Hall County Septic Permits for Braselton, GA Properties

02Applications and repair permits

Hall County's land use page says its septic tank permit application is used for residential, commercial, repair and addition or modification applications, and that applications may be submitted in person or by email with all required documentation. It posts a separate Septic Repair Permit Application to be emailed to the office, which is the route for a failing system. The county also posts its permit application requirements as a PDF; read it before applying so the file is complete.

Hall's Environmental Health page lists the office phone as 770-531-3973 and the physical address as 2875 Browns Bridge Road, 3rd Floor, Gainesville. The page says septic contractors must call the office between 8 and 9 a.m. to schedule inspections, with later calls scheduled for the next working day.

03Fees

The Hall County Board of Health's environmental health fees, effective January 1, 2024, price a new residential septic permit by bedroom count. A residential repair has its own fee, as does an addition or alteration to a residential tank. Systems that need a pump, and advanced treatment systems, carry a higher residential fee. The schedule also lists a fee for re-inspections or sites that are not ready, and a penalty for installing without a valid permit. The county comparison sets these beside Jackson and Gwinnett.

04Evaluations for sales, refinancing and additions

Hall's existing on-site sewage system performance evaluation provides an evaluation of the septic system already on a property. The county says this service is often required for adoption, resale, refinance, removing an existing mobile home and building a house on the same lot. The residential fee is in the table above. See the home sale inspection guide for what an evaluation does and does not tell a buyer.

Hall County also posts a Board of Health lot size resolution and requirements for advanced treatment systems on its land use page. If you are buying land on the Hall side of Braselton with a septic system in mind, read those before you close.

05Before you call the office

Have the property address, the parcel number from your tax bill and the owner's name ready. If you have the permit drawing, a soil report, a recent pump-out receipt or photos of the problem, keep them in one place so you can email or bring them. Write down the name of the person you speak with, the date and what they told you, especially any fee amounts or documents they say you need. Fee schedules and forms change, and a short note of the call can save a second trip. If a contractor is handling the permit for you, ask for a copy of the application and the permit number once it is issued, and keep the inspection approval with your house records. Offices around Braselton keep limited hours and some close at midday, so call ahead rather than driving to Jefferson, Lawrenceville or Gainesville on the chance that someone is free. Ask, too, whether the office prefers email, in-person or mailed applications, because the counties handle this differently.

06A short checklist

Confirm the county on your tax bill. Find the Environmental Health office for that county in the table on this page. Ask what kind of permit or evaluation your job needs and what documents the office requires. Ask whether a soil report is required and whether one is already on file. Get written quotes for the private work, including pumping, soil reports and repair labor. Make sure the contractor you hire is certified by the Georgia Department of Public Health, using the state's certification lists. Keep the permit, the inspection result and every receipt together. If anything is unclear, ask the office to confirm in writing by email. When the work is finished, file the paperwork where the next owner of the house will find it, since a buyer's inspector or lender may ask for it years from now.

07Pumpers and septage

Hall's land use page posts a septage removal permit application for septic pumpers. Statewide, the Department of Public Health's manual says vehicles permitted for septage removal must keep a manifest identifying the date and location of each system serviced and the date and location of final disposal. When a pumper services your tank, ask for a receipt that shows the date, the tank size and any problems noted, and keep it with your house records; see the pumping guide.

If you would like help with a Hall County repair or evaluation, the Free Quote Request on this page sends your details to an independent provider who works around Braselton. You can also call Hall County Environmental Health directly with questions about permits.