Septic records

Septic records in Ohio

Where onsite wastewater records are kept in each Ohio county, whether you can search them yourself, and what we hold.

88
counties
88
with a records portal
119
septic companies listed
242,297
records held

Septic companies in Ohio

119 septic and onsite wastewater businesses on record across 31 Ohio counties: pumping, installation, system design, soil evaluation, inspection and repair. Listing is not an endorsement and we take no fee from any of them.

CountyCompaniesExamples
Franklin29Miller's Holmes County, 1 Utility of Ohio, A & B Sanitation Inc
Cuyahoga14AG Plumbing, Cleveland Plumber | Emergency Plumbing Service, Do It All Plumbing
Delaware9Risha Enterprises, Able Sanitation, Amanda Plumbing Sewer & Drain
Stark7Right Choice Septic, Bosley Drain & Septic, C.C. Sprag Excavating
Geauga6ASAP Sanitary Services, Cole's Septic Service, Maintenance Plus Group
Hamilton6A All Valley Plumbing & Sewer Service, Aprompt Concrete and Excavation, Halpin Plumbing
Butler5Bayley's Septic Service & Maintenance, Black Water Septic Pros, Clean & Clear Plumbing
Summit5Reliable Drain Solutions, Beamer Septic Repair and Installation, Certified Home & Property Inspection
Medina4Double Flush Septic Services, Mike's Excavating, Suburban Septic Service
Clermont3GAGP Industries Plumbing & Excavating, Gullett Sanitation Services, Norris septic repair service
Madison3Darby Creek Septic, Deer Creek Excavation, Yoder's Septic Service
Warren3CS Gruter, Monster Drain Cleaning, Triple A Pro Services
Fairfield2Heimberger Land Management Services, Syfert’s Septic And Excavation
Fayette23C Septic Service, C&J’s Septic Services
Licking2Kennedy Excavation, Ohio Premier Excavating
Lorain2Reliable Basement and Drain, Sanitary Septic Tank Cleaning
Pickaway2Suburban Sanitation, Buckeye Plumbing & Drains
Ross2Aj's Siteworks, PNR Excavation and Services
Ashtabula1AAA Damage Control
Clark1Miller Excavating
Clinton1Blairs Farm Excavating
Darke1Hawks Plumbing and Drain Solutions
Erie1Jones Sanitation
Knox1A. Mann Plumbing
Montgomery1Ohio Excavation Service And Transport Co.
Morgan1Singree Construction Services
Morrow1Tidy Tim's Portable Restrooms
Muskingum1Dow Cameron Oil & Gas
Perry1TAP Construction
Portage1Norhio Plumbing
Preble1KZB Sewer Water and Excavating

Septic installation and permitting in Ohio

The sequence is broadly the same across the state, and every step generates a record:

  1. Site and soil evaluation. A designer or licensed evaluator digs test pits or runs a percolation test, logs the soil profile, the depth to seasonal water table and any restrictive layer, and the slope. This determines whether the lot can take a conventional system at all.
  2. Design. Daily design flow comes from bedroom count under state code. That sets tank capacity, and the soil application rate sets drainfield area. The designer picks the dispersal method and lays out setbacks to wells, property lines, surface water and the reserve area.
  3. Permit application. Submitted to the county or district health authority with the design and soil work. This is the document most often held in the county file.
  4. Installation and open inspection. The installer builds the system and it is inspected while still open, before backfill.
  5. As-built and approval. The final drawing showing what was actually built goes into the record. That drawing is what a future owner, pumper or inspector needs.

Repairs and replacements

A failing system follows the same path, but starts from the recorded as-built: the existing tank, field footprint and reserve area constrain what can be built. Which is why pulling the original record is the cheapest first step in any repair.

Buying or selling

Lenders and, in many counties, point-of-transfer rules require an inspection. Inspectors work from the recorded as-built; without it they are probing blind and the inspection costs more and proves less.

How Ohio counties publish records

SystemCounties
no online records system58
portal found, system not yet identified13
other records system4
a county web portal3
a county-built portal3
ArcGIS2
Tyler EnerGov Self Service1
Laserfiche WebLink1
nextrequest1
Hyland OnBase1
Accela Citizen Access1
Free septic design, any parcel in Ohio. Design flow, tank sizing, drainfield area, dispersal method and setbacks, generated from the parcel. Free to generate and view. Start a design

Counties

CountyRecords heldOn septicPortal
Hamilton161,344—yes
Lucas34,130—yes
Putnam18,476—yes
Muskingum12,187—yes
Clermont9,504—yes
Hocking3,256—yes
Summit1,239—yes
Delaware855—yes
Gallia98—yes
Highland86—yes
Clinton79—yes
Cuyahoga63—yes
Warren62—yes
Preble57—yes
Defiance56—yes
Auglaize53—yes
Morgan49—yes
Carroll45—yes
Darke42—yes
Erie39—yes
Licking37—yes
Seneca34—yes
Union31—yes
Guernsey29—yes
Wood29—yes
Wyandot27—yes
Pickaway25—yes
Clark24—yes
Holmes23—yes
Tuscarawas21—yes
Vinton21—yes
Franklin19—yes
Richland19—yes
Shelby19—yes
Ashland15—yes
Meigs15—yes
Logan14—yes
Van Wert14—yes
Columbiana13—yes
Fulton12—yes
Adams11—yes
Champaign11—yes
Fairfield11—yes
Paulding11—yes
Greene10—yes
Allen9—yes
Ottawa9—yes
Coshocton8—yes
Mercer8—yes
Williams7—yes
Hardin6—yes
Jefferson6—yes
Lorain6—yes
Noble6—yes
Lawrence5—yes
Huron4—yes
Washington4—yes
Fayette2—yes
Butler1—yes
Wayne1—yes
Ashtabula——yes
Athens——yes
Belmont——yes
Brown——yes
Crawford——yes
Geauga——yes
Hancock——yes
Harrison——yes
Henry——yes
Jackson——yes
Knox——yes
Lake——yes
Madison——yes
Mahoning——yes
Marion——yes
Medina——yes
Miami——yes
Monroe——yes
Montgomery——yes
Morrow——yes
Perry——yes
Pike——yes
Portage——yes
Ross——yes
Sandusky——yes
Scioto——yes
Stark——yes
Trumbull——yes