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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Septage Pumper Truck On A Semi Sunny Day


Pumper trucks have been rolling continuously through Los Osos as laterals have been installed and septic tanks emptied. Where does all that stuff go? The City of Santa Maria!
Septage Receiving:
The Regulatory Compliance group operates the Septage Receiving Facility at the WWTP, and issues permits to waste haulers. The only facility of its kind on the Central Coast, this facility provides an important service to surrounding communities. The facility accepts deposited waste from portable toilets and 
residential and commercial septage, and allows haulers to dewater and store grease from restaurants. 
There was a burp in our new sewer's collection system seven months ago after sneaky contractor dumped some of this goop directly into the new sewer pipe - you can read about it here in a story by Neil Farrell in the Bay News:

http://www.tolosapressnews.com/first-hiccups-community-sewer/

I don't know If this is what happens in Santa Maria, but this video of septage delivery and processing is pretty fun—for sewer geeks anyway—the contraption featured is called a "Honey Monster!" The video has only gotten four views, so maybe you dear readers, can boost the viewership. Added bonus, the music is straight out of the 1980s!


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