Registration Permits For Installers And Service Providers

01. Permit Required. Every installer and service provider must secure from the Director a registration permit. Two (2) types of installer permits and one (1) type of service provider permit are available. (7-1-25) a. A basic system installer’s permit is required to install all individual systems not listed under Subsection 006.01.b. (7-1-25) b. A complex system installer’s permit is required to install evapotranspiration systems, ETPSs, lagoon systems, LSASs, pressure distribution systems, PWTP systems, intermittent sand filters, sand mounds, or other alternative systems specified in the TGM. (7-1-25) c. A service provider permit is required to perform operation, maintenance, or monitoring of ETPSs and any other Director-identified complex systems. (7-1-25) 02. Examination. The initial issuance of the installer’s or service provider’s permit will be based on completing an examination, with a passing score of seventy percent (70%) or more The installer and service provider examinations are separate. (7-1-25) 03. Permits Required Annually. Installer and service provider permits expire annually on the first (1st) day of January, and all permits issued thereafter will be for the balance of the calendar year. Additionally, installers will attend at least one (1) refresher course approved by the Department every three (3) years. (7-1-25) 04. Application Contents. (7-1-25) a. Applications for installer and service provider permits must: (7-1-25) i. Be in writing; (7-1-25) ii. Be signed by the applicant or an officer or authorized agent of a corporation; (7-1-25) iii. Contain the name and address of the applicant; and (3-31-22) iv. Indicate whether the permit is for; (7-1-25) (1) Installation of standard and basic alternative systems; (3-31-22) (2) Installation of standard, basic and complex alternative systems; or (3-31-22) (3) A service provider; and (7-1-25) v. Contain the expiration date of the bond required by Subsection 006.05. (3-31-22) b. Additionally, for applicants seeking a service provider permit, the application must contain documentation of manufacturer specific training, described in Subsection 006.06.a. (7-1-25) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 58.01.03 – Individual/Subsurface Sewage Department of Environmental Quality Disposal & Cleaning of Septic Tanks Rules Section 006 Page 11 05. Bond Required. At the time of application, all applicants seeking a basic or complex installer’s permit, or a service provider permit must deliver to the Director a bond The bond must: (7-1-25) a. Be in a form approved by the Director; (7-1-25) b. Be in the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a basic installer’s or service provider’s permit, or thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for a complex installer’s permit; (7-1-25) c. Be executed by a surety company duly authorized to do business in the state of Idaho and run concurrent with the permit; and (7-1-25) d. Guarantee the installer or service provider’s faithful performance of all work undertaken under the provisions of the installer’s or service provider’s permit, or both. (7-1-25) 06. Damages. Any person who suffers damage from negligent or wrongful acts of the installer or service provider or by the installer’s or service provider’s failure to competently perform any of the work agreed to be done under the terms of the registration permit will, in addition to other legal remedies, have a right of action on the bond for all damages not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for standard and basic alternative systems or operation, maintenance, and monitoring by certified service providers or thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for complex alternative systems. The maximum liability of the sureties on the bond, regardless of the number of claims filed against the bond, must not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for standard and basic alternative systems or operations, maintenance, and monitoring by certified service providers or thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) for complex alternative systems. (7-1-25) 07. Service Provider Responsibilities. All permitted service providers who operate, maintain, or monitor any system are responsible for compliance with all rules relevant to those services. Additionally, each service provider must: (7-1-25) a. Obtain documentation of the completed manufacturer-specific training of each manufactured and packaged treatment system the service provider intends to operate, maintain, or monitor. Proper documentation includes a certificate or letter of training completion provided by the manufacturer and an expiration date of the manufacturer’s certification. If a system manufacturer is no longer in business, that manufacturer-specific training is not required; (7-1-25) b. Maintain a comprehensive list of real property owners who contracted with the certified service provider, including the current real property owner name, service property address, real property owner contact address, and installation permit number. This list must be provided to the Director as part of the annual operation, maintenance, and monitoring reports for individual real property owners; (7-1-25) c. Notify the system owner in writing of any improper system function that cannot be remedied during operation, maintenance, and monitoring services; and (7-1-25) d. Submit all operation, maintenance, and monitoring records in an annual report for each individual real property owner for whom the service provider agrees to fulfill the real property owner's operation, maintenance, or monitoring responsibilities required in Subsection 009.03. The annual reports must be provided to the Director by the timeframe specified in the TGM for the specific alternative system for which operation, maintenance, or monitoring is required. (7-1-25) 08. Exemption. An installer’s permit is not required for: (7-1-25) a. Any person, corporation, or firm constructing a central or municipal subsurface sewage disposal system if that person, corporation, or firm is a licensed public works contractor, is experienced in the type of system to be installed and is under the direction of a professional engineer licensed in the state of Idaho; or (7-1-25) b. Owners installing their own standard or basic alternative system as described in the TGM. (7-1-25) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 58.01.03 – Individual/Subsurface Sewage Department of Environmental Quality Disposal & Cleaning of Septic Tanks Rules Section 007 Page 12 09. Application Fee. All applications must be accompanied by payment of the fee specified in IDAPA 58.01.14, “Rules Governing Fees for Environmental Operating Permits, Licenses, and Inspection Services.” (7-1-25)