Berrien County sets the septic rules
Septic permits, sale inspections and installer rules are set by the county health department, not by the city. Berrien's sewage ordinance dates from 1967 and was last amended in 2010; it requires a permit and installer registration but names no sale rule.
- Who permits septic systems
- Berrien County Health Department, Environmental Health, 2149 E Napier Ave., Benton Harbor; 269-927-5623
- Inspection at sale
- No rule found in the county's published code
- Permit steps
- A permit from the Health Officer is needed to construct, alter, extend or replace a system; none is needed to repair the pipe from the house to the tank or from the tank to the field. Permits are not transferable to a person or a place.