Septic License [2026] | UPDATED
ACTUAL | VERIFIED ANSWERS
• Permit -✓✓ANSWER: No person shall commence construction of any building
which requires connection to a sewage system unless a valid _______ has been
issued
• 50 -✓✓ANSWER: a septic tank must be at least _____ feet from any well, lake,
stream, swampy area, active irrigation ditch or 100 year floodplain
• 24 -✓✓ANSWER: certified installers shall notify the county environmental
health department ______ hoirs prior to completion of any installation
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: Septic tanks shall have a minimum of _____ feet of schedule
40 PVC pipe entering and exiting the tank
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: A drain field must be laid at least ____ feet horizontally from
any existing or proposed water line
• 1/4 -✓✓ANSWER: The sewer line between the dwelling and septic tank shall be
placed at a minimum downward slope of ______ in/ft
• 5 -✓✓ANSWER: Absorption trenches shall be separated by a minimum of
_______ ft as measured from distribution pipe to distribution pipe.
• Distribution Box -✓✓ANSWER: ___________ may be used in gravity systems of
lieu of manifolds
, • Backfilling -✓✓ANSWER: The property owner and/or person installing a sewage
system must notify the county environmental health department for a final
inspection prior to ________
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: A septic tank must be at least ______ feet from any
foundation wall
• test -✓✓ANSWER: A _________ pit, to determine soil composition must be
made prior to septic system design by the owner or contractor
• 3 -✓✓ANSWER: System utilizing pressure distribution may have absorption
trenches ___________ feet wide
• 5 -✓✓ANSWER: when using a distribution box, a minimum of ________ feet of
solid PVC pipe shall be used to connect to the distribution box
• 100 -✓✓ANSWER: The absorption trenches must be at least ______ feet from
any well, lake, stream, swampy area, active irrigation ditch, or 100 year floodplain
• 100 -✓✓ANSWER: The maximum length of a drain field trench is ________ feet
• 15 -✓✓ANSWER: Slopes in excess of _____% are not suitable for a conventional
on-site waste water system
ACTUAL | VERIFIED ANSWERS
• Permit -✓✓ANSWER: No person shall commence construction of any building
which requires connection to a sewage system unless a valid _______ has been
issued
• 50 -✓✓ANSWER: a septic tank must be at least _____ feet from any well, lake,
stream, swampy area, active irrigation ditch or 100 year floodplain
• 24 -✓✓ANSWER: certified installers shall notify the county environmental
health department ______ hoirs prior to completion of any installation
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: Septic tanks shall have a minimum of _____ feet of schedule
40 PVC pipe entering and exiting the tank
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: A drain field must be laid at least ____ feet horizontally from
any existing or proposed water line
• 1/4 -✓✓ANSWER: The sewer line between the dwelling and septic tank shall be
placed at a minimum downward slope of ______ in/ft
• 5 -✓✓ANSWER: Absorption trenches shall be separated by a minimum of
_______ ft as measured from distribution pipe to distribution pipe.
• Distribution Box -✓✓ANSWER: ___________ may be used in gravity systems of
lieu of manifolds
, • Backfilling -✓✓ANSWER: The property owner and/or person installing a sewage
system must notify the county environmental health department for a final
inspection prior to ________
• 10 -✓✓ANSWER: A septic tank must be at least ______ feet from any
foundation wall
• test -✓✓ANSWER: A _________ pit, to determine soil composition must be
made prior to septic system design by the owner or contractor
• 3 -✓✓ANSWER: System utilizing pressure distribution may have absorption
trenches ___________ feet wide
• 5 -✓✓ANSWER: when using a distribution box, a minimum of ________ feet of
solid PVC pipe shall be used to connect to the distribution box
• 100 -✓✓ANSWER: The absorption trenches must be at least ______ feet from
any well, lake, stream, swampy area, active irrigation ditch, or 100 year floodplain
• 100 -✓✓ANSWER: The maximum length of a drain field trench is ________ feet
• 15 -✓✓ANSWER: Slopes in excess of _____% are not suitable for a conventional
on-site waste water system
