Get in touch
Phone: 419-5863251
Emergency After Hours: 419-733-4753
healthdistrict@mchdohio.org
Sewage Treatment Systems
Operation and Maintenance Program
We listened to your opinions and came up with this program!
01
Program tentatively should begin 01/01/2026
This will include nearly everyone in the county, who is not on a sanitary sewer system.
02
Public comment Driven
Designed to be:
Respectful of private property
Cost effective
Beneficial to the homeowner
Beneficial to the environment
Meet Ohio rule
03
$0.00 Fee for 8 years for those systems with septic tanks.
Thousands of households will be affected. It will take 8 years to roll the program out, a township or two per year
04
$30.00 Fee for 1 year for those aeration type systems.
Existing systems with aeration systems, with or without annual operation permits, will be affected. These systems are required by state law to be under annual inspection by us or a service provider.
The Household Sewage System Program strives to ensure that household sewage treatment systems are designed and installed under permit and in accordance with State and local regulations. We are committed to the prevention of surface water pollution and to keep our Waters of the State safe and free from contaminants by performing inspections, enforcing sewage regulations, and providing education to homeowners.
The Environmental Division evaluates septic system designs, issues permits and inspects household sewage treatment systems to ensure that they adhere to Ohio Department of Health regulations. The investigation of sewage nuisance complaints, records searches associated with home sales and general information requests are part of our daily routine.
The January 1, 2015 passage of a new set of Sewage Treatment System Rules at the State Level will have a significant impact upon our health department and Auglaize County’s citizens. All local boards of health in the State of Ohio are being required to develop a program to place all existing septic systems under an Operation and Maintenance Program. At a minimum this program will require local health departments to locate all private residences that utilize a septic system and place them under an operation permit.