(A) All persons or companies wishing to discharge scavenger wastes into the sewerage system must first obtain a scavenger waste discharge permit from the Public Works Director. Permit applications shall include information on company ownership, identification, and license number of all trucks to be used for delivery of waste to town sewerage facilities. It shall also include truck capacity and other information pertinent to discharge to the sewerage system. Permit applications shall be signed by a responsible owner or manager of the company applying for permission to discharge. All waste-hauling equipment operated by companies with permits shall be registered with the Public Works Department and shall be identifiable by display of an assigned registration number and the truck capacity in gallons.
(1) The permit provided for in this section shall be issued by the Public Works Director to all applicants who comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this section, upon the payment of a permit fee established by resolution of the Town Council.
(2) The permit issued as provided for in this section shall expire one year after the date of issue.
(3) Noncompliance with any part of this section or subsequent regulations shall subject the permit holder to revocation of its permit to utilize the services of the town sewerage system for disposal of scavenger wastes. Reissuance of a permit to discharge after revocation shall be at the discretion of the Public Works Director and may be made subject to such conditions as he or she deems appropriate.
(B) The Director may establish such regulations as he or she deems necessary to control the discharge of scavenger wastes to the town sewerage system.
(C) Normal wastes from septic tanks, sewage treatment plants, and the like, may be discharged routinely. Permission to discharge other wastes that are not readily biodegradable or are not known to be compatible to the operation of waste water treatment plants shall be refused. Special request must be made to the Public Works Department prior to discharge of any materials of questionable acceptability. Some specific reasons for refusal of service shall include:
(1) Material deleterious to treatment plant operations or operators, such as oils, greases, gasoline, toxics, volatile solvents, sand, metallic particles, or paints;
(2) Materials which cause unusual expense in handling and treatment, unless prior arrangements have been made for the payment of additional cost of service; and
(3) Materials which would inhibit the performance of the treatment plant, such as acids, plating wastes, or toxic materials.
(D) The discharge of scavenger wastes shall be permitted only at locations and during such hours as shall be established by the Public Works Director. The discharge of scavenger wastes to the sewerage system at any other location is forbidden.
(E) (1) Fees and charges for treatment of normal scavenger wastes shall be based on the costs of providing such services and on the expected overall average characteristics of such discharges, as determined by the Public Works Director.
(2) The Director also may designate characteristics on which to base charges in special situations, such as discharges from sewage holding tanks, on submission of proof that waste discharges have other-than-expected overall average concentrations and with provisions of positive identification procedures.
(3) Charges may be billed at monthly intervals or at the discretion of the Director, and shall be considered delinquent if not paid within 30 days of the billing date. Delinquency in payment shall be a basis for revocation of the permit. The fees shall be established by resolution of the Town Council.
(Ord. 89-07, passed 8-24-1989)