Septic and Sewer Companies in Florida
Two different offices handle septic work in Florida.
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No Florida market is live yet. Tampa Bay is being collected, and it goes up when there are enough real companies in it to be worth reading. The certification and permit rules below are true across the state today.
Who regulates this work in Florida
Two different offices handle septic work in Florida. The state registers the contractor. The county health department issues the permit. Florida moved this whole program from one state agency to another in 2021, and the permit half is still moving, county by county. So the office that issues your permit depends on where the work is.
- Authority
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection. It took the onsite sewage program over from the Department of Health on 1 July 2021, under the Clean Waterways Act
- Who issues a permit
- your county health department in most of the state. In the sixteen Panhandle counties and in Marion County the state issues it instead
What to ask before you hire
- For their state registration number. Ask whether the company holds a Certificate of Authorization too.
- When that registration runs out. They all run out on the same date each year.
- Which office issues the permit where the work is. Florida is moving that job from the county to the state and is not done.
The exact certifications, the exam and the fees differ by state and they change. Check the current rules with Florida Department of Environmental Protection. It took the onsite sewage program over from the Department of Health on 1 July 2021, under the Clean Waterways Act before you rely on any of it.