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The 2010
Sewage system workshop
for all installers, designers, pumpers, and service
providers was on December 18th, 2009. Contact
Diana
Uther 740.653.4489 ext 167 or the environmental office for new
registrations. 740.653.4489 ext 119.
The Fairfield County Board of
Health passed Resolution 2007-60 (FDH
Regulation 18
(large file,72 pages, may be slow to
load)) for Sewage Treatment Systems and
Resolution 2007-61 (FDH
Regulation 19)
for Subdivisions to replace the rescinded
state sewage rules. See procedure revisions
below.
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Fairfield County remains one of the fastest growing
counties in the state. With nearly 82,000 new people
expected to move to Fairfield County by the year 2030, the
county's infrastructure will soon begin to feel pressure from
this continued growth. With this growth comes an increase in the
number of sewage treatment systems.
Your Fairfield Department of Health is responsible for
overseeing the siting, design, and installation of Household
Sewage Treatment System (HSTS) and Small Flow Onsite Sewage
Treatment Systems (SFOSTS). HSTS are septic
systems for 1, 2 or 3 family dwelling homes;
SFSOTS are sewage treatment systems that treat not more than
one thousand gallons of sewage per day. For example, a SFOSTS
might be used in a church or small business not accessible to a
municipal sewage system.
The HSTS and SFOSTS program involves issuing sewage treatment
system (STS) permits for new installations, replacement systems
and alterations permits within Fairfield County. Your health
department also registers household sewage treatment installers,
service providers, pumpers, system designers and soil scientists
who operate with Fairfield County. Health department staff that
work in these programs must be either a sanitarian-in-training
or a Registered Sanitarian. To become a sanitarian-in-training,
qualifications include a bachelor of science in environmental
health or related field. Once qualified, the applicant can
apply to the State Board of Sanitarian Registration for approval
as a sanitarian in training. To become a Registered Sanitarian,
the sanitarian in training must pass a national exam and then
practice environmental health under the supervision of a
Registered Sanitarian for two years. Only then can a
sanitarian-in-training apply to the State Board of Sanitarian
Registration to become a Registered Sanitarian.
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Sanitarian |
Township Coverage |
Diana Uther, RS
duther@co.fairfield.oh.us |
Bloom, Greenfield, Liberty, Violet,
Pleasant, Walnut |
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Amanda, Berne, Clearcreek, Hocking, Madison, Lancaster City, Richland, Rushcreek |
Any installation or alteration work performed on a sewage
treatment system requires permits from FDH. Once the work
is completed by a licensed and bonded installer, a final
inspection must be performed by a sanitarian from FDH before the
system can be backfilled and put into service. FDH
maintains a list of installers,
service providers, and
pumpers
that are licensed and bonded for work in Fairfield County.
Current Household Sewage Treatment Permit Fees for Fairfield
County
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Permit |
Fee | |
Site & design
review and installation permit for new/replacement household sewage treatment
system (includes state fee) |
$334.00 |
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Site & design
review and permit for alteration of existing household sewage
treatment system |
$130.00 |
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Site & design review and
installation permit for
new/replacement small-flows sewage
treatment system |
$334.00 |
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Site & design review and permit for alteration of
existing small-flows sewage treatment system |
$130.00 |
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Sewage Treatment System Installer Registration |
$200.00 |
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Septage Hauler/Pumper Registration (per truck) |
$200.00 |
| Sewage
Treatment System Service Provider Registration |
$200.00 |
Permit Procedures Change with New Sewage
Rules
The Fairfield County Board of Health adopted new
sewage rules effective July 12th, 2007 to replace the recently
rescinded state sewage treatment rules.
Along with the changes in system requirements, the procedures
for applying for a sewage installation or
alteration permit have
also changed. The following is the new procedure for applying for a sewage permit:
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Get an address for the property.
Contact the Fairfield County Engineer's office to apply for
an address. The lot will also need to be cleared of
any high weeds, crops, etc. prior to design review by the
Fairfield Department of Health.
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Soil sampling requirements will vary with
your permit. For more information please call the
Environmental division office (740) 653-4489 ext 119.
Click here
for a list of Soil Scientists registered in Fairfield
County.
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The
Fairfield Department of Health will be designing
septic/leaching and pretreatment systems with leaching.
Sites requiring drip, mound, or other complex systems will
require a system designer. Provide the soil reports to a
sewage treatment
system designer for the design of the system. The information in the
soil report will be used by your sewage treatment system
designer to determine the type and design of the sewage
treatment system that should be installed on your building
site.
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Submit the completed design proposal along
with soil reports, permit application and appropriate fee to
the Fairfield Department of Health.
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