This article implements Health and Safety Code, Division 104, Part 13, Sections 117400-117590.
(a) Applicability: The provisions of this article shall not apply to any city, town, county, sanitary district, sanitation district, sewer maintenance district, or to any agency or institution of the state or the federal government by reason of the cleaning of septic tanks, cesspools, chemical toilets, sewage seepage pits or sewage works which are owned and operated by any of such government agencies or institutions.
(b) Permit required: It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or institution to do any of the following without a valid pumper truck permit issued by the Director of Environmental Health:
(1) Pump wastewater from septic tanks, cesspools, grease traps, grease interceptors, seepage pits, wastewater holding tanks, wastewater ponds, or other wastewater source; or
(2) Clean portable toilets in a manner that produces wastewater; or
(3) Dispose of wastewater in Yolo County that is collected from activities described in this section.
Each septage pumper vehicle shall require a separate and individual pumper truck permit. Each business that provides or services portable toilets requires a separate and individual pumper truck permit.
(c) Permit requirements: Prior to permit issuance the applicant shall fill out the required application and any other forms as required by the Director of Environmental Health; the applicant shall pay the required fee; DEH inspection shall demonstrate that the vehicle(s) are leak proof and meet the requirements of this article; and the operator and employees shall demonstrate a satisfactory knowledge of sanitary practices, emergency and cleanup procedures, proper waste disposal, and general health protections necessary for handling and disposing of sewage.
(d) Permit revocation: Any permit issued under this chapter may be revoked or suspended by the Director of Environmental Health for cause.
(e) Permit fee: An application for a permit pursuant to this article shall be accompanied by that fee established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(f) Permit term: The permits issued pursuant to this article shall be valid for a period of one (1) year (twelve [12] months) from the date of issuance.
(g) Vehicle identification: The business name and phone number shall be permanently affixed on both sides of the vehicle in plain, legible letters and numbers at least four (4) inches high, and shall be visible at all times. The certified capacity of the tank in gallons shall be permanently affixed on both sides of the tank in plain, legible numbers a minimum of four (4) inches high and shall be visible at all times. The capacity as shown shall be that approved and certified by the sealer of weights and measures of the county, or other approved sealer of weights and measures.
(h) Vehicle equipment: A minimum of fifty (50) feet of pumping hose, a bucket and detergent shall be carried on each pumping vehicle. All pumping hoses must be cleaned out into the truck tank or into the septic tank, chemical toilet, or other receptacle being pumped, and not on the surface of the ground. The customer's hose shall not be used.
(i) Vehicle spill kit: There shall be a spill kit carried on each vehicle at all times which shall include, but not be limited to a sufficient quantity of chloride of lime or other chlorine product for disinfection of hose, absorbent material such as kitty litter, garbage bags, gloves of an impervious material, and absorbent spill containment barrier.
(j) Violation of any of the provisions in this article or any order or orders of the Director of Environmental Health made pursuant to this article for the protection of human health and comfort shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense or by imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days or by both the fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 1469, eff. July 14, 2016)
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