The Environmental Health Unit of the Health & Human Services Departments administers the on-site sewage program through the Rules and Regulation of the State Board of Health, Chapter 246-272A WAC.
Staff performs a wide variety of activities to carry out this regulatory oversight, including:
- plan reviews
- site evaluations
- final inspections of individual on-site sewage systems
- technical assistance to home owners on maintenance and repair of existing systems
The Environmental Health Unit oversees the annual licensing of:
There are brochures available with more information about septic systems.
Staff investigates all complaints of failing septic systems.
Online and paper application are available; please visit our Online Application webpage to learn more. Forms are available for downloading on our Forms webpage. Site evaluations are done by a licensed engineer or on-site septic designer. After the site evaluation is completed, a copy of the evaluation, the septic system design and permit application, along with the appropriate fee will need to be submitted to our office.