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The WRA Director may reject any hauled waste load that violates or is suspected of violating the requirements of this chapter or other applicable chapter of this Code of Ordinances or that fails to meet any other guidelines established by the WRA Director to protect personnel, equipment, and the WRF.
Waste haulers must:
1. Remove rejected waste from the WRF.
2. Immediately remove any additional wastes contaminated by the rejected waste while contained at the WRF prior to introduction into the sewer.
3. Properly dispose of all rejected wastes in accordance with State and Federal law.
4. Provide the WRA Director with a written statement, signed by the waste hauler license holder, stating the location, date, and time the rejected load was disposed of. The statement is due within five calendar days after the waste is rejected.
A vehicle used to haul rejected wastes shall not thereafter be allowed to dispose of additional wastes at the WRF until the statement required by this section is delivered to the WRA Director.
1. A treatment fee shall be charged per pound of hauled waste disposed of at the WRF and assessed based on the waste type, pollutant loading, approved disposal location, and location of the source material. The fee for treatment shall include electrical, chemical, labor, equipment, fuel, maintenance, and any capital costs associated with the treatment processes utilized. The treatment fee shall reflect a total cost per gallon or per pound of hauled waste equaling the sum of the total cost of pollutants per gallon or per pound plus, if applicable, total cost of flow per gallon, based on: (1) the parameters of chemical oxygen demand (COD), estimated biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), total suspended solids (TSS) and/or total solids (TS), volatile solids (VS), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), oil and grease (O&G), and, if applicable, total phosphorus (TP) contained in trucked waste to the WRF; (2) net weight of the wasteload in pounds; and (3) the treatment surcharge component rate per pound of pollutant as found in section 100.17 of this division. Wasteloads disposed of at an unapproved location at the WRF, or containing pollutant concentrations different from typical pollutant concentrations or from original disclosures made during the wasteload approval process, may be subject to the following additional costs: treatment fees, charges, or fines may also be applied pursuant to Section 100.17.
2. Treatment costs shall be reviewed and updated annually per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index. The WRA shall provide 30 days' notice prior to assessing updated disposal rates with such notices posted, at a minimum, on the WRA website. The treatment fee for loads originating outside the corporate limits of the WRA participating communities shall be 1.5 times the fee for loads originating within the WRA participating communities unless otherwise approved by the WRA director.
3. Wasteload disposal weights shall be computed and recorded at the WRF truck scales and the resulting treatment fees shall be paid by the waste hauler or waste generator, at the WRA's discretion, on the basis of monthly billings by the finance department. Limits of credit shall not exceed 60 days. Abuse of such credit shall be grounds for liability on the waste hauler's or waste generator's bond and for refusal of disposal services to any waste hauler or waste generator under this chapter.
4. Waste haulers and waste generators may elect to have their routine waste streams tested for actual concentration at their expense as set forth in Section 100.18 and as approved by the WRA director. When a waste hauler or waste generator has elected to test for actual concentration, the treatment fee will be based on the actual concentration whether it be higher or lower than the average concentration treatment fee. Said testing will be done at least semi-annually or as required by the WRA director.
(Ord. 2120 - Sep. 22 Supp.)
1. The Director or such other designated officers or officials with enforcement authority as provided in Section 102.11 are authorized to issue a notice of violation imposing an administrative penalty upon any person who fails to perform an act required by this chapter or who commits an act prohibited by this chapter.
2. The administrative penalty for such violations shall be as provided in the schedule of administrative penalties adopted by the Council by resolution.
3. Notice of violation, with the applicable penalty for such violation noted thereon, shall be issued to and served upon the violator. Service of the notice may be by regular mail or by delivery in person.
4. Penalties assessed pursuant to notice of violation shall be paid by the violator in full as directed in the notice within thirty (30) days of its issuance.
5. The administrative penalties set out in the schedule of administrative penalties shall be charged in lieu of the fines and penalties provided for in Section 102.13, unless the violator refuses to correct the violation and pay the scheduled administrative penalty, or the WRA Director determines that immediate enforcement action by misdemeanor or municipal infraction prosecution is, in view of the particular circumstances of the case, necessary to achieve compliance with the requirements of this chapter. The WRA shall maintain a record of all violations, administrative penalties charged or other enforcement actions taken.
1. Any person who fails to perform an act required by this chapter or who commits an act prohibited by this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment, or shall be guilty of a municipal infraction punishable by a civil penalty as provided in Chapter 4 of this Code of Ordinances.
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