327 Ind. Admin. Code 7.1-6-2

Current through January 8, 2025

Section 327 IAC 7.1-6-2 - Vehicle tank requirements

Authority: IC 13-14-8; IC 13-18-12-4

Affected: IC 13-18-12

Sec. 2.

The septage management vehicle must be equipped with a leak-proof tank suitable for containment of septage from cleaning sewage disposal systems and must meet the following requirements unless otherwise specified in a septage management permit:

(1) The tank must be securely affixed to the vehicle chassis.

(2) The tank must have a capacity of at least:

(A) one thousand (1,000) gallons when pumping commercial or residential sewage disposal systems; or

(B) two hundred fifty (250) gallons when pumping portable toilets or grease interceptors or traps.

(3) The tank must be constructed of a material adequate to prevent collapse when a vacuum is created.

(4) If more than seven (7) feet long as measured along the axis of vehicle travel, the tank must contain interior baffles that must be:

(A) of sufficient cross-sectional area to adequately dampen movement of contained liquid during vehicle travel or braking;

(B) composed of the same material as the tank and must have the same or greater thickness as the tank walls; and

(C) firmly attached to the interior tank wall at least every seven (7) feet along the axis of vehicle travel and must allow for complete draining of the contained septage.

(5) The tank must have a discharge opening of a minimum of two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter, and the discharge point shall allow for complete draining of the contained septage.

(6) The tank must have watertight valves provided at the tank's inlet and outlet. Watertight caps or plugs must be installed whenever the inlet and outlet openings are not being used to transfer the septage.

(7) The tank must be constructed so that its interior and exterior can be cleaned.

(8) A device must be installed on the tank to visually indicate from the exterior of the tank the septage level in the tank.

327 IAC 7.1-6-2

Water Pollution Control Board; 327 IAC 7.1-6-2; filed Jul 8, 2002, 2:01 p.m.: 25 IR 3731; readopted filed Jun 4, 2008, 11:07 a.m.: 20080702-IR-327080207BFA

Readopted filed Jul 30, 2014, 4:04 p.m.: 20140827-IR-327140189BFA

Readopted filed 5/27/2020, 11:52 a.m.: 20200624-IR-327200186BFA

Filed 3/3/2022, 10:40 a.m.: 20220330-IR-327140029FRA