituents or has any of the characteristics described in these rules and regulations.
The septage receiving area is equipped with two four-inch discharge hoses with female quick disconnects. Haulers are responsible for providing their own couplings to adapt to the four-inch disconnect, if required.
A.
The hauler shall be responsible for cleanup of any splash or spill at the discharge area.
B.
All discharges of septage shall be in accordance with the instructions of the Chief Operator.
C.
Gravity discharge only.
D.
Haulers must call the telephone number provided before arriving at the plant to be sure there is room in the receiving tanks.
No hauler shall discharge septage which, in the opinion of the Chief Operator, contains materials which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the treatment process employed at the plant, or is amenable to treatment only to such a limited degree that the plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to receiving waters.
Recreational vehicle (RV) wastes will only be accepted at the plant from Kingston residents. Deliveries may be subjected to the same testing requirements as deliveries by licensed haulers, as deemed necessary by the Chief Operator.
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of wastewater to which reference is made herein shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater."