§ 130A-291.3. Septage operator training required. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 130A‑291.3.  Septageoperator training required.

(a)        Each septagemanagement firm operator shall attend a training course approved pursuant tosubsection (d) of this section of no less than four hours of instruction peryear. New septage management firm operators and those that have not operated aseptage management firm in the 24 months preceding the submittal of anapplication shall complete the training before commencing operation.

(b)        Each septage landapplication site operator shall attend a training course approved pursuant tosubsection (d) of this section of no less than three hours of instruction peryear. New septage land application site operators and those that have notoperated a septage land application site in the 24 months preceding the submittalof an application shall complete the training before commencing operation.

(c)        Upon the completionof the permit requirements under G.S. 130A‑291.1 and the trainingrequirements under this section, the Department shall issue the septagemanagement firm a certificate to operate as a registered portable sanitationfirm or a registered septage management firm, or both.

(d)        The Departmentshall establish educational committees to develop and approve a trainingcurriculum to satisfy the training requirements under this section. A trainingcommittee shall be established to develop a training program for portablesanitation waste; a training committee shall be established to develop atraining program for septic tank waste and grease septage; and a training committeeshall be established to develop a training program for land application ofseptage. Each committee shall consist of four industry members, one publichealth member, two employees of the Department, and one representative of theNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. (2001‑505, s. 1.2.)