Restaurant Application Guideline2023

JOSH STEIN
Governor
D. REID WILSON
Secretary
MICHAEL SCOTT
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
To: North Carolina Septage Management Firms (RESTAURANTS)
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 (Restaurant) must submit a completed
Application and Fee.
All application materials have been made available on our website at:
htty s : Hdeci.nc.2ov/ab out/divisions/waste-management/waste-management-rules/s eptage
Your permit fee can be paid online with a credit card, debit card, or checking account. Visit
htt.ps://epay.deg.nc.gov/sw-epUments.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 Chester Cobb, Division of
Waste Management, Solid Waste Section, 1646 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1646. A list of
the required information needed for a permit is identified below.
1) If you operate a Septage Management Firm (Restaurant cleaning own grease trap/interceptor)
you must submit the following:
a. "Application for Permit to Operate a Septae Management Facility ".
b. Annual fee payment.
c. Signed "Restaurant Certification Statement" that verifies the completion of online training
modules.
d. Include "Procedures to Clean an Interior Point -Of -Use Grease Interceptor "form or provide a
copy of your company's own procedures.
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2) If you are no longer operating a Septage Management Facility, please complete and submit the
"Notice of Ceased Operation 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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217 West Jones Street 1 1646 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646
919.707.8200