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Sussex County, DE
 
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Septage removed from any property located in Sussex County, Delaware, may be discharged at the Inland Bays Regional Wastewater Facility upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
No user may discharge septage at a facility until he has obtained a license from the Sussex County Engineering Department. The annual County licensing period is from July 1 through June 30. In order to obtain a license from the Sussex County Engineering Department, a person must provide the Engineering Department with the following:
A. 
A State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) permit issued to the user or a letter from DNREC which states that it will permit the user to haul septage for discharge at a facility.
B. 
A certificate of insurance verifying that user holds commercial general liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence.
C. 
A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds business auto liability insurance in the minimum amount of $1,000,000 combined single limit per accident.
D. 
A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds worker's compensation and employer's liability insurance (if applicable) in the minimum amounts as follows: $500,000 for each accident, $500,000 for each employee for disease and a policy limit of $500,000 for disease.
E. 
A certificate of insurance verifying that the user holds such other insurance that may be required by state law, rule or regulation.
F. 
State of Delaware business and waste hauler's licenses.
The County may assess each user an annual license fee and a self-supporting discharge rate per gallon as recommended by the Engineer and approved by County Council. The license fee and user rate shall be set during the annual Sussex County budget process.
The County may, by rules promulgated by the Engineer and posted at a facility, regulate the following in connection with the discharge at a facility:
A. 
The amount of septage a user may discharge per discharge and per season.
B. 
The hours during which a facility will accept discharge from a user.
C. 
The strength and toxicity of septage discharged by a user.
No septage obtained from a holding tank may be discharged at a facility unless a holding tank permit has been issued by the Sussex County Engineering Department for the holding tank that is the source of the septage to be discharged at the facility. A fee shall be assessed for the issuance of a holding tank permit in an amount to be determined by the County and set during the annual Sussex County budget process.