Part 117, Septage Waste Servicers, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, regulates the pumping, disposal, and land application of septage waste. Receiving facilities are required to develop an operating plan for septage receiving to comply with Part 117, Septage Waste Servicers, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451.
Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTP) that accept domestic septage are defined as a “receiving facility” in Part 117. The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority (YCUA) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is an approved receiving facility by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). YCUA’s WWTP has developed and adopted this operating plan for two septage receiving stations located at 2777 State Road in the Township of Ypsilanti. Domestic septage means liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, type III marine sanitation device, or similar storage or treatment works that receives only domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar facility that receives either commercial wastewater or industrial wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease interceptor, grease trap, or other appurtenance used to retain grease or other fatty substances contained in restaurant waste. Domestic sewage means waste and wastewater from humans or household operations.
Service area means the territory for which a receiving facility has the capacity and is available to receive and treat septage waste. The geographic service area of a receiving facility shall not extend more than 25 radial miles from the receiving facility. Septage collected in YCUA’s service area shall be disposed of at our receiving facility or any other receiving facility within the service area for which the hauler is engaged in collecting septage. Due to the current available treatment capacity at the YCUA WWTP, domestic septage will be accepted from areas inside and outside of our service area provided it is from domestic (residential) sources only. YCUA’s receiving facility is located at 2777 State Road in the Township of Ypsilanti. YCUA’s service area is pictured here.
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