What this covers
Basic Level Installer. Licensed to install onsite sewage systems at the basic level. Ala. Code § 34-21A-12(b) makes this the licence every installer holds first, before qualifying for either advanced level.
Pumper. Licensed to clean, service and pump out onsite sewage systems — the work Ala. Code § 34-21A-12(e) calls “servicing, cleaning, or maintenance”.
Manufacturer. Licensed to manufacture onsite sewage equipment, including septic tanks. A manufacturer is not a company a homeowner hires for service.
An Alabama licence is issued to a person, not to a company (Ala. Code § 34-21A-12(h)), and a business trades through the licensed individual in responsible charge. It is valid statewide, not only in the counties listed beside it on the board’s roster. Every licence expires on December 31 and renews on continuing education and a current bond (§§ 34-21A-12(d), 34-21A-18); the executive director must suspend any licence whose bond lapses (§ 34-21A-16).
Source: Ala. Code Title 34, Chapter 21A — Onsite Wastewater Board and Licensees, retrieved 2026-09-01