District of Columbia Administrative Code

5403 IDENTIFICATION OF CROSS CONNECTIONS AND PRACTICABILITY DETERMINATION 5403.1 The General Manager may utilize all reasonable means to identify properties with cross connections and may determine whether installation of backflow prevention devices is practicable and necessary i…

5404 DUTY OF OWNERS TO IDENTIFY CROSS CONNECTIONS 5404.1 An Owner shall, upon written request made by the General Manager, inspect all fixtures and appurtenant Interior Plumbing and inform the General Manager, in writing, of all cross connections on all properties that are the su…

5405 IMMINENT THREAT 5405.1 The General Manager shall terminate water service to any property that poses an imminent threat to the public health. 5405.2 The General Manager may also take any other action and require any person to take any action deemed necessary to protect the he…

5406 MAINTENANCE AND TESTING OF BACKFLOW PREVENTERS 5406.1 An Owner shall inspect and test all backflow preventers annually or as otherwise directed by WASA at no charge to WASA. All test results shall be submitted to the General Manager within ten (10) days of test. 5406.2 An Ow…

5407 CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 5407.1 No person shall engage in the testing of backflow preventers unless the person possesses a valid certification issued by the General Manager. 5407.2 Applications for certification to test backflow preventers shall be made to the General Mana…

5408 GROUNDS AND PROCEDURE FOR DENIAL, SUPSENSION, OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATION 5408.1 A backflow preventer tester certification shall be subject to denial, suspension, or revocation for the following causes: (a) Material misstatement in application for certification; (b) Willf…

5409 ENFORCEMENT 5409.1 In the event that an Owner fails to: allow inspections; comply with any requirement to install required devices; report test results; install, repair, maintain or test a backflow preventer; fails to maintain a private water system so as to prevent a cross …

5410 RIGHT TO CHALLENGE PRACTICABILITY AND NECESSITY TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, IMMINENT THREAT, AND PREVENTION DEVICE DETERMINATIONS 5410.1 The Owner of an identified property may contest any of the following determinations made by the General Manager: (a) Whether the …

5499 DEFINITIONS When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Backflow - a reversal of the flow of water caused by a loss in water pressure. This reversal may allow other liquids, gases or mixtures of substances to enter into the po…

600 CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND DREDGING IN D.C. WATERS 600.1 No structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, or repaired in any waters shoreward of the pierhead line unless the Mayor, pursuant to this chapter, issues a permit for the construction, reconstruction, or repair of th…

601 APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT 601.1 Application for a permit to dredge, construct, reconstruct, or repair any structure covered by this chapter shall be made to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (also referred to in this chapter as the "Department"). 601.2 Each app…

602 TIME LIMITATIONS 602.1 All dredging, construction, reconstruction, or repairs approved shall be started within six (6) months after the date of the issuance of the permit for the work. 602.2 All work approved shall proceed to completion in accordance with the terms of the per…

603 ARTIFICIAL FILL 603.1 No artificial fill shall be deposited in any waters shoreward of the bulkhead line unless the Mayor, pursuant to this chapter, issues a permit for the deposit of the artificial fill. 603.2 Artificial fill shall be deposited in accordance with the terms o…

604 RIPARIAN RIGHTS AND WATER PRIVILEGES PETITIONS 604.1 Any person, corporation, association or other entity owning land, with riparian rights or water privileges appurtenant to that land, bordering any waters or having the right to possession of that land and appurtenances, or …

605 INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS BY THE DISTRICT 605.1 The Mayor may initiate proceedings under this chapter to regulate, control, determine, or locate any property, right, or privilege covered by this chapter. The Mayor may also initiate proceedings to modify, correct, change, or a…

606 INTERVENTION OF INTERESTED PARTIES 606.1 Any interested party may intervene in any proceeding initiated under this chapter prior to the close of the hearing. An intervenor shall certify to the Mayor that a copy of the intervention has been served upon each party, respondent, …

607 HEARINGS ON PETITIONS 607.1 The Mayor shall fix the date for the hearing on the petition, and shall notify the petitioner, respondents, and intervenors by mail of the date set for the hearing of the petition and related pleadings. 607.2 The Mayor may give such other notice of…

608 CONDUCT OF HEARINGS 608.1 The hearing provided for in this chapter shall be a public hearing. 608.2 Any party may be represented by counsel. 608.3 The Mayor shall preside over the hearing, and shall make decisions and orders in the proceedings as deemed needful and just for t…

609 FEES FOR PERMITS 609.1 Fees for permits to fill or dredge, construct, reconstruct, or repair any structure issued under this chapter shall be as follows: (a) Work costing up to five hundred dollars ($500)………………………………………………$ 9.00; (b) Work costing from five hundred and one dol…

610 ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES 610.1 The penalty for a permit to abate a Notice of Doing Work Without a Permit shall be fifty per cent (50%) of the fee charged under §609. 610.2 Any person or corporation violating any provision of this chapter, or any provision of any permit or or…

699 DEFINITIONS 699.1 When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed: Fill - including any artificial fill, the depositing of earth or any other materials by artificial means, in any waters within the jurisdiction of the District of Co…

700 GENERAL PROVISIONS 700.1 The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards for the storage, collection, transportation and disposal of solid wastes, and thus promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of the District of Columbia and to enhance and improv…

701 HANDBILLS, LEAFLETS, AND FLYERS 701.1 In conformance with §700.4, the person or persons responsible for the distribution of commercial handbills, leaflets, flyers or any other advertising or informational material shall be responsible for assuring that these items are either …

702 REMOVAL OF REFUSE FROM PUBLIC SPACE ADJACENT TO PRIVATE PROPERTY 702.1 Except as provided in §702.2, each owner, tenant, or lessee (or the agent of that person) who has control of or occupies any building, lot, or land within the District shall maintain in clean condition the…

703 COLLECTION OF ORGANIC MATERIALS 703.1 Leaves shall be collected by the District on an announced schedule during the period of October through January. 703.2 Occupants of premises where leaves accumulate shall place their leaves at the point of collection. 703.3 Leaves from pr…

704 FOOD WASTE DISPOSAL 704.1 [REPEALED] 704.2 [REPEALED] 704.3 Each food establishment served by a sanitary sewer and conducting activities any of which generate food wastes (garbage) shall have and use one or more food waste (garbage) grinders which are conveniently located to …

705 COLLECTION OF SOLID WASTES 705.1 Each premises or part of a premises where refuse are generated and where those wastes are not collected by the District shall be serviced by a licensed solid waste collector. 705.2 Solid wastes shall be collected as follows: (a) At least twice…

706 SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 706.1 (a) Persons occupying premises where solid waste collection service is provided by the District shall set out bulky wastes for collection in accordance with a scheduled appointment made by the person with the Mayor’s citywide call center (311), and p…

707 SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS 707.1 After July 1, 1978, all containers sold, offered for sale or used in the District for the on-site storage and collection of solid wastes shall be of a design and manufacture approved by the Mayor in accordance with standards adopted by the Nationa…

708 CONTAINERS FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COLLECTION 708.1 In addition to the applicable provisions of this chapter, all containers used by residents for solid waste collection shall conform to the requirements of this section. 708.2 The Department of Public Works shall properly…

709 COLLECTION VEHICLES 709.1 Collection vehicles shall be properly maintained and cleaned. 709.2 Collection vehicles shall be constructed and operated to prevent spillage. 709.3 [REPEALED]. 709.4 Each collection vehicle shall be registered with the Mayor in accordance with D.C. …

710 LICENSING REQUIREMENTS 710.1 Except as provided in § 710.2 and § 710.3, no person shall engage in commercial collection and transportation of solid wastes by vehicle, in or through the District, without first having obtained a collector's license and a collection vehicle lice…

711 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE 711.1 Applications for solid waste collector's and collection vehicle licenses shall be submitted on approved forms to the Director. 711.2 The fees for solid waste collector's and collection vehicle licenses shall be submitted with the applications to …

712 ISSUANCE OF LICENSES 712.1 No collection vehicle license may be issued until the vehicle sought to be licensed has been inspected by the Mayor and found to comply with the requirements prescribed in §§709.1 through 709.4 and all fees assessed against the licensee in accordanc…

713 SOLID WASTE REDUCTION AND DISPOSAL 713.1 Solid wastes generated outside the District shall not be delivered to any of the disposal facilities operated by the District unless prior arrangements for acceptance have been made with the Director. 713.2 Disposal within the District…

714 [REPEALED]. SOURCE: Regulation No. 71-21 approved June 29, 1971, published at 18 DCR 16 (July 12, 1971); as published at 8 DCRR §8-3:606(a); as amended by Regulation No, 72-15, approved July 28, 1972; as amended by § 2(f) of the Solid Waste Control Act of 1977, effective Apri…

715 SUSPENSION OF ACCESS TO DISPOSAL FACILITIES 715.1 Solid wastes generated outside the District shall not be delivered to any of the disposal facilities operated by the District unless prior arrangements for acceptance have been made with the Director. 715.2 If any licensee or …

716 INSPECTIONS 716.1 The Director is authorized to inspect any solid waste storage, containers, collection systems, collection vehicles, collection vehicle storage and cleansing facilities, disposal and reduction facilities, and disposal sites, as may be necessary to determine t…

717 DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE 717.1 Failure to permit the inspections required by this chapter shall be grounds for denial of an application for a solid waste collector's license. 717.2 Continued or repeated failure to comply with any of the provisions of this …

718 VARIANCES 718.1 Any person engaged in solid waste storage, collection, or disposal activities at the time of the promulgation of this section shall be excused by the Director from the performance of any act required by the provisions of this chapter, either in whole or in par…

719 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FEE-SETTING FORMULAS 719.1 The provisions of this section shall apply to the disposal of each ton of solid waste at the waste-handling facilities. 719.2 The Mayor shall establish fee-setting formulas to govern the imposition of solid waste disposal fees. …

720 FEES 720.1 The fees for licensing shall be determined by the Mayor. 720.2 Each business and each vehicle shall be separately licensed. 720.3 The Mayor shall determine the fee to be paid to deposit each ton of solid waste at a waste-handling facility. 720.4 The fee shall be pa…

721 PENALTIES 721.1 A solid waste collector who disposes of solid waste at a disposal facility owned by, operated by, or under contract with the District shall pay its disposal fees in advance by certified check or credit card, or by establishing an escrow account with a financia…

722 SOLID WASTE COLLECTOR REGISTRATION 722.1 Each solid waste collector shall register annually with the Director. This registration is in addition to any license required by 21 DCMR § 710 with DCRA. 722.2 The fee for registration shall be fifty dollars fifty ($50) per collector …

723 SOLID WASTE COLLECTOR ANNUAL REPORTING 723.1 Each solid waste collector shall submit to the Director each year an annual solid waste report stating the tonnages, material types, and delivery locations of solid waste collected in the District. 723.2 Each solid waste collector …