Does sewage pumped out of household septic systems need a hazardous waste manifest?

No, this waste would not be a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste and therefore does not need a hazardous waste manifest. It is not a hazardous waste because it meets the definition of “household waste” in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 261.4(b)(1). That section states “Household waste means any material (including garbage, trash, and sanitary wastes in septic tanks) derived from households (including single and multiple residences, hotels and motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgrounds, picnic grounds, and day-use recreation areas).”

However, this does not mean there are no environmental requirements. Sewage waste does typically still have oversight by local authorities, such as local health departments or the municipal wastewater treatment system/district that eventually receives the material.