Utah septic rules
Septic pumping rules in Utah.
In Utah, pumpers are licensed or permitted locally, by the county or local health department. Below: who regulates, what pumpers have to keep, and where to find the official forms. Checked against official sources on October 8, 2026.
The rules
What a pumper in Utah should know.
A guide, not legal advice. Counties and local health departments can add their own rules on top of the state's, so check with the county where the system is.
- Who regulates septic systemsState and local
Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Quality, Onsite Wastewater Program. The Division of Water Quality sets onsite wastewater rules and certifies onsite system professionals, while liquid waste (pumping) operators are permitted by the local health department having jurisdiction under R317-550.
The state program- Pumper and hauler licensingLocal permit
Under R317-550 (Rules for Liquid Waste Operations), a liquid waste operator must hold a current permit issued by the local health department having jurisdiction before beginning operation, and the operating permit must be renewed at least every 3 years. DWQ Onsite Professional Certification (Levels 1 to 3, R317-11) covers soil evaluation, percolation testing, and design, inspection and maintenance of onsite systems, not pumping.
Licensing details- Where septage can go
R317-550-7 requires all collected wastes to be disposed of in accordance with Division of Water Quality rules and prohibits dumping into any public or private lake, pond or stream.
Disposal rules- Records and reports
R317-550-6 requires the operator to give each customer a written receipt and to submit summary data of business activity to the regulatory authority (DWQ or the local health department) as often as that agency requires.
Reporting rules- Inspections
Not confirmed from an official source. Ask the state program linked above, or your county health department.
- The rule book
Utah Admin. Code R317-4 (Onsite Wastewater Systems), R317-11 (Certification), R317-550 (Rules for Liquid Waste Operations)
Official forms
Get the forms from the source.
We link to the state's own pages instead of keeping copies, because forms change. Your county may use its own forms as well, and those are the ones an inspector will expect.
In PortaPro
Upload your county's form once. Fill it from every job.
- Your form, filled from the job
Upload the current PDF from your county or the state, place the fields on it, and bind them to job data. Each pump-out fills it with the customer, site, tank, gallons pumped and technician, and you download a finished PDF.
How Regulatory Forms works- Service reports on the driver's phone
Every account comes with a septic inspection checklist and a pumping service report with gallons pumped and a disposal manifest. Drivers fill them on site and they are filed with the job.
PortaPro for septic companies- Prefer paper for now
Print our free septic pumping service report. It has the fields most programs ask for.
Free septic service report
Questions
Do I need a license to pump septic tanks in Utah?
In Utah, pumpers are licensed or permitted locally, by the county or local health department. Under R317-550 (Rules for Liquid Waste Operations), a liquid waste operator must hold a current permit issued by the local health department having jurisdiction before beginning operation, and the operating permit must be renewed at least every 3 years. DWQ Onsite Professional Certification (Levels 1 to 3, R317-11) covers soil evaluation, percolation testing, and design, inspection and maintenance of onsite systems, not pumping.
Where do I get Utah septic forms?
From the state's own pages, linked on this page. Many counties and local health departments use their own forms on top of the state's, so check with the county where the system is too.
Does PortaPro come with Utah forms built in?
No. Forms change, and counties use their own, so PortaPro doesn't ship copies. You upload the current PDF from your county or state once, place the fields on it, and PortaPro fills it from each job: customer, site, tank, gallons pumped and technician. When the agency updates its form, you upload the new one.
How current is this page?
We read the official sources listed at the bottom on October 8, 2026. Rules and forms change, so treat this as a starting point and confirm with the agency before you rely on it. This is not legal advice.
Sources
Official pages we read on .
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