Apply online for a new on-site sewage disposal system installation
OSSD
$150.00
To apply for this permit, enter the required information below and click "Proceed To Checkout".

Select Application Type

 
Note: to recommend installation of holding tank, the installer must provide proof of lack of options available along with a letter stamped by an engineer stating there is no engineered solution available.

Type of Installation

 

Licensed installer information

 

Property Information

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Download exemption form

Property Owner Information

 

Property Owner's Address

 
PO Box

Building and sewage flow information

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Select Disposal System Type

 
Distribution
 
Pressure Dosing
If pressure dosing of field is required, please specify dosing rate and volume per dose.
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Elevation

Clearance Distances

 
Septic tank distance is equal or greater than
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
Disposal field distance is equal or greater than
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable
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Not Applicable

Original Soil Description

Test pit location must be shown on the plan drawing

 
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From (ft)
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Category
How to use the drawing tool
 

System Drawing Uploads

 
The Drawing Must Include the following:
  • finished ground elevation of the area where the system is or is to be located, in reference to the original ground elevation, including apron and taper where applicable
  • amount of clean crushed rock or sifted gravel around distribution pipe/concrete leaching galleys (where applicable)
  • system materials specifications or, if one is used, the system-manufactured materials specifications
You must provide an overhead drawing of the system you plan to install. The drawing must include the following:
  • All applicable clearance distances indicated in the Clearance Distances section of this application.
  • Design, including
    • property dimensions, including easements and/or right of ways
    • percentage and direction of slope of the property, dimensions and layout of the on-site sewage disposal system, including system type, number and length of rows in field, lead center distances, and locations of all applicable components
    • separation distances between both the septic tank and disposal field and building locations, property lines, property well(s), adjacent well(s), building foundation drainage system and any part of, and bodies of water within 100m of any part of the proposed system
    • finished ground elevation of the area where the system is or is to be located, in reference to the original ground elevation, including apron and taper where applicable
    • amount of clean crushed rock or sifted gravel around distribution pipe/concrete leaching galleys (where applicable)
    • system materials specifications or, if one is used, the system-manufactured materials specifications
    • any additional information as requested by the Minister or delegate that relates to the work to be done under the approval

Attention System Owner

As per Section 16(2) and 18 of Regulation 2009-137, under the Public Health Act, it is requirement of the licensed installer to provide to the owner of an on-site sewage disposal system the following documents within ten (10) days after the system has been covered:
  • completed Certificate of Compliance
  • a copy of the plan of installation, (construction, repair or replacement)
  • the operating instructions for the system
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Signature of Applicant

 
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Checking this box and electronically sending this form constitutes your electronic signature.
2025-12-16 [20251215.1 (119514)]