Code of Massachusetts Regulations
360 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS WATER RESOURCE AUTHORITY
Title 360 CMR 10.000 - Sewer Use
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.016 - Gas/Oil Separators

Universal Citation: 360 CMR 10.000 MA Code of Regs 10.016

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) Garages, parking lots, and places where petroleum-based products are used or stored, where Wastes containing petroleum-based grease in levels above those allowed under 360 CMR 10.023(4), (5), (7), (8) or (10) are produced or stored, or where oily and/or flammable Wastes, sand, or other harmful materials are produced or stored shall have Separators to intercept such substances prior to their discharge to the Authority Sewerage System.

(2) The size, capacity, type, and location of each Separator shall be subject to approval by the Authority.

(3) Separators shall be located to allow ready and easy access for purposes of removing the cover, and for service, maintenance, and inspection.

(4) Separators shall be properly serviced and maintained. The schedule for service and maintenance of a Separator shall be subject to approval by the Authority. The operator of the premises where the Separator is located shall maintain a log describing the date and type of all service and maintenance performed in connection with the Separator, the identity of the Person who performed the service and/or maintenance, the amount of residue removed from the Separator on each date, and the method of disposal of the residue. The log entries shall be maintained for six years and shall be made available for inspection and copying by the Authority.

(5) In addition to complying with 360 CMR 10.000, Separators shall conform to the regulations of the Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters, 248 CMR 10.00: State Plumbing Code, and all other applicable laws.

(6) Both the owner of the premises where a Separator is required and the owner and/or operator of the establishment or business conducted on the premises, shall be jointly and severally responsible for installing a Separator acceptable to the Authority and for properly servicing and maintaining the Separator.

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