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Septic System Information for Professionals

Current List of Certified Professionals

Monitoring Specialist

Hiring a Septic Professional

Who is your contact?

Designers
Brad Sangston
360-867-2673
  email

Installers
Brad Sangston
360-867-2673
  email

Pumpers
Vladimir Nekrutenko
360-867-2653
  email

Monitoring Specialists
Maggie Morehouse
360-867-2635
  email

The information on this page is for septic professionals who are certified or would like to become certified to operate in Thurston County.

Quick links to helpful documents and information:

Article IV	Construction Manual (TC)	Common Fees for Septic Submittal
EH Fee Schedule	OnlineRME	Permit Status
Septic Records Archived Information	Septic & Sewage Publications	Septic System Basics Videos

Memos and Updates
Policies
Cancelled Documents

List is in Date Order - Most Recent at the Top

List in Order of Update

Current Policies

Listed in Order of Date Cancelled

Cancelled Policies

Inspection Reports for Annual OPC Renewals Cancelled 8-10-2017
O&M Requirements for Community OSS (COSS) Cancelled 8-10-2017
Requirements for Siting Glendon Biofilters Cancelled 8-18-2022

Designers
- Information septic system designers and engineers, who work in Thurston County, must be familiar with and utilize when designing systems that will be put in to use in our county.
  
  Links to Documents - (links may not work on all browsers)
  
  General Information
  - Designer List Application
  - Introduction to Designer Program
  - Sewage System Project Matrix
  - Thurston County Onsite Wastewater System Construction Manual — Minimum standards and recommendations for the construction of onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems in Thurston County.
  Rules, Regulations and Fees
  Policy, Procedure, RS&G's
  Memos & Letters
Pumpers
- Information for those who want to be certified and operate to pump septic systems in Thurston County.
  Links to Documents - (links may not work on all browsers)
  Sample Information packet — information provided to septic system homeowners prior to having their septic systems inspected
Installers
- Information for those who want to be certified and operate to install septic systems in Thurston County.
  Links to Documents - (links may not work on all browsers)
  
  General Information
  - Certified Installer Application
  - Procedures for Certification as Sewage System Installer in Thurston County
  - Thurston County Onsite Wastewater System Construction Manual — Minimum standards and recommendations for the construction of onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems in Thurston County
  Rules, Regulations & Fees
  Policy, Procedures, RS&G's
  Memos & Letters
Monitoring Specialists
- Information for those who want to be certified as certified monitoring specialists in Thurston County.
  Links to Documents - (links may not work on all browsers)
  Application - CMS
  Performance Expectations - 2009
  General Onsite Procedures
  Major Microbial Diseases in Domestic Wastewater
  Thurston County Septic Tank Pumper's Manual
  Onsite Sewage System Construction Manual
  Technical Paper Diagnostic Techniques Utilized in Analysis of Failed Systems for Residential Waste
  Inspecting Your Septic Tank
  Understanding and Caring for Your Pressure Distribution System
  Article IV, Thurston County Sanitary Code
  Memo and Policy for Implementation of DOH-TRC Sand Filter Guidelines
  Contracts Requiring Third Party Maintenance - ONST.08.POL.605
  Policy Requiring Service Contracts with CMS - ONST.08.POL.830
  Website Links
  Glossary of Sewage Related Terms - WSDOH
  Washington State Onsite Sewage Regulations - WAC
  Approved Onsite Products - WSDOH
  Property Owners/Property Manager Publications - WSDOH
  Design Standards for Large Onsite Sewage Systems - WSDOH
  Recommended Standards & Guidance for Documents Listed Below - WSDOH
  Aerobic Treatment Units (Proprietary Treatment Products) / Alternating Drainfields
  Dosing Gravity Drainfield Systems / Glendon® BioFilters / Gravelless Drainfields
  Holding Tank Sewage Systems / Intermittent Sand Filter Systems / Mound Systems
  Pressure Distribution / Proprietary Packed Bed Filter Systems
  Proprietary Treatment Products - Replaces Aerobic Treatment Units, Proprietary Packed Bed /
  Filters and Upflow Media Filters / Recirculating Gravel Filters
  Sand Lined Trench Systems / Stratified Sand Filters / Subsurface Drip System
  Water Conserving Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems

Resources

Building Development Center Hours (BDC)

OSS Tank Pump Out Report - Electronic Submittal Only: $15

Septic & Land Use Application Permit Status

Washington State Department of Health (WDOH)

RS&G's (WDOH)

Location

Environmental Health Offices
are in Two Locations

2000 Lakeridge Drive SW
Building 1, 2nd Floor (BDC)
Olympia WA 98502

and

412 Lilly Road NE
Olympia WA 98506

Contact Us

Support Staff for Designers and Installers
Laura Blakely
360-867-2633
email

Support Staff for Pumpers and Monitoring Specialists
Susan Helland
360-867-2645

Record Drawing Requests

360-754-3355 ext. 7293

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