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Environmental
Health Division
Household Sewage
Treatment Systems
Program
Services:
The
Logan County Health District performs soil evaluation, plan review, test
hole sampling, and permits household sewage treatment systems in order to
assure that citizens achieve the best possible solution for their
needs.
Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 sets forth the minimum standards for
household sewage treatment systems in Ohio. This chapter is currently
being rewritten for the second time since before 1977.
The new chapter will
allow, and in some instances require, more innovative treatment of sewage prior to
its introduction into the soil.
The new Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 effective January 1, 2007 was
rescinded by the governor on July 1, 2007. We still operate under the 1977 code
until further notice.
The Logan County Health District is monitoring the rule review process
carefully and has commented to the Ohio Department of Health on behalf of the
citizens of Logan County. We are making attempts to ensure that the new
code offers as many low-cost alternatives as possible while allowing for
innovativeness in household sewage treatment.
Anyone wishing to express
their views about the pending regulation should:
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contact a sanitarian
at (937) 592-9040, or
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e-mail
LCHD@loganhealth.org,
or
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write to the Ohio
Department of Health, Bureau of Environmental Health, 246 N High St, Columbus,
Ohio 43215, Attn: Rebecca Petty.
Sewage
Program Fees:
|
Test
hole application (only) |
$180.00 |
|
Installation/Alteration
Permit |
$175.00 |
|
Operating
Permit for Special Systems (annual) |
$30.00 |
|
Real
Estate Inspections |
$
66.00 |
|
Reinspection
Fee |
$
25.00 |
Click
here to download an Application form
Alternative Technologies:
Constructed Wetlands
In an attempt to promote innovative sewage treatment technology, and provide
homeowners with more options, some experimental systems such as CONSTRUCTED
WETLANDS have been permitted in Logan County since 1994.
Constructed
wetlands are beds of water tolerant plants such as Jewell Weed pictured above
(a.k.a. Touch-Me-Not) saturated with sewage and covered with mulch
material. The root systems put down by these types of plants maintain
oxygen levels in the saturated zone, which allows for much greater
"cleaning" of the sewage.
Systems such as constructed wetlands are attractive to homeowners because of
their low maintenance requirements and their lack of mechanical devices.
Codes
and Regulations:
Household
Sewage Disposal Systems Ohio Administrative code Chapter 3701-29
Resources:
Ohio
Department of Health Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
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