The water pollution control system is operated and maintained for the
residents and property owners of the City of Derby, and only the sanitary
wastes generated within the City of Derby will be allowed to be disposed at
the water pollution control plant.
All commercially licensed septage haulers must make application for
a commercial permit for each vehicle used. All permits will be renewed on
December 31 of each calendar year.
Procedure for disposal of septage shall be as follows:
A. Property owner or hauler must go to the Department of
Public Works and obtain a permit to dump septic tank contents prior to having
said tank pumped out.
B. A septage hauler must:
(1) Obtain a member of the water pollution control plant
staff to verify sample taking.
(2) Have the pH tested for compliance with a requirement
of 5.5 to 9.0 and receive a color-coded slip from the water pollution control
plant.
(3) Weigh in at a scale designated by the City of Derby.
(4) Discharge its load in an area designated by the water
pollution control plant superintendent.
Materials not acceptable for disposal shall be any material other than
contents of sanitary septic tanks, including but not limited to industrial
treatment process residues or sludges, chemicals, hazardous or toxic wastes,
oils, greases or other petroleum by-products. The Superintendent or his appointed
designee will have final authority for acceptance or rejection of a septage
load.
Any person who violates any provisions of these rules and regulations
shall be subject to suspension of disposal privileges and, if so deemed necessary,
subject to notification to the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental
Protection.
The foregoing rules and regulations may be revised and/or amended by
the Director of Public Works acting under the authority delegated by the Board
of Aldermen.
In the event of any questions as to the interpretations of any of the
provisions of the preceding rules and regulations, the decision of the Board
of Aldermen or its agent is final.