LOCATION:
ACUA Wastewater Treatment Facility
1801 Absecon Blvd.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
HOURS OF OPERATION:
The treatment facility operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Prior notice is not required for sepatage disposal.
- Scum (including grease) and sludge disposal must be scheduled. Please call (609) 780-5819 or (609) 343-7753.
Guidelines for Haulers (Sludge/Septic/Scum/Grease)
All haulers must adhere to the ACUA Standard Procedure and Rules for Hauled in Waste below and shall be registered with the ACUA by submitting the Hauler Registration Form available through the link below.
You are responsible for ensuring ACUA has a current NJDEP Registration Card for each Truck & Trailer and Insurance Policy (Declaration Page). If you have any questions, please call 609-780-5818.
ACUA Standard Procedure and Rules for Hauled in Waste:
- A Hauler Registration Form must be completed for each truck and driver that will dispose at the Authority.
- A copy of each NJDEP decal registration card and proof of liability insurance (Declaration Page) for each truck and/or trailer in the company's fleet must be given to the ACUA. The ACUA will not accept any loads with expired NJDEP decals or no proof of insurance.
- Prior approval must be given for industrial and holding tank wastewater before disposing in accordance with the Authority's Limitation on Wastewater Discharges located on ACUA's website.
- The Authority does not permit the mixing of loads.
- The ACUA has the right to inspect every truck prior to disposing.
- A Septage Sludge manifest will be required to verify the source of the product delivered at the time of discharge. Copies of the manifest are available at the WWTP or on the Authority's website.
- All outstanding invoices must be paid within 30 days. If the payment is not paid in full, the Authority will no longer accept waste from the hauler until the invoice is paid in full.
- Each load shall be sampled for pH limits and must be within 5.00 and 10.00 and be charged the rate of $0.05 per gallon (septage rate) except for scum which there is no pH value.
- If the customer consistently delivers a product that is outside this range the ACUA reserves the right to deny service.
- All hoses are provided by the hauler.
- All offloading must be witnessed by and ACUA operational staff representative.
- If the hauler spills any amount of waste, they must notify the plant personnel immediately and clean up before leaving the property.
- The Authority bills on the tank capacity of truck regardless of the actual contents.
- Septage is accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and prior notice is not required.
- ACUA Contacts for Emergency Delivery:
- Shift Supervisor: 609‐780‐5818
- Furnace Operator: 609‐780‐5819
Significant Indirect User (SIU)
(Refer to NJDEP for explanation)
NJDEP states that an SIU Permit is required to be obtained for any wastewater to be discharged into a publicly owned sewage treatment plant by a SIU prior to beginning discharge. An existing discharger which becomes aware that it is a SIU must apply for a permit immediately. An existing or proposed discharger planning to modify activities in such a way as to become a SIU must apply at least 180 days prior to the proposed initiation of the relevant discharge and cannot begin the discharge until the permit is issued.
A specific timeframe for filing an application may be established by the control authority and is generally specified in any regulations that establishes a new class of SIU, including any amendment to the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards. To continue discharge, an SIU must continue to have an active SIU permit and to file permit renewal applications periodically until the control authority determines that it is no longer necessary.
If you discharge to a non-delegated agency and are not sure if you are an SIU, please contact the NJDEP Division of Water Quality by emailing dwq@dep.nj.gov or calling (609) 292-4860. To learn more, visit their website.
On a case by case basis the ACUA will accept waste from remediation sites provided that the proposed discharge does not exceed the levels established in the ACUA’s Limitations on Wastewater Discharges.
Should an applicant pursue a SIU discharge through the ACUA, they shall complete the form below and remit the applicable fees. For detailed information on this process, please contact:
Ryan Donovan, Associate Engineer
(609) 272-6945
Treatment Works Approval (TWA)
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-22.3 sets forth the activities for which a treatment works approval is required. Under the TWA regulations, the ACUA is part of the approval process prior to submission to the NJDEP. The link below provides the ACUA definitions, guidelines and fees for submission to our agency.