Pumper Firms Application Guideline2023

JOSH STEIN
Governor
D. REID WILSON
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
To: North Carolina Septage Management Firms (PUMPER)
From: Division of Waste Management, Solid Waste Section Firm
Subject: Permitting & Annual Fees
The N.C. Division of Waste Management operates a Septage Management Program in accordance with
G.S. 130A-291. Every septage management firm is required by General Statute to obtain a permit
to operate prior to starting business and prior to the start of each calendar year. In order to receive a
permit, everyone who operates a Septage Management Firm (Pumper) must submit a completed
Application and Fee.
All application materials have been made available on our website at:
http s : //deo . nc.gov/ab out/divisions/waste-management/waste-m an a2ement-rules/septage
Your permit fee can be paid online with a credit card, debit card, or checking account. Visit
https://epay.deq.nc.gov/sw-epayments.html. See your invoice for details. Please note that the
General Statutes, GS 130A-291.1(e2) provides that a 50% late fee is required if the annual fee
payment and a completed application are not submitted by January 1. Your permit fee can also be paid
by check payable to the "DIVISION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT" and mailed along with a
completed application. If your check is returned for non-payment, a fee of $25.00 will be
charged. If the check is not adjusted by January 1 your fee payment will be considered late
which will subject you to the 50% late fee.
All application materials have been made available on our website identified above and can be
completed and submitted electronically online. All application materials not completed using the
online application system, must be printed, completed, and submitted via mail to:
Division of Waste Management
Solid Waste Section
Attn: Tiffany Oakley
1646 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1646.
Everyone must submit a completed Firm Application, Vehicle Recertification, and fee. To
assist you in completing the proper forms we have listed the methods of septage
disposal authorized by the rules.
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1) If your firm discharges septage at an approved wastewater treatment plant, either at the
plant, through use of an assigned manhole, or reintroduces partially treated liquid back
into a grease trap, provide the following:
a. "Application for Permit to Operate a Septage Management Firm (Pumpers) ".
b. Annual fee payment.
c. "Recertification of Pumper Vehicle(s)" statement.
d. Written authorization on official letterhead or a copy of a notarized "Authorization to
Discharge at a Wastewater Treatment Facility ", for each plant used, indicating:
• Type(s) of septage to be discharged at the facility
• Where septage can be discharged at the facility or in the collection system
• Counties or geographic area from which septage will be accepted
• The date the authorization will expire.
2) If your firm discharges septage at a permitted Septage Land Application Site (SLAS)
or a Septage Detention or Treatment Facility (SDTF) and if the site is permitted to
YOU, submit the following:
a. An "implication for Permit to Operate a Septage Management Firm (Pumpers) ".
• On Question 7 (b) you must give the permit number and the expiration date of your
permitted Septage Land Application Site.
• On Question 7(c) you must give the permit number and expiration date for your permitted
Septage Detention or Treatment Facility.
• If you do not have a Septage Treatment or Storage Facility, you must submit an
"Authorization to Discharge Septage to a Wastewater Treatment Facility" as an
alternative for discharging.
b. Annual fee payment.
c. "Recertification of Pumper Vehicle(s) " statement.
3) If your firm discharges septage at a permitted Septage Land Application Site (SLAS)
or a Septage Detention or Treatment Facility (SDTF) that is permitted to SOMEONE
ELSE, submit the following:
a. An "implication for Permit to Operate a Septage Management Firm (Pumpers) ".
b. Annual fee payment.
c. "Recertification of Pumper Vehicle(s)" statement.
d. An "Authorization to Discharge Septage at a Septage Land Application Site Permitted to
Someone Other Than Yourself". The person to whom the site is permitted must sign this
form. The permit number and expiration date must be shown in question # 7(b) on the firm
application.
e. An "Authorization to Discharge at a Septage Detention or Treatment Facility
Permitted to Someone Other Than Yourself". This form must be signed by the person to
whom the facility is permitted. The permit number and expiration date must be shown in
question # 7(c) on the firm application.
f. If you are not authorized to use someone else's Septage Treatment or Storage Facility, then
you must submit an "Authorization to Discharge Septage to a Wastewater Treatment
Facility ".
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4) If you are no longer operating a Septage Management Firm, please complete
the "Notice of Ceased Operation as a Septage Management Firm".
The use of ANY Septage Land Application Site or Septage Treatment or Storage Facility
for which a permit has not been issued is a violation of 15A NCAC 13B .0835(a) and/or
15A NCAC 13B .0836(a). A violation of these rules could result in the assessment
of an administrative penalty of up to $15,000 per day per violation or you may be
subject to enforcement actions including penalties, injunction from operation of a
solid waste management facility or a solid waste collection service and any such further
relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance with the North Carolina Solid Waste
Management Act and Rules. If you are interested in obtaining a septage land application
site, please contact our office and we will be glad to provide the necessary information for you
to start this process.
If you do not submit proof of an approved septage disposal site, you will not be permitted
as a Septage Management Firm.
If you have any questions, please contact Tiffany Oakley at [phone] or via email at
[e-mail].
Thank you for your cooperation.
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