Through the OSTDS Construction program, our office permits, regulates and inspects the construction of new systems, repairs and modifications to existing systems, existing system approvals and abandonments of systems.  Anyone who plans to install, repair, modify or abandon an OSTDS must first obtain a permit from our office.  In addition, any changes to original permitted conditions require approval from our office.  The main goal of this program is to protect public health by eliminating the potential for the spread of infectious disease, by protecting the ground and surface water from improperly built or maintained onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems.  Systems producing a domestic sewage flow of more than 10,000 gallons per day (gpd) or a commercial sewage flow of more than 5,000 gpd are regulated by the Department of Environmental Protection.

View the Permit Ready Report to see if your permit has been issued and is ready to be picked up from our office.

Records of OSTDS and well construction permits beginning from mid-2002 are available by visiting our Laserfiche site.  For information on how to setup the Laserfiche site for optimal viewing and searching please review the Laserfiche Setup PowerPoint (or the Laserfiche Setup PDF full text version).

For more information on Onsite Sewage in the State of Florida, please visit http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/ostds.

Downloadable Files:

• Application Cover Document - New Systems
• Application Cover Document - Repairs and Tank Abandonments
• Application Cover Document - Modifications and Existing Systems
• Application for OSTDS Construction - Form DH4015 Page 1
• Application for OSTDS Construction (Site Plan) - Form DH4015 Page 2
• Brevard County Density Restrictions
• Chapter 46, Article II, Brevard County Code of Ordinances
• Existing System and System Repair Evaluation - Form DH4015 Page 4
• Laserfiche Setup PDF (full text version)
• Laserfiche Setup PowerPoint
• OSTDS County Variance Application (For County Variances Only)
• OSTDS State Variance Application - Form DH4057 (For State Variances Only)
• Owner Authorization Form
• Permit Ready Report
• Rules and Statutes (Chapter 64E-6 FAC, 381 FS, 386 FS)
• Sample Site Plan
• Septic System Brochure
• Site Evaluation and System Specifications - Form DH4015 Page 3
• Site Plan Documentation Sheet
• Site Plan Review Request (For Pools, Patios, Decks, etc.)

Links:

• Brevard CHD Laserfiche Site
• Department of Environmental Protection
• Septic Search (Information on buying a property with a septic system)

NOTE: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.