Health Unit No Longer Responsible for Private Sewage System Inspections

As of January 1, 2012, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU) is no longer administering Part VIII of the Building Code, dealing with the inspection of septic system installations.

Privately owned sewage systems, including cesspools, septic tanks and leach fields must be installed and maintained according to the Ontario Building Code. Under this code, permits and inspections are required to install or alter a private sewage system. Last summer, the EOHU informed municipalities that starting in 2012, it will no longer be responsible for inspections of private sewage systems in the five Eastern Counties.

In response, the City of Cornwall and the Townships of North Glengarry and South Glengarry have opted to provide private sewage system services on their own. Other municipalities are contracting these services out to South Nation Conservation. These municipalities include:

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