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Annual Renewal of Certifications and Licenses

Certified Installer, Soil Profiler, Septage Pumper and Transporter

All On-Site program certifications and licenses expire January 31 of each year and must be renewed annually.

Renewal Requirements are set forth by 252:641-Individual and Small Public On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems and 252:645 Septage Pumpers and Transporters. 

Administrative staff in Oklahoma City send renewal packets by email in November of each year. 

All renewal items are due by January 15 of each year. If items are not submitted or postmarked by the deadline, a late fee may apply. If all items or fees are not received by February 1, you will be placed in a non-renewed status.

Renewal Requirements

  • Six (6) hours of Renewal Training
  • Payment of Annual Certification Fee
  • Form 641-002: Certified Installer Application, if updates to contact or employment information are needed

Contact: Desiree.Smith@deq.ok.gov or (405) 702-6171

  • Four (4) hours of Renewal Training
  • Payment of Annual Certification Fee
  • Annual texturing test administered by DEQ
  • Form 641-011: Soil Profiler Application, if updates to contact or employment information are needed

Contact: Daisy.Le@deq.ok.gov or (405) 702-6176

Licensee

  • Two (2) hours of Renewal Training
  • Form 645-001: Septage Pumper and Transporter Application
  • Form 645-004: Consent for Disposal of Septage
  • List of Drivers, including hire date
Inspection and Form, as applicable:
  • Vehicle Inspection of each vehicle
  • Form 645-006: Land Application Sites
  • Form 645-011: Septage Treatment Facilities
  • Form 645-012: Septage Storage Facilities

*Contact your Local DEQ Office to coordinate inspections

  Driver

  • Two (2) hours of Renewal Training
  • Form 645-001: Septage Pumper and Transporter Application (Sections 1-3 & 7)

Contact: Desiree.Smith@deq.ok.gov or (405) 702-6171

Renewal Training Hours

DEQ does not provide training for the purpose of renewing your certification or license.

Training hours must be completed by each applicant and proof of training must list the applicant's name.

Approved training hours are applied simultaneously across all certification types. 

For example, an individual certified as both a Certified Installer and a Soil Profiler will only be required to provide proof of 6 hours of Continuing Education Units (CEUs). *When submitting proof of training, please include all applicable license/certification numbers.

Certification Type Required hours per year
Certified Installer Six (6) hours
Septage Pumper and Hauler (licensee and drivers) Two (2) hours
Soil Profiler Four (4) hours  *Texture exam credits as two (2) hours of required training

Conference and Trade Shows
  • National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association Mega Conference:
    NOWRA Home Page
  • Oklahoma Onsite Wastewater Association Annual Conference and Tradeshow: 
    OOWA Home Page
  • Public Sanitation Association International Annual Convention: 
    PSAI Home Page
  • Texas On-Site Wastewater Association Annual Conference:
    TOWA Home Page
  • Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment, & Transport Show: 
    WWETT Home Page

Training Courses (online and in-person options available)

OSU CEU Opportunities *RSVP is required: daniel.adamson@okstate.edu

Certificates of completion for attending renewal training
can be submitted online:

Renewal Training Certificate Submittal

Resources

Last Modified on Dec 04, 2025
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