Subsurface Sewage & Groundwater

To view the TDEC Rules for Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems, click here (pdf file).

Applications: 

•      Guidelines for Approval of New Buildings and Additions

•      Septic tank permits; New Construction, Commercial, System modification, repair

•      Existing permit

•      Subdivision Evaluations

•      Lot Reviews

•      Plat Review

•      Inspection Letter  (for septic system of property that is not new construction)

•      Water Sample

•      Complaints

(you will need to have Acrobat Reader to access the forms)

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A field inspector must go out and evaluate each application. After doing so, the results are documented on inspection sheets, placed into the computer system, and put in the filing system by street address.  Results are then faxed down to the building department where the applicant is able to obtain a building permit. (Note: Before applicant can obtain a building permit they must first apply with Environmental Health for their septic tank permit.)

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