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In Partnership:
Water Resources Center
University of Minnesota Extension
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

Onsite Sewage Treatment Program
Water Resources Center
173 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-625-9797
septic@umn.edu

Information for Wastewater Professionals

All those who install, design, inspect or perform maintenance on onsite systems in Minnesota must work under a business license.

There is an extensive education and experience requirement to acquire and maintain professional certification.

Training, Certification, and Licensing

• OSTP Workshop Schedule and Online Enrollment
• MPCA SSTS Licensing, Individual Certification, and Enforcement
  • MPCA SSTS Licensed Business Search Tool
  • MPCA SSTS Certified Individual Search Tool
• MPCA Wastewater Operator Certification
• Type IV or Type V Certification for Land Application of Biosolid
• List of ISTS Designers that are Professional Engineers or Soil Scientists

Additional Information

• Professional Worksheets and Forms
  • Worksheets found in Appendix I of the Manual
  • Pumper Worksheets and Forms
  • Operation and Maintenance Worksheets and Forms
• Septic System Safety fact sheet, html
• Methamphetamine and Septic Systems, fact sheet, pdf

Site Assessment Opportunities

Jenkins, MN Site Evaluation RFP: Proposals Due June 8th, 2009

Soils

• How to Run a Percolation Test fact sheet, pdf
• Soil Dispersal Magazine Article , html
• Procedure for Determining Plastic Limit, fact sheet, html
• Groundwater Mounding and Phosphorous Evaluations Slideshow, PowerPoint presentation

Research

• Anoka Sand Plain Training

The Onsite Sewage Treatment Program is delivered by the University of Minnesota Water Resources Center and the University of Minnesota Extension. The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer.
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