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Environmental Health Services
Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal System Permit and Enforcement Program
What types of services are offered through the Scott County Health Department Onsite Treatment Systems Permit and Enforcement Program?
The Health Department:
- regulates the design, construction and installation of all private on-site treatment systems installed in the County
- samples private on-site treatment systems
- provides assistance with complaints relating to sewage treatment and disposal systems
Is there a fee for the service/program?
- Construction Permit: $175
- Septic Tank Abandonment Permit: $60
- Reconstruction Permit: $75
- Annual Operational Permit: $40
- A new administrative fee of $50 applies if the owner of a sand filter system fails to pay the annual operational fee after receiving late notices. (The Iowa Department of Natural Resources requires that sand filter septic systems which, by design, discharge to the surface of the ground, be sampled annually. This sampling is performed by the Scott County Health Department.)
