Routine Non Hazardous Hauled Wastes Permit Bond - Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, CO in Colorado

Brief Summary

Metro Water Recovery will not issue a hauled waste discharge permit until it has your bond or an escrow deposit in hand. A surety bond lets a septic, grease trap or portable toilet hauler meet that requirement for an annual premium instead of tying up cash in escrow, and the bond goes in the same envelope as the permit application.

Every hauler applying for a Routine Non-Hazardous Hauled Wastes Discharge Permit from Metro Water Recovery, the Denver area wastewater district formally named the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, must post a surety bond of $1,000 or an amount equal to its anticipated Metro charges for an average 60-day period, whichever is greater. Section 5.2.5 of Metro's Rules and Regulations sets the requirement. An escrow account on terms approved by Metro is the only alternative.

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How to Apply for a Routine Non Hazardous Hauled Wastes Permit Bond:

• Estimate your monthly discharge volume and ask Metro what bond amount applies, since it is $1,000 or 60 days of anticipated charges, whichever is greater.
• Have the exact legal business name that will appear on the permit application.
• Owner name, address and Social Security number for the surety's credit review.
• Complete the bond application, pay the premium and receive the signed bond with the surety's power of attorney dated to match the bond.
• Use Section H of Metro's permit application, the Permit Bond form, with Metro Water Recovery named as obligee.
• Mail or hand deliver the original application with wet signatures, the bond, insurance certificates, the $25 application fee and $10 per vehicle to Metro Water Recovery, Attn: Hauled Wastes Program, 6450 York Street, Denver, CO 80229.

Detailed Information About the Colorado Routine Non Hazardous Hauled Wastes Permit Bond:

The amount is not always $1,000

Section 5.2.5 of the Metro Water Recovery Rules and Regulations sets the bond at $1,000 or the amount of Metro charges you are expected to run up in an average 60-day period, whichever is greater. A small operator with one truck may land on the $1,000 floor. A hauler discharging large volumes every week will be asked for more. The application asks for your expected monthly discharge volume, and Metro uses that to size the bond. Ask Metro for the required figure before you order the bond so it is written for the right amount the first time.

The rule also lets Metro's CEO revise bonding requirements over time as charges or your volume of business change, so an existing permittee can be asked to raise the bond.

Who needs it

No person or company may discharge hauled wastes into a Metro interceptor or the Metro system without a discharge permit under Section 5.2.1. The routine permit covers domestic septage, commercial septic tanks carrying domestic waste only, portable toilet waste, and restaurant grease traps. Anything else is non-routine and needs a different permit. Every applicant posts the bond or the escrow. Contract haulers who discharge for you must be covered under the same permit.

What the bond pays for

The obligee is Metro Water Recovery, 6450 York Street, Denver, Colorado 80229. Under Section 5.2.5 the bond reimburses Metro for cleaning up unsanitary conditions you cause on or around Metro facilities, for repairing Metro facilities you damage, and for unpaid charges you owe Metro. The bond form condition is that you follow Metro's Rules and Regulations, including paying what they require. The bond must be in place before the permit is issued.

Fees, term and renewal

The routine permit application fee is $25 and each vehicle permit is $10. Each truck needs its own vehicle permit and must pass a Metro inspection. Permits run for up to five years. Renewal applications are due at least 90 days before expiration with a $5 fee per vehicle. Miss that window and the permit expires, and you start over with a new application.

Insurance is a separate requirement

The bond does not replace insurance. Section 5.2.6 requires certificates for auto liability, general liability and workers' compensation on file with Metro. A sole owner operator with no employees can ask Metro in writing to waive the workers' compensation piece.

Eligibility and Requirements for a Colorado Routine Non Hazardous Hauled Wastes Permit Bond:

• Bond amount of at least $1,000, or higher if your anticipated 60-day Metro charges exceed that.
• Metro Water Recovery named as obligee on Metro's own Permit Bond form.
• A separate inspected and permitted vehicle for every truck that discharges at Metro.
• Certificates of insurance for auto liability, general liability and workers' compensation.
• Registration with CDPHE if you transport waste grease.
• Renewal filed at least 90 days before the permit expires, which is no more than five years after issue.

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