ARTICLE XIV. - PRIVIES, CESSPOOLS, ETC.
Part of the Code of Ordinances of East Providence, RI.
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--- (15) --- Cross reference— Utilities, ch. 17.
State Law reference— Authorization for city to license and regulate, state requirements, G.L. 1956, § 23-19.2-2 et seq.
Sec. 8-391. - Removal of contents; license required.#
No person shall engage in the business of removing the contents of privy vaults or cesspools without first obtaining a license from the city clerk, upon proof of approval from the state director of health, and after approval by the chief of police and the mayor.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-291; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)
Sec. 8-392. - Term of license.#
Any license to remove the contents of privy vaults and cesspools shall be for one year, as provided in section 8-7.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-292)
Sec. 8-393. - Fee for license.#
The annual charge for each license granted by the city clerk for the removal of the contents of cesspools and privy vaults shall be as provided in section 8-28.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-293)
Sec. 8-394. - Equipment for removal of contents.#
(a)
All tanks, tank wagons, tubs or barrels must be kept airtight and free from leakage, and all apparatus used in the business described in section 8-391 must be kept clean, must have the name of licensee upon it in plain letters and must be approved by the state department of environmental management.
(b)
No wagon tank, tub or other apparatus shall be allowed to stand in the street, except when in use.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-294)
Sec. 8-395. - Ashes, swill, etc., not to be deposited in cesspool, etc.#
No person shall deposit or allow to be deposited in any privy vault or cesspool any ashes, swill, rubbish, refuse or any other such inappropriate substance.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-295)
Sec. 8-396. - Privy, water closet, etc., not to become nuisance or offensive.#
No person shall permit any privy, urinal, water closet or other fixture or any drain, waste pipe, soil pipe or catchbasin to become a nuisance or in any way offensive.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-296)
Sec. 8-397. - Disinfecting.#
When required by the water pollution control superintendent, the owner of any cesspool or privy vault shall disinfect the cesspool or privy vault in such a manner as may be required.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-297)
Sec. 8-398. - Keeping in repair.#
The owner, lessee or agent of any land or building shall keep in such repair and sanitary condition as is satisfactory to the water pollution control superintendent every privy, privy vault, cesspool, drain, waste pipe and soil pipe situated on or in such land or building.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-298)
Sec. 8-399. - Dumping of contents at city treatment plant.#
(a)
Cesspool and septic tank cleaning contractors shall have a current night soil license from the city issued by the city clerk through the city council.
(b)
Only city-licensed cesspool or septic tank cleaning contractors shall be allowed to dump at the city sewage treatment plant. Cesspool and septic tank cleanings shall be only from this city. No industrial waste or wastes considered detrimental to the treatment process shall be permitted.
(c)
Cesspool and septic tank cleanings shall be made between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. No dumping shall be made on Sundays and celebrated holidays.
(d)
Unloading shall be made according to the arrangements and methods, designated by the water pollution control superintendent and the area shall be cleaned after each unloading.
(e)
An unloading slip shall be turned into the city treatment plant office for each unloading. The slip provided by the city shall show the date, time, hauler's name, origin of load, capacity of truck, approximate gallons being unloaded, names and addresses where collected, and signature of driver. The slip must also state that the load does not contain any toxic or hazardous materials. The city reserves the right to sample septage and to refuse wastes that may be detrimental to the wastewater treatment facility.
(f)
The capacity of the contractor's truck may be calculated by the water pollution control superintendent and any part of a load will be billed as a full load.
(g)
The fee for septic tank and cesspool dumping shall be based at the rate of $35.00 per 1,000 gallons.
(h)
Wastes from house trailers or chemical tanks shall not be permitted to be discharged at the city treatment plant.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-299; Ch. 274, § IX, 8-19-03; Ch. 443, § I, 12-18-07)
Sec. 8-400. - Appeal from denial.#
Any person aggrieved by the action of the chief of police, the mayor or the city clerk in the denial of a permit or license as provided in section 8-391 shall have the right of appeal to the city council. Such appeal shall be taken by filing a written statement with the city clerk, setting forth fully the grounds for the appeal, within 14 days after the notice of the action complained of has been mailed to such person's last known address. The council shall set a time and place for a hearing on such appeal, and notice of such hearing shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to the applicant at his last known address at least five days prior to the date set for hearing.
(Rev. Ords. 1987, § 8-300; Ch. 877, § I, 6-6-23)