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If you have questions that aren't answered here, please call:

Antrim County:
1-231-533-8670

Charlevoix County:
1-231-547-6523

Emmet County:
1-231-347-6014

Otsego County:
1-989-732-1794


Permits

New Well and Septic

Apply for this permit if you intend to install a new well and/or new sewage disposal (septic) system, or if you intend to repair or replace an existing system.

EH Application (with instructions) [PDF File] (94kb)

Existing System Evaluation

Apply for this evaluation if you intend to remodel or otherwise change the water and septic requirements of your existing home or property. Use this form only if there is an existing system on the property and the demands on that system will be changing.

EH Application (with instructions) [PDF File] (94kb)

Land Evaluation

Apply for this evaluation if you need to determine the suitability of vacant property for sewage disposal. This application is normally used for property buy/sell situations. Application for permits to install water well and septic system may be submitted by the new property owner following the closing of the sale of the property.

EH Application (with instructions) [PDF File] (94kb)

Mortgage Evaluation

Apply for this evaluation if you are the buyer (or the buyer's lending institution) and you need to determine the adequacy of the water supply and sewage disposal system of a house for sale. The evaluation includes the determination of operation, capacity and size of the sewage disposal system and if the system reasonably meets sanitary code requirements. Water samples are collected for coliform bacteria and partial chemical analysis to determine well water quality. The well construction and isolation are reviewed and compliance and/or non-compliance with well construction rules is determined. Water well records are reviewed if available.

EH Application (with instructions) [PDF File] (94kb)

Supplemental Review/Operation Permit (Alternate System)






Supplemental Review/Operation Permit Application [PDF File] (77kb)

Related Links

District
Sanitary Codes:

Antrim, Charlevoix,
and Otsego Counties

[PDF File] (230kb)

Emmet County
[PDF File] (103kb)

2008 Fee Schedule
[PDF File] (98kb)

Related Sites

Occupational Safety & Health Admin. (OSHA)

Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality (MDEQ)

Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources (MDNR)

Michigan Environmental Health Association (MEHA)

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)

Michigan Dept. of Education (MDE)

Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services (CIS)

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