[Amended 1-11-2010 by Ord. No. 10-3]
A. Any hauler, operator, person or persons cleaning cesspools, septic
tanks, privies or any other container governed by this section shall
obtain a license from the city before cleaning such containers and
hauling the material to the designated place of disposal within the
city. Such license cannot be transferred from one operator, owner,
person or persons, to another without prior approval by the city.
[Amended 2-12-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1]
B. The sewage and wastes discharged into the POTW shall not contain industrial waste, chemicals or other matter, with or without pretreatment that does not conform to the requirements of §
390-35 or any other requirements established by the Township. The Manager of Water Resources may require the hauler to provide a waste analysis of any load prior to discharge. The Manager of Water Resources may require a hauler to obtain an industrial waste discharge permit.
C. Any waste to be discharged from tank trucks shall be disposed at
the location designated by the Manager of Water Resources at the POTW
at the time or times fixed by the Manager of Water Resources.
D. Haulers must provide a waste-tracking form, or forms, for every load.
For each privy, cesspool, septic tank or container cleaned by a hauler,
operator or any person, a cleaning permit shall first be obtained
from the Township by the person or persons intending to clean such
a receptacle. This form is to be issued by the Township before the
beginning of said cleaning work. The form shall contain the following:
(1) Name and address of the property owner at the source of the waste;
(3) Name of hauler, operator or person contracted to clean this structure,
etc.;
(4) Type of container, septic tank, privy, cesspool or any other, and
volume;
(5) Serial number of permit; and
(6) Signature of person completing the form.
E. Any tank truck or any equipment used or intended to be used for the
removal, transportation and disposal of sewage and industrial wastes
shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) The container shall be watertight;
(2) Tanks, containers or other equipment shall be so constructed that
every portion of the interior and exterior can be easily cleaned and
shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition;
(3) Piping, valves and permanent or flexible connections shall be accessible
and easily disconnected for cleaning purposes;
(4) The inlet opening, or opening to every container, shall be so constructed
that the material will not spill outside during filling, transfer
or transport;
(5) The outlet connections shall be so constructed that no material will
leak out, run out to other than the point of discharge and shall be
of a design and type suitable for the material handled and capable
of controlling the flow or discharge without spillage, undue spray
or flooding immediate surroundings while in use; and
(6) No connection shall be made at any time between a tap or outlet furnishing
potable water on any premises and any container or equipment holding
material by any means other than an open connection.
F. The license fee for renewal of a current septage haulers permit as
required herein is to be established in accordance with the requirements
of Lehigh County Authority. No permits are to be issued to any new
applicants. All permits to be issued will be to an individual, corporation
or firm on file for the year preceding the permit renewal date. A
new applicant may obtain a license by purchase of the business of
a licensed hauler whose license is current and valid. The new license
will be limited to that annual volume of waste previously disposed
of at the plant under the license purchased. This assumption of the
business by a new owner limits the area of collection to those townships,
boroughs, villages, towns and other governmental boundaries which
are serviced by the integrated sewer system served by the City of
Allentown. The term of the license shall be from June 1 to May 31
of the succeeding year.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
G. The fee for disposal into the city sewage treatment plant, at the
location designated, shall be established in accordance with the requirements
of the charter and shall be based on a rate per 1,000 gallons, or
a portion thereof.
H. An application form shall be filled out by the hauler, operator,
owner, person or persons, prior to the conducting of such a business
within the Township as governed in this section. The application form
shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and address of owner, operator, hauler, person or persons;
(2) Date of the license issued;
(3) The fee for the license as required herein to be established in accordance
with the requirements of the charter;
(4) Term of the license: from June 1 to May 31 of the succeeding year;
(5) The size and make of truck, containers, etc., stated in gallons;
(6) Place of storage, garage or parking of trucks, containers, etc.,
when not in use;
(7) License cannot be transferred from one operator, owner, person or
persons, to another without approval by the Township;
(8) A statement to the effect that such trucks, containers, equipment,
etc., will be available for inspection by the person designated to
make inspection from the Township at such time and place agreeable
to both hauler and inspector;
(9) Refusal of agreement to these conditions of inspection at a reasonable
time can be cause for forfeiture of the license;
(10)
A higher fee per load, container or portion thereof can be charged,
if the need for processing, extra analyses, etc., shall be necessary;
(11)
If a tank or container contains more than 1,000 gallons, an
additional fee shall be charged for each 1,000 gallons additional,
or portion thereof. The additional fee, as required herein, is to
be established in accordance with the requirements of the charter;
and
(12)
It shall be understood by all applicants for a permit or those
having a license that the septage haulers' permits are an extended
courtesy by the Township and upon 60 days notification by the Township
can be terminated if there is reasonable cause for such type action
or there is a necessity to reduce the volume of materials to allow
the Township to comply with its effluent limitations for discharge
to the Lehigh River or for any other functional activity at the wastewater
treatment plant operations, which would require a reduction in the
septage volume being processed.
I. Failure to secure a license, permit or pay dumping fees, when required,
as governed in this section or operating after suspension or revocation
of a license or permit by the Township shall constitute a violation
of this section. When a written notice of a violation of any of the
provisions of this section has been served upon any hauler, owner,
operator, person or persons in this business, such violation shall
be discontinued immediately. In such cases when the violation is of
immediate danger to the health of the public, and is in danger of
damage to the sewage treatment plant system, such operation must cease
at once, until the condition is remedied and abated.