Current through September 18, 2024
Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-12-4
Affected: IC 13-18-12-2.2
Sec. 1.
(a) A copy of
the current septage management permit issued by the commissioner must be
maintained in the vehicle at all times.
(b) A septage management vehicle is subject
to the following conditions and any additional conditions contained in the
septage management permit:
(1) The vehicle
must be used only as authorized by this rule and in compliance with any
applicable restrictions or conditions stated in the septage management
permit.
(2) The vehicle must not be
used for the transport of any of the following:
(A) A hazardous waste that is regulated under
329 IAC 3.1.
(B) Septage containing
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) equal to or greater than two (2) milligrams
per kilogram on a dry weight basis.
(C) Petroleum based products.
(D) Pesticides.
(3) The vehicles and equipment used in
cleaning sewage disposal systems or transporting septage must not be used for
purposes other than the hauling of wastewater as defined in
327 IAC
3-1-2(23), animal wastes, landfill
leachate, or biosolids as defined in
327 IAC
6.1-2-7, without prior written permission of the
commissioner.
(c) An
owner or operator may obtain approval for the use of a vehicle that does not
meet all the requirements of this rule, but that is determined by the
commissioner to provide equivalent protection to human health and the
environment as follows:
(1) The owner or
operator shall submit documentation to the department that demonstrates the use
of the vehicle will provide equivalent protection to human health and the
environment.
(2) The vehicle must:
(A) not be used until it has been:
(i) approved by the commissioner;
and
(ii) included in a valid
septage management permit; and
(B) be operated in accordance with the
conditions specified in the septage management permit.
(d) The operator shall remove
septage from the sewage disposal system in a manner to minimize spills.
Completion of septage removal includes the following:
(1) Closing all access openings to the sewage
disposal system.
(2) Cleaning up
any spilled septage.
(3) Except
under IC
13-18-12-2.2,
providing the customer with a completed, legible invoice showing the following:
(A) The customer's name and
address.
(B) The date the
customer's sewage disposal system was cleaned.
(C) The amount of septage removed from the
system in gallons.
(D) The name and
address of the permitted septage management business.
(E) The permittee's septage management permit
number.
(e) The
transportation of septage must be conducted in compliance with the following:
(1) Vehicles must be maintained to prevent
the leakage, spillage, or discharge of septage onto land surfaces or public
roads.
(2) Portable sanitary units,
including chemical toilets, and equipment on the vehicle must be:
(A) secured to prevent detachment from the
vehicle during transport; and
(B)
maintained to prevent any leakage or spillage of septage during
transport.
