1984-087 Rules & Regulations for Sewage Dumping326
RESOLUTION NO. 87
A RESOLUTION SETTING FORTH CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH ARE
HEREINBELOW SET FORTH AND WHICH THE CITY HEREBY ADOPTS.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Meridian
to set forth and adopt certain rules and regulations as set forth
hereinafter which are deemed appropriate for the maintenance and
charges for use of the sewer system and treatment facility not
inconsistent with the Ordinances of the City,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, that the City hereby adopts
the following rules and regulations pertaining to septage dumping:
1. There shall be no septage dumping into the sewer system,
except as provided herein;
2. All septage dumping, if allowed, shall be performed at
the sewage treatment plant and nowhere .else;
3. Prior to any dumping whatsoever, the individual, person,
firm, partnership, or corporation desiring to use the Meridian
sewage treatment plant for dumping septage waste shall contact the
Plant Superintendant to obtain his general permission to dump sept-
age waste; the Plant Superintendent shall maintain a list of
suthorized persons, individuals, firms, partnerships, or corpora-
tions that have been granted authority to dump septage waste at
and into the Meridian sewage treatment plant;
4. Once general authority to dump septage waste has been
obtained by an individual, person, firm, partnership, or corpora-
tion, that individual, person, firm, partnership, or corporation
or his or its employees or agents, hereinafter referred to as
"Authorized Entity", may dump septage waste at the Meridian Sewage
Treatment Plant under the following .conditions and procedures:
a) Upon arrival at the Meridian Sewage Treatment Plant, the
driver of the Authorized Entity shall first obtain a
sewage treatment. plant operator;
b) The plant. operator shall inspect the septage truck
capacity and its contents and estimate the gallonage
of septic waste that will be dumped as nearly as prac-
tical; the operator's estimate shall be conclusive;
c) If the truck driver refuses to allow inspection the
general dumping privileges may be revoked or the
charge for that particular time shall be based on
the full capacity of the truck's holding .tank;
d) The plant operator shall post the gallonage of each
truck load dumped for each .Authorized Entity for billing
purposes.;
e) Unless prior billing arrangements have been made by the
Authorized Entity with the plant Superintendent, the
charge for each dumping shall be paid prior to discharge
from the truck into the septage dumping facility;
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i) There shall be no dumping of any material other than
domestic waste without prior approval of the Plant
Superintendent;
j) The dumping fee shall be based on $0.017 per gallon. As
an example, a truck with a tank capacity of 1,500 gallons
with a full load would be charged $25.50.
5. Violations of these regulations shall terminate the
Authorized Entity's dumping privileges. If the entity .feels his
dumping privileges have been wrongfully terminated, he may appeal
the plant operator's decision to the City Council of the City of
Meridian;
6. These rules and regulations may be revised and changed
without notice and questions may be directed to the Meridian Sewer
Plant Superintendent at 888-2191.
PASSED by the City Council and approved by the Mayor of the
City of Meridian, this 16th day of April, 1984.
ATTEST:
Grant P. Kingsford, MAYOR