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Cowlitz County
Department of Building and Planning
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Tel: 360-577-3052
Fax: 360-414-5550

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ON-SITE SEWAGE SYSTEMS
SEWAGE REPAIR PERMIT

This is the permit required for the repair, installation of a replacement, or alteration of any on-site sewage system.  In order to apply for a repair permit, you will need to submit a completed application form along with the permit fee.  Application forms may be downloaded from our Forms Page.  If your repair will involve the replacement of your septic drainfield, you will also need to work with an on-site septic designer or engineer to have a proper soils site evaluation and system design completed.

Submit a completed master application form with a design from a septic designer or engineer. Fee is due with the application.

Information needed on application form:

  • Applicant's name, address, telephone number: The applicant is the proposed buyer, developer or owner of the property. Realtors, sellers, or contractors should have written permission from the owner before applying.

  • Property owner: As recorded in the assessor's office.

  • Project address: Fill in road/street name and city.

  • Legal description: This information may be obtained from the owner, tax statement, plat maps, assessor's office, or earnest money agreement.

  • Lot size: State size of the entire parcel in acres or square feet.

  • Describe project: Indicate the type of dwelling or commercial use of buildings building on the parcel. If a dwelling, indicate the number of bedrooms in the space provided. For commercial uses, state the number of people per day and the nature of business.

  • Water supply: Indicate type of water source; public or private, individual well or spring.

  • Vicinity map: This should be a small-scale drawing to show the lot in relationship to major roads, streams, and other permanent landmarks. Show the approximate location of existing homes with addresses, named roads, driveways, and intersections with distances from the parcel. This map aids in locating the parcel in the field.

  • Plot plan: This is the large-scale map of the parcel alone. For parcels of 10 acres or more, use a scale of one inch equals 50 feet (1" = 50'). The entire parcel may not fit in the space provided. Give the lot dimensions but show the portion of the lot to be developed in relationship to two (2) adjacent property lines. Use permanent landmarks as reference points to at least one of the test holes. For smaller parcels, use a larger scale (please indicate scale). Indicate the following:

    • North direction

    • Property lines

    • Existing or proposed buildings, driveways, roads, wells, drainfields, etc.

    • Downslope direction(s), if any

    • If within 200 feet, show all streams, lakes, ponds, sloughs, swamps, seasonal drainageways, springs, wells, etc.

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