Sewage

The West Virginia On-Site Sewage program provides rule interpretation and technical assistance on conventional and non-conventional on-site sewage systems.  Conventional systems include gravel and pipe, gravel-less pipe, and chamber systems.

Non-conventional systems include home aeration systems, low pressure dosing systems, holding tanks and recirculating sand filters.  These alternative systems are used when a conventional system has failed and cannot be repaired by conventional means, or when soil conditions are extremely poor.  Alternative systems may be considered for new construction only if the lot is two acres or larger in size.

The on-site sewage program also issues permits for residential waste water systems with surface water discharge which are 600 gallons/day or less and which qualify for a West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection N.P.D.E.S. permit.

On-Site Sewage Installers

CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF CERTIFIED SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTALLERS

Click here to search the WV Division of Labor's Contractor's License site

Installer Training and Certification

Click here for Class I Sewage Installer Study Materials

The division certifies Individual Sewage System Installers.  Approximately fifteen-hundred (1,500) Class I and Class II Installers have been trained and maintain their certification in West Virginia.

An annual training class is offered for Class I and II Installers before the certification tests are administered.  These certifications are valid for five years.  Click here for training class information.

Please send us your E-mail address!  Send to: Eva.M.Thompson@wv.gov

Effective August 1, 2002, the installer's examination will only be administered at the Central and District offices.  Only the homeowner's exam will be administered at the local health departments.  Click on the training class link above for the upcoming installers' training schedule.

Other Sewage Training Available: Click here for information on the trainings listed below

May 19-22, 2013 - WVWEA/AWWA Conference: Glade Springs, Daniels, WV

August 13-14, 2013 - Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Symposium: WVETC, Ripley, WV

September 24-27- Home Aeration Unit Training (HAU): Morgantown, WV 

December 17-19, 2013- HAU Instructor Workshop

HAU PERMIT FEES  

The Office of Environmental Health Services (OEHS)  generates fees based on Legislative Rule 64CSR51 “Fees for Services”. All fees charged  by OEHS are listed in Appendix B of the Rule.

During the 2010 Legislative Session, the West Virginia  Legislature approved the permit fee for Onsite Innovative/Alternative Type Sewage Systems. This permit fee is only for systems submitted and reviewed  by the Public Health Sanitation Division. The new Fee schedule is a follows:  

• Correcting Failure : $250.00

• New Construction: $400.00

These fees were effective July 1, 2010.  A copy of the Rule can be found at the following website: 64 CSR 51 Fees for Service Rule

The WV Department of Environmental Protection maintains a list of approved HAU Maintenance Providers

On-Site Sewage System Loan Program

West Virginia Housing has initiated the Onsite System Loan Program for homeowners and long-term renters
County-specific information on Loan Originators is only available here, this information is not provided on WV Housing's site

WV Housing Development Fund On-Site System Loan Program

• On-Site System Loan Program - WVDEP link

• USDA Rural Development - Rural Repair and Rehabilitation Loans and Grants

Sewage Rules

• 64 CSR 9 - Sewage Systems Regulations

• 64 CSR 47 - Sewage Treatment and Collection System Design Standards

On-Site Sewage Systems Excerpt from the Design Standards:

• ES-52 - Individual and On-Site Sewage Systems

• ES-52 - Individual and On-Site Sewage Systems (booklet layout)

• SS-180:  Standards for Sewage Tank Cleaning Equipment

• SS-180:  Standards for Sewage Tank Cleaning Equipment (booklet layout)

 

Sewage Forms

• ES-57:  Affidavit for an Existing Sewage Disposal System

• ES-76:  Subdivision Approval Application Form

• ES-76:  Subdivision Approval Application Form (MS Word fill-in)

   

• SG-55:  Home Loan Evaluation of Well and/or Sewage System Report

• SG-55A:  Home Loan Evaluation Procedures

   

• SS-181:  Application for Sewage Tank Cleaning Permit

• SS-182A:  Application for a Permit to Install or Modify a Sewage Disposal System

• SS-188:  Application for a Permit to Install or Modify a Sewage Disposal System with Surface Discharge

• SS-188A:  Surface Discharge Site Evaluation Report

• Application Package for a Home Aeration Unit with Surface Discharge Permit  (includes SS-188, SS-188A, and necessary DEP forms)

• SS-192: Sewage System Installers Application for Renewal of Certification

• Approved Septic Tank Manufacturers and Distributors List

This page contains links to external agencies.  The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Public Health Sanitation Division is not responsible for the content of the these sites.

Sewage Links

• Barnstable County, MA Dept. of of Health & the Environment

  • Basics of Wastewater Treatment

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  • A Home Owner's Guide to Septic Systems

  • When is a Septic System Regulated as a Class V Well?

• National Small Flows Clearinghouse

  • So...Now You Own a Septic system

  • The Care and Feeding of Your Septic System

  • Groundwater Protection and Your Septic System

• National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association

• NSF International

  • Residential Wastewater Treatment Systems - NSF/ANSI Standard 40 approved

• Wellowner.org - septic system information