City Council Agenda
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Memo to: |
Manteca City Council |
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From: |
Jose Jasso, Assistant City Manager |
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Prepared by: |
George Montross, Public Works Deputy Director / Water Resources |
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Date: |
July 30, 2025 |
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Subject: |
Septic Tank Cleaning Ordinance Update |
Recommendation:
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Waive the first reading by substitution of the title and introduce an Ordinance of the City of Manteca, State of California, repealing and replacing Chapter 13.24 “Septic Tank Cleaning”.
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Background:
The City of Manteca’s Wastewater Quality Control Facility (WQCF) accepts domestic liquid waste from septic tank cleaning, portable toilet waste, leach pits and cesspools. Manteca Municipal Code Chapter 13.24 addresses all the requirements associated with discharging of domestic liquid waste at WQCF. With the recent adoption of new wastewater rates, staff reviewed the fee as well as other aspects of the septic tank cleaning ordinance.
The fee associated with this ordinance is used to offset the costs to receive and treat domestic waste from septic pumper trucks. During analysis of updating the fee, staff collected wastewater samples from nine random pumper trucks, discharging domestic waste at WQCF, and analyzed them to determine the wastewater’s strength. The average wastewater strength was multiplied by the loading rate cost in order to calculate the fee of $250.00 per 1,000 gallons.
Other changes to the ordinance include updating the insurance requirements, requiring a City of Manteca business license, providing truck tank capacity certification and a copy of a San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department Pumper Truck Permit.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this ordinance update.
Documents Attached:
1. Attachment 1 - Ordinance
2. Attachment 2 - Redlined Ordinance