§ 700-230. SEPTIC TANK PUMPERS

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to pump any septic tank, pump tank, holding tank, chemical toilet, or other means of on-site sewage disposal without first obtaining registration from the LA.

(b)

Only sites with a valid discharge permit from the RWQCB shall be used for dumping of septage.

(c)

An applicant for registration as a septic tank pumper must furnish his/her equipment for inspection by the LA prior to the issuance or renewal of registration. The equipment must meet the following minimum requirements:

(1)

All equipment must be in good repair and easily cleanable. No pockets where debris can accumulate will be allowed;

(2)

Truck equipment must be designed to adequately control effluent disposal from the truck into receiving stations;

(3)

The tank discharge valve must be capped and the cap chained to the truck;

(4)

A fifty-foot, three-quarter inch diameter hose and disinfectant material must accompany the truck for sanitary cleanup;

(5)

A sighting gauge must be installed on the exterior of the tank and must be calibrated to measure capacity to the quarter tank; and

(6)

The name of the operating firm, phone number, and tank capacity shall be conspicuously displayed on both sides of the truck or on the rear of the tank in bold letters not less than four inches high.

(7)

The vehicle will be stored in an appropriately zoned area.

(8)

The sewage shall be disposed of at the Yuba City Wastewater Treatment Plant or other locations approved by the LA after an assessment of the proposed location for septage, the volume of septage anticipated, and whether adequate capacity is available.

(d)

Septic tank pumper registration expires on December 31 ^st of each year. This registration is renewable if the registrant continues to meet the requirements of this [Chapter].

(e)

Septic tank pumpers shall submit the following minimum information in writing on forms provided by the LA no later than the tenth of each calendar month for the previous month:

(1)

Gallons pumped according to location and site address;

(2)

Date of pumping, type of waste, and reason for pumping, if applicable; and

(3)

Gallons disposed of at each authorized dumping site.

(f)

Any septic tank pumper registration issued pursuant to this [Chapter] may be suspended or revoked by the LA for incompetence, negligence, misrepresentation, or failure to comply with the requirements of this [Chapter] on the part of the septic tank pumper.

(Ord. No. 1632, § 1, 3-28-2017)