Private Sewage Disposal Program

The goal of this program is to protect every individual in the jurisdiction of the Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department from contraction and transmission of disease by enforcing the Sewage Disposal Ordinance of Ford and Iroquois counties as well as the Illinois Department of Public Health Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and Code.

Services include:

• Inspections of newly constructed or repaired septic systems
• Inspections of disposal sites
• Inspections of pumper trucks
• Issuance of permits for newly constructed or repaired septic systems
• Surveying of existing septic systems for loan purposes