§ 27-176. Manifest system.

(a)

Required information. A manifest system consisting of manifest booklets shall be used by all transporters holding a city waterworks system permit to transport grease trap waste, grit trap waste, and septage. Each manifest shall thoroughly document the following information:

(1)

The quantity and type of liquid waste being transported;

(2)

The generator's name and address at the point of receipt of liquid wastes by the transporter;

(3)

The transporter's corporate, business or trade name;

(4)

The transport vehicle operator's name;

(5)

The transporter's permit number issued by the city waterworks system;

(6)

The registration number assigned to the transporter's vehicle by the state;

(7)

The time of disposal;

(8)

The signature of the disposal operator.

(b)

Manifest booklets. Manifest booklets shall be obtained from the city waterworks system in accordance with the fee schedules currently in effect. The manifest booklet fee shall be ten dollars ($10.00) per booklet. Such fee schedules may be adjusted or amended from time to time by formal city council action. Manifest booklets shall be annotated as appropriate for the collection or disposal of either grit trap waste or grease trap waste or septage. Manifest booklets shall also be marked as appropriate for use with certain liquid waste transportation vehicle tank capacities. A transporter must complete one (1) manifest for each generator location serviced, with the exception of chemical/portable toilet companies servicing their own units. Chemical/portable toilet companies servicing their own units which may be located at various locations shall be required to complete one (1) manifest for each vehicle load transported. Each individual carbonless, print-trace manifest shall consist of five (5) parts:

(1)

The white original of the manifest shall be signed by the transporter and generator at the time of the liquid waste collection.

(2)

The yellow copy shall be given to the generator once signed by the transporter and generator.

(3)

The white original of the manifest shall be signed by the disposal site operator at the time of disposal and the pink copy maintained by the disposal site operator.

(4)

The green copy of the manifest shall be maintained by the transporter.

(5)

The gold copy shall be returned to the generator within thirty (30) days upon completion of the above steps.

It shall be the responsibility of the liquid waste transporter to return the gold copy to the generator within thirty (30) days of disposal.

The director may make administrative modifications of the manifest form used. Each manifest booklet shall contain twenty-five (25) manifests serially numbered. The department shall keep a record of the manifest serial numbers purchased by the liquid waste transporter. The department may issue more than one (1) manifest booklet to any transporter, at the department's discretion, based on volume of business, number of trucks, etc. Additional manifest booklets have been properly returned to the department.

In the event that a manifest booklet is lost or stolen, the permittee shall submit a sworn and notarized affidavit stating the circumstances surrounding the loss of the booklet, the probable contents of the wastes transported and disposed of, and efforts made to locate the booklet. After reasonable investigation by the department indicates no fraudulent or wrongful acts by the permittee, the department shall not unreasonably deny continued purchase of manifest booklets.

(c)

Unlawful use of manifests. Falsification of any information required in a manifest shall be grounds for immediate suspension or revocation of a city waterworks system liquid waste transportation permit and each instance of falsification shall be considered a separate violation of this article. The physical transfer of manifests by a permit holder to anyone other than the permittee's transportation vehicle operators or the department is prohibited. Purchase and/or resale of manifests from any source other than the department is prohibited. Each instance of purchase, transfer, or resale of manifests shall constitute a separate violation of this article.

(d)

Maintenance of manifest records. All permittee's shall maintain all transporter manifest copies for a period of three (3) years. All generators shall maintain generator manifest receipts for a period of three (3) years. All disposal site operators shall maintain all manifest copies for a period of three (3) years. The department shall maintain completed manifest booklets for a period of three (3) years. Should any pending administrative law proceeding or litigation mandate that such records be preserved for more than three (3) years, affected persons shall adhere to the dictates of those proceedings.

(Ord. No. 95-03, § 6, 1-17-1995)