{"id":69,"date":"2016-08-05T16:17:54","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T16:17:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2022-11-21T16:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T16:22:03","slug":"onsite-sewage-water-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-virginia\/environmental-health-program\/onsite-sewage-water-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Onsite Sewage &amp; Water Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Health Specialists work to protect drinking water and groundwater resources by ensuring sanitary handling and disposal of sewage and protection of drinking water supplies.<\/p>\n<p>We issue sewage disposal system construction permits and inspect finished sewage disposal systems.<\/p>\n<p>We issue construction permits for drinking water wells to make sure they are located and constructed properly.<\/p>\n<p>We inspect and permit businesses which pump septic tanks and dispose of sewage.<\/p>\n<p>We investigate reports of sewage spills or other kinds of groundwater contamination.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/05\/ONSITE-WHAT-APPLICATIONS-DO-I-NEED-TO-TURN-IN.docx-REVISED-05-04-2022.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Applications Do I Need? Onsite Edition!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1404 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n-300x233.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n-1536x1194.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/09\/307349509_392024686431891_8282815450145174921_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/04\/Financial-Assistance-Handout.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Assistance Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/04\/Septic-and-Well-Application-8-11-19-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Well &amp; Septic Application Forms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/04\/Sewage-Repair-Application.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sewage Repair Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/04\/SAP-Application.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Safe, Adequate and Proper Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/04\/septic-tank-maintenance-list.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Septic Tank Maintenance\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/05\/OSE-List-rev-5-2022.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Onsite Soil Evaluator List<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/05\/PE-List-rev-5-2022-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Private Engineer List<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2022\/05\/Well-Application.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Well Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"central-va-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Associated Fees<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Septic Application\/ Repair Applications<\/td>\n<td>Well Applications<\/td>\n<td>AOSE Applications<\/td>\n<td>Safe Adequate and Proper Applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">$225.00 Application Fee<\/td>\n<td>$300 Application Fee<\/td>\n<td>$225.00 Septic<br \/>\n$300.00 Well<\/td>\n<td>$100.00 with OSE Documentation<br \/>\n$150.00 Without OSE Documentation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>If mailing a check to any of our localities, please see the following:<\/p>\n<p>The check should be written to either \u201cCentral Virginia Health District\u201d or the health department that you are sending it to. For example, if you need to send a check to the Amherst Health Department, you can write the check to \u201cAmherst Health Department\u201d or \u201cCentral Virginia Health District.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please see below in reference to the mailing addresses for each of our health departments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amherst Health Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P.O. Box 250 Amherst, VA 24522<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appomattox Health Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P.O. Box 355 Appomattox, VA 24523<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bedford Health Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 600 Bedford Ave. Bedford, VA 24523<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campbell Health Department<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P.O. 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