Vermont Septic Hauling Compliance Guide

Vermont funds its septage hauler oversight program differently than any other state. Under 10 V.S.A. Section 6607a, haulers pay a $0.01 per gallon fee on all septage transported, reported and remitted quarterly to the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation. This per-gallon fee structure means your regulatory costs scale directly with your volume — a 1,000-gallon load costs you $10 in fees, and a high-volume operation hauling 500,000 gallons per year pays $5,000 annually just in per-gallon fees.

The registration system operates on two tiers. A 5-year base certification requires notarized Business Disclosure and Personal History Disclosure statements. Within that 5-year certification window, you must complete an annual registration renewal through the ANR Online portal. Letting the annual renewal lapse does not void the 5-year certification, but it does mean you are not current with DEC.

Manifests require six fields: generator name and address, waste type, gallons, vehicle ID, and service date. The quarterly reporting cycle aligns with the per-gallon fee payments, so each quarter you are both submitting operational data and remitting fees based on volume hauled. Vermont's Solid Waste Management Rule requires septage manager records to be kept for a minimum of 10 years following the applicable quarterly report.

Grease trap waste is handled under the same Vermont DEC hauler registration framework. The same 5-year certification, annual renewal, and quarterly reporting cadence apply, though the receiving facility still needs to accept the waste stream. Land application of grease waste is not permitted.