HomeMy WebLinkAbout2722 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 2722
AN ORDINANCE concerning septic tank waste disposal; and
establishing new Chapter 13.54 to the Pasco Municipal
Code.
WHEREAS, Changes in the requirements of federal and state
law concerning the environment and the disposal of waste products
has created a need in the area for a depository for the waste
products pumped from residential septic tanks; and
WHEREAS, The City of Pasco Wastewater Treatment Plant is
capable of handling certain domestic waste pumpings from septic
tanks, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. New Chapter 13.54 is hereby added to the
Pasco Municipal Code, which Chapter shall read as follows:
CHAPTER 13.54
SEPTIC TANK WASTE DISPOSAL
Section:
13.54.010 Unlawful dumping prohibited.
13.54.020 Wastewater treatment plant - disposal
site.
13.54.030 Septage requirements.
13.54.040 Application requirements.
13.54.050 Dumping rules, procedures and
practices.
13.54.060 Billing Procedure.
13.54.070 Unlawful dumping - penalty.
13.54.010 UNLAWFUL DUMPING PROHIBITED. It is
unlawful for anyone to dump, deposit or place waste
from septic tanks into the wastewater (sewer)
system of the City of Pasco, except as allowed by
the provisions of this chapter. Violation is
punishable as a gross misdemeanor.
13.54.020 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT -
DISPOSAL SITE. The City of Pasco Wastewater
Treatment Plant may accept domestic waste pumpings
from septic tanks serving residential dwelling
units ("septage"), subject to the requirements of
this chapter.
13.54.030 SEPTAGE REQUIREMENTS. Septic tank
waste dumpings deposited at the wastewater
treatment plant shall not be untypical and/or have
characteristics inconsistent with that common to
domestic waste. Specifically, the septage shall:
(a) Have a PH above 5.5 and below 9.0; and
(b) Not contain toxic or poisonous
substances that would interfere with the treatment
process or by its content be considered hazardous
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waste as defined by state statute or administrative
regulation; and
(c) Not contain any petroleum based product
or other flammable material; and
(d) Not contain more than 100 parts per
million by weight of fat, vegetable oil, or grease;
and
(e) Not contain rocks or sand.
13.54.040 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. No
person shall dump any septage at the wastewater
treatment plant until the depositor has established
an approved account with the city. Each applicant
for an approved account shall file an application
with the city's finance department providing
sufficient information to establish that:
(a) The applicant firm is licensed with the
Benton-Franklin Health District as a septic tank
pumper; and
(b) The firm's business name, address,
ownership (identity of corporate officers if a
corporation) and the person or persons to contact
in the case of an emergency; and
(c) A description of each truck that will
be used for hauling and depositing septage at the
wastewater treatment plant which description shall
include the truck's license plate number, and the
capacity of the truck's tank in gallons.
13.54.050 DUMPING RULES, PROCEDURES AND
PRACTICES. The City of Pasco Wastewater
Superintendent shall establish rules, procedures
and practices in writing regulating the procedures
to be followed by depositors of septage at the
wastewater treatment plant, emptying hours,
clean-up requirements and reporting requirements.
13.54.060 BILLING PROCEDURE. (a) Rate:
septic tank waste discharged into the wastewater
treatment plant will be charged on the basis of a
full truck tank load at ten cents per gallon times
the capacity of the truck's tank in gallons.
(b) Frequency: Billings will be made on a
calendar month basis with the billings sent out not
later than the first full week following the end of
the preceding month. Bills must be paid, as
evidenced by receipt of the same by the city's
finance department, prior to the last calendar day
of the month the bill is mailed by the city.
Failure to pay any billing within the time frame
set forth herein shall be sufficient grounds for
the city to terminate dumping privileges at the
wastewater treatment plant. Bills paid after the
end of the month shall incur interest on the unpaid
balance at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per
annum.
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ATT T:
ED HENDLER, Mayor
WELLS, City Clerk GREG A A BSTELLO, City Attorney
APPROVED AS 0 FORM:
13.54.070 UNLAWFUL DUMPING - PENALTY. Any
person, firm, business or corporation found to be
dumping other than residential dwelling unit
septage at the wastewater treatment plant will
immediately forfeit its privilege to do any further
septage treatment/disposal at the Pasco Wastewater
Treatment Plant. Any person, firm, business or
corporation disposing its septage into the City of
Pasco sewage system at other than the treatment
plant will be subject to prosecution under Section
.010 of this chapter and any other applicable law.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect five days
after passage and publication.
PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this
/5 f May, 1989.
DATE 05i3
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13 54 is hereby "' added...tc
the Pasco Municipal Code.
Which Chapter shall read. as
follows "4 = „ "I:
; CHAPTER 13 .54
SEPTIC TANK WASTE
Ai DISPOSAL ,
Section- „
13 54 010 Unlawful ?-dump-,
ing prohibited 5371-
13 54 020 Wastewater
treatment plant-disposal
site
13 54 030 Septage 'require-
ments 4
13 54 040 Application,Lre-
quirements
13 54 050 Dumping rules'
procedures and practices '
13 54 060 Billinq ,pro,ce -
dure ..,!;40x..14.0-4a„.
13 54 070 ;Unlawful ...dump:
ing-penalty A
' 13 54 010 UNLAWFUL
DUMPING PROHIBITED It
is .unlawful for anyone to
dump deposit or place
COUNTY OF BENTON
SS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
TRACY E. HOEVET , being duly sworn,
deposes and says, I am the Legal Clerk of the Tr-City Herald, a
daily newspaper That said newspaper is a legal newspaper and
has been approved as a legal newspaper by order of the superior
court in the county in which it is published and it is now and has
been for more than six months prior to the date of the publication
hereinafter referred to, published countinually as a daily newspa-
per in Benton County, Washington That the attached is a true
copy of a Or dina.nce No. 2722 as it
was printed in the regular and entire issue of the Tri-City Herald
itself and not in a supplement thereof, 001 time(s),
commencing on 051989 , and ending on
05198c) , and that said newspaper was regulary
distributed to its subscribers during all of this period
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Notary public in and forAe. pbite of Wash-
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COMMISSION EXPIRES 7-- (5 -- fr-2
ORDINANCE NO 2722
--v- AN ORDINANCE con-
°17 cerning septic tank waste 8 ON disposal and establishing
,dic new Chapter 13 54 to the
— Pasco Municipal Code
WHEREAS Changes in
de the requirements of federal
c"-I and state law concerning
-fl_ 'chi the environment and the
disposal of waste products
99 has created a need in the
' U1 area for a depository for the
__ waste products pumped _.
ZS ou from residential septic
n o f tanks and
— WHEREAS The City of
Pasco Wastewater Treat
ment Plant is capable of
handling certain domestic
eu waste pumpings from sep
1317 tic tanks NOW THERE
O's H
Os FORE
FO1REE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PASCO 8 st WASHINGTON DO OR
DAIN AS FOLLOWS Cl/ Section 1 New Chapter
13 54 is hereby added to
the Pasco Municipal Code
which Chapter shall read as
follows
9 CHAPTER 13 54
d SEPTIC TANK WASTE
DISPOSAL
Section
d 13 54 010 Unlawful dump
. ing prohibited
— 13 54 020 Wastewater
O treatment plant disposal 9 site
1:113 54 030 Septage require
ments
0 13 54 040 Application re
8 quirements
AC 13 54 050 Dumping rules
A procedures and practices
ti 13 54 060 Billing Proce
— dure
J 13 54 070 Unlawful -dump
ing penalty
13 54 010 UNLAWFUL
DUMPING PROHIBITED It
is unlawful for anyone to
• dump deposit or place
waste forrh septic tanks into
the wastewater (sewer) sys
tern of the City of Pasco
except as allowed by the
provisions of this chapter
Violation is punishable as a
gross misdemeanor
13 54 020 WASTEWA
o TER TREATMENT PLANT
DISPOSAL SITE- The City
of Pasco Wastewater Treat
ment Plant may accept do
1 mestic waste pumpings
, from septic tanks serving
residential dwelling units
( septage ) subject to the
, requirements of this chap
' ter
, 13 54 030 SEPTAGE
REQUIREMENTS Septic
tank waste dumpings de
posited at the wastewater
treatment plant shall not be
untypical and/or have char
acteristics inconsistent with
that common to domestic
waste Specifically the
septage shall
(a) Have a PH above 5 5
and below 9 0 and
, (b) Not contain toxic or
poisonous sbstances that
would interfere with the
treatment process or by its
content by considered haz
ardous waste as defined by
state statute or administra
five regulation and
(c) Not contain any petro
leum based product or
other flammable material
and
1 (d) Not contain more
than 100 parts per million
by weight of fat vegetable
oil or grease and
(e) Not contain rocks or
sand
13 54 040 APPLICA
TION REQUIREMENTS
No person shall dump any
septage at the wastewater
treatment plant until the de
posaor has established an
apprtNed account with the
city Each applicant for an
Ia.-tr...., A 1.. I AA
Z
P -u
le
-
[treatment process or by its
content by considered haz
ardous waste as defined by
state statute or administra
tive regulation and
(c) Not contain any petro
leum based product or
other flammable material
and
(d) Not contain more
than 100 parts per million
by weight of fat vegetable
oil or grease and
(e) Not contain rocks or
sand
13 54 040 APPLICA
TION REQUIREMENTS
No person shall dump any
septage at the wastewater
treatment plant until the de
positor has established an
apprOved account with the
city Each applicant for an
approved account shall file
an application with the
city s finance department
providing sufficient infor
mation to establish that
(a) The applicant firm is
licensed with the Benton
Franklin Health District as a
septic tank pumper and
(b) The firm s business
name address ownership
(identity of corporate offi
cers if a corporation) and
the person or persons to
contact in the case of an
emergency and
(c) A description of each
truck that will be used for
hauling and depositing sep
tage at the wastewater
treatment plant which de
sorption shall include the
truck s license plate num
ber and the capacity of the
truck s tank in gallons
13 54 050 DUMPING
RULES PROCEDURES
AND PRACTICES The City
of Pasco Wastewater Su
penntendent shall establish
rules procedures and prac
tices in writing regulating
the procedures to be fol
lowed by depositors of sep-
tage at the wastewater
treatment plant emptying
hours clean up require
ments and reporting re
quirements
13 54 060 BILLING
PROCEDURE (a) Rate
septic tank waste dis
charged into the wastewa
ter treatment plant will be
charged on the basis of a
full truck tank load at ten
cents per gallon times the
capacity of the truck s tank
in gallons
(b) Frequency Billings
will be made on a calendar
month basis with the bil
lungs sent out not later than
the first full week following
the end of the preceding
month Bills must be paid
as evidenced by receipt of
the same by the city s fi
nance department prior to
the last calendar day of the
month the bill is mailed by
the city Failure to pay any
billing within the time frame
set forth herein shall be suf
ficient grounds for the city
to terminate dumping pnv
lieges at the wastewater
treatment plant Bills paid
after the end of the month
shall incur interest on the
unpaid balance at the rate
of twelve percent (12%) per
annum
13 54 070 UNLAWFUL
DUMPING-PENALTY, Any
person firm business or
corporation fund to be
dumping other than rest
dential dewIling unit sep
tage at the wastewater
treatment plant will immedi
ately forfeit its privilege to
do any further septage
treatment/disposal at the
Pasco Wastewater Treat
ment Plant Any person
firm business or corpora
tion disposing its septage
into the City of Pasco sew
age system at other than
the treatment plant will be
subject to prosecution
under Section 010 of this
chapter and any other ap
plicable law
Section 2 This Ord,
nance shall take effect five,
days after passage and
publication
PASSED by the City
Council and APROVED by
the Mayor this 15 day of
May 1989
s Ed Hendler Mayor
ATTEST
s Evelyn Wells
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
s Greg A Rubstello
City Attorney
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P 0 BOX 293, 412 WEST CLARK, PASCO, WASHINGTON 99301
May 16, 1989
Tri City Herald
P.O. Box 2608
Pasco, Washington 99302
Gentlemen.
Please publish the attached Ordinance No. 2722 on the following
date
May 19, 1989
Please send two (2) Affidavits of Publication.
Sin rely yours,
ve yn Wells
City Clerk
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