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What is a Health Review?
A Health Review is a Department process to evaluate the impact of a proposed use, structure or other improvement on the onsite wastewater treatment system and/or water well serving the property or adjacent properties. Examples include verification of the setback distances from wastewater treatment or water well components to a construction project; and proposed uses or changes in use that could result in additional sewage flows to the wastewater treatment system, increased strength of waste entering the wastewater treatment system or may change water quality monitoring requirements for water wells.
There are typically three (3) types of health reviews:
| Type 1 - Setback Distance Confirmation Only |
Type 1
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| Limited to confirmation of lateral setback distances from private sewage disposal systems and/or water wells to proposed improvements. | |
| Type 2 - Residential Additions and Alterations |
Type 2
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| In addition to lateral setbacks, a type 2 requires additional review of proposed residential plans for building additions, replacement structures or interior remodeling plans and/or changes in use of a structure. | |
| Type 3 - Non-Residential Additions and Alterations |
Type 3
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| In addition to lateral setbacks, a type 3 requires additional review of proposed non-residential plans for building additions, replacement structures or interior remodeling plans and/or changes in use of a structure. |
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