Designated Representative OSSF – Questions/Answers
30 TAC Chapter 285 Right Ans - This chapter establishes minimum
standards for planning materials, construction, installation, alteration, repair,
extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and inspection of OSSFs. This
chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local
governmental entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 Right Ans - The licensing of installers, designated
representatives, and site evaluators and the registration of apprentices is
included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code Right Ans - The Texas
statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
September 1989 Right Ans - The year in which statewide regulation of
OSSFs began
OSSF minimum requirements Right Ans - 1) produce no more than 5,000 g
of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 Right Ans - The requirement for installers to be licensed went into
effect
1998 Right Ans - The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed
went into effect
2002 Right Ans - The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
2009 Right Ans - The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
Installer II extra requirements Right Ans - - one year as Installer I and 3
installations w/notarized statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements Right Ans - must have previous license of one:
Installer II
,DR
PE
RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements Right Ans - Installer II, Class C Wastewater License,
or documented experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note Right Ans - Only license that
doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours Right Ans - OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____
years and require ____ hours for renewal
Daily Right Ans - How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
Ten Acre Rule Right Ans - An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10
acre lot or more with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not
required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps Right Ans - 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter of
deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
OSSF permit application should include: Right Ans - - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal system
, - Criminal Penalties
- Injunction or civil suit
- Administrative Penalties Right Ans - Legal Penalties for violating OSSF
rules
Criminal Penalties Right Ans - Initiated in court through district or county
attorney by either authorized agent or TCEQ. Often misdemeanors.
Injunction or Civil Suit Right Ans - Can only be initiated by TCEQ through
Attorney General. Local government may request TCEQ to initiate
enforcement or pursue civil action. TCEQ may choose not to.
Administrative Penalites Right Ans - May be assessed by TCEQ against a
person in violation of the rules, regulations, or OSSF permit. May request
enforcement from Attorney General.
Installers can plan Right Ans - Standard, conventional, gravel-filled
standard drainfields, lined and unlined ET beds, gravelless pipe, leaching
chambers
Requires a Professional Designer Right Ans - Surface application, low-
pressure dosing, mounds, non standard systems. All systems in Edwards
Aquifer recharge zone. Al multi-unit developments. All systems in floodways.
All systems with variance. Small lots with less than 1/2 acre on public water
or 1 acre without public water. Multiple systems on large tract
Risers on any kind of tank in an OSSF must: Right Ans - - have inside
diameter equal to or larger than clean-out
- be permanently fastened with watertight connection to tank lid
- have removable watertight caps protected against unauthorized access
6" to 12" Right Ans - Clean-out ports must have risers that extend to the
surface except for septic tanks, where clean-out port or riser can be from
__________ below surface.
A padlock
A cover that requires tools for removal
A cover with a minimum net weight of 65lbs set into recess of the tank lid
Right Ans - Acceptable protective measures to prevent unauthorized access
30 TAC Chapter 285 Right Ans - This chapter establishes minimum
standards for planning materials, construction, installation, alteration, repair,
extension, operation, maintenance, permitting, and inspection of OSSFs. This
chapter also provides the procedures for the designation of local
governmental entities as authorized agents.
30 TAC Chapter 30 Right Ans - The licensing of installers, designated
representatives, and site evaluators and the registration of apprentices is
included in this chapter.
Title 5, Chapter 366 Texas Health and Safety Code Right Ans - The Texas
statute establishing OSSF regulations and regulators.
September 1989 Right Ans - The year in which statewide regulation of
OSSFs began
OSSF minimum requirements Right Ans - 1) produce no more than 5,000 g
of waste daily
2) waste must originate and be disposed of on site
3) wastewater must be disposed in soil or as vapor
1990 Right Ans - The requirement for installers to be licensed went into
effect
1998 Right Ans - The requirement for Installer II and DR to be licensed
went into effect
2002 Right Ans - The requirement for SE to be licensed went into effect
2009 Right Ans - The requirement for MP to be licensed went into effect
Installer II extra requirements Right Ans - - one year as Installer I and 3
installations w/notarized statements
- or two years as apprentice with six installations w/notarized statements
SE extra requirements Right Ans - must have previous license of one:
Installer II
,DR
PE
RS
Professional Geoscientist
MP extra requirements Right Ans - Installer II, Class C Wastewater License,
or documented experience of 3 years as maintenance technician
Maintenance Technician and Apprentice note Right Ans - Only license that
doesn't require exam, Apprentice does not require class either
3 years, 24 hours Right Ans - OSSF licenses are issued for a term of ____
years and require ____ hours for renewal
Daily Right Ans - How often must an installer check an apprentice's work?
Ten Acre Rule Right Ans - An OSSF for a single-family residence on a 10
acre lot or more with disposal lines at least 100ft from property line are not
required to apply for a permit for a new construction.
Permit Processing Steps Right Ans - 1) Site Evaluation w/ written report
2) Selection of OSSF based on Site Evaluation
3) System planned
4) Permit application and planning materials submitted
5) Application reviewed and approved or denied within 30 days
6) Authorization to Construct ATC issued and valid for 1 year
7) Construction
8) Inspection covering all parts of system. If failed, 7 days to send letter of
deficiencies
9) License to Operate LTO issued
OSSF permit application should include: Right Ans - - Site Evaluation
- Legal description of property
- Affidavits as required
- Maintenance contract
- Design Calculations
- Equipment/Material Specifications
- Scale drawing showing all features effecting operation of disposal system
, - Criminal Penalties
- Injunction or civil suit
- Administrative Penalties Right Ans - Legal Penalties for violating OSSF
rules
Criminal Penalties Right Ans - Initiated in court through district or county
attorney by either authorized agent or TCEQ. Often misdemeanors.
Injunction or Civil Suit Right Ans - Can only be initiated by TCEQ through
Attorney General. Local government may request TCEQ to initiate
enforcement or pursue civil action. TCEQ may choose not to.
Administrative Penalites Right Ans - May be assessed by TCEQ against a
person in violation of the rules, regulations, or OSSF permit. May request
enforcement from Attorney General.
Installers can plan Right Ans - Standard, conventional, gravel-filled
standard drainfields, lined and unlined ET beds, gravelless pipe, leaching
chambers
Requires a Professional Designer Right Ans - Surface application, low-
pressure dosing, mounds, non standard systems. All systems in Edwards
Aquifer recharge zone. Al multi-unit developments. All systems in floodways.
All systems with variance. Small lots with less than 1/2 acre on public water
or 1 acre without public water. Multiple systems on large tract
Risers on any kind of tank in an OSSF must: Right Ans - - have inside
diameter equal to or larger than clean-out
- be permanently fastened with watertight connection to tank lid
- have removable watertight caps protected against unauthorized access
6" to 12" Right Ans - Clean-out ports must have risers that extend to the
surface except for septic tanks, where clean-out port or riser can be from
__________ below surface.
A padlock
A cover that requires tools for removal
A cover with a minimum net weight of 65lbs set into recess of the tank lid
Right Ans - Acceptable protective measures to prevent unauthorized access
