Indiana Administrative Code
Title 327 - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL DIVISION
Article 7.1 - WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
Rule 6 - Septage Vehicle Operation
Section 6-2 - Vehicle tank requirements

Universal Citation: 327 IN Admin Code 6-2

Current through September 18, 2024

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-12-4

Affected: IC 13-18-12

Sec. 2.

The septage management vehicle must be equipped with a leak-proof tank suitable for containment of septage from cleaning sewage disposal systems and must meet the following requirements unless otherwise specified in a septage management permit:

(1) The tank must be securely affixed to the vehicle chassis.

(2) The tank must have a capacity of at least:

(A) one thousand (1,000) gallons when pumping commercial or residential sewage disposal systems; or

(B) two hundred fifty (250) gallons when pumping portable toilets or grease interceptors or traps.

(3) The tank must be constructed of a material adequate to prevent collapse when a vacuum is created.

(4) If more than seven (7) feet long as measured along the axis of vehicle travel, the tank must contain interior baffles that must be:

(A) of sufficient cross-sectional area to adequately dampen movement of contained liquid during vehicle travel or braking;

(B) composed of the same material as the tank and must have the same or greater thickness as the tank walls; and

(C) firmly attached to the interior tank wall at least every seven (7) feet along the axis of vehicle travel and must allow for complete draining of the contained septage.

(5) The tank must have a discharge opening of a minimum of two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter, and the discharge point shall allow for complete draining of the contained septage.

(6) The tank must have watertight valves provided at the tank's inlet and outlet. Watertight caps or plugs must be installed whenever the inlet and outlet openings are not being used to transfer the septage.

(7) The tank must be constructed so that its interior and exterior can be cleaned.

(8) A device must be installed on the tank to visually indicate from the exterior of the tank the septage level in the tank.

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