The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
1. “Disposal station” means the Grinnell Water Pollution Control Plant.
2. “Liquid waste” means the contents of any privy vault, cesspool, sump, septic tank, or chemical toilet intended to be disposed of at the Grinnell Water Pollution Control Plant.
3. “Superintendent” means the wastewater treatment plant supervisor or whoever is delegated with responsibility of the management and operation of that portion of the City sewage treatment works, subject to such rules and regulations as the Council may from time to time by resolution prescribe.
4. “Waste hauler” means any person engaged in or engaging in the collection, removal, or transportation of liquid waste for the purpose of disposing of the same at the Grinnell Water Pollution Control Plant.
Prior to the acceptance of any liquid waste from a waste hauler at the water pollution control plant, said waste hauler shall deliver to the Clerk a surety bond in favor of the City. Said bond shall be in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) issued by a surety approved by the Clerk.
Liquid wastes will be accepted at the disposal station between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Weekend and holiday hauling will not be accepted. Emergency hauling outside of the preceding times will be accepted only upon approval of the Superintendent. A surcharge for after-hours hauling will be assessed to compensate for overtime hours worked by City personnel.
1. Waste haulers shall only dispose of liquid waste which is permitted to be disposed of pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. Disposal shall be done only at the disposal station, and only during the hours of operation set forth in this chapter.
2. Waste haulers shall maintain the designated dumpsite at the disposal station in a clean, orderly condition so as to avoid noxious odors and unsanitary conditions. The hauler must satisfactorily clean up any spillage which occurs during discharge of hauled wastes.
3. A sample shall be taken by the hauler from each load discharged at the disposal station and given to the City employees on duty at the disposal station.
Waste haulers must provide documentation of the nature and origin of wastes delivered to the disposal station at the time of delivery. Such information shall be provided on a manifest form provided by the Superintendent and shall be presented to a City employee at the disposal station prior to the discharge of the waste load. A manifest form must be completed before each load is discharged. The manifest shall include:
1. The name, address and phone number of the waste generator;
2. The type of waste collected;
3. The volume of the load.
The Superintendent shall have the right to verify the source, chemical nature and volume of the material prior to disposal; including the right to sample and make chemical analysis thereof. Fees for the actual cost of performing such testing by the City or as billed by an outside private testing laboratory shall be invoiced to the waste hauler who shall pay the same.
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