(A) Public landfill/transfer station. The sanitary landfill/transfer station shall be owned and operated by the county for the use of the general public. Such landfill/transfer station shall be operated under permits from the Department of Environmental Quality and in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by said Department. The term GENERAL PUBLIC as used in this section shall mean persons owning or leasing property in the Counties of Northampton or Accomack and persons conducting business within the Counties of Northampton or Accomack. Only solid waste collected within the Counties of Northampton or Accomack will be accepted.
(B) Hours of operation. The sanitary landfill/ transfer station shall be open to the general public on a regular schedule. The County Administrator is authorized to set the days and hours of operation. Said operating schedule shall be conspicuously posted at the sanitary landfill/transfer station entrance.
(C) Landfill/transfer station/waste collection site attendants. Sanitary landfill/transfer station/waste collection site activities and persons using the sanitary landfill/transfer station/waste collection sites shall be supervised and controlled by county employees at all times. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully disobey, ignore, or improperly carry out any legal and proper order or direction of any such employee directed toward the proper use of the county sanitary landfill, transfer station, or a waste collection site.
(D) Unacceptable wastes.
(1) Except as hereinafter provided, the following wastes are unacceptable at the county sanitary landfill, transfer station or waste collection site:
(a) Hazardous wastes including asbestos material and infectious waste.
(b) Animal carcasses, including fowl, other than pets (i.e., cats and dogs) and road killed animals.
(c) Liquids. Liquids are those wastes which qualify as liquids under the Environmental Protection Agency definition. Any waste containing less than 25% solids, by weight, is also considered liquid waste.
(d) Vehicles. Automobiles, trucks, buses, trailers, farm equipment, construction vehicles such as bulldozers, cranes, and other like motor vehicles and equipment.
(e) Cable, wire, rope, wire fencing, etc., over three feet in length.
(f) Rigid items over eight feet in length (i.e., pipe, timber, metal, construction materials, etc.).
(g) Closed drums.
(h) Slaughterhouse waste.
(i) Unapproved seafood by-product waste.
(j) Unapproved industrial process waste.
(k) Unapproved sewage sludge.
(l) Improperly prepared containers such as paint cans and pesticide containers.
(2) Unapproved solid wastes. The County Administrator is authorized to establish procedures for authorizing persons wishing to dispose of unapproved wastes such as pesticide containers, industrial process waste, and sewage sludge to request approval for disposal of same at the county sanitary landfill. Persons wishing to dispose of unapproved waste shall make application for same to the County Administrator.
(E) Material separation. For acceptance at the sanitary landfill and transfer station, the following types of solid waste shall be separated from other acceptable waste: tree stumps, brush, tires, batteries, and such other materials as may from time to time be so designated by the County Administrator. Brush shall be piled in an area which will prevent interference with normal landfill operations and shall be covered or burned periodically. Tree stumps shall be placed in an area which will prevent interference with normal landfill operations and shall be covered periodically. Unsplit tires, batteries and such other items as may from time to time be designated by the County Administrator shall be placed in a temporary storage area for subsequent disposition.
(F) Fees. The Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, establish and from time to time change user fees for disposal of solid waste for any class or type of solid waste at the county sanitary landfill and/or transfer station. Any such fees collected shall be deposited with the County Treasurer and used for construction, expansion, and/or operation of the county's solid waste management facilities.
(1) Fee structure.
(a) With the exception of the exclusions in subsection (b) below, a fee for the use of the county sanitary landfill and transfer station shall be charged for all solid waste entering the site in accordance with the provisions set forth herein. Said fee for materials accepted other than tires and batteries at the sanitary landfill shall be determined on weight of material accepted and shall be at rates set from time to time by the Board of Supervisors.
(b) Exclusions.
1. County of Northampton.
2. Northampton County School System when collected and transported in or by vehicles owned and operated by the school system or the county.
3. Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital when collected and transported in or by vehicles owned and operated by the county.
4. Virginia Department of Transportation when disposing of litter collected along the highway, road-killed animals, gutter-pulling (ditch cleaning) and debris such as limbs and brush removed from rights-of-way after a storm.
5. Virginia Division of Game & Inland Fisheries when disposing of road-killed animals.
(c) 1. Persons disposing of solid waste at the sanitary landfill or transfer station, the weight of which does not exceed 400 pounds, shall not be charged. Should the weight of solid waste exceed 400 pounds, the rates set by the Board of Supervisors shall apply to the excess over 400 pounds.
2. This waiver of fee and weight shall be limited to the first entrance per customer per day and shall not apply to persons transporting solid waste for hire or to credit customers.
(d) Tires. There shall be a per tire fee for tires disposed of at the county sanitary landfill, as established from time to time by the Board of Supervisors.
(e) Batteries. There shall be a per battery fee for batteries disposed of at the county sanitary landfill, as established from time to time by the Board of Supervisors, shall be based on battery size.
(2) Credit accounts. The County Administrator is authorized to arrange credit accounts for persons making regular use of the county sanitary landfill.
(G) Vehicle identification tag.
(1) Commercial solid waste use permit holders and credit customers must display a vehicle identification tag on each solid waste transport vehicle, trailer, and roll-off container entering the sanitary landfill. The vehicle identification tag shall be prominently displayed on the driver's side of the vehicle on or immediately forward of the driver's door in the case of a motorized vehicle. When displayed on a trailer or roll-off container, the vehicle identification tag shall be placed on the left side near the front left corner as near to eye level as possible. Identification tags are available at the Office of the County Administrator for a fee of $1 each.
(2) Vehicles operated by the County of Northampton, Northampton County School Board and municipal corporations shall be provided vehicle identification tags at no charge. The Virginia Department of Transportation and Virginia Division of Game & Inland Fisheries are not required to display vehicle identification tags.
(Ord. passed 5-14-2013)