A.
Responsibility. The Town Manager shall be responsible
for the safe and sanitary operation of the solid waste facility. Appropriate
personnel shall be designated by the Town Manager and shall be responsible
for the day-to-day operation of the solid waste facility. At least one (1)
solid waste facility attendant shall be present during all operating hours,
and no disposal shall occur in the absence of the attendant.
B.
Solid waste facility log. The solid waste facility director
shall be responsible for maintaining a solid waste facility day-to-day log.
C.
Occurrence reports. The solid waste facility director
shall be responsible for the submission of occurrence reports to the Town
Manager within two (2) working days of any of the following incidents:
(1)
Bodily injury at the solid waste facility.
(2)
Health problems traced to or suspected of being associated
with the solid waste facility.
(3)
Any occurrence of fire at the solid waste facility.
(4)
Suspicion of hazardous waste disposal at the solid waste
facility.
(5)
Any unusual or abnormal occurrences.
D.
Permits. The use of the Topsham solid waste facility
shall be limited to the disposal of wastes generated exclusively within the
Town of Topsham and shall be regulated by means of a permit system. All vehicles
transporting solid waste to the solid waste facility shall be required to
display (as directed) a solid waste facility permit. All permits shall be
issued by the designated town office upon reasonable proof that they are a
resident or business of the Town of Topsham. Commercial and contractor permits
shall be issued after payment of all fees and charges and upon reasonable
assurance that the waste to be deposited shall be collected only from within
the town.
E.
Fee structure. Fees for the use of the solid waste facility
shall be established by the Board of Selectmen following a public hearing.
The fees established shall be such as to defray the expense to the town for
solid waste facility operation and to encourage recycling.
F.
Operating hours. The hours of operation of the solid
waste facility shall be established by the Board of Selectmen following a
public hearing. No solid waste shall be deposited at the solid waste facility
except during normal or special scheduled operating hours. Special provisions
for emergency disposal may be made by the solid waste facility director with
the provision that all disposed waste shall be immediately protected. Any
single load volume exceeding to cubic yards may require special scheduling
by the solid waste facility director.
G.
Fire protection. All hot loads shall be deposited in
an area as designated by the solid waste facility director. All vehicles normally
utilized at the solid waste facility shall be equipped with an adequate fire
extinguisher.
H.
Security. The access road to the solid waste facility
will be controlled with a lockable gate. This gate shall be locked except
for scheduled or special scheduled operating hours.
I.
Scavenging. No person shall, except by permission of
the solid waste facility director, remove any materials which have been accepted
at the solid waste facility.
J.
Unauthorized taking of solid waste or recycling items. No person shall take any solid waste or recyclable item placed by any resident or business for pickup and removal by the commercial hauler of said resident or business without the permission of said resident or business. Any violation shall be subject to fine under § 179-12 of this chapter.
[Added 5-16-2001 STM, Art. 39]
A.
Responsibility. It is the responsibility of each resident
or business to provide safe and adequate disposal of all solid waste generated
on his/their premises in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
This responsibility includes safe and adequate on-premises storage prior to
delivery to a permitted commercial hauler or to the Topsham solid waste facility.
All materials accepted at the Topsham solid waste facility become sole property
of the Town of Topsham.
B.
Separation. The Town Manager shall develop and make known
through published guidelines and posted notices those rules affecting separation
and recycling of solid waste acceptable at the Topsham solid waste facility.
Unacceptable or prohibited wastes shall not be accepted at the Topsham solid
waste facility as follows:
C.
Delivery.
(1)
All delivery of waste to the solid waste facility shall
be in a manner that will prevent the littering of public ways or private property.
All loads shall be enclosed or secured to prevent spillage.
(2)
Permitted commercial haulers are responsible for ensuring
that all solid waste that they deliver to the solid waste facility is drained
of liquid, properly separated and meets all the requirements of this chapter.
D.
Placement. The placement of solid waste at the solid
waste facility shall be as indicated by the solid waste facility director.
NOTE: All hot loads shall be placed in a specially prepared area and shall
be extinguished immediately upon arrival by the transporter (at the expense
of the transporter) and shall then be disposed of as indicated by the solid
waste facility director when all danger of fire has ceased.
