Starting January 2, 2025, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will manage septic system permitting in 16 counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, and Washington. For more information, visit DEP’s Onsite Sewage Program webpage. If you live outside these 16 counties, your local county health department will still handle septic system permitting and inspections.
Since July 1, 2021, the DEP has been in charge of enforcing Florida laws and rules about Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS).
If you have any questions, email OSTDS_Feedback@FloridaDEP.gov.
For more information, please contact the DEP Northwest District Branch Office at 850-872-4375.