North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality
Article 33.1-21 - Cesspools, Septic Tanks, Privies
Chapter 33.1-21-02 - Servicing of Septic or Holding Tanks, Privies, or Portable Restrooms
Section 33.1-21-02-05 - Permit application and renewal
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
1. Permit required. A person wishing to engage in the business of servicing septic systems, portable restrooms, holding tanks, and similar devices that receive domestic wastewater shall submit an application for a permit to the department on a form provided by the department.
2. Applicant information. All applicants shall provide the following information to the department:
3. Land application. Class I septic system servicers shall obtain the department's approval of all land application sites under subsection 2 of section 33.1-21-02-08. In addition, class I applicants shall include the following information on all land application sites--even sites that have already been approved--that they propose to use for the permit period:
4. Permit renewals. A permit shall expire on December thirty-first of each year. A permitholder shall have a grace period to submit a renewal application with the appropriate application fee to the department by March first of the following year. After March first, a new permit application with the appropriate application fee shall be submitted to the department. Until the new permit application is approved by the department, a septic system servicer is not permitted to operate.
5. Permit transfers. Septic system servicers must notify the department upon sale or transfer of business within ninety days. Upon notification and the new owner's written agreement to comply with the permit's terms, the new owner becomes the permit holder for the remainder of the calendar year and shall submit a renewal application in accordance with subsection 4.
6. Fees. An applicant shall pay the permit or renewal fee to the department at the time the permit or renewal application is submitted. A permit may not be issued or renewed prior to payment of the appropriate fee as follows:
7. Application review. The department shall review each submitted application for a new or renewed permit. If additional information is required, the department shall notify the applicant within thirty days after the department receives the application and processing shall be postponed until the application is complete. If the department does not receive the requested information within ninety days of the request, a new application may be required. The department shall review the completed application and either issue, deny, or renew a permit within thirty days after the completed application is received.
General Authority: NDCC 61-28-04, 61-28-04.1; S.L.2017, ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented: NDCC 61-28-04.1