Effective September 1, 2008, any 1, 2, or 3 family dwelling within Summit County General Health District (SCGHD) served by a household sewage treatment system and/or a private water system, must have an inspection on each system before the property can transfer ownership.    Homes with a septic system must have a service provider, registered with SCGHD, or a SCGHD sanitarian conduct the evaluation prior to transfer.   Inspections on private water systems must be conducted by a private water system contractor, registered with the Ohio Department of Health, or a SCGHD sanitarian.  A printable list of inspectors able to perform point of sale inspections is available by clicking on the Inspectors link to the left.

Sellers who wish to have the SCGHD perform the point of sale inspection must submit an application to the Health District for these services.  A printable application is available by clicking the Point of Sale Inspection Application link to the left.  To receive an application by mail or fax, please call the Environmental Health front desk at 330-926-5600.  Currently the SCGHD charges $325.00 to inspect the household sewage treatment system and private water system combined, $230 to inspect the household sewage treatment system only, and $175 to inspect the private water system only.  Inspections are performed on a first come first served basis.  Inspections are typically performed Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.  SCGHD usually schedules the inspections within a few days after the application is received.

If a private company is used to conduct the point of sale inspection, registered service providers and private water system contractors will submit copies of inspection reports to the SCGHD for review.  The SCGHD will review the report and issue the private company a certificate of review. 

Any questions regarding the point of sale program or the training can be answered by contacting Brent Paulus at (330) 926-5635, Ryan Pruett at (330) 926-5645, or the Environmental Health Desk at (330) 926-5600.