Kalamazoo County sets the septic rules
Septic permits, sale inspections and installer rules are set by the county health department, not by the city. Kalamazoo registers its septic installers and prices a sale-time evaluation at $270, but its pages do not say a sale requires one.
- Who permits septic systems
- Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services, Environmental Health Division, 311 E. Alcott St., Kalamazoo; 269-373-5210
- Inspection at sale
- No rule found in the county's published code
- Permit steps
- Permit first, then installation by a currently registered company or the owner. The private sewage permit includes four site visits.