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Filing the operator inspection report in Wake County, North Carolina

According to the county’s own published pages (not confirmed with the office), Wake County’s permitting authority is Wake County Onsite Water Protection (919-856-5700).

Wake County's own technical-assistance page tells the operator to email the inspection report to its Onsite Water Protection division: "Reports should be sent to Wake County Onsite Water Protection Technical Assistance at OMINSPECT@wake.gov." The county publishes a Subsurface Type IV and V Monitoring Report Template to record the visit on.

The report is due to the owner, the local health department and the manufacturer within 30 days of the inspection (15A NCAC 18E .1304(c)).

Source: the county’s own page, read 2026-10-17. If you file here and this is wrong, tell us.

Wake Type IV/V and Type VI monitoring templates

Use the template for the system classification on its permit. These are the official county-hosted Word files captured for our template reference; check the county’s current instructions before use. The source URL path is September 2024; that path is not proof of the document’s revision date.

Download the Type IV and V monitoring report (.docx)Download the Type VI monitoring report (.docx)

Match the property, permit, classification and inspection date.
Record observed readings and findings; explain incomplete or not-applicable fields.
Review the operator details and required signatures before preparing the final document.
Confirm recipients and retain the actual sent report and delivery evidence.

Template availability is separate from automated dispatch. Wake PDF mapping and dispatch remain subject to deployment validation.

Plan the NC inspection schedule Prepare a factual repair-notification draft

What North Carolina requires, whichever county you file in

The rule is 15A NCAC 18E, which replaced 15A NCAC 18A .1961 on January 1, 2024. The party that owes the report is the Management Entity — the rule’s own word for whoever holds the contract, rather than the individual who made the visit.

A copy of each inspection report goes to the owner, the local health department and the manufacturer within 30 days of the inspection (15A NCAC 18E .1304(c)).
The contract must exist before the operating permit is issued and last for as long as the system is in use — a contract for the life of the system.
How often the visit happens is Table XXXII, not the county’s choice — the inspection frequency table.
The local health department must be told within 48 hours when a repair is needed.

Wake County at a glance

Permitting authority: Wake County Onsite Water Protection
Channel confirmed?: From the county’s own pages only
Certified operators based here: 79
Report due: 30 days after the inspection

The operator count is the county on each certificate in the NC DEQ WPCSOCC subsurface roster, so it is where operators are based rather than everywhere they work. The county’s own page

Common questions

Where does the operator inspection report go in Wake County, North Carolina?

To Wake County Onsite Water Protection at OMINSPECT@wake.gov. The same report also goes to the system owner and to the manufacturer of the pretreatment unit.

How long does a Management Entity have to file in Wake County?

Thirty days from the inspection, which is the deadline in every North Carolina county — 15A NCAC 18E .1304(c). It replaced 15A NCAC 18A .1961 on January 1, 2024, so a county page still citing .1961 is out of date.

How many certified subsurface operators are based in Wake County?

79, on the NC DEQ WPCSOCC subsurface roster. That is the county on each operator’s certificate, so it is where they are based rather than everywhere they work.

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Summarizes 15A NCAC 18E and Wake County Onsite Water Protection’s own published pages as of 2026-10-17. How we research and check this. Not legal advice — verify with your local health department.