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Council receives report on septage hauling; sanitation bureau says new facility handling ~35 trucks a day
Summary
Council received and filed a committee report on private septic waste hauling; Bureau of Sanitation described a new septage hauler program and the council directed committee follow-up on enforcement for private property systems.
The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 1 received and filed a committee report on private septic waste hauling and septage management, concluding a lengthy committee review while directing further committee oversight of remaining enforcement and source-level issues.
Council member Mike Padilla introduced concerns raised in a recent public works committee meeting about septic tanks and private-property systems in parts of the Seventh District where sewers are not connected. Padilla cited reports of overflows, inadequate maintenance and spillage and asked staff how the city was handling safety and maintenance concerns.
Jim Langley, assistant director of the Bureau of Sanitation, told the…
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