A. Approval to Discharge.
1. No hauler shall discharge septage to the POTW without first obtaining a septage discharge permit.
2. Haulers of septage will discharge at the Pima County regional wastewater reclamation facility site designated in their permit.
B. Discharge Requirements.
1. The hauler shall use the POTW septage tracking form specified in the permit to record each load that is delivered to the POTW.
2. Prior to discharge of septage, the hauler shall allow the director to sample and analyze the contents to ensure compliance with discharge limits and requirements. The hauler shall provide a suitable sampling tap or equivalent appurtenance. The hauler may be required to suspend discharging septage until the analysis is complete. The director shall refuse authorization to discharge any septage that does not provide for the protection of the POTW, groundwater resources, effluent and wastewater sludge disposal methods, and operating personnel.
C. Sanitation and Safety Standards. It shall be the responsibility of the hauler to discharge wastes in such a manner as to keep the area clean and free from spills or other debris. All spills shall be promptly cleaned up.
D. General Requirements and Applicability.
1. The hauler is responsible for protecting the POTW by ensuring that the hauled septage is not hazardous waste and is compatible with the biological wastewater treatment process.
2. All requirements listed here are in addition to any other rule or regulation established by Pima County health department, Pima County department of environmental quality, or state or federal regulatory agencies.
E. Septage Discharge Permit Application.
1. A septage discharge permit is required to discharge hauled septage waste into the POTW.
2. The permit application, or reapplication, shall contain at least the following information:
a. A completed septage discharge permit application/questionnaire form signed and dated by a person described in Section 13.36.110(A)(5) or by a duly authorized representative of that person;
b. Type of waste sources serviced: domestic/commercial, industrial, septic tank, cesspool, chemical toilet, airline sewage cart, or grease traps;
c. Vehicle information including year, make, model, license plate and tank capacity information for each vehicle in the fleet that will be carrying septage to the septage receiving station.
3. The application fee for a septage wastewater discharge permit application is one hundred fifty dollars. Fees shall be paid to Pima County regional wastewater reclamation department at the time of application.
4. The director may require the submittal of other information to assist in the determination of permit requirements.
5. The director shall issue a written or electronic notice of administrative completeness or deficiencies to a permit applicant within fifteen business days. If the director determines that the application is not administratively complete, the director shall include a comprehensive list of the specific deficiencies. The administrative completeness review time frame and the overall time frame are suspended from the date the notice is issued until the date the director receives the missing information from the applicant. The director may issue an additional written or electronic notice of administrative completeness or deficiencies based on the applicant's submission of missing information. Once the application is administratively complete, the substantive review time frame begins and the director shall respond to permit applications within thirty business days of receipt of a completed permit application. During the substantive review time frame, the director may make one comprehensive written or electronic request for additional information. The substantive review time frame and overall time frame are suspended from the date the request is issued until the date that the county receives the additional information from the applicant. The total overall timeframe for the permit application process shall be forty-five business days not counting time response time by the applicant. By mutual written or electronic agreement, the director and an applicant for a permit may extend the substantive review time frame and the overall time frame. An extension of the substantive review time frame and the overall time frame may not exceed twenty-five per cent of the overall time frame.
6. All users shall reply to the director and submit any permit application or questionnaire forms and any other related lists, plans, analyses, flow information or other materials, as requested by the director, within thirty days of receipt of any such forms or requests unless given an extension by the director.
7. Permit decisions may be appealed to the director by responding in writing to the director within thirty-three days of the issuance of the permit decision. The appeal should include a detailed description of the portion of the permit and/or permit decision the applicant is appealing and their justification for the requested revision of the permit. The director shall respond to the applicant in writing within thirty business days.
8. Subsequent to an appeal to the director, an appeal may be made to the board of supervisors by filing a request with the clerk of the board of supervisors in the event that satisfactory resolution of permit application decisions is not agreed upon.
(Ord. 2013-32 (part), 2013)