Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Subject 391-3-6 - WATER QUALITY CONTROL › Rule 391-3-6-.24 - Regulation of Commercial Waste Originators, Pumpers, Transporters, Processors, and Disposal Facilit

Current through Rules and Regulations filed
				through June 27, 2024
(1)
Purpose.
The purpose of
				Paragraph
				391-3-6-.24 is to provide minimum
				uniform statewide regulations for the purpose of regulating transporters that
				collect and/or dispose of commercial waste; to prevent the improper disposal of
				commercial wastes; to provide a commercial waste transporter permit that is
				accepted statewide; and to provide for fees for the cost of permitting and
				inspecting transporter vehicles.
(2)
Definitions
. All terms used
				in this Paragraph shall be interpreted in accordance with the definitions as
				set forth in this Paragraph, or in any other Paragraph of these Rules:
(a) "Commercial facilities" means a facility
				constructed and intended to produce commercial, domestic, or industrial
				wastewaters, including facilities intended to collect, transport, and treat
				storm water runoff.
(b) "Commercial
				Wastes" means:
(i) Non-toxic, non-hazardous
				liquid wastewater from commercial facilities;
(ii) Grease interceptor contents generated by
				a commercial food operation or institutional food preparation facility,
				including without limitation, fats, grease, and food scraps; or
(iii) Any oil waste residue produced from
				vehicle maintenance or washing that discharge to an oil-water separator or sand
				trap;
(c) "Commercial
				Waste Transporter Permit" is a permit issued by a local governing authority for
				an individual tank truck.
(d) "FOG"
				means fats, oils, and grease.
(e)
				"Hazardous Waste" means any solid waste that has been defined as a hazardous
				waste in regulation promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources, Chapter
				391-3-11.
(f) "Grease interceptor"
				means a structure or device designed to collect and retain oils, grease, and
				fatty substances usually found in kitchen or similar wastes.
(g) "Grit Trap" means a structure or device
				designed primarily for the accumulation and removal of grit.
(h) "LGA" means local governing
				authority.
(i) "Local Governing
				Authority" means the governing authority of a county or municipality, or the
				designee of any county or municipality in this state. The local governing
				authority for a county would typically be the County Board of Commissioners and
				for a municipality would typically be the City Council.
(j) "Oil-water separator" means a structure
				or device designed primarily to collect and retain oily substances.
(k) "On-site Sewage Management System" means
				any system that has been permitted by the local county board of health under
				rules promulgated by the Department of Human Resources.
(l) "Originator" means the owner or operator
				of the grease interceptor, grit trap, oil-water separator, or sand trap from
				which commercial wastes are removed.
(m) "Registration" means acceptance by the
				Division of a transporter.
(n)
				"Registered Commercial Waste Transporter" is a business/owner registered by the
				Division and whose tank trucks are permitted by a local governing
				authority.
(o) "Sand Trap" means a
				receptacle designed for the accumulation and removal of sand, grit, rocks and
				other similar debris.
(p) "Septic
				Wastes" means the contents of a septic tank.
(q) "Transporter" means any person or firm,
				which owns or operates one or more waste tank trucks that receive or dispose of
				commercial waste in this state.
(r) "Tank truck" means any vehicle that
				removes and transports commercial wastes.