§ 20-231. Permitting of disposal organizations; transport and disposal of waste.

(a)

Any person, firm or corporation transporting, by motor vehicle, Grade I domestic septage, food service sludge, Grade II sludge, or domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment sludge which is treated and/or landspread or otherwise disposed of in the county must obtain an annual written service permit from the St. Lucie County Public Health Unit (SLCPHU) pursuant to F.A.C. 64E.6.010. Annual applications shall be submitted to SLCPHU prior to June 30 of each year. The application shall be on a form provided by the public health unit and shall be accompanied by a fee as provided by state law. If all requirements of this article and F.A.C. ch. 62-7 are met, a permit shall be issued which is valid from July 1 through June 30. All requirements of F.A.C. ch. 62-7 which are not in conflict with this article are expressly incorporated into this article.

(b)

The following must be provided for evaluation prior to issuance of a service permit:

(1)

Evidence that the applicant possesses adequate equipment, such as a leak-proof tank trunk, pumps, appurtenances and tools for the work intended. Equipment shall be brought to the SLCPHU for inspection and approval each year prior to permitting;

(2)

The permanent location and address of the business where operations will originate and where the equipment is to be stored when it is not in use;

(3)

The proposed disposal method and the sites to be used for disposing of the waste; and

(4)

The type sources of the waste being transported.

(c)

When a permit is issued, the number of said permit along with the name of the person or organization, the business address, business phone and the gallon capacity of the truck shall be prominently displayed on the service trucks with three-inch or larger letters.

(d)

Domestic septage, food service sludge, Grade II sludge, and domestic (sewage) wastewater treatment sludge shall be transported to the disposal site in such a manner so as to preclude leakage, spillage or the creation of a sanitary nuisance. All permitted septage and sludge haulers shall maintain trip logs that are open for inspection on a form provided by the public health unit. Failure to maintain trip logs shall be a violation of this article.

(e)

Disposal organizations shall not dispose of any waste at any landspreading site in the county unless that site has been permitted for by this article.

(f)

All industrial sludges, Grade III sludges and hazardous wastes shall not be landscaped in the county. These excluded wastes shall be handled and disposed of pursuant to Florida Department of Environmental Protection Rules and Regulations.

(Code 1982, § 1-10-21; Ord. No. 87-98, pt. A, 12-15-1987)