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FORT WORTH, TEXAS CODE OF ORDINANCES
OFFICIALS of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PART I: THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH
PART II: CITY CODE
CHAPTER 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 2.5: RETIREMENT
CHAPTER 3: AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT
CHAPTER 4: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
CHAPTER 5: AMBULANCES/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 6: ANIMALS AND FOWL
CHAPTER 7: BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 8: CABLE COMMUNICATION SERVICE
CHAPTER 9: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AGREEMENTS
CHAPTER 10: COURTS
CHAPTER 11: ELECTRICITY
CHAPTER 11.5: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 12: EMERGENCY REPORTING EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES
CHAPTER 12.5: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 13: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 14: RESERVED
CHAPTER 15: GAS
CHAPTER 16: HEALTH AND SANITATION
CHAPTER 17: HUMAN RELATIONS
CHAPTER 18: LAKE WORTH
CHAPTER 19: LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 20: LICENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 21: RESERVED
CHAPTER 22: MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 23: OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 24: PARK AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 25: RESERVED
CHAPTER 26: PLUMBING
CHAPTER 27: POLICE
CHAPTER 28: PUBLIC UTILITIES
CHAPTER 29: SIGNS
CHAPTER 29.5: SMOKING
CHAPTER 30: STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 31: SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
CHAPTER 32: TAXATION
CHAPTER 33: TREES, SHRUBS, ETC.
CHAPTER 34: VEHICLES FOR HIRE
CHAPTER 35: WATER AND SEWERS
CHAPTER 36: RESERVED
APPENDIX A: ZONING REGULATIONS
APPENDIX B: CODE COMPLIANCE
APPENDIX C: RESERVED
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE
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§ 12.5-713 GENERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES.
   (a)   A generator shall have liquid waste removed from its liquid waste facilities only by a transporter holding a valid permit issued by the director to do so.
   (b)   Prior to liquid wastes being removed from its premises a generator shall determine whether the disposer who will be disposing of the waste is permitted or approved for such by the commission.
   (c)   A generator shall determine whether its liquid waste contains hazardous waste or class 1 nonhazardous industrial solid waste, and shall not have hazardous wastes, class 1 nonhazardous industrial solid waste, or hazardous wastes or class 1 nonhazardous industrial solid wastes combined with liquid wastes removed from its premises by a transporter operating under a city permit.
   (d)   Prior to a transporter leaving a generator’s premises with a load of liquid waste, a generator shall sign the original of a city trip ticket prepared by the transporter.
   (e)   A generator shall keep a copy of all city trip tickets for liquid waste collected from its premises, for a period of five years, and shall make such trip ticket copies available to the director for inspection at all reasonable times.
   (f)   A generator shall install or provide liquid waste facilities on its premises of such type and size as specified by the director.
   (g)   A generator shall maintain its liquid waste facilities as follows:
      (1)   Liquid waste facilities shall be maintained in continuous, proper working condition;
      (2)   Pumping out of wastes:
         a.   Grease traps located upon the premises of food establishments shall be 100% pumped out a minimum of every 90 days, and at all other times as necessary to maintain their effectiveness. The director may order a generator to have its grease traps pumped out more frequently than every 90 days if the director determines such is necessary for the protection of the sanitary sewer.
         b.   Grit traps shall be 100% pumped out a minimum of once per year, and at all other times as necessary to maintain their effectiveness. The director may order a generator to have its grit traps pumped out more frequently than once per year if the director determines such is necessary for the protection of the sanitary sewer.
         c.   Septic tanks shall be pumped out as often as necessary to maintain their effectiveness, and shall be inspected a minimum of once per year. The tanks shall be 100% pumped out except for a small residual of sludge left for seeding purposes.
      (4)   Liquid waste facilities shall be inspected for seepage into the surrounding media whenever the trap has been pumped. The generator shall repair, replace or install apparatus and equipment as necessary to ensure the proper operation and function of the liquid waste facilities.
   (h)   A generator shall supervise the servicing of the generator’s liquid waste facilities, and shall ensure that they are completely emptied by the transporter during such servicing.
   (i)   A generator shall maintain records of liquid waste facility inspections for three years, and shall make such records available to the director for inspection at all reasonable times.
   (j)   A generator shall report all spills occurring during collection to the director within 24 hours.
   (k)   A generator shall immediately clean up or cause to be cleaned up all spills of liquid waste and shall have the waste properly disposed of by a transporter.
   (l)   A person commits an offense if the person is a generator of liquid waste and fails to comply with any provision of this section or any order of the director authorized by this section.
   (m)   A person commits an offense if the person is a generator of liquid waste and allows liquid waste that emits noxious odors or offensive odors, or that is creating an unsanitary condition or which is injurious to the public health to accumulate upon premises under the person’s control.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
§ 12.5-714 DISPOSER RESPONSIBILITIES.
   (a)   A disposer shall sign the original of a city trip ticket prepared by a transporter operating under a city permit for all liquid waste received on the disposer’s premises from such transporter.
   (b)   The disposer shall note any significant discrepancies on each copy of the trip ticket.
      (1)   Trip ticket discrepancies are differences between the quantity of type of waste designated on the trip ticket, and the quantity or type of waste a disposer actually received.
      (2)   Significant discrepancies in type are obvious differences which can be discovered by inspection or waste analysis. Significant discrepancies in quantity are:
         a.   For bulk weight, variations greater than 10% in weight; and
         b.   For liquid waste, any variation greater than 15% in gallons.
   (c)   A person commits an offense if the person disposes of liquid waste in violation of subsection (a) or (b) of this section.
   (d)   In order to retain city approval of its disposal site, a disposer shall comply with subsections (a) and (b) of this section, and shall:
      (1)   Maintain all valid federal, state and local permits required to operate a disposal site;
      (2)   Comply with all federal, state and local laws pertaining to the operations of the disposal site;
      (3)   Accept only those classes of liquid waste authorized under federal, state and local laws; and
      (4)   Dispose of liquid waste in accordance with federal, state and local laws.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
§ 12.5-715 ADDITIONAL PERMIT HOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES.
   (a)   A permit holder shall immediately notify the director in writing when the liquid waste transportation business is sold or ceases to operate.
   (b)   In addition to the written notification required in subsection (a) above, the permit holder shall immediately deliver to the director:
      (1)   All completed original trip tickets in permit holder’s possession;
      (2)   All unused trip tickets in permit holder’s possession; and
      (3)   Permit holder’s permit.
   (c)   The permit holder shall remove the city registration number from all liquid waste transportation vehicles upon the sale or cessation of operation of the liquid waste transportation business.
   (d)   A person commits an offense if the person has a permit to transport liquid waste and violates any provision of this section.
   (e)   A permit shall be invalid upon the sale or cessation of operation of a liquid waste transportation business.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
§ 12.5-716 PREVIOUSLY ISSUED PERMITS.
   All permits issued by the director to liquid waste transporters pursuant to the predecessor of this article shall remain valid until their expiration or until their revocation pursuant to the ordinance under which they were issued.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
§§ 12.5-717—12.5-729 RESERVED.
DIVISION 3: DISPOSAL OFFENSES
§ 12.5-730 INTERFERENCE WITH GREASE TRAP, GRIT TRAP OR SANITARY SEWER.
   A person commits an offense if the person causes or permits the plugging or blocking of, or otherwise interferes with or permits the interference of a grease trap, grit trap or the sanitary sewer.
(Ord. 12274, § 1, passed 11-28-1995)
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