South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-56 - ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS › Section 61-56.700 - License to Construct or Repair Onsite Wastewater Systems (i.e. Licensing of Installers)

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
700.1.
			 License Requirements and Fees.
(1) No person
			 shall be responsible for the construction or repair of onsite wastewater
			 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, provided that a person may construct or repair an
			 onsite wastewater system for personal use at the person's residence without
			 obtaining a license.
(2) Licenses,
			 Applications, and Fees
(a) 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.
(b) Prior to receipt of a license authorizing
			 a person to be responsible for the construction or repair of an onsite
			 wastewater system, the applicant shall complete an examination demonstrating
			 the applicant's 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) calendar day waiting
			 period.
(c) Each license requires
			 fees for the initial license issuance and annual renewal. The required fees
			 vary depending on the tier of licensure sought. The required initial license
			 and renewal fees for each tier are as follows:
(i) Tier 1 - One hundred dollar ($100.00)
			 fee
(ii) Tier 2 - One hundred
			 dollar ($100.00) fee
(iii) Tier 3 -
			 Two hundred dollar ($200.00) fee
(d) Every license issued by the Department
			 under this regulation shall be valid for a period of one (1) year, unless
			 otherwise suspended or revoked.
(e)
			 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.
(f) 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 constructing and repairing
			 onsite wastewater systems, sewage holding systems, or self-contained
			 toilets.
(g) 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.
(h) Licenses issued in accordance with this
			 regulation shall not be transferable.
(3) Further Governmental Restriction Not
			 Prohibited
Nothing within this regulation shall be construed to limit the
				power of any municipal, county, or governmental entity to enforce other license
				requirements or additional measures for the restrictions of persons
				constructing or repairing onsite wastewater systems.
(4) Eligibility
Only a person who meets the following criteria is eligible to
				be licensed as an onsite wastewater systems installer:
(a) Applicants to be a Tier 1 or Tier 2
			 installer must:
(i) Pass an examination
			 administered by the Department with a minimum score of eighty (80) percent;
			 and
(ii) Submit a properly
			 completed application with supporting documents including proof of continuing
			 education units (CEUs) for any renewal; and
(iii) Pay applicable fees.
(b) Applicants to be a Tier 3
			 installer must:
(i) Qualify as either:
(A) A licensed onsite wastewater system
			 installer who has been actively installing for three (3) years immediately
			 preceding the date of application with no pending or prior disciplinary or
			 enforcement action involving onsite wastewater system contracting; or
(B) An onsite wastewater system installer
			 licensee from another state with affidavits from the regulatory authority
			 demonstrating five (5) years of experience with no pending or prior
			 disciplinary or enforcement action involving onsite wastewater system
			 contracting; and
(ii)
			 Pass an examination administered by the Department with a minimum score of
			 eighty (80) percent;
(iii) Submit a
			 properly completed application with supporting documents (if
			 required);
(iv) Submit proof of
			 continuing education units (CEUs) for any renewal;
(v) Submit proof of required Bond and
			 insurance coverage; and
(vi) Pay
			 applicable fees.