Liquid Waste Haulers

The Liquid Waste Program manual, Handling Procedures For Trucked In Waste, includes the following:

• a description of the City of Santa Cruz Liquid Waste Receiving Facility operations
• a description of the liquid waste hauler permitting process
• a Liquid Waste Hauler Discharge Permit application
• criteria for acceptable wastes.

To obtain a Liquid Waste Hauler Discharge Permit, complete the permit application found on pages 12-14 of the manual. Please mail the completed pages to the Liquid Waste Receiving Facility (address below).

The address, phone number, and operating hours of Liquid Waste Receiving Facility are as follows:

Liquid Waste Receiving Facility
Wastewater Treatment Facility
110 California Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-420-6050
831-420-6489 (fax)

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday
6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Additional Information

• Liquid Waste Hauler Manual(PDF, 167KB)
• Liquid Waste Hauler Permit Application(PDF, 59KB)

Manual Liquid Waste Hauler Fees

Liquid waste haulers discharging septic/grease waste at the Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Plant will be charged for 85% of the truck tank capacity.

Rates per gallon are determined by the County Environmental Health Department.

Please call the County Environmental Health Department at 831-454-2022 to obtain current fee rates.