Septic permit rules and requirements in Utah
In Utah, the state sets the rule. The septic permit comes from your local health department. The code is Utah Admin. Code R317-4. Utah Administrative Code R317-4-1 — Authority, Purpose, Scope, and Administrative Requirements · checked 2026-09-12
Your local health department
Issues the permit
checked 2026-09-12
Utah Admin. Code R317-4
Code section
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Who decides a septic permit in Utah
Your local health department issues the permit. The state sets the floor.
The rule gives local health departments power over septic permits in their area. A department may add rules and set its own fee.
Utah Administrative Code R317-4-1 — Authority, Purpose, Scope, and Administrative Requirements · checked 2026-09-12
The floor state law sets
The rules that govern every septic system in Utah are Utah Admin. Code R317-4 — Onsite Wastewater Systems. Every local permit is issued under them.
Section R317-4-1 states the rule's purpose. It aims to protect public health and the environment. Section R317-4-5 requires a plan review and a permit before work begins.
Utah Administrative Code, Rule R317-4 · checked 2026-09-23
Utah counties on this site
We have not published a Utah 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.