On-Site Water Protection Branch | Division of Public Health

On-Site Wastewater Program

Private Wells Program

N.C. Well Contractors Certification

Homeowners

Program Review, Accreditation and Quality Assurance

Authorization Procedures (Centralized Intern Training)

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The On-Site Water Protection Branch of the Environmental Health Section:

Provides regulatory oversight of sub-surface on-site wastewater treatment and dispersal systems.
Inspects and tests private drinking water wells constructed, repaired or abandoned on or after July 1, 2008.

We provide statewide regulatory and technical guidance to:

Local health departments
Builders, developers and landowners
Wastewater system installers and operators
Well contractors
Soil scientists, professional engineers and geologists
Environmental health consultants and others

We do not deal with surface applications of treated wastewater, treated wastewater discharged directly into surface waters or public water supplies as defined in 15A NCAC 18C (PDF).