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City of West Haven, CT
New Haven County
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No persons shall discharge or cause to be discharged into any public sewer or part of the sewage collection system, either directly or indirectly, any septage, holding tank wastes, overflow or effluent from a septic tank, ceespool, subsurface drainage trench, bed or filter or other receptacle storing organic waste.
Septage and holding tank wastes may be delivered to and will be processed at the city water pollution control facility, provided that:
A. 
Such contents were accumulated and located on property within the City of West Haven.
B. 
Such contents consist only of domestic or commercial wastes, excluding any industrial wastes or substances specified to be exluded from public sewers by these regulations.
C. 
Such contents are transported in sanitary, watertight vehicles equipped with a suitable valve outlet and meeting such requirements as may be stipulated by local or state health agencies.
D. 
A permit is issued by the Superintendent for the discharge of such content. A permit fee may be set for each tank load of such wastes by the Superintendent.
E. 
Delivery of septage and holding tank wastes is made to the city water pollution control facility site on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., except holidays.
F. 
One or more copies of the permit form for the discharge of such contents are surrendered to the sewage treatment plant operator or his agent and that said operator or his agent accepts the delivery as containing no substances or waste known to be harmful to the sewage treatment plant or its treatment processes.
Permits issued under this Article shall be void after 30 days from the date of issuance. All permits are subject to cancellation, revocation or suspension by the Superintendent when such action is deemed necessary to safeguard the city water pollution control facility.