Our inspectors assist in protecting the health and safety of the community by ensuring septic systems health standards met.
We review proposed plans to construct, install or adjust existing septic systems to meet health and safety standards.
While the Tulare County Health Officer has designated the Director of the Public Health Services Department as a Deputy Health Officer for the purpose of enforcing State and local environmental health law, the County of Tulare Resource Management Agency (RMA) and the Environmental Health Division (EHD) of the Health and Human Services Agency are the regulatory agencies that oversees (1) the design, installation, and operation of on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTS), (2) the management of non-discharging liquid waste systems, and (3) liquid waste dispersal requirements associated with land use modifications such as subdivisions, parcel splits, and lot line adjustments. The EHD regulates these elements within the various cities within Tulare County.
