Applications for a permit to install a private water system on your new or existing property are in duplicate and can be filled out at our office or can be mailed.  For the correct forms, please contact the Delaware General Health District at 740-203-2070.

The process for approval of the permit is as follows:

1.  All of the application forms must be completed, by either the homeowner or a registered Private Water System contractor.

2. Submit the completed Private Water Systems Application with the application fee to the Delaware General Health District.   Once received, a Sanitarian will conduct a site inspection to ensure the requirements of OAC 3701-28 are being met.  If all rule requirements are satisfied, the sanitarian will approve the permit.  Once approved, payment will be processed.  The permit expires one year from the date of approval.

3. Often, the Private Water Systems contractor will take care of the permit paperwork for the homeowner.  If this is not the case, the person who obtains the permit should provide a copy of the processed application to the Private Water Systems Contractor that will do the work.. The processed application will have a permit number in the upper right hand corner and an audit number on the bottom right hand corner.

4. The Contractor will install the Private Water System as per Ohio Administrative Code.

5. The Contractor(s) must thoroughly complete a well log and pump completion form and submit a copy of each to the Delaware General Health District. If the pump is installed by the homeowner, then the homeowner is responsible for submitting the pump completion form.

6. The homeowner or representative must call the Delaware General Health District to schedule a water sample. Water Samples are only scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays after 12pm.

Please note:  A satisfactory water sample MUST be obtained within one year of completion of the system.  If no water sample is obtained, the system will be disapproved.

7. If the installation meets OHIO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 3701-28, all the paperwork is acceptable, and the water sample is negative for total coliform and the nitrate level is less than ten (10) parts per million (ppm), then the private water system will be approved.