Where a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of this chapter, the building lateral shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system complying with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
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Editor's note: Former Chapter 13.12, which pertained to similar material and derived from prior code §§ 26-10—26-21, was repealed 7/22/2013 by Ord. 2013-24.
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private wastewater disposal system shall comply with all rules and regulations of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Health and the City. The private wastewater disposal system shall also comply with rules and regulations shown in this chapter.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
The "Rules and Regulations Establishing Minimum Standards Relating to Location, Design, Construction and Maintenance of Individual Sewage Disposal Systems" and amendments thereto, as adopted by the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Health, under the authority of Chapter 23-1-17 and 23-1-18(6) of the General Laws of 1956, as amended, are considered part of this chapter.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the building inspector and an authorized representative of the Rhode Island Department of Health. They shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the approving authorities when the work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. Said system shall be covered within forty-eight (48) hours after inspection and approval.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of Chapter 750 of the Public Laws of 1939, the director is authorized to order any abutting owner or occupant of land upon any street in which there is a sewer or in which a sewer may hereafter be constructed, to connect within thirty (30) days after notification the drainage and sewerage of such land with such sewer, and to order any such owner or occupant to fill up and destroy within thirty (30) days after notification any cesspool, privy vault, drain or other arrangement on such land for the reception of drainage or sewerage.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
The owner shall, at all times, operate and maintain all the private wastewater disposal facilities on his or her private property in a sanitary condition as is satisfactory to the building inspector, at no expense to the city. No person shall deposit, nor allow to be deposited in their disposal facilities swill, rubbish, or solid refuse matter other than fecal matter.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
No person shall engage in the business of removing the contents of privy vaults, cesspools and septic tanks, herein referred to as "septage," or remove the contents of privy vaults, cesspools or septic tanks or transport through the streets within the city the contents of any privy vaults or cesspools, or carry night soil or other sewage, without first obtaining a license from the safety services and licenses committee of the city council; but nothing in this rule shall be construed as forbidding the owner of a privy vault, cesspool or septic tank from removing the contents therefrom; providing a permit be first obtained from the city. This license shall also apply to any person desiring to discharge the contents of any such septage tank truck into the city wastewater treatment works.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
Applicants requesting a license for removing, transporting, and discharging septage in the city shall be required to submit a septage truck license application to the superintendent for review and approval. The requirements for the application, including a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), are detailed in the standard operating procedure No. CRI-002, receiving of septage, shown in the city solids management program, as it pertains to septage transporting, removal and disposal. If acceptable, the superintendent will process the application, and forward the approved application and required fee to the city for issuing the license. The applicant may commence with transporting and discharging septage waste upon receiving a license and decal from the city.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
The license for removing, transporting and discharging septage in the city shall be effective for one year, starting on March 30th of each year. A one-year license extension can be granted by the city upon submission and approval of a renewal application, including a fifty dollar fee ($50.00), submitted two weeks prior the March 30th expiration date. The city may at any time suspend or revoke any such permit because of the violation by the holder thereof of the rules and regulations herein prescribed, or for other just cause or complaint.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
All tank trucks hauling septage shall be kept airtight and free from leakage. All apparatus used in the business shall be kept clean and well painted, and must have the name of the licensee upon it in plain letters, and must be approved by the director. No tank trucks shall be allowed to stand in any street except while in use. No privy vault or cesspool shall be cleaned within the hours of sunset and sunrise, except as directed by the director of public works.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
The contents of any septage tank truck, licensed as aforesaid, containing domestic sewage or septage may be discharged into the wastewater treatment works of the city, subject to the rules and regulations stipulated in the standard operating procedures. Any violation of the terms and conditions herein shall be deemed a violation of this chapter and subjects the permittee to all costs for removal of any nonconforming materials and any costs and damages resulting therefrom, as well as sanctions under this title. Any recreational vehicle registered in the city may discharge into the wastewater treatment works. The rules and regulations for recreational vehicles are shown in the standard operating procedure No. CRI-002, receiving of septage. Charges for the depositing of septage shall be established by the city, as shown in this title.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)
No statement contained in this chapter shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the city or state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Health.
(Ord. 2013-24, § 2, 7/22/2013)