Septic permit rules and requirements in Kentucky
In Kentucky, the state sets the rule. The septic permit comes from your local health department. The code is 902 KAR 10:085. Kentucky Revised Statutes § 211.350 · checked 2026-09-12
Environmental Management Branch
Writes the rules
checked 2026-09-23
Your local health department
Issues the permit
checked 2026-09-12
902 KAR 10:085
Code section
checked 2026-09-23
Who decides a septic permit in Kentucky
Your local health department issues the permit. The state sets the floor through the Environmental Management Branch, Department for Public Health.
The statute requires a septic permit from the local health department before any system is built. The state sets the rules, but only the local health department issues the permit.
Kentucky Revised Statutes § 211.350 · checked 2026-09-12
The floor state law sets
The rules that govern every septic system in Kentucky are 902 KAR 10:085 — Kentucky on-site sewage disposal systems. Every local permit is issued under them.
The necessity section states the rule's aim. It sets standards to protect health and the environment for septic systems.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations, Title 902, Chapter 10, Regulation 085 · checked 2026-09-23
Kentucky counties on this site
We have not published a Kentucky county page yet. A county earns a page when we hold facts unique to it. Until then this page is the answer for every county in the state.
Telling us your county is how we decide which one to build next.
Sources
State records only. Each figure above has a government source and a checked-on date. County figures live on the county pages.
Verify before you act. Septic rules are set locally and they change. Check anything here with your local health department before you spend money on it.