Percolation/Sewage/Bay Restoration

Percolation Testing

The Charles County Department of Health’s Environmental Services Division administers the Bay Restoration Fund. This fund provides grant monies for property owners to replace their home septic systems with nitrogen-reducing systems, which help reduce the amount of nitrogen released into our groundwater, waterways and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Properties with failing septic systems in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area – the area within 1,000 feet of the tidal waters and tidal wetlands of the bay and its tributaries – receive the highest priority for funding, followed by properties with failing septic systems outside of the Critical Area. Any system that uses a metal septic tank is considered to have failed. All property owners throughout the county may apply for the grant but funding is limited.

• Percolation in Charles County
• Perc Test Application
• Septic contractors For Digging Percolation Test Holes
• Private Consultants Approved to Perform Percolation Tests
• Percolation Application for Private Consultants
• Refund application for a perc test
• Septic System Permit Application
• Septic System Pump-Out Reimbursement Program
• How to Maintain Your Septic Tank

Bay Restoration

• Bay Restoration Fund Checklist and Application FY19
• Bay Restoration Fund Implementation Guidance FY 2019

Best Available Technology for Removal of Nitrogen (BAT)

• O&M Vendors for BATs
  
• BAT Regulation Reform Frequently Asked Questions

New Construction

Repair

Subdivisions