Sewage Disposal and/or Water Supply Permit
Via Mail
In PersonAvailable Summer 2021
This service will be moving to Build Henrico, the county’s all new online land management solution.
Responding to your application for an onsite sewage disposal system is an important part of our mission to protect the public health and serve the citizens of Henrico County.
A construction permit authorizes the installation of an Onsite Sewage Disposal System of a specific design and location, expires 18 months after issuance, and is not transferable to subsequent owner(s). If the applicant plans to build a new single family dwelling it is preferable to have the Onsite Sewage Disposal Permit approved before applying for the building permit. Building permits received for review before the Onsite Sewage Disposal Permit has been issued will be denied until the Onsite Sewage Disposal Permit has been approved and issued.
A certification letter guarantees that a sewage disposal system construction permit shall be issued in the future unless there is a substantial physical change in the soil or site conditions where the onsite sewage disposal system is to be located. The certification letter will identify the design capacity (e.g., number of bedrooms) and the boundaries of the approved sewage disposal system area (and well site where applicable). The certification letter has no expiration date, is transferable to subsequent owner(s), and, if redeemed within 18 months for a construction permit, there will be no additional application fees.
Fees
Onsite Sewage and Private Well Application Fees
(Fees Effective July 1, 2019)
All applications must be supported by an OSE/PE design.
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Certification letter <=1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$370 |
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Certification Letter >1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$1450 |
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Construction Permit <=1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$275 |
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Construction Permit >1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$1450 |
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Repair Permit for Onsite Sewage System <=1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$275 |
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Repair Permit for Onsite Sewage System >1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$1450 |
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Voluntary Upgrade for on Onsite Sewage System <= 1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$275 |
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Voluntary Upgrade for an Onsite Sewage System >1000 gpd with OSE/PE Design |
$1450 |
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Minor Modification of Existing Onsite Sewage System with OSE/PE Design |
$150 |
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Safe, Adequate, Proper Evaluation with OSE/PE/Installer/Operator Documentation |
$100 |
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Private Well (new, replacement1, geo-thermal) with documentation from OSE/PE/Well Driller |
$300 |
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Private Well Abandonment with documentation from OSE/PE/Well Driller2 |
$300 |
-Beginning July 1, 2019, applicants seeking evaluation and design services from VDH must submit a petition for VDH services and meet means testing criteria or the VDH Hardship Guidelines.
-In some cases, the application fee for VDH services may be waived if the household meets the federal poverty guidelines.
– Generally, VDH services are available only to Henrico County Citizens requesting the services for their Primary Place of Residence (PPoR).
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Fees for VDH provided services |
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Construction permit for onsite sewage system <=1000 gpd, |
$475 |
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Repair permit for onsite sewage system, conventional only |
$475 |
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Minor Modification of Existing Onsite Sewage System |
$150 |
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Safe, Adequate, and Proper Evaluation of existing sewage system |
$150 |
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Private well (replacement only) 1 |
$300 |
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Private well Abandonment2 |
$300 |
Notes:
- When a permit to replace a private well has been issued and the owner submits a Water Well Completion Statement indicating that the previous well has been properly abandoned (in compliance with the Virginia Well Regulations and inspected by this office) the owner can receive a refund of the application fee. The refund request must be presented on the approved FEE REFUND APPLICATION form and received by the Henrico County Health Department within 12 months of the issuance of the Replacement Well Permit.
- The application fee to permanently abandon an existing well will be waived when the well to be abandoned is located on property that is (or intended as) the owner’s principal place of residence.
How to Receive this Service
The Sewage Disposal and/or Water Supply Permit Application is available in PDF format. The application can be filled out on-line and printed. Please mail it to us with your check. Please note that you will not be able to save the completed application to your computer unless you have software that will allow you to save PDF files.
Sewage Disposal and/or Water Supply Permit Application
A completed Sewage Disposal and/or Water Supply Permit Application must be returned to the Henrico Health Department by mail or in person with the appropriate fee included.
Our physical address is:
Henrico County Health Department
8600 Dixon Powers Drive
Henrico, VA 23228
Our mailing address is:
Henrico County Health Department
P.O. Box 90775
Henrico, VA 23273-0775
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