Septic Installer Training Opportunities
Staff contact:
Amber Ballinger
How to become a certified septic system installer in Kentucky
The installer exam is given through the local health department. Please contact your
local health department and speak to the environmentalist about taking the installer exam.
The installer exam is open book over the Kentucky onsite sewage disposal system regulations. The fee to take the exam is $25 and you must score at least 70 percent to pass and provide proof of liability insurance to the local health department.
Certified Septic System Installer Training
Septic Installer Classes [PDF, 280 KB]
The certification year begins April 1st and ends March 31st annually. During this time, installers must obtain six hours of approved maintenance training. The certification of any installer who does not attend training will expire April 1st of the new certification year. In addition to the training requirements, certification fee and proof of liability insurance must be submitted to the Environmental Management Branch office by March 31st annually.
Installers who were newly certified during the first nine months of the certification year (April 1 through Dec. 31) also are required to obtain six hours of approved maintenance training by March 31st of the current certification year.
Installers whose certification is currently expired for lack of maintenance training must obtain 12 hours of approved training to have certification reinstated through the current certification year.
Installers may not retake the initial installer test. For further information regarding certified installer training, please contact
Amber Ballinger or call (502)764-1585.