Sewage and Effluent Disposal

The City's Health Department is responsible for the approval and subsequent inspection of on-site sewage and effluent disposal systems.

Fact Sheets and Links:

• Information required to be submitted with an application to install an effluent disposal system (PDF 100kB)
• Aerobic treatment units (PDF 199kB)
• Septic systems (PDF 408kB)

Please see the following links on more information on different systems available, which are approved by the Department of Health:

• Approved Alternative Effluent Disposal Systems - Aerobic Treatment Units (ATUs)
  (External PDF)
• Leach Drains and Soak Wells
• Approved Alternative Toilet Systems (External PDF)
• Approved Greywater Resuse Systems (External PDF)

Forms:

• Treatment system application form (PDF 57kB)

Fees:

The fee structure for an Application to Construct or Install an Apparatus for the Treatment of Sewage is as follows:

Local Government Application Fee	$108
Fee for grant of a permit to use an apparatus (including all inspections)	$108

If the application cannot be approved by the Local Government, (structures other than dwellings, and dwellings with more than 5 bedrooms), it has to be referred to the Department of Health. The fees are:

Health Department of WA Application Fee
(a) with a local government report	$35
(b) without a local government report	$110
Local Government Report Fee (when required, payment is to the City of Armadale)	$129

All fees are payable to the local government or Health Department of Western Australia (HDWA) before an application will be processed. Processing of plans or approval will not be undertaken where fees are outstanding.

Non Refundable Fees: The application fee is non refundable.

Refundable Fees: The fee for inspection and issuing a Permit to use an apparatus is refundable if an application is cancelled or not proceeded with.