City of Bastrop
Rules and Procedures for Approved
Septic Hauler Unloading
I. General Requirements
A. All inquiries, complaints or reports are to be directed to City of
Bastrop Department of Water and Wastewater at 300 Water Street, P.O.
Box 427, Bastrop, Texas 78602, (512) 332-8960 or Fax (512) 332-0279,
Email baswater@cityofbastrop.org
B. The City of Bastrop will make available a designated dump site. Such site shall
be used for all unloading unless specifically directed otherwise by a W/WW
Department representative.
C. Haulers are responsible for clean-up and maintenance of sanitary conditions at
the unloading site. The City will furnish water, tools and containers for such clean-
up. Haulers are expected to rake debris from grating, place debris in container
and wash down the catch basin after each unloading.
D. Haulers are to report any damage or non-functioning equipment as soon as
practical.
E. Haulers must immediately report any spills or overflows that cause waste to
escape beyond the catch basin. Haulers will be required to provide at their own
expense any clean-up required to remediate a spill or overflow.
F. All approved Haulers must furnish and maintain the following:
1. Vehicle Liability Insurance in the amount required by Texas Statute.
2. General Business Liability Insurance, not less than the amount of
$200,000 combined for property and bodily injury, $200,000
aggregate and $200,000 aggregate for products and completed
operations, which policy covers all employees and sub-
contractors.
3. Current Texas Vehicle Registration.
4. Current TCEQ Permit.
G. Tank volumes will be determined by manufacturer’s certificate or by mutually
agreed field measurement.
II. Manifests
A. An approved Hauler will be issued manifests at 300 Water Street,
Water/Wastewater Office in lots of 25 each. Manifests may be picked up only
during regular business hours.
B. A manifest shall be required for each unloading.
C. The manifest must be completely filled out, signed and deposited into the
receptacle provided at the unloading site. Hauler should retain one copy of
the manifest for their records.
D. The City of Bastrop will bill each approved Hauler once each month. The monthly
bill will be due no later than 15 days after the billing date.
III. Special Provisions
A. The City, at its discretion may require lab analysis testing of the wastes from
time-to-time, or may perform visual or other field checks of delivered wastes. All
costs for such testing and inspections will be borne by the City.
B. Wastes from chemical toilets that have been treated with Bromine or a Bromine
containing compound shall be limited to 1,000 gallons per single load.
C. Wastes from Recreational Vehicles and other special instances may be
approved by the Director.
D. The Director may revise, revoke or suspend any or all parts of these rules.
E. The Director may cause the unloading site to be monitored by surveillance
camera(s), or other equipment.
F. The Director may suspend, revoke or refuse to re-issue licenses due to
non-payment of fees or non-compliance with rules, regulations, ordinances and
statutes. Disposing of wastes without a license shall be subject to penalties as
set forth in Chapter 11, Bastrop Code of Ordinances.
IV. Prohibitions
A. Any wastes not generated by septic systems and chemical toilets.
B. Any wastes containing significant amounts of oil, grease, or wastes from sand or
grit separators.
C. Any wastes that have been concentrated by aggregation, dewatering, additives
or mixing, including wastes that have been collected more than 72 hours before
disposal.
D. Any wastes that by volume, content or chemical characteristics are deemed
harmful to the City’s Wastewater treatment processes.
The Rules and Procedures were adopted and approved by the Director of Water and Wastewater on May 11, 2005.
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