HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-27 EMC Agenda item 6-b(i) - Draft amendment to DEM Rule 9-17 re trailers at transfer stations
October 27, 2021
Environmental Management Commission
Agenda item 6-b(i): Draft amendment to Rule No. 9-17 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure of
the Department of Environmental Management
9-17. Vehicles are limited to sedans, SUVs, pickup trucks, or mini vans. \[Trailers and dump\]
Dump bed trucks are prohibited at the transfer station. Trailers are prohibited at the transfer
station, except as provided below:
(a) The director will reviewsite designs, safety reports,and SWD recommendations, and,
having determined that a transfer station allows the safe maneuvering of a trailer that has
a maximum dimension of 6 feet by 9 feet, with the written concurrence of the mayor and
corporation counsel, may authorize the transfer station to accept vehicles with trailers one
day a week at a designated chute. The director may suspend thisauthorization at any
time.
(b) All trailers shall have a current County of Hawai‘i vehicle registration and safety
inspection, proof of which shall be made available upon request by SWD personnel.
Transfer station users shall follow all other rules for solid waste disposal and all
directions from SWD personnel.
(c) Transfer station users shall avoid reversing their trailers toward the chutes.
(d) The director will notify the public through electronic media and the department website
of schedule changes regarding trailers at transfer stations.