Soil Classifier Certification Renewal
Thank you for renewing your Georgia Soil Classifier certification!
If you are interested in becoming a newly certified soil classifier, click here for the applications.
Important Certification Renewal Notes:
- Renewal payments of $400 are due February 28, 2020 (pay online below).
- 40 hours of continuing education hours are required for renewal.
Related links:course requirements - available courses -
reporting form (
in Word )
- Insurance must be current and on file with the State Environmental Health Office.
If you have any questions, call 404-657-6534.
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Important Notes: Additional info: * Septic Tank Installers and Pumpers Southeastern Building Trade Association (online and in-person classes) Georgia Onsite Wastewater Association (GOWA) Courses Onsite Wastewater Consultants, out of Talmo Georgia Soil Science Inc. (in-person classes)
Pumpers:
Septic Tank Installation:
Portable Sanitation:
Septic Tanks:
View the Manual by section:
* Please call 404-657-6534 if you have any questions. To request review and approval for a product not listed, please complete our
For additional information on Alternative and Chamber Product Approvals, please contact the State Environmental Health Office at (404) 657-6534. The CRC assists the Department in the certification of persons who install, inspect, pump, maintain or repair on-site sewage management systems.
The TRC makes recommendations to the department regarding the approval of new systems, assist the Department with the development and revision of standards and guidelines for new technology, assists with the adoption of periodic updates to the Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems, and serves as the final authority in contested interpretation issues of the Rules and the Manual for On-site Sewage Management Systems.
The SCCAC is responsible for certification, oversight, performance assessment and recertification of persons who classify soils for on-site sewage management systems.
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Buyer beware!
Disciplinary Actions Against Septic Tank Contractors
Floods and Septic Tanks
Guide to Septic Tanks
Videos: Understanding Your Septic Tank
The Septic System Challenge
Welstrom - Online Mapping Tool
Septic Tanks, Wells, Soils, and More!
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* Portable Sanitation Providers
Call 888-882-7282 or click here for details and to register.
Call 706-407-2552 or click here for details and to register.
Call Natalie Connell, (404) 433-6790.
Call Donnie Bradshaw, 770-307-7311, 6360 Lower Mill Rd, NE; Crawfordville, GA 30631.
Certification Requirements
(read this first!)
Contractor Application
(installers & pumpers)
Company Application
(click here to pay)
Geologists
(
Word version
)
Engineers
(
Word version
)
Soil Classifiers
(
Word version
)
Portable Sanitation Pumping
Septic Tank Pumping
Residential
(also used for the Soil Classifier DPH Rules and Regs test)
Commercial
Drip Emitter System
Mound and Area Fill
511-3-6
(additional documents)
511-3-1
(additional documents)
Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems Rules
- Updated June, 2019
Technical reference guide for the siting, design, permitting, inspecting, and troubleshooting of residential septic tanks. Table of Contents/Introduction
Section A – Rules and Regulations
Section B – General Site Provisions
Section C – Soil Information
Section D – Pretreatment
Section E – Effluent Distribution and Dosing Devices
Section F – Disposal Systems
Section G – Experimental On-site Sewage Management Systems
Section H – Site Modifications
Section I – Septage Removal and Disposal
Section J – Sewage Flow Schedule
Section K – Field Inspections
Section L – Operation and Maintenance
Section M – Lot Sizing
Section N – Certification
Section O – Appendices
Applications:
Geologists
(
Word version
)
Engineers
(
Word version
)
Soil Classifiers
(
Word version
)
Additional Information:
Alternative and Non-Conventional Absorption Field Product Approvals
Aerobic Treatment Units
Concrete Septic Tank Manufacturers
Effluent Filters
Plastic and Fiberglass Distribution Devices
Plastic and Fiberglass Septic Tank Manufacturers
Pre-Packaged ATU/Drip Emitter Systems
Risers
Product Review Application
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Certification Review Committee (CRC)
Certification Review Committee Members
Meeting Minutes
Technical Review Committee (TRC)
Technical Review Committee Members
Meeting Minutes
Soil Classifiers Certification Advisory Committee (SCCAC)
COVID-19 Guidance for Installer and Pumpers
Background and Use of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in GA
Design Criteria for Peak Sewage Flow
Facilities Accepting Septage (EPD approved)
Impact of Onsite Sewage Systems on Ground Water Nitrogen
Welstrom - Online Mapping Tool
Septic Tanks, Wells, Soils, and More!
Welstrom User Manual