(a) Definitions. In this section, the following words have the meanings indicated.
(1) "Chemical waste" means the waste collected in portable chemical toilets normally used at temporary locations, such as construction sites, or waste discharged from a marine sanitation pumpout device located at a marina.
(2) "Holding tank waste" means the waste pumped from holding tanks that are permitted by the County to collect and temporarily store wastewater from residential or nonresidential structures.
(3) "Septic tank sludge" means the waste pumped from domestic septic tanks and does not include industrial wastes not generated by normal private homes.
(b) Unacceptable chemicals. Wastes containing chemicals that are deleterious to the biological treatment systems of County owned and operated wastewater treatment plants may not be accepted at County owned and operated wastewater treatment plants.
(c) Charges – Septic tank sludge and chemical wastes. The following charges are established for the disposal and treatment of septic tank sludge and chemical wastes at County owned and operated wastewater treatment plants:
(1) for septic tank sludge, for each gallon accepted, 7.8 cents; and
(2) for chemical wastes from chemical portable toilets or from marine sanitation pumpout devices, 7.8 cents for each gallon accepted.
(d) Charges – Holding tank waste. The charge for the disposal and treatment of holding tank waste at County owned and operated wastewater treatment plants for each 1,000 gallons shall be the charge for wastewater established in accordance with § 13-5-805(b). Before holding tank waste may be discharged at County owned and operated wastewater treatment plants, the owner of the holding tank must purchase a holding tank manifest from the Department. The charge for the manifest shall be based on the maximum gallon capacity of the holding tank as determined by the Department of Health. The owner of the holding tank shall submit the manifest to the liquid waste hauler who empties the holding tank and the holding tank manifest shall be submitted to the County by the liquid waste hauler at the time the holding tank waste is discharged at a County owned or operated wastewater treatment plant.
(e) Administrative powers. The Director may:
(1) adopt rules, regulations, and directives and issue orders relating to the administration and receiving of septic tank sludge, holding tank waste, and chemical wastes;
(2) establish operating hours and schedules for the receipt of septic tank sludge, holding tank waste, and chemical wastes at County owned or operated wastewater treatment plants; and
(3) prohibit the acceptance of septic tank, holding tank, and chemical toilet wastes generated from outside the boundaries of the County at County owned or operated wastewater treatment plants where the acceptance is deemed detrimental to the best interests of the County.
(f) Record. The Director shall keep a record of the rules, regulations, orders, and directives issued by the Director. The record shall be open to public inspection at reasonable times.
(1985 Code, Art. 25, § 25-5-609) (Bill No. 22-88; Bill No. 63-04; Bill No. 67-13)