Walker County, GA · checked Nov 12, 2026

Septic service in Walker County, GA

Rossville, Chickamauga, LaFayette and the rest of Walker County get septic permits from the state Environmental Health office in LaFayette, not from the County building department.

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Who handles septic

Walker County Environmental Health, part of the Georgia Department of Public Health, permits and inspects septic systems throughout the county: 101 Napier Street, LaFayette, (706) 639-2574, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When you apply for a County building permit on a lot with septic, the County sends you to this office for a new-system permit, a repair permit or verification of the existing system.

Published fees

Walker's Environmental Health fee schedule lists $175 for a septic application and site visit, $75 for an existing-system evaluation, $225 for an alternative-system permit, $100 for a lot evaluation when buying, and $350 for a delayed permit on a system built before it was permitted. 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 comes.

Is there sewer?

Sewer depends on where you are. The County lists these providers: Walker County Water & Sewerage Authority (706-820-1455), City of LaFayette (706-639-1500), City of Chickamauga (706-375-3177), City of Rossville (706-866-1226) and City of Lookout Mountain (706-820-1586). If none serves your street, you are on septic.

Owner duties and old tanks

Georgia's rule makes the owner responsible for maintaining the system and bans letting sewage reach the ground surface or water. A tank taken out of service must be pumped by a certified pumper and filled, or removed. Georgia Public Health publishes county lists of certified pumpers and installers.

Before anyone digs

Georgia 811 asks for a locate ticket at least 3 business days before digging. 811 doesn't mark your private septic lines.

Services

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• Inspection
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