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Septic Technical Guidance Committee

The Technical Guidance Committee (TGC) is responsible for maintaining the Technical Guidance Manual, reviewing best management practices for individual and subsurface sewage disposal, and providing recommendations on variances and commercially manufactured wastewater treatment components and systems. The TGC comprises six members: one DEQ representative (chair), three health district representatives, one State of Idaho-licensed professional engineer, and one licensed installer. TGC meetings occur quarterly unless, a special issue warrants a special meeting.

The Technical Guidance Manual provides guidance on the design, construction, alteration, repair, operation, and maintenance of standard individual and subsurface sewage systems, their components, and alternatives. The manual is updated periodically to adapt to the dynamic and complex nature of small wastewater disposal systems. Updates are cited below.

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Current Updates to the Manual

DateDescription
January 2024

Section 4.26 Steep Slope System

Section 2.2.3 Effective Soil Depths

Previous Updates to the Manual

DateDescription
September  2023

Section 4.20 RV Dump Station

Section 5.9 Pipe Material for Specified Uses

June 2023

Section 1.4.2.1.2 Modified or Custom Septic Tank Approvals

Section 1.8 Property Access and Use

Section 3.2.8 Drainfield Excavation Backfilling Materials

Section 3.3 Wastewater Flows

Section 4.3.3 Above-grade Capping Fill System Approval Conditions

March 2023

Section 5.2 Approved Septic Tanks

Section 5.4 Extended Treatment Package Systems

Section 5.13 Proprietary Wastewater Treatment Products

Section 4.3.5 Capping Fill System Construction

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Onsite Wastewater Coordinator

Peter Adams
peter.adams@deq.idaho.gov
(208) 954-1438

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