Ringgold & Catoosa County, GA · checked Nov 12, 2026

Septic service in Ringgold and Catoosa County, GA

Georgia septic permits come from the county Environmental Health office, part of Northwest Georgia Public Health, not from the city.

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Who issues septic permits

Catoosa County Environmental Health handles septic permits, repairs and evaluations: (706) 406-2030. Its application covers repair permits, additions or modifications and existing-system evaluations, and a final inspection is required before the system is covered.

Catoosa fees

Catoosa's published fee schedule lists $275 for a septic application and site visit, $125 for an existing-system evaluation, $350 for an alternative-system permit and $100 for a lot evaluation when buying. Confirm current fees with the office.

Buying, refinancing or adding on

Northwest Georgia Public Health lists loan closing or refinance, a pool, a home addition and moving a mobile home among the reasons for an existing-system evaluation. If there is no inspection record on file, the tank has to be partly uncovered before the inspector visits.

City sewer

The City of Ringgold runs its own water and sewer; the Water and Waste Water Director is at 706-935-6295. Homes that are not on a public sewer line use septic.

Hiring a pumper or installer

Georgia's Department of Public Health publishes lists of certified septic installers and pumpers by county, including Catoosa. Georgia rules make the owner responsible for maintaining the system and ban sewage surfacing on the ground.

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