Septic rules in Orange County
Orange County's health department keeps one Septic Inspection Request form for construction, final and private inspections, posted on its Onsite Sewage Disposal page. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County issues the permits here, and Orange isn't on DEP's county list. The office line is 407-858-1497; faxes go to 407-228-1467 or 407-228-1468. If you've hired a private provider, its notifications go to orangeevhprivateinspections@FLHealth.gov, while operating permit papers go to orangeevhoperatingpermits@FLHealth.gov.
Bills are paid at MyFloridaEHPermit.com. There's no street address and no fee table on the page. Orlando, Alafaya, Pine Hills and the rest of the county's 25 places over 10,000 people total 1,080,858 residents, not the full county. Orlando Utilities Commission serves 536,466 people from ground water in EPA's records, which list water users and nobody's septic tank. Once issued, a construction permit lasts 18 months under state law, and it can be extended once, for 90 days.
The county's rules, line by line
- Who permits septic systems
- Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Onsite Sewage Disposal page: 407-858-1497, fax 407-228-1467 or 407-228-1468. The page gives no street address.
- Inspection at sale
- The county says it has no such rule. A state statute, section 381.0065(4)(v), bars any government-mandated septic inspection at the point of sale in a Florida real estate transaction.
- Permit steps
- A Septic Inspection Request form covers construction, final and private inspections; private-provider notifications go to orangeevhprivateinspections@FLHealth.gov and operating permit documents to orangeevhoperatingpermits@FLHealth.gov; bills are paid at MyFloridaEHPermit.com.
- Still to confirm with the county
- The Onsite Sewage Disposal page lists no fee amounts. State law: a construction permit is valid 18 months, with one 90-day extension.
Rules and fees change every year, so confirm a line with the health department before you rely on it. "No rule found" means the pages and code we have say nothing on that line, which isn't the same as the county telling you there's no rule. To compare counties, use the county rules lookup.
What septic work costs
These are statewide Florida estimates from our model, so they aren't Orange County prices; where the county posts its own permit fees, they are on this page.
| Job | Estimated range | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Septic pumping | $230 to $730 | per visit |
| Septic inspection | $115 to $470 | per inspection |
| Drain field | $675 to $4,550 | per repair |
These are estimates, not quotes. How we estimate costs.