Septic Systems
- Fee Schedule
- Brochure - How to Obtain a Septic Permit
- "Perc Tests" - Soil Scientists who come to Harrison County
- Certified Septic System Installers, Pumpers, and Inspectors for Harrison County
- Septic Permit Application for homeowners and installers - 2 pages
- Driveway permit application (Harrison County Highway Department)
- Building permit application, Harrison County Plan Commission - (812) 738-8927
245 Atwood St, 2nd Floor - Upgrading or repairing your existing septic system
- Existing septic system - new home
- How to Get on the Septic Installer's List
- For Commercial Properties
- Septic System Layout Information
- Construction Guidelines for Gravity and Flood-Dose Septic Systems
- You don't want to install your own, do you?
- The Law - Indiana Septic Code
This is the newest rule that went into effect May 9, 2014 - HCHD Septic Exam (2020)
Education
- NEW! SepticSmart - Learn the Ins and Outs of Maintaining Your Septic System
- NEW! Brochure - Inspecting your septic tank to see if it needs to be pumped
- NEW! Brochure - Keeping your septic system working like new
- Septic system maintenance
- NEW! Good video about septic system maintenance - "It's All Connected" (We aren't advertising for the Michigan company that made the video. We are simply sharing the information.)
- NEW! Septic 101 (excellent information!) - How septic systems work and how to maintain yours
- More septic system maintenance information
- Purdue free septic system publications, including:
- Landscaping Over Septic Systems With Native Plants
- Wastewater Biological Oxygen Demand in Septic Systems (plus information on biomats)
- Septic System Additives
- Seasonal High Water Tables and Septic Systems
- Obtaining a Septic Permit
- Septic Systems in Flooded and Wet Soil Conditions
- Gravel and Gravel-less Trench Soil Absorption Fields
- Indiana Soils and Septic Systems
- Grandfathered Septic Systems: Location and Replacement/Repair
- Septic Tanks: The Primary Treatment Device of your Septic System
- Septic System Distribution Boxes: The Importance of Equal Distribution in Trenches
- Turfgrass Color: Indicator of Septic System Performance
- Increasing the Longevity of your Septic System
- Septic System Failure
- NEW! Comic Book (from Montana's government website) - Underground Comics; Septic and Well Care for Clean Water
Do you know your septic system can affect someone's drinking water? Visit these sites to learn what you can do: