HomeMy Public PortalAbout08102 O R D I N A N C E NO. 8102
REPEALED BY ORD. NO. 10082
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 4982, as adopted
March 9, 1983, 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 pit, sump, holding tank, 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. 4982, as adopted March 9,
1983, is hereby repealed.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
pit, sump, holding tank, septic tank, sewage treatment plant or
industrial facility. Under no circumstance will hazardous wastes
as defined in 40CFR Part 261 be discharged. Acceptable points of
discharge are as follows:
1. MSD Lemay Sewage Treatment Plant
201 Hoffmeister (63125)
2. MSD Lemay Pump Station
8520 Virginia Avenue (63111)
3. Coldwater Creek Sewage Treatment Plant
13798 Old Halls Ferry Road (63034)
4. Bissell Point Sewage Treatment Plant
10 East Grand Avenue (63147)
5. Missouri River Sewage Treatment Plant
3455 Creve Coeur Mill Road (63146)
Section Three. No person shall discharge or cause to be
discharged such waters or liquid wastes at a designated point of
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discharge without first obtaining a permit to operate in St. Louis
County from the St. Louis County Department of Community Health 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
unassignable scrip, identified as "Waste Hauler Discharge Permit",
issued by the District in increments of five hundred (500) gallons
and five thousand (5,000) gallons of waters or liquid wastes. The
fee for such permits shall be based upon the non-residential
wastewater user charges in effect at the time the scrip is issued.
Non-hazardous wastes of excessive strength may be accepted for
discharge at controlled discharge rates for an additional charge,
as agreed upon, between the original source of the wastes and the
District. The number of Waste Hauler Discharge Permits (scrip)
required will be based upon the total vehicle tank capacity,
rounded up to the nearest five hundred (500) gallons. All
applicants for unassignable scrip issued by the District shall
furnish the following information on a Waste Transporter
Identification Application:
a) Name of person and address
b) St. Louis County Department of Community Health
Permit No.
c) Vehicle State License No. for each vehicle operated
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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 transportation
service
f) Proof of comprehensive liability insurance
Section Five. Any person granted a permit to discharge
waters or liquid wastes at the points designated herein and in
possession of proper authorization in the form of unassignable
scrip assents to the conditions hereinafter stated and agrees to be
bound by his conditional obligations and duties, to wit:
1. The permittee 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 unless otherwise authorized.
2. The permittee will comply with all District
regulations and follow the directions of District
employees while on District premises.
3. The permittee 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 the District's
sewer use ordinance.
4. The permittee will maintain adequate comprehensive
Liability Insurance and furnish a certificate of
same to the District for its approval when filing
the Identification Application.
5. The permittee 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, appropriately clean to the
satisfaction of the attendant on duty the area
involved.
Section Six. The District has the right to refuse the
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discharge of any hauled waste if in the opinion of the District
such wastewaters could cause operational and maintenance problems
or be detrimental to the health of District employees. A sample of
the waters or liquid wastes being discharged shall be collected by
the attendant on duty at a designated point of discharge and
submitted for analysis to the District's Department of
Environmental Compliance to determine its compliance with the
requirements of the District's sewer use ordinance and applicable
state and federal regulations. In the event these waters or liquid
wastes are found to be in violation of said ordinance, the permit
to discharge to any District facility may be revoked and any
damages incurred by the District will be charged to the person
discharging said wastes.
Section Seven. Certain waters or liquid wastes of
commercial or industrial origin may be acceptable for discharge
once prior permission for such discharge has been obtained from the
District's Department of Environmental Compliance.
Section Eight. The discharge of waters or liquid wastes
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
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or imprisoned in the County
Jail or City Workhouse, as the case may be, for not more than one
(1) year, or both, by such fine and imprisonment for each such
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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.
Section Ten. This ordinance shall become effective on
November 1, 1990.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted June 15, 1990.