Effective Jan. 15, all pumpers must have completed the National Association of Wastewater Technicians vacuum truck training course or an equivalent certification program approved by the state Environment Department. The new regulations also require at least one qualified person on site during every pump-out.
Changes to the regulations include making owners explicitly responsible for their onsite systems and no longer requiring a 50 percent replacement area. Other changes include requiring the live load-bearing capacity of riser lids to equal the live load-bearing capacity of septic tanks, and increase the strength of concrete used in septic tanks to 4,000 psi. Elevated systems,
