17.35.109    OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, CERTIFICATION, AND AS-BUILTS

(1) Operation and maintenance of vessel pumpout facilities should generally conform to the requirements in Department Circular DEQ-4, Appendix D, with the following additions:

(a) for public facilities, hours of operation for vessel pumpout stations should be posted in a conspicuous place where readily observable by the public;

(b) hoses, pumps, and equipment should be flushed after each use by pumping clean water through the system which empties into an approved disposal area (never onto the ground or into the water) and to disinfect all suction connections; and

(c) the operator should wear appropriate protective clothing, such as gloves, and should wash his or her hands following contact with the system.

History: 23-2-522, MCA; IMP, 23-2-522, MCA; NEW, 2015 MAR p. 1388, Eff. 9/11/15.