{"id":30,"date":"2021-06-25T20:58:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/liquid_waste\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:47:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T18:47:17","slug":"apply-for-a-permit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/apply-for-a-permit\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for a Permit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Application<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Print and fill out an<a href=\"\/septic\/forms-3\/\">&nbsp;<strong>Application for Liquid Waste Permit<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp; Section 20.7.3.401 NMAC\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Must include signatures granting authorization by either owner or owner\u2019s authorized representative,\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licensed contractors with one of the following licenses (MM-1, MM-98, MS-1, MS-3) are qualified to install septic systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Homeowners may install simple conventional systems after passing a written test.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application must be complete, including approved materials, proper sizing, soil characteristics, geological and hydrological conditions, site conditions and:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Supporting Documentation (Required)<\/strong>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Proof of Ownership \u2013 Tax Bill and\/or Recorded Warranty Deed, Real Estate Contract or other&nbsp; documentation that may reasonably establish ownership, Section 20.7.3.401E NMAC,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site Diagram \u2013 Showing structures, wells, boundaries, liquid waste systems, and other appropriate setbacks as listed in Table 301.1,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Floorplan&nbsp; \u2013 For residential structures show number of bedrooms; for commercial properties show fixtures or other information related to sizing,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plat or Survey \u2013 May be provided to show boundaries, acreage or other relevant features of the lot,<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Submit to Local&nbsp;<a href=\"\/district-field-offices\/\">NMED Field Office<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;for review\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NMED will notify applicant of actions taken on the permit application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Actions may included granting the permit, granting with conditions, or denial.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conventional Systems may take up to five (5) business days for completeness check and ten business (10) days to return a decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Advanced Treatment Systems may take up to ten (10) business days for completeness check and twenty business (20) days to return a decision.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Variance Process will take a minimum of twenty (20) days to allow for the public notification process and review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pay for Permit<\/strong>&nbsp;only after you are contacted by NMED to inform you that your permit was approved or approved with conditions.&nbsp; DO NOT SUBMIT PAYMENT BEFORE NOTICE OF APPROVAL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Request Inspection by NMED&nbsp;<\/strong>48 hours (2 business days) in advance (<strong>DO NOT COVER BEFORE INSPECTION<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>After Approved Inspection<\/strong>&nbsp;you will receive a copy of the&nbsp;<strong>Permit to Operate<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Incomplete Applications may delay the permitting process<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NMED may conduct a pre-inspection of the site by request or if required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Additional information may be required to reasonably establish lot size, boundaries and date of record, easements and other relevant details as per Section 20.7.3.401E NMAC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advanced Treatment Systems (ATS)<\/strong>&nbsp;may require additional documention, including a signed Maintenance Contract, signed Sampling Contract, Statement of site conditions, Sampling Port Details and the reason an ATS is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Variance<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>process<\/strong>&nbsp;has special requirements further described in the Variance section of the website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Appeal Process<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 If your permit application was denied by NMED, or granted with conditions that you object to, you may appeal this decision.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.srca.nm.gov\/parts\/title20\/20.007.0003.html\">Liquid Waste Disposal Regulation 20.7.3.406 (NMAC)<\/a>&nbsp;provides that any person who is dissatisfied with an action taken by NMED on a permit application or variance petition may appeal to the NMED Secretary.&nbsp; The appeal must be filed in writing with the NMED Secretary within 15 working days after notice of the NMED action is issued.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Useful Tools for filling out your Application for Liquid Waste Permit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/district-field-offices\/\">NMED Staff&nbsp;<\/a>\u2013 general assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/septic\/laws-and-regulations\/\">Liquid Waste Disposal and Treatment Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/septic\/approved-products\/\">Approved products: Tanks, Drain field products, advanced treatment systems<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ose.state.nm.us\/\">Office of the State Engineer<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Well drilling permits, well logs, depth to ground water, vulnerable waters of the state, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/septic\/information-for-homeowners\/\">Homeowner Installation<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Must pass exam to qualify for homeowner installation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov\/App\/HomePage.htm\">Web Soil Survey<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 May help in soil type determination<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Permit Fees (20.7.11 NMAC) Effective 7\/1\/20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">20.7.11 NMAC LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FEES(effective 07\/01\/2020)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Fee<\/td><td>Effective Date<\/td><td>Amount<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conventional system, register, construct, or modify design flow up to 1,000 gpd<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$225.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conventional system, register, construct, or modify design flow 1,001 gpd up to 2,000 gpd is<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$325.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Conventional system, register, construct, or modify design flow 2,001 gpd up to 5,000 gpd<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$500.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alternative system or advanced treatment register, construct or modify design flow. &nbsp; up to 1,000 gpd<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$450.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alternative system or advanced treatment register, construct or modify design flow.1,001 gpd up to 2,000 gpd<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$550.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alternative system or advanced treatment register, construct or modify design flow.2,001 gpd up to 5,000 gpd<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$750.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annual operating permit renewal for an alternative system or advanced treatment system<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$50.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Annual operating permit renewal for a holding tank system or, a split flow system with a holding tank, excluding alternative systems and advanced treatment systems<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$30.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Homeowner Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$170.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Third-party Evaluator Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$50.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maintenance service provider Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$50.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Septage Pumper Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$30.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Installer Specialist Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$150.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Installer Specialist Renewal Qualification Certificate<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$75.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Septage Pumping Truck Annual Registration Fee:<\/td><td>July 1, 2021<\/td><td>$30.00.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Property Transfer Report Filing Fee:<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$50.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Septic Tank Manufacturer Certification Fee:<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$150.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Re-Inspection Fee:<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$125.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Unpermitted System Inspection Fee:<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$250.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Application for a Variance, small system<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$100.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Application for a Variance, large system<\/td><td>7\/1\/20<\/td><td>$250.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Table Prepared 4\/9\/20<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTES: Useful Tools for filling out your Application for Liquid Waste Permit: Permit Fees (20.7.11 NMAC) Effective 7\/1\/20 20.7.11 NMAC LIQUID WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL FEES(effective 07\/01\/2020) Fee Effective Date Amount Conventional system, register, construct, or modify design flow up to 1,000 gpd 7\/1\/20 $225.00 Conventional system, register, construct, or modify design flow 1,001 gpd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":288,"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/septic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}