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O R D I N A N C E NO. 4982
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 2275, as adopted
March 16, 1972, and amended by Ordinance No. 4514, as adopted
September 23, 1981, and adopting a new ordinance in lieu thereof
regulating the discharge to the facilities of The Metropolitan St.
Louis Sewer District of waters or liquid wastes which have been
removed and transported from any cesspool, septic tank, sewage
treatment plant or industrial facility.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
METROPOLITAN ST. LOUIS SEWER DISTRICT:
Section One. Ordinance No. 2275, as adopted March 16,
1972, and amended by Ordinance No. 4514, as adopted September 23,
1981, is hereby repealed.
Section Two. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged to any public sewer or to any public sewer facility
other than the points of discharge designated in this section any
waters or wastes which have been removed and transported from any
cesspool, septic tank, sump, storage tank, sewage treatment plant
or industrial facility. Acceptable points of discharge are as
follows:
1. MSD Lemay Pump Station 8520 Virginia Avenue 2.Coldwater Creek Sewage Treatment Plant 13798 Olds Halls Ferry Road 3. Bissell Point Pump Station 10 East Grand Avenue
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Section Three. No person shall discharge or cause to
be discharged such waters or liquid wastes at a designated point
of discharge without first obtaining a permit to operate in St.
Louis County from the St. Louis County Health Department and
submitting to an annual check to determine if proper equipment is
being utilized and such equipment is in acceptable working order.
Section Four. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged such waters or liquid wastes at a designated point of
discharge without approved authorization in the form of unassign-
able script identified as "Waste Hauler Discharge Permit" issued
by the District at the rate of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per Five
Hundred (500) gallons of waters or liquid wastes. All applicants
for unassignable script issued by the District shall furnish the
following information:
a) Name of person and address
b) St. Louis County Health Department Permit No.
c) Vehicle State License No.
d)Volume of wastes removed each year for the last three
years; new applicants to submit an estimate of volume
for the first year.
e)Number of vehicles applicant has in collection service.
Section Five. Any person granted a permit to discharge
waters or liquid wastes at the points designated herein and in
possession of proper authorization assents to the conditions
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hereinafter stated and agrees to be bound by his conditional
obligations and duties, to wit:
1.He will discharge waters or liquid wastes at designated
points only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., Monday thru Friday excluding holidays.
2.He will comply with District regulations and follow the
directions of District employees while on District
premises.
3.He binds himself 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 substances or materials set out in Article
IV, Section One and Two of Ordinance No. 4786, as
adopted August 11, 1982.
4.He will maintain adequate comprehensive Liability Insurance
and furnish a certificate of same to the District for
its approval.
5.He will in the event of spills or leakage of waters or
liquid wastes on the District's premises, as a result
of his acts or faulty equipment, satisfactorily clean
the area involved using all available means.
Section Six. When deemed necessary by the attendant on
duty at a designated point of discharge, a sample of the waters or
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liquid wastes being discharged may be collected and submitted for
analysis to determine its compliance with the requirements of
Ordinance No. 4786, as adopted August 11, 1982, and in the event
these waters or liquid wastes are found to be in violation of said
ordinance, permission to discharge to any District facility may be
denied.
Section Seven. Certain waters or liquid wastes of
industrial origin may be acceptable for discharge once permission
for such discharge has been obtained from the Industrial Waste
Division of the District.
Section Eight. The discharge of waters or liquid
wastes into any District facility not approved for such discharge
as indicated herein shall be considered unlawful and the person
responsible for such discharge shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less
than Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) nor more than Three Hundred Dollars
($300.00) or imprisoned in the County Jail not less than three (3)
days, nor more than ninety (90) days, or both, by such fine and
imprisonment for each violation.
Section Nine. The invalidity of any section, clause,
sentence or provision of the 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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The foregoing Ordinance was adopted March 9, 1983.