North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 13 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Subchapter B - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Section .0800 - SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT
Section 13B .0834 - SEPTAGE MANAGEMENT FIRM PERMITS
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) Septage management firm names shall be distinguishable upon the records of the Division from the name of other septage management firms, limited liability companies, non-profit corporations, business corporations, limited partnerships, sole proprietors, general partners, and limited liability partnerships operating in North Carolina. Naming preference shall be given to companies that are listed as incorporated with the NC Secretary of State's office.
(b) A person who has not operated a septage management firm during the previous calendar year shall obtain four hours of new operator training from the Division prior to receiving a permit to operate a septage management firm.
(c) To apply for a permit, a person proposing to operate a septage management firm shall submit the following information to the Division by January 1 of each year:
(d) Persons that operate a septage land application site or a septage treatment and detention facility, but do not pump septage, shall submit the following information to the Division by January 1 of each year to apply for a permit:
(e) A septage management firm permit shall not be issued unless the applicant has submitted to the Division written documentation of authorized access to dispose or otherwise manage septage, or any part of septage, at a wastewater treatment plant, a permitted septage land application site, a permitted septage treatment facility, or other permitted solid waste management facility. Documentation from each plant, site, or other facility shall include the types and amount of septage that may be discharged.
(f) Septage management firm permits shall not be issued until all parts of the application have been completed.
(g) Prior to the issuance of a septage management firm permit to firms that pump septage, all pumper trucks for the firm shall be inspected and approved by the Division for compliance with Rule .0835 of this Section.
(h) Permits shall not be transferable.
(i) Septage management firm permits issued on or after January 1 shall be effective until December 31 of that calendar year.
Authority
G.S.
130A-291.1;
Eff. November 1,
2009;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 2019 (Recodified from
15A NCAC
13B .0833).