Solid Waste Branch

The Solid Waste Branch provides technical assistance to county environmentalists who work in the solid waste, septage management, and vector control programs. Local activities include the investigation of vector control complaints and unauthorized dumps, the permitting/inspection of transfer stations, processing facilities, garbage collection vehicles and the permitting and inspection of septage/grease land application sites. Many counties also enforce local mandatory garbage collection programs and review applications for certificates of exception for such programs.

View Solid Waste Collection and Transportation Rules.

View Septage Management Rules.

Solid Waste Forms

• Application for a Collector Permit
• Application for a Land Application Permit
• Application for Processing Facility Permit
• Application for Solid Waste Transfer Station
• Application for Certification of Exception Permit
• Affidavit and Application for Exemption from Payment of Fees for Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste

Waste Transfer Stations Resources

• Waste Transfer Stations: A Manual for Decision-Making
• Waste Transfer Stations: Involved Citizens Make a Difference
• Waste Transfer Station Design Notes

Download the Septage Management Plan.

EPA Septage Resources

• Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septage Treatment/Disposal
• Process Design Manual - Land Application of Sewage Sludge and Domestic Septage
• A Guide to the Federal EPA Rule for Land Application of Domestic Septage to Non-Public Contact Sites

The Solid Waste Branch is one of three branches within the Community Environmental Protection Division. Visit the Soil and Onsite Sewage Branch and Indoor Air Quality/Lead Branch websites.