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O R D I N A N C E NO. 11691
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 10082, as adopted
May 8, 1997, and adopting a new ordinance in lieu thereof regulating the
discharge to the facilities of The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District of
water or liquid waste which has been removed and transported from any
pit, sump, holding tank, septic tank, wastewater treatment facility or industrial
facility.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 10082, as adopted May 8, 1997, is
hereby repealed.
Section Two. - Discharge of Hauled Waste
A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged to any
public sewer or to any public sewer facility or to any private sewer tributary to
any public sewer any water and/or waste which has been removed and
transported from any pit, sump, holding tank, septic tank, wastewater
treatment facility or industrial facility except as authorized by this ordinance.
Such water and/or waste is hereinafter referred to in this ordinance as hauled
waste.
B. Under no circumstance may hauled waste which is
hazardous waste, as defined in 40 CFR 261 or 10 CSR 25-4.261, be
discharged to District facilities.
C. Hauled waste of commercial or industrial origin or hauled
waste of unusually high strength may be discharged only if the original source
of the waste has received written approval from the District. The original source
of such waste shall submit, to the District's Division of Environmental
Compliance, an application for Special Discharge, on a form provided by the
District, along with such supplementary information as the District may
require. The District will review the application and will determine
acceptability for discharge of the waste based on the Application and
Acceptance Criteria for Special Discharges developed by the District.
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Section Three. - Waste Transporter Authorization
Only District authorized waste transporters may discharge hauled
waste at District facilities.
A. Any person wishing to obtain authorization to discharge hauled
waste at District facilities shall submit a Waste Transporter Identification
application on a form provided by the District complete with all supplementary
information as specified on the application form and in this section. If
approved, the applicant will be assigned a Waste Transporter Identification
Number. The following supplementary information shall be included with the
application:
(1) Proof of comprehensive general liability and auto
liability insurance which includes the District as an additional insured and
includes provisions for informing the District ten days prior to the time of
policy cancellations or renewals. Applicants shall maintain general liability
insurance and automobile liability insurance in such amounts as the District
may, from time to time, deem appropriate.
(2) A list of the vehicles applicant has in service for
transportation of liquid waste. The list shall include the make and model, the
state of registration, the state vehicle license number and the tank
volume, in gallons, for each vehicle operated.
(3) Proof that waste transporter vehicles which are to
discharge at District facilities are in compliance with all applicable State of
Missouri, City of St. Louis and/or St. Louis County laws and regulations
applicable to waste transporters within the jurisdictions within which applicant
operates. Waste transporters operating within St. Louis County shall provide a
St. Louis County Department of Health Permit Number for each vehicle to be
operated within St. Louis County.
(4) Volumes and types of waste transported each year for
the last three years. A new business shall submit an estimate of volumes for
the first
year.
B. Any person who has been granted authorization to discharge
hauled waste at District facilities shall annually provide proof to the Executive
Director of the District or his appointee of continued liability insurance and
proof of continued compliance with applicable State of Missouri, City of St.
Louis and/or St. Louis County laws and regulations.
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C. The District may rescind a transporter's authorization to
discharge hauled waste if the transporter is found to be in violation of the
provisions of this ordinance or other District ordinances.
Section Four. - Waste Discharge Location
A. Any hauled waste which is acceptable to the District may be
discharged only at the District's Hauled Waste Receiving Station
located at:
Bissell Point Wastewater Treatment Plant
10 East Grand Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63147
Hauled waste may be discharged at this location only between the hours
of 7:00 AM and 5:30 PM, Monday thru Friday, excluding holidays, and
between the hours of 7:00 AM and 12:00 noon on Saturday.
B. Under emergency conditions, as determined by the Executive
Director of the District or his appointee, hauled waste may be discharged at
such alternate locations and under such conditions as the Executive Director
of the District or his appointee determines are appropriate.
Section Five. - Hauled Waste Receipts and Samples
A. No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged hauled
waste without presenting a completed Hauled Waste Receipt form to the
receiving station attendant at the time of discharge. The Hauled Waste Receipt
shall be on a form provided by the District and shall fully identify, to the
satisfaction of the attendant, the source and nature of the waste.
B. Hauled waste subject to the prior approval provisions of
Section Two of this ordinance may be discharged only upon verification by the
attendant that such prior approval has been granted.
C. A sample of each load of hauled waste to be discharged shall be
collected by the receiving station attendant and appropriate screening analyses
performed prior to discharge being allowed. The sample will be retained and
submitted to the District's Division of Environmental Compliance
laboratory for such further analyses as deemed necessary to determine its
compliance with the requirements of the District's sewer use ordinance and
applicable local, state and federal regulations. In the event this hauled waste is
found to be in violation of said ordinance or regulations, approval to discharge
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this water or waste to District facilities may be revoked and any damages
incurred by the District will be charged to the person discharging said water or
waste.
Section Six. - Conditions of Discharge
Any person granted authorization under Section Three to discharge
hauled waste at the point designated herein and in possession of proper
Hauled Waste Receipts assents to the conditions hereinafter stated and agrees
to be bound by his conditional obligations and duties, to wit:
(1) The transporter will comply with all District regulations
and follow the directions of District employees while on District premises.
(2) The transporter agrees to indemnify and to save the
District harmless from any and all damage and expenses which may be
suffered by it by reason of any or all of his acts done on its premises,
including but not as a limitation, the discharge of the aforesaid hauled waste
which violates any standard or standards of the District's sewer use
ordinance.
(3) The transporter will, in the event of spills or leakage of
hauled waste on the District's premises, as a result of his acts or faulty
equipment, appropriately clean, to the satisfaction of the attendant on duty,
the area involved.
Section Seven. -- District Refusal of Waste
The District has the right to refuse to accept the discharge of any
hauled waste brought to the Hauled Waste Receiving Station if, in the opinion
of the attendant on duty, based on a review of the Hauled Waste Receipt form,
District records and the screening analyses:
(1) The waste does not meet the conditions under which a
prior approval was granted, or
(2) The waste could cause operational and maintenance
problems, be detrimental to the health of District employees or cause violations
of the District's NPDES Permit or any other City, State or Federal
environmental laws and regulations.
Section Eight. -- Discharge at Other Locations Unlawful
The discharge of hauled waste into any District facility, manhole or
other location not approved for such discharge shall be considered unlawful
and the person responsible for such discharge shall be deemed guilty of a
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misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the County Jail or County
Workhouse, as the case may be, for not more than one (1) year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment for each such violation.
Section Nine. - Fees for Discharge of Hauled Waste
A. Waste Transporters shall pay a fee of seven cents (7¢) per
gallon for hauled waste discharged pursuant to this ordinance. The fee
for each discharge will be calculated based upon the full volume of the
transport vehicle. Waste transporters will be billed by the District
monthly.
B. The original source of a hauled waste of unusually high
strength, subject to the prior approval provisions of Section Two of this
ordinance, shall pay an additional fee, as agreed upon, between the original
source of the waste and the District. This additional fee shall be billed by
the District to the original source following receipt of the waste.
Section Ten. - Charge for Late Payment
If any charges billed are not paid by the due date indicated on any
bill rendered, then an additional late payment charge, based on the percentage
established by ordinance for late payments of wastewater user charges, is
hereby imposed for each month or portion thereof the bill remains unpaid
beyond the due date.
Section Eleven. - Termination of Service for Nonpayment
A. When any waste transporter monthly charge has not been
paid and has been delinquent for more than fifteen (15) days after the
due date, then the District may refuse to accept any further waste
discharges from that transporter.
B. When any bill rendered to a source of hauled waste subject to
the high strength waste charges in Section Nine of this ordinance has not been
paid and has been delinquent for more than fifteen (15) days after the due date,
then the District may refuse to accept any further waste discharges from that
source.
Section Twelve. - Severability
The invalidity of any section, clause, sentence or provision of
this Ordinance shall not affect the validity of any other part of this
Ordinance, which can be given effect without such invalid part or parts.
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Section Thirteen. - Effective Date
This ordinance shall become effective on July 1, 2004, and
remain effective for three years through June 30, 2007. The provisions
as enacted herein shall be reviewed by District officials every six months
during said period.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted March 11, 2004.