Section 096-420-17 - Municipal Septage Management CompliancePursuant to 38 M.R.S.A. section1305(6): " [e]ach municipality must provide for the disposal of all refuse, effluent, sludge and any other materials from septic tanks and cesspools located within the municipality." Any municipality which complies with this requirement by obtaining a license for its own septage land application site, septage processing facility or wastewater treatment facility need not comply with this section.
A.Approval Required. Any municipality that arranges for septage management with existing, licensed septage land application site(s), septage processing facility(ies), wastewater treatment facility(ies) or septage transporters to fulfill its septage management obligations must obtain Department approval of Municipal Septage Management Compliance pursuant to this section.B.Application Requirements. The following information must be submitted by the municipality, on forms supplied by the Department: (1) The name and address of applicant municipality;(2) The name(s), address(es) and license number(s) of the septage site(s), facility(ies) or transporters to be used for municipal septage management;(3) The name of each site, facility or transporter(s);(4) The type of each site, facility or transporter;(5) The annual volume of septage generated within the designating municipality. Volume is to be determined from previous pumping records or by assuming that 20 percent of the total septic tank capacity in the municipality will be pumped annually;(6) If a site or facility is proposed as the municipal septage management option, the maximum annual volume of septage which each site or facility is licensed to receive;(7) If a septage transporter is proposed as the municipal septage management option, evidence must be presented which specifically indicates that the transporter has access to annual septage land application, processing or disposal capacity equal to or greater than the annual volume of septage generated in the municipality;(8) If the designated site, facility or transporter cannot accept septage during certain periods (such as maintenance downtime, license limitations or times when land application is not permitted), the municipality must provide a contingency plan. Contingencies may include agreements with other sites, facilities, or transporters, or access to sufficient storage capacity for periods when the primary designated site, facility or transporter cannot accept septage; and(9) Contracts, binding agreements or other written documentation which verify that the annual volume of septage generated within the municipality will be properly land applied, processed or disposed in accordance with all applicable regulations.C.License Term. Municipal Septage Management Compliance licenses are valid as long as septage management contracts, binding agreements or other documentation between the municipality and the designated site(s), facility(ies) or transporter(s) remain in effect. If the septage management contract, binding agreement or other documentation expires or is otherwise rendered invalid, the municipality shall inform the Department, in writing, within 30 days of the expiration or invalidation of the contract, agreement or documentation.06- 096 C.M.R. ch. 420, § 17