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What we do

  • Protect public health by promoting the safe treatment and disposal of domestic and other non-industrial wastewater in areas of Washington not served by municipal sewage treatment works.

  • Provide assistance to local health jurisdictions regarding on-site wastewater issues.

  • Review and approve plans for large on-site sewage systems.

How we do it

  • Provide consultative and technical support to local health jurisdictions, on-site sewage system practitioners, the public and other local, state, and federal agencies.

  • Work closely with local health jurisdictions, other agencies, private-sector practitioners, and citizens to develop and implement standards for the performance, application, design, and operation and maintenance of on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems.

  • Provide technical assistance, which includes consultations on the siting, design, installation, operation, and maintenance of on-site sewage systems.

  • Staff develop policies, public information guides, and technical reports.

  • Participate in the development and presentation of training courses about on-site sewage treatment technologies.

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Fees for proprietary on-site product registration

Fees for proprietary product registration were adopted into Chapter 246-272A-0990 WAC effective on January 1, 2007.
The fees are as follows:

Category

Base Fee

Hourly Fee
Initial application for:
  - product registration,
    for treatment or
    distribution
$400.00 $100.00 per hour if the application requires more than four hours review time
Annual registration renewal $100.00 N/A

The base fee is required at the time of application. Any hourly fees for additional review time must be paid in full before the product will be registered.


For questions, please contact the Wastewater Management Section at wastewatermgmt@doh.wa.gov, or call 360-236-3062.

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