1.14.1
Septage Permitting System
A.
Licensed septage haulers shall obtain a valid permit from the NBC and comply
with all the conditions of this permit and this Part. The permit may be
suspended or revoked according to the policies outlined in §
1.8 of this Part. Haulers
shall apply for this permit on forms provided by the NBC and shall submit,
together with the permit fee, an application containing the following
information:
1. Name, company name, address,
telephone number;
2. Vehicle
identification, make, and capacity;
3. Copy of septage hauler's license from the
Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management;
4. Any additional information requested by
the NBC;
5. Signed and notarized
statement certifying that the information presented in the application is
correct.
1.14.2
Septage Sources
Septage discharged to the receiving facilities of the NBC
must have been generated from residential septic systems within the boundaries
of the State of Rhode Island.
1.14.3
Payment for Septage Loads
A. Septage haulers shall be responsible for
payment of septage loads discharged at the NBC's Facilities. Septage haulers
will be billed on rates approved by the Rhode Island Public Utilities
Commission. The billing procedures may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
1. Septage haulers may be required
to create and maintain an account with the NBC with a credit balance;
2. The volume of each permitted truck and/or
trailers may be periodically calculated by NBC personnel for billing
purposes;
3. The NBC may equip each
permitted truck and/or trailer with a computer chip provided by the NBC to
track vehicle information such as owner, tank volume, etc.;
4. The amount due for each septage load may
be automatically deducted from the septage hauler's account.
B. The NBC septage billing
procedures may be revised at any time.
1.14.4
Septage Disposal
A. Septage shall only be discharged to one
(1) of the NBC's authorized septage receiving facilities, or other authorized
location as the NBC may designate. The septage hauler shall be responsible for
cleaning the area surrounding the discharge disposal location after
discharge.
B. Septage shall be
discharged only within the hours specified by the NBC and only under the
supervision of the NBC. Gallonage and hours for delivery of waste may be
reduced, extended, increased, or otherwise changed or altered by and at the
discretion of the NBC. NBC personnel may require that the load be dumped over a
period of a half-hour or more, depending upon the flow and characteristics of
the incoming sewage at the NBC's treatment plant.
C. Each septage hauler shall adhere to
disposal procedures established by the NBC. These procedures may include, but
are not limited to, the following:
1.
Completed Septage Load Manifest forms, provided by the NBC, must be submitted
by the septage hauler upon arrival to the septage receiving station;
2. The septage hauler may be required to
collect septage samples from the truck/trailer, under the supervision of the
NBC operator, prior to the septage hauler discharging to the NBC
system;
3. The NBC operator may
collect or direct the septage hauler to collect additional samples of the load
during the discharge period;
4.
Once the discharge of the load has been completed, the septage hauler shall
disconnect from the system and clean the area.
D. The hauler shall keep a copy of his or her
official permit in the truck, and display the NBC issued permit sticker on the
windshield.
E. If the NBC
wastewater treatment plant and/or the NBC wastewater facilities can accept some
but not all of the septage offered for disposal, priority will be given to such
waste which is generated within the geographic boundaries of the District.
1.14.5
Septage
Prohibitions
Septage haulers shall not discharge specifically prohibited
waters, wastewaters, or substances to the NBC Facilities in accordance with
§
1.5 of this Part.
1.14.6
Septage
Records
Vehicles shall be maintained and records shall be kept in
accordance with DEM's Rules and Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management,
250-RICR- 140-10-1.
1.14.7
Compliance Required
No statement contained in §
1.14 of this Part shall
exempt the hauler from complying with all Federal, State, or local
requirements.
