No person shall engage in the pumping or transportation of the contents of privies, cesspools, septic tanks or other offensive substances without first obtaining a permit from the Board of Health in accordance with MGL c. 111, § 31A, and § 223-4 of this chapter.
No person shall use equipment to remove or transport
the contents of privies, cesspools or septic tanks or other offensive
substances unless such equipment has first been inspected and approved
by the Board of Health.
A.
Mobile tank. Mobile tanks shall be securely mounted
on trucks. They shall be watertight and provided with a leakproof
cover and tight discharge valves.
B.
Venting of mobile tanks. Mobile tanks shall be provided
with a vent constructed in a manner that will permit the escape of
gas, but not the liquid contents of the truck.
C.
Hose, Suction or pressure hose shall be in good repair.
D.
Pumps. Pumps shall be maintained in a condition that
will prevent the leakage of the sewage.
Disposal of the substances listed in § 223-141 of this chapter shall be by discharge to a sanitary sewer or to works designed for the purpose. If disposal is by discharge into a sanitary sewer, it shall be in a manner and at such times as may be acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction over the sewer. If disposal is by works designed for the purpose, the area shall be in a location approved in writing by the Board of Health. The location and method of disposal must be approved in writing by the Department of Environmental Quality Engineering.
The contents of privies, cesspools and septic
tanks shall be transported in a manner that will not create a nuisance
or health hazard.
The contents of privies, chemical toilets, septic
tanks, holding tanks or other sewage waste receptacles originating
in any City or Town may be disposed of in a sanitary manner in any
other City or Town, subject to the written approval of the Boards
of Health of the municipalities in which the wastes originate and
the disposal works are located and the written approval of the authority
having control of the receiving sewer of the disposal site. If disposal
is into a sewer tributary to the Metropolitan District Commission
Sewerage System, written approval of the Commission shall also be
obtained.
A fee for the issuance of a permit for the pumping
or transportation of the contents of privies, cesspools or septic
tanks or other offensive substances may be charged by the Board of
Health at any time an application is made for the permit.
