Lorain County Public Health (LCPH) inspects, monitors, and issues
Contact Lorain County Public Health at 440-322-6367 with questions about household sewage treatment systems. Click here to report a septic or sewage issue.
LCPH has a Grant Program to assist homeowners who lack the financial resources to replace failing household Sewage Treatment Systems (STS), especially those cases that pose an immediate threat to the health and safety of the occupant, the public, and the environment. Funding may also be used to assist homeowners that need to connect to an existing sanitary sewer and properly abandon their STS.
Funding availability is limited, time sensitive, and requires specific income criteria. Please contact Jill Lis at jlis@loraincountyhealth.com, or 440-322-6367, to ask about funding availability, general program questions, and applications.
The O&M program protects water quality by tracking and monitoring the proper operation and maintenance of household sewage treatment systems (STS) or “septic systems”. LCPH is responsible for overseeing approximately 20,000 STS across Lorain County. This program is required by the State of Ohio and ensures these systems are not harmful to the environment. LCPH is hosting town hall meetings across the county in 2020 and 2021 to inform residents about this program. A listing of upcoming meetings is maintained below.
Program Commonly Asked Questions
How to Properly Maintain your Sewage Treatment System
Site Review Application for New and Replacement Sewage Treatment Systems
Septic Evaluation Request of a Household Sewage Treatment System (Home sale inspection)
Property Improvement Application for Homes with Sewage Treatment Systems
Septic Systems (Leaching tile fields, design sand mounds, leaching trenches)
Aeration Systems (Leaching tile fields, design sand mounds, leaching trenches)
National Pollutant Elimination Discharging System- NPDES
Ohio Administrative Code- 3701-29
2021 Installer Application PDF
2021 Service Provider Application PDF
2021 Septage Hauler Application PDF
Septage Hauler Vehicle Inspection Form
Ohio Department of Health’s Website
Ohio Department of Health Sewage Treatment System Page
SepticSmart Homeowners [U.S. EPA]
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