Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-08-08
Septic permitting in Kansas is handled at the county level — county health departments approve systems in 101 of 105 counties.Every entry below names the approving authority for that county, cited to the authority’s own page.
Septic rules change and some cities run their own programs — treat this as a verified starting point, not legal advice. All states → Kansas water rights & wells → Full Kansas profile →
105 counties · county health departments · permit status scouted for 1
Allen County Zoning/Sanitarian Office (Allen County Sanitary Code, adopted April 1998)
Allen County - Country Living guide ↗Anderson County Planning & Zoning Department (Sanitation Permit program)
Anderson County (KS) Planning & Zoning ↗Northeast Kansas Environmental Services (NEKES) / Atchison County Health Department
NEKES, Building a Home in Atchison County ↗Barber County Health Department (Barber County Sanitation Code, adopted 1987)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Barton County Environmental Management Division (Barton County Sanitary/Environmental Code)
Barton County Sanitary Environmental Code ↗Bourbon County Sanitation & Environmental Services
Bourbon County Kansas - Sanitation ↗Brown County (Environmental Sanitation Code, per KDHE)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Butler County Environmental Health (County Sanitary Code, Feb 2016)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes list ↗Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) - Onsite Wastewater Program
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Cherokee County Sanitarian-Environmental Office (Cherokee County Environmental Code, adopted June 1999)
Cherokee County, Kansas - Sanitarian-Environmental ↗Cheyenne County (Cheyenne County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - Cheyenne County Sanitary Code (1997) ↗Clark County Health Department - Clark County Environmental Code (adopted October 2001)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Clay County Sanitary Code (sanitation permit via NCK Environmental, LLC)
Clay County, KS - Zoning ↗Cloud County Sanitarian (Cloud County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Coffey County Health Department (Environmental Health Officer / county Sanitary Code)
Coffey County Wastewater Information ↗Comanche County (Sanitary Code, adopted November 2008; county Health Department, under KDHE framework)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Cowley County Health Department - Environmental Protection Program (LEPP)
Cowley County - Environmental Protection Program & Septic Inspections ↗Crawford County Environmental Health Department
Crawford County, KS - Environmental Health ↗Decatur County (Local Environmental Protection Program / county sanitary code), Oberlin, KS
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Dickinson County Environmental Services / County Sanitarian (Dickinson County Sanitary Code)
Dickinson County, KS - Environmental Services ↗Northeast Kansas Environmental Services (NEKES)
NEKES, Building a Home in Doniphan County ↗Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health (Douglas County Sanitary Code, under KDHE)
Douglas County Sanitary Code (2017) ↗Edwards County Health Department (Edwards County Environmental Sanitary Code)
KDHE - Edwards County Environmental Sanitary Code ↗Elk County Public Works Department
Elk County Kansas :: Public Works ↗Ellis County Environmental Office
Ellis County - Wastewater System Evaluations & Permitting ↗Ellsworth County Health Department (Ellsworth County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Finney County (Finney County Environmental Code)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Ford County Planning, Zoning & Environmental Health (Administrative Agency, Ford County Environmental Code)
Ford County Environmental Code ↗Franklin County Environmental Health (under the 2017 Franklin County Environmental Sanitation Code)
Franklin County - Onsite Wastewater Systems ↗Geary County Sanitarian / Environmental (Geary County Sanitary Code)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Gove County (Gove County Environmental Sanitary Code)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Graham County LEPP (Graham County Sanitary Code, adopted March 1993)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Grant County Health Department (Grant County Environmental Code, adopted October 1992)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Gray County (Environmental Code / Local Environmental Protection Program)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Greeley County Sanitary Code (county sanitarian, under KDHE oversight)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Greenwood County Road & Bridge Office
Greenwood County KS Road and Bridge ↗Hamilton County (Hamilton County Environmental Code, adopted May 1997)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Harper County (Harper County Sanitation Code, adopted Dec 1987)
KDHE — County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Harvey County Planning, Zoning and Environmental (Harvey County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes (Harvey County) ↗Haskell County (Environmental Code, adopted Oct. 29, 2007)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Hodgeman County Health Department (Hodgeman County Environmental Code)
Kansas Department of Health and Environment - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Jackson County Environmental Health (Jackson County Sanitary Code, adopted 2003)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Jefferson County Health Department
Jefferson County Sanitation Codes ↗Jewell County Health Department (Local Environmental Protection Program)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Johnson County Environmental Department
Johnson County - New Single Family Dwellings, Modular Homes Permit ↗Kearny County (Kearny County Environmental Code)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Kingman County (Kingman County Sanitation Code, permits via Appraiser's Office)
Kingman County — Sanitation Code ↗Kiowa County (Kiowa County Sanitation Code, adopted November 1987) under KDHE
Kansas Department of Health and Environment - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Labette County Environmental Health Department
Labette County - Environmental Health ↗Lane County Sanitary Code (Dec 1992), administered via the Northwest Local Environmental Protection Group
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Leavenworth County Planning & Zoning Department (County Sanitary Code)
Leavenworth County Septic Information / Sanitary Code ↗Saline County Environmental Services (administering the Lincoln County Sanitary Code, adopted January 1998)
Kansas LEPP - Lincoln County Sanitarian ↗Linn County Planning & Zoning Department (Linn County Sanitation Code No. 94-29)
KDHE — County Environmental/Sanitary Codes (Linn County Sanitation Code, Adopted Aug 2015) ↗Logan County (Logan County Sanitary Code, administered locally per KDHE)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Lyon County Environmental Health
Lyon County Public Health - Environmental Health ↗Marion County (Marion County Environmental Code, adopted 1994; county sanitarian/Health Department)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes (Marion County Environmental Code) ↗Marshall County (County Sanitary Code, administered via the county Health Department) under KDHE
KDHE — County Environmental / Sanitary Codes (Marshall County Sanitary Code, 2011) ↗McPherson County Sanitarian (Planning, Zoning & Environment) under KDHE LEPP
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Meade County (Environmental Code adopted December 1992; Meade County Health Dept.)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Miami County Environmental Health Department
Miami County Environmental Health Sanitary Code - Chapter II Sewage Disposal ↗Mitchell County Health Dept. (Sanitary Code adopted November 2005; North Central Local Environmental Planning Group)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Montgomery County Environmental Health
Montgomery County, KS - Environmental Health ↗Morris County Sanitary Code (administered under KDHE Local Environmental Protection Program)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Morton County Health Department
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes (Morton County Environmental Code, adopted July 1999) ↗Nemaha County (Environmental/Sanitation Code, under KDHE)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Neosho County Environmental Health Department / Local Environmental Protection Program (LEPP) Sanitarian
Neosho County, KS – Sanitation LEPP ↗Ness County (Ness County Environmental Code, adopted July 1999)
KDHE — County Environmental/Sanitary Codes (Ness County Environmental Code) ↗Norton County (Norton County Sanitary Code, adopted December 1992)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Osage County Land Development Department
Osage County KS - Land Development ↗Osborne County Health Department / County Sanitarian (Osborne County Sanitary Code, adopted Sept. 1992)
Osborne County Health Department - Public Health Services ↗Ottawa County (Ottawa County Sanitary Code for Environmental Protection / Environmental Code)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Pawnee County (County Sanitary Code) under KDHE
KDHE — Pawnee County Sanitary Code (March 1994) ↗Phillips County (County Sanitary Code, adopted 1992)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes list ↗Pottawatomie County Environmental Health (Sanitarian, under the Pottawatomie County Sanitary Code)
Pottawatomie County - Environmental Health ↗Pratt County Environmental Services (under the Pratt County Sanitation Code)
Pratt County - County Sanitary Code ↗Rawlins County (Sanitary Code, adopted Nov. 1992; listed by KDHE)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Reno County Public Works, Environmental Division
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Republic County (Sanitation Code, adopted Nov. 1992; listed by KDHE)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Rice County Planning & Zoning / Environmental Protection Program (county Sanitation Code)
Rice County Planning & Zoning - Permits & Forms ↗Riley County Environmental Health Division (Riley County Sanitary Code)
Riley County, KS - Wastewater Disposal Systems ↗Rooks County (Rooks County Sanitary Code)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Rush County Planning and Zoning / Environmental Code
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Russell County (Russell County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Saline County Environmental Health
Saline County Environmental Health ↗Scott County (County Sanitary Code, administered via county Health Department)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Sedgwick County MABCD, Environmental Section (Wastewater)
Sedgwick County MABCD - Wastewater ↗Seward County Planning & Zoning (local Sanitation Code)
Seward County Planning & Zoning ↗Shawnee County Land Use & Development - Environmental Health
Shawnee County Land Use & Development - Environmental Health ↗Sheridan County (Sheridan County Sanitary Code, adopted February 2022)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes registry ↗Sherman County Health Department (Sherman County Sanitary Code)
KDHE - Sherman County Sanitary Code ↗Smith County Health Department (county sanitarian) under the Smith County Sanitary Code, per KDHE
KDHE — County Environmental / Sanitary Codes (Smith County Sanitary Code, Jan 1995) ↗Stafford County Environmental Services (Stafford County Sanitary Code, under KDHE)
Stafford County - Environmental Services ↗Stanton County (Environmental Code, adopted July 1993)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes list ↗Stevens County (Environmental Sanitary Code, KDHE-approved)
KDHE - Stevens County Environmental Sanitary Code ↗Sumner County Planning, Zoning & Environmental Health
Sumner County, KS - Planning & Zoning Environmental Health ↗Thomas County Health Department
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Trego County (county sanitarian / Health Department, under KDHE)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Wabaunsee County (Environmental/Sanitary Code, administered via Planning & Zoning)
KDHE - Wabaunsee County Environmental Code ↗Wallace County (county sanitary code, KDHE Local Environmental Protection Program)
KDHE - County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Washington County Sanitary Code (administered by county Authorized Representative/Health; KDHE Local Environmental Protection Program)
Washington County, KS - Sanitary Code ↗Wichita County (County Sanitary Code)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes list ↗Wilson County Health Department (County Sanitarian)
KDHE County Environmental / Sanitary Codes ↗Woodson County (Woodson County Sanitary Code, adopted June 1998)
KDHE County Environmental/Sanitary Codes ↗Unified Government Public Health Department, Environmental Health Division
Unified Government Code of Ordinances - Private On-Site Wastewater Systems ↗Every county here has a full profile — its index score, water, land prices, and the rest of its building rules. See the Kansas state page for all counties ranked, or the national septic guide.
General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
