[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Alderman of the City of Derby 8-8-1985.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
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.
A.
A levy of $25 will be charged for a tank load up to 1,200
gallons and $0.02 for each additional gallon over a one-thousand-two-hundred-gallon
tank load, provided that the pH of the load is within the parameters of 6.5
to 8.0.
B.
For loads outside the pH limitations of 6.5 to 8.0 yet
still within the overall limitations (5.5 to 9.0), a charge of $60 for a tank
load up to 1,200 gallons will be assessed and $0.05 for each additional gallon
over a one-thousand-two-hundred-gallon tank load.
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.
A.
Hours of the water pollution control plant are 7:00 a.m.
to 2:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
B.
Emergency dumps will be accomplished by having the septage
hauler obtain a signed statement from the resident certifying the time, date
and place of the emergency pumpout. The hauler will be required to go to the
Department of Public Works on the next workday and obtain a permit to dispose
of the contents and attach the emergency verification to it. Disposal procedures
will be the same as listed in § 151-3 of these rules and regulations.
Should disposal of these emergency pumpouts be required after hours, the hauler
may have the Derby Police Department call in a member of the staff to open
the facility and analyze the sample. Gallonage will be based on best estimate
or truck sight gauges, if so equipped. Overtime costs for said callouts will
be borne by the hauler through billing by the city. At no time will disposal
be allowed in any area other than that specified in § 151-3B(4)
of these rules and regulations.
C.
Owners of travel campers who comply with the residency
requirement of these rules and regulations may dump the contents of holding
tanks for these vehicles at no charge, provided that the pH of the tank is
between 6.5 and 8.0. Contents outside of these ranges will be billed at the
rate of $0.05 per gallon. Permits to dump must be obtained from the office
of the Department of Public Works.
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.
