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Sewage Disposal Systems & Fees
The Sewage Disposal Systems division at the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department protects homeowners and home builders throughout the county from potentially problematic residential and small flow onsite sewage systems. Private sewage systems are those found in households that are not served by centralized sewerage. Small flow systems are systems other than household systems that treat and dispense not more than 1000 gallons of waste water per day on the site where it is produced. The Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Board of Health, with the help of the Sewage Disposal Systems division, maintains and regulates private sewage systems in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code.
Public sewage systems are those systems in households connected to a centralized sewerage system. Public systems are not maintained by the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health Department! Public sewage systems are regulated and maintained by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
The Sewage Disposal Systems division provides: site reviews, permits and inspections for new, replacement or altered systems, and investigates complaints/malfunctioning systems.
1) Soil and Site Evaluations
A soil/site evaluation must be conducted by a professional soil scientist who will provide a report to the sewage system contractor or designer. A site evaluation
determines the feasibility of installing a new sewage system on the land or
altering a current system. Then the contractor or designer will prepare plans for the sewage treatment system based on soil characteristics as reported by the soil specialist. The soil report and the system plan are presented to the Health Department sanitarian who conducts a site review to validate the plan prior to authorizing a permit to install or alter the sewage system. The cost of the site review is $75.00 for one site and $30 for each additional site on the same parcel or subdivision.
2) Inspections
The division issues permits for installing new systems. Before a new private
sewage system or an altered existing system is completed, the Health Department
sanitarian will go onsite to do a final inspection of the system for compliance
with the health code. During the inspection, the sanitarian will record
items such as where the private sewage system is located, its size, and the
kind of system. Below is the permit fee as of January 2007:
| Installation Permits | |
|---|---|
| Sewage Treatment System Installation Permit | $125.00 |
| Sewage Treatment System Replacement Permit | $125.00 |
| Sewage Treatment System Alteration Permit | $100.00 |
Records of private sewage system installations and alterations after 1934, are kept on file at the Health Department. Records are retrievable by road name, permit number, or original land owner's name.
3) Investigations
The sewage and septic division also investigates complaints and provides consultation
on failing or malfunctioning systems. In these circumstances, the sanitarian
will investigate the case in order to identify the problem and provide a safe
solution.
| Additional Fees | |
|---|---|
| Variance | $40.00 |
| Sewage Tank Cleaner, First Truck | $70.00 |
| Additional Truck | $15.00 |
| Land Application Site Review |
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| Additional Inspection or Field Consultation |
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| Installer Registration | $70.00 |
| Septage Hauler Registration | $70.00 |
| Service Provider Registration | $70.00 |
Services:
* Approval of lot specifications and system placement as defined by the
Ohio Revised Code and the rules of the Mansfield/Ontario/Richland County Health District.
* Analysis of site and soil evaluation to determine sewage treatment system design acceptability.
* Consultation on functioning and malfunctioning systems.
* Maintains records of new or altered sewage and septic systems.
* Addresses sewage system complaints
All questions regarding sewage and septic systems should be directed to the Environmental Health division at 419-774-4520.