South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-56 - ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 61-56.600 - License to Clean Onsite Wastewater Systems, Self-Contained Toilets, and Other Sewage Holding Systems (i.e., Licensing of Pumper/Haulers)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
600.1. No person
			 shall be responsible for the cleaning of onsite wastewater systems,
			 self-contained toilets, and other sewage holding systems in South Carolina
			 without first applying for, receiving, and subsequently maintaining a valid
			 license to conduct such activities as herein required by the Department. This
			 includes, but is not limited to, nonwater-carried sewage treatment devices and
			 gray water subsurface reuse system.
600.2. Licenses, Applications, and Fees.
(1) License applications, on forms approved
			 by the Department, shall be submitted to the Department's regional
			 environmental office which covers the county where the applicant's primary
			 place of business is located; persons whose primary place of business is out of
			 state must submit their applications to the Department's regional environmental
			 office where it is reasonably anticipated the bulk of the activities sought to
			 be licensed would occur.
(2) The
			 following shall apply to applications submitted by persons engaged in the
			 business of cleaning onsite wastewater systems, self-contained toilets, and
			 other sewage holding systems:
(a) The
			 applicant shall list on the application form each approved septage and sewage
			 disposal facility they intend to use. Written verification of permission to use
			 each disposal facility shall accompany the application.
(b) The applicant shall list on the
			 application form all locations where pumping and transporting vehicles are
			 parked/stored when not in use.
(c)
			 For each annual renewal of an existing license, the person seeking renewal
			 shall submit changes to any information included on the original license
			 application to the Department through an updated application.
(d) Upon request by the Department, each
			 person seeking a new license or renewal of an existing license shall make
			 available for inspection all vehicles and equipment used in the pumping and
			 transporting of septage and sewage.
(e) Additional inspections of vehicles and
			 equipment may be conducted by the Department to ensure compliance with this
			 regulation.
(f) If a licensee
			 replaces, deletes, or adds to their inventory of vehicles used in pumping and
			 transporting septage or sewage, the licensee shall immediately notify the
			 Department for the purpose of updating their application. A vehicle may not be
			 placed into use without prior inspection and approval from the
			 Department.
(3) Prior to
			 receipt of a license authorizing a person to be responsible for the cleaning of
			 onsite wastewater systems, self-contained toilets, and other sewage holding
			 systems, applicants shall complete an examination demonstrating their knowledge
			 and comprehension of this regulation. Any applicant failing to satisfactorily
			 complete the licensing examination may be eligible to retake the examination
			 after thirty (30) calendar days. Applicants who fail to satisfactorily complete
			 their second examination may then be allowed to retake subsequent examinations
			 after a sixty (60)-day waiting period.
(4) A fee shall be assessed for a new license
			 and for the annual renewal of a license.
(a)
			 No person who seeks to be responsible for the cleaning of onsite wastewater
			 systems, self-contained toilets, and other sewage holding systems shall be
			 issued a new license pursuant to this regulation until a fee of one hundred
			 dollars ($100.00) has been paid to the Department, except that a person
			 applying both for this license (i.e., pumper/hauler license) and an installers
			 license (i.e., license to construct or repair systems) shall pay a fee of only
			 fifty dollars ($50.00) for the license to clean onsite wastewater systems,
			 self-contained toilets, and other sewage holding systems.
(b) Every license issued by the Department
			 under this regulation shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, unless
			 otherwise suspended or revoked.
(c)
			 Each licensee must pay an annual renewal fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00),
			 except that a person applying to renew both this license (i.e., pumper/hauler
			 license) and an installers license (i.e., license to construct or repair
			 systems) shall pay a fee of only fifty dollars ($50.00) for the renewal of the
			 license to clean onsite wastewater systems, self-contained toilets, and other
			 sewage holding systems.
(d) Annual
			 renewal fees shall be due on a date not less than thirty (30) calendar days
			 from the billing date. A penalty charge of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be
			 assessed for license fees that are past due. A second penalty of thirty dollars
			 ($30.00) shall be assessed for license fees sixty (60) days past due.
(e) Expiration of a license shall occur when
			 the license fee is ninety (90) calendar days past due. No person with an
			 expired license may be engaged in the business of cleaning onsite wastewater
			 systems, self-contained toilets, and other sewage holding systems.
(f) An expired license shall not be renewed.
			 Any person with an expired license may apply for a new license and must meet
			 all applicable requirements for a new license.
(5) Licenses issued in accordance with this
			 regulation shall not be transferable.