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O R D I N A N C E NO. 10082
AN ORDINANCE, repealing Ordinance No. 8102, as adopted June 15, 1990,
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. 8102, as adopted June 15, 1990, 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repealed.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,
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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 Department 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.
Section Three - Waste Transporter Authorization
Only District authorized waste transporters may discharge hauled waste at
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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
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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 Director of continued liability
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insurance and proof of continued compliance with applicable State of Missouri, City of St.
Louis and/or St. Louis County laws and regulations.
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.
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B. Under emergency conditions, as determined by the Director, hauled waste
may be discharged at such alternate locations and under such conditions as the Director
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
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Department 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 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 Distr
harmless from any and all damage and expenses which may be suffered
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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
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(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 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 for hauled waste discharged pursuant
to this ordinance based upon the non-residential wastewater user charges in effect at the time
of the discharge. The fee for each discharge will be calculated based upon the full volume of
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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 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
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strength waste charges in Section Nine of this ordinance has not been paid and has been
delinquent for more than fifteen 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.
Section Thirteen - Effective Date
This ordinance shall become effective on June 1, 1997.
The foregoing Ordinance was adopted May 8, 1997.