§ 8.40.140. County septage disposal facilities.  


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  • A.

    The operation and monitoring of the county septage disposal facilities (hereafter facilities) shall be as outlined under the California Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. 77-279, as effective on November 18, 1977 for the regional facility near the city of Anderson and Order No. 87-100, dated July 21, 1987, for the Fall River Mills service area facility. The provisions of the orders are incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full. Copies of the orders shall remain on file in the office of the clerk of the board of supervisors and the department of public works and the environmental health office.

    B.

    A uniform use fee sufficient to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the facilities, including annual capital recovery of the cost of improvements, shall be established by resolution of the board of supervisors and shall be reviewed at least annually by the director of public works. The fees shall be paid to the department of public works, based upon information received from the department of public health through the registration procedures for septic tank pumpers set forth in Chapter 6 (commencing with section 25000) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

    C.

    Unless authorized by the health officer or the director of public works or the representative of either, no person shall enter upon the grounds of any facility or deposit or place any substance or matter upon the grounds of any facility. No person shall discharge any substance other than domestic sewage sludge without prior written approval of the health officer.

    D.

    The director of public works is authorized to require any person using the county septage disposal facilities to enter into an agreement with the county setting forth the conditions for use of those facilities.

(Ord. 93-11 § 1, 1993; Ord. 494-333 § 1, 1988: Ord. 494-329 § 1, 1987: prior code § 3438)