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Private Sewage Program
General Information
The Perry County Health Department issues installation permits and is
responsible for inspection of newly constructed and/or renovated private
sewage disposal systems in Perry County. We also investigate valid complaints
concerning failing or malfunctioning systems. All new and replacement
systems, and all renovations to residential and commercial private sewage
systems must be approved, permitted and inspected by this Department.
In order to renovate, replace or newly install a private sewage system
in Perry County you must apply for a Private Sewage Installation Permit
from the Department and pay the permit fee. An Illinois Licensed Private
Sewage Contractor must install the system. However, a homeowner may
install a system on their own property, but only if the homeowner performs
all of the work themselves, including all digging. A homeowner is still
responsible for following the same procedures and filing all paperwork
with the Department the same as a contractor would.
This Department typically requires an on-site pre-inspection prior to
any construction with the contractor and/or homeowner. Private Sewage
Systems are regulated according to the Illinois Private Sewage Disposal
Code and the Perry County Basic Sanitation Ordinance. There may be situations
where the county ordinance will require system components that the state
code does not. Be advised that not every county in Illinois has the
same requirements.
The most common sewage systems installed in Perry County consist of aerobic treatment units (aeration), subsurface lateral fields, buried sand filters, and waste stabilization ponds (lagoons). A percolation test or soil analysis is required prior to the installation of any subsurface lateral field to determine soil suitability and absorption. In the case of many aeration units that are installed in a high-density residential area, and/or the surface discharge is within 50 feet of a property line or the discharge is to a body of water (road ditch, natural waterway, creek, lake), must have a nuisance lateral installed.
Any establishment that has a daily sewage flow of more than 1500 gallons per day must obtain approval and permits from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Any sewage system designed to treat more than 1500 gallons per day is under the jurisdiction of IEPA.
The Department also conducts septic surveys/evaluations also known as mortgage
surveys at the request of homeowners, realtors and banks usually during the
sale of a home. This may include an inspection of a well and a water sampling
if needed.
