13.24.300   Septage Authorization, Receiving, and Billing.
   A.   Account and Permit. No Person will discharge Septage into the Public Sanitary Sewerage System unless authorized by a Septage Discharge Permit or a temporary special authorization issued as required in Chapter 13.36 of the Pima County Code, in writing, by the Director. Each Septage Discharge Permit will require the permittee to establish and maintain a Septage discharge billing account with the Pima County Finance and Risk Management Department.
      1.   Billing.
         a.   Permitted Dischargers.
            i.   Septage Discharge Permit holders will pay Septage Discharge fees through a billing arrangement as provided in the Septage Discharge Permit.
            ii.   All Septage discharge fees are due and payable within thirty (30) Days of receipt of the invoice.
         b.   Special Authorization Dischargers.
            i.   Any Person discharging Septage through temporary special authorization of the Director will be billed subsequent to the discharge of the Septage.
            ii.   Fees are due and payable within thirty (30) Days of receipt of the invoice.
   B.   Septage Discharge Fees.
      1.   Fee Requirement. Any Person discharging Septage into the Public Sanitary Sewerage System must pay Septage discharge fees.
      2.   Discharge Fee. The fee for any Person discharging Septage to any portion of the Public Sanitary Sewerage System is calculated using the per gallon rate provided in 13.24.600, Table 5.
      3.   Review. The Septage discharge fee will be reviewed periodically by the Department to ensure that it generates sufficient revenue to pay the costs of construction, operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of the Septage receiving station and the associated costs to treat the Septage.
   C.   Septage Payment Deposit.
      1.   Deposit. Any Person whose Septage discharge payment is more than thirty (30) Days in arrears may be required to provide a deposit or retainer in a reasonable amount as determined by the Director as a condition of continuing to discharge.
      2.   Use of Deposit. The Director may apply the deposit or retainer against any amount unpaid sixty (60) Days after the date of billing.
      3.   Suspension or Termination. The Director may suspend or terminate a Septage Discharge Permit for non-payment of the Septage discharge fee.
   D.   Legal Action Fee and Cost Recovery. Provided in Chapter 13.24.200(F)(4), Industrial Wastewater Ordinance Chapter 13.36.220, and the Industrial Wastewater Control Enforcement Response Plan for legal action cost recovery.
   E.   Septage User Protest.
      1.   Protest. Fee protests, including suspension or termination of discharge privileges, must be made to the Director, in writing, within thirty (30) Days following notice to the discharger.
(Ord. 2016-29 § 1 (part), 2016)