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Septic System Installers

Septic System Installers

The Monroe County Health Department has taken several steps to improve septic system installations for property owners. A registered installer for Monroe County should be knowledgeable of all current septic systems allowed along with the County and State regulations governing septic installations.

The steps to become a Monroe County Registered Installer are: 

  1. Pass (by 70%) a standard departmental exam which covers varying types of septic systems, along with County and State regulations concerning septic systems. 

  2. Be certified by Presby Environmental Systems (can be obtained online - http://presbyeco.com/).

  3. Maintain a minimum of $600,000 Liability Insurance. 

  4. Pay registration fee. See list of septic related fees HERE.

    Homeowners who are knowledgeable and wish to install a septic system on their own property must:

    1. Pass (by 70%) a standard departmental exam which covers varying types of septic systems, along with County and State regulations concerning septic systems.

    2. Be certified by Presby Environmental Systems (can be obtained online - http://presbyeco.com/).

    3. Pay registration fee. See list of septic related fees HERE.

    Wastewater staff offer their combined experience of soil and septic systems preferred while following the law regulating the installation on any site.

    Please contact one of our Wastewater Specialists at (812) 349-2834 or (812) 349-2073 for more information.


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    Lori Kelley,
    Health Administrator
    Health Building
    119 W 7th St
    Bloomington, IN 47404
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    • Fax: (812) 339-6481
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