Onsite Sewage Forms and Application Fees

 

 

On this page you will find the forms, guidance documents, and fee information needed to file an application for an onsite sewage system and/or private well.

OBTAINING PRIVATE SECTOR SERVICES

 

VAC Code

Regulation

Applicable Forms

 

12 VAC 5-570

 

Sanitary Regulations for Marinas and Boat Moorings

12 VAC 5-610 Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations
 

12 VAC 5-613

Regulations for Alternative Onsite Sewage Systems
  • See forms for 12 VAC 5-610
 

12 VAC 5-620

Regulations Governing Application Fees for Onsite Sewage Systems and Private Wells
 

12 VAC 5-630

 

Private Well Regulations

 

12 VAC 5-640

Alternative Discharging Sewage Treatment Regulations for Individual Single Family Dwellings
12 VAC 5-650 Schedule of Civil Penalties          No forms at this time

ONSITE SEWAGE APPLICATION FEES (Effective July 1, 2019)

Application Type  Fee 
Certification letter with OSE/PE documentation, <1,ooo gpd $320
Certification letter with OSE/PE documentation, >1,000 gpd $1,400
Construction permit for onsite sewage system only, no OSE/PE documentation $425
Combined well and onsite system construction permit, no OSE/PE documentation, $725
Combined well and onsite system construction permit with OSE/PE documentation, <1,000 gpd $525
Construction permit for only onsite sewage with OSE/PE documentation, <1,000 gpd $225
Construction permit for only onsite sewage with OSE/PE documentation, >1,000 gpd $1,400
Combined well and onsite system construction permit with OSE/PE documentation,  > 1,000 gpd $1,700
Private well construction or abandonment permit, with or without OSE/PE documentation $300
Closed-loop geothermal well system (one fee per well system) $300
Alternative discharge system inspection fee $75
Minor modification to an existing system $100
Appeal before the Review Board $135
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Repair permit for a treatment works, < 1,000 gpd without OSE/PE documentation $425
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Repair permit for a treatment works, < 1,000 gpd with OSE/PE documentation $225
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Repair permit for a treatment works, > 1,000 gpd with OSE/PE documentation $1,400
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Voluntary upgrade for a treatment works, < 1,000 gpd with OSE/PE documentation $225
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Voluntary upgrade for a treatment works, > 1,000 gpd with OSE /PE documentation $1,400
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Safe, adequate, and proper evaluation without OSE/PE/Installer/Operator documentation $150
New Fee Effective 7/1/19: Safe, adequate, and proper evaluation with OSE/PE/Installer/Operator documentation $100

Beginning July 11, 2019, applicants seeking evaluation and design services from VDH must submitted a petition for VDH Services and meet means testing criteria or the VDH Hardship Guidelines.

Applicants whose family income falls below the Federal Poverty Guidelines are eligible for a fee waiver. Applicants for onsite sewage system repairs or voluntary upgrades whose family income falls below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines will be eligible for a fee waiver.

Contact your local health department for more information about fees.