Liquid Waste Transporter Permit

Pursuant to Chapter 24, Code of Miami-Dade County (the Code), a liquid waste transporter operating permit is required for any person or entity engaging in liquid waste transportation activities that originate or end in Miami-Dade County. These operating permits are issued by the Division of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) in the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources. The term “liquid waste” is defined in section 24-5, of the Code and encompasses a wide array of wastes in liquid, semi-solid and solid form which are typically generated by domestic, commercial, industrial, mining, institutional, agricultural or governmental operations.

Examples of liquid wastes commonly regulated by DERM’s liquid waste transporters program include, but are not limited to, sewage, septage, portable toilet waste, stormwater management system contents, brown grease (grease interceptor waste), yellow grease (used cooking oil), biohazardous waste, used oil, spent radiator fluid, photochemical fixer waste, other non-hazardous liquid waste and hazardous waste. A DERM liquid waste transporters permit does not establish authorization for disposal of liquid waste at any site located within or outside of Miami-Dade County. Disposal of liquid waste within Miami-Dade County shall only occur at facilities permitted by DERM that are specifically authorized to receive and manage such waste.

A complete Liquid Waste Transporters permit application package must be submitted for review and approval to the DERM Liquid Waste Transporters program, in accordance with the instructions provided in the permit application’s submittal instructions page. For further assistance regarding the completion or submittal of a permit application package, please contact DERM’s Liquid Waste Transporters Program at 305-372-6600 or via email at [email protected].
Fees applicable to the Liquid Waste Transporters Program are composed of the following:

For the listing of current fees, please refer to the operating permit section of the Fee Schedule.
- A flat (one-time) initial permit application fee
- A flat permit renewal fee paid on a yearly basis
- Monthly permit fees which are based on the total quanity and type of liquid waste transported during a calendar month. These fees only apply to transportation activities
All liquid waste transporters, regardless of operating permit class, are required to report liquid waste transportation activities to DERM on a monthly basis in accordance with permit requirements and utilizing DERM approved reporting forms. Transportation activities subject to this reporting requirement include all of the following:
- Liquid waste originating (picked up) from a facility located within Miami-Dade County, regardless of the destination’s (offloading) location
- Liquid waste originating (picked up) from a facility located outside of Miami-Dade County that is transported (offloaded) to a facility located within Miami-Dade County
In addition to monthly reports, transporters of sewage/septage, portable toilet waste, stormwater management system contents, and brown grease (waste from grease interceptors) are required to document their transportation activities using the latest approved Single Load Waste Transporters manifest forms. This information must be reported electronically using DERM’s “eManifest” system on a monthly basis. Copies of the paper manifest forms and the guidelines for electronically reporting data using the eManifest system are provided below.