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Septic Systems
Obtaining a Septic Permit
Before a property parcel can be evaluated for septic permit, the following information must be provided:
- Any easement or rights of way on the property
- Driveway location marked
- Fill out a complete septic application by visiting the Environmental Health office or by an online application.
- Full list of Fees associated with permits
- Location of existing septic systems on property
- Location of existing wells or springs on property of adjacent lots
- Location of future structures or improvements to the property
- Property lines shall be properly marked on site
- Proposed location/size of house on site
- Provide a survey plat or site plan
- The site shall be easily accessible
Upon completion of required information the EHS will contact property owner / applicant to schedule a time to visit the property for an evaluation for a septic permit.
Setback Requirements for Septic Systems
These distances represent minimal horizontal distances from a wastewater system:
- 10 feet from any property line
- 10 feet from any water line
- 10 feet upslope or 25 feet downslope from interceptor drains
- 100 feet from normal high water line of any class I or II impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water
- 100 feet from any private water supply source
- 100 feet from any public water supply source
- 15 feet from any basement
- 15 feet from any swimming pool
- 15 feet from the top of a slope of an embankment or cut of two feet or more vertical height
- 20 feet from any other nitrification field
- 25 feet from ground water lowering and surface drainage ditches
- 5 feet from any building foundation, including a deck
- 50 feet from any stream, canal, marsh, or coastal waters
- 50 feet from normal high water line of any other lake or impoundment