Our Sewage Program consists of the following areas:

1. Inspection, by permit, of installation of residential and small commercial sewage systems up to 25,000 gallons per day in areas not served by city or municipal (sanitary) sewer systems.
2. Licensing of sewage system installers/contractors.
3. Registration of sewage tank cleaning companies.
4. Sewage system evaluations for real estate transfers.
5. Investigation and abatement of sewage-related nuisances.

Commercial Systems:  If the system is for a business and generates less than 25,000 gallons of wastewater per day, an Ohio EPA Site Evaluation Request Form must be completed and submitted with plan specifications to the Ohio EPA for review and approval.  Once approved, an installation permit is obtained from the Health Department.  Throughout the installation of the system, inspections by the Health Department will be conducted to assure the system is installed according to the EPA-approved plans.  An annual operation permit is required from the Health Department which involves an annual inspection of the system to assure it is being properly maintained and operated.  A Site Evaluation Request Form must also be completed and submitted any time an existing business changes ownership or its intended use.

Ohio EPA Site Evaluation Request Form

Click here to visit the Ohio EPA Northeast District Office website.



Licensing of sewage system installers/contractors is done annually.  To be initially licensed, installers are required to take and pass an exam on the sewage code.  All installers who wish to become licensed must be bonded in the amount of $25,000, which is also renewed annually.  This bond can be used in situations where system installation issues arise between the installer and the homeowner.

2012 Installer Registration Packet (includes bond form)

2012 Insurance Bond Form

Registration of sewage tank cleaning companies is renewed annually by the Health Department.  These companies have vehicles that perform pumping/cleaning of residential and commercial septic tanks, aeration sewage tanks, and portable toilets.  
            ****PLEASE NOTE THAT THE MEDINA COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT WILL NOT BE INSPECTING PUMPER TRUCKS FOR 2011, OR UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO SCHEDULE OR BRING YOUR VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION****

• 2012 Registered Pumpers List
  
• 2012 Pumper Registration Application
  
• Blank Pumping Log Form
  
• 2012 Sewage System Service Provider List
  
• 2012 Sewage System Service Provider Application for Registration

Investigation and abatement of sewage-related nuisances:  The discharge of untreated sewage to the ground surface or a ditch poses not only a pollution issue but a public health concern with disease transmission.  Our department receives dozens of calls and reports annually from private citizens and others about suspected sewage nuisances.  It is the policy of the Board of Health that a written complaint be filed with the Health Department before an investigation can be conducted.  Anonymous complaints are not accepted.  Click here for the Nuisance Complaint Form that must be completed and submitted to initiate an investigation.