Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-07
Septic permitting in Pennsylvania is mixed: 6 counties use county health departments, 18 go through a state agency, and 43 through regional districts.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 → Pennsylvania water rights & wells → Full Pennsylvania profile →
67 counties · mixed — varies by county · permit status scouted for 67
Municipal / local-agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Allegheny County Health Department, Plumbing Program
alleghenycounty.us ↗Municipal / joint-local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
Municipal On Lot Sewage Service Areas ↗Pennsylvania DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program (administered by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officers)
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer / local agency under PA Act 537
Bedford Township Sewage Enforcement (Act 537 local agency) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Onlot Sewage Program Home Buyer's/Builder's Guide ↗Blair County Sanitary Administration Committee (multi-municipal SEO agency)
Blair County Sanitary Administration Committee ↗Local municipal / joint-municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under the PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Bucks County Department of Health
Bucks County Department of Health Rules and Regulations Governing Individual and Community On-Lot Sewage Disposal Systems ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - On-lot Disposal System (Act 537) ↗Local/joint Sewage Enforcement Officer (Cambria County Sewage Enforcement Agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Onlot Sewage Program (Act 537) ↗Local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program (administered by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officers)
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (PA DEP Act 537)
Centre County PA - Planning & Community Development (municipal directory and local responsibilities) ↗Chester County Health Department
Sewage and Water Regulations ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Clearfield County Sewage Committee (multimunicipal Act 537 local agency / SEO)
Clearfield County Sewage Committee (via Township of Lawrence Code) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537 local agency)
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (SEO), Act 537 ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
Cumberland County - Act 537 Overview of the Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) / local agency under PA DEP Act 537
Sewage and Water ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities ↗Local-agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537, PA DEP oversight)
Erie County Department of Health 3-Year Plan 2025-2027 ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (Local Agency) under PA DEP Act 537
Planning, Zoning & Community Development ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (PA Act 537, PA DEP oversight)
PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537 local agency), overseen by PA DEP
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Local/municipal agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO), under PA DEP Act 537
Municipal On Lot Sewage Service Areas ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
Huntingdon County Land Development Guide ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
Municipal On Lot Sewage Service Areas ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537 local agency), overseen by PA DEP
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal/joint-local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Onlot Disposal System (Act 537) ↗PA DEP (Act 537) administered by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer
PA DEP - Onlot Sewage Program Home Buyer's/Builder's Guide ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Onlot Disposal System ↗Municipal (local agency) Sewage Enforcement Officer under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Lebanon County Planning Department (Sewage Enforcement) under PA Act 537
Lebanon County Planning Department ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program (administered locally by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officers)
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (SEO) ↗PA DEP Act 537 program / municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA Department of Environmental Protection - Act 537 Sewage Facilities ↗Municipal Local Agency / Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Montgomery County Health Department (Office of Public Health)
On-Lot Sewage Permitting ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) / local agency under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal / joint local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537), regulated by PA DEP
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Pennsylvania DEP (Act 537); Philadelphia is served by municipal public sewer (Philadelphia Water Department)
Request a permit for a septic system or private sewer line | Services | City of Philadelphia ↗PA DEP Act 537 program / municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗PA DEP Act 537 (administered by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer)
PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer / local agency (e.g., Central Keystone COG) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers Program ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
Somerset County - Planning Commission ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (Code Inspections, Inc.), coordinated via Sullivan County COG under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP — Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) under PA DEP Act 537
Susquehanna County - Questions & Answers ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers ↗Municipal / joint local agency Sewage Enforcement Officer (Act 537), regulated by PA DEP
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
Venango County - Subdivision & Land Development (SALDO) ↗PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program (municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer)
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗Municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer (local agency) under PA DEP Act 537
PA DEP - Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗PA DEP (Act 537) via local municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer
Local Government Responsibilities | Wayne County, Pennsylvania ↗Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (via municipal Sewage Enforcement Officers, Act 537)
Westmoreland County FAQ (septic handled by state DEP) ↗PA DEP Act 537 Sewage Facilities Program (municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer)
PA DEP Sewage Enforcement Officers (Act 537) ↗PA DEP (Act 537) administered by municipal Sewage Enforcement Officer
PA DEP - Onlot Sewage Program Home Buyer's/Builder's Guide ↗Every county here has a full profile — its index score, water, land prices, and the rest of its building rules. See the Pennsylvania state page for all counties ranked, or the national septic guide.
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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.
