Operation. Those activities necessary for the functioning of a facility to 
produce desired results. These are activities that make the facility work

Suggested:

Operation means actions, supplies, and labor needed to carry out the purpose of the pumpout facility and make it work.

(a)    Operation may include:

(1)   Fuel, dock fees, and insurance for pumpout boats;

(2)   Emptying waste holding tanks;

(3)   Transporting waste from the pumpout facility to the municipal or commercial waste treatment facility;

(4)   Hepatitis shots, gloves, sanitizer, and other items for the protection of pumpout personnel;

(5)   Maintaining a pumpout log; and

(6)   Labor specific to the pumpout facility.

(b)       Operation must not include:

(1)   Municipal sewage, water, electric or other utilities shared by other marina activities;

(2)   Labor that benefits other than pumpout facilities;

(3)   Food, beverage, uniforms, or other personal items used or worn by staff, even if operating the pumpout facility;

(4)   Travel expenses for staff to get to and from a pumpout location; and

(5)   The full cost of a general dockhand.