Septic permits & records
Jasper County Environmental Health (North Central Health District)
- Address
- Jasper County Health Department, 825 Eatonton Street, Monticello, GA 31064
- Phone
- (706) 468-6850
- Hours
- Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monticello, GA · Jasper County
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Monticello, Jasper County. ZIP code 31064.
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Is Monticello, GA on sewer or septic?
Inside Monticello, the city runs a small sewer system; outside it, Jasper County owns no sewer facilities and most of the county is unsewered, so homes use septic permitted by Jasper County Environmental Health on Eatonton Street. A Class Septic Services installs and repairs those systems and clears and grades the land around them.↗↗↗
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The Monticello story
A square, four highways and new houses on old farms
Monticello has been Jasper's seat since 1808, and GA 11, GA 16, GA 83 and GA 212 all meet around the traffic circle on the courthouse square. That makes it a hub for three lakes without being on any of them: Lake Jackson's Jasper shore lies northwest, GA 16 runs east about 17 miles to Eatonton between Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair, and GA 212 heads southeast toward Twin Bridges Road on Sinclair's northwest end.↗↗↗
Jasper is also the fastest-growing county in the lake region, up about 18 percent from 2020 to the 2025 estimate. About four in five Jasper residents already lived outside its two towns in 2020, and the county itself owns no sewer system; its plan says most areas are not served by one.↗↗
So a new house in Jasper usually starts with dirt work: clearing a pine or hardwood lot, cutting a drive in from the county road, and a septic system designed around dark red clay. That is the job sequence we run here.
Sewer or septic?
Thirteen miles of sewer, and then septic
The City of Monticello is the only sewer in the county, with a little over 13 miles of sanitary line and two small creek plants: Pearson Creek on Wilburn Lane, permitted for 0.17 MGD, and White Oak Creek on Jordan Lane, for 0.115 MGD. The department's staff of nine serves about 1,100 homes, 170 businesses and one industrial customer.↗↗
City water mains run farther than the sewer, past the city limits, and the Jasper County Water & Sewerage Authority sells water in the county, but neither brings sewer with it. Shady Dale has water and no sewer. On Lake Jackson, Turtle Cove and Alcovy Shores have community water systems and septic at each house.↗↗
How to tell which one you have
- A City of Monticello sewer charge on the bill means city sewer.
- A JCWSA or community water bill alone means a septic system.
- A well and no water bill at all also means septic.
Local facts
Monticello and Jasper, on the record
Each row links to the agency, code or publisher it comes from. Tap a source to check it yourself.
| Topic | What it says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson Creek WPCP | Wilburn Lane; up to 0.17 MGD; permit effective to Dec. 31, 2028 | EPA ECHO Detailed Facility Report: Monticello, City of (Pearson Creek WPCP), NPDES GA0020141 |
| Water supply | Monticello Reservoir plus three wells, blended and treated at the city plant | City of Monticello: Water and Sewer (via Wayback, 2026-05-16 capture) |
| Long-range water stress | 82.66 percent challenge days under 2060 demand in regional modeling | Jasper County, Monticello & Shady Dale Joint Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028 (GA DCA) |
| County water minimum | JCWSA: $41.06 minimum monthly bill regardless of use | JCWSA New Client Application (08/25) |
| Housing age | Median year built 1978; 180 of 1,090 units date to 1939 or earlier | Census Reporter: Monticello, GA (ACS 2024 5-year) |
| Founded | 1808, named for Jefferson's estate; town in 1810, city in 1901 | Wikipedia: Monticello, Georgia |
Soil & terrain
The home ground of Lloyd clay
Monticello sits on intermediate-to-mafic bedrock that weathers to dark red clay under a dark reddish-brown loam, and the city center maps as Lloyd-Urban land. Lloyd is so typical of this county that NRCS set the series' type location just south of town on GA 11.↗↗↗
Across Jasper, Lloyd clay loam and Pacolet sandy clay loam on 6 to 15 percent eroded slopes are the two biggest map units, together about 69,700 acres. NRCS rates about 72,300 acres of the county's major soils very limited for septic fields and about 161,300 somewhat limited, so trench length and slope drive the design more often than not.↗
Water splits here too: roughly west of GA 11 the county drains to the Ocmulgee, and east of it to the Oconee, the direction of Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair.↗
Permits · Jasper County Environmental Health (North Central Health District), 825 Eatonton Street, Monticello
Septic permits through Jasper County EH
- 01
Contact Jasper County Environmental Health at (706) 468-6850 (DPH's statewide list shows (706) 468-4239; confirm which line is current).↗
- 02
If the house needs a well, apply for the well permit first; its fee covers a site evaluation to place the well.↗
- 03
Get the septic construction or repair permit before any digging; it is good for no more than 12 months.↗
- 04
On a Lake Jackson lot bordering Georgia Power land, the septic system and its repair area must fit on the leased lot, and new construction stays at least 50 feet from the shoreline.↗
Who to call at the county
Offices behind a Monticello septic or utility job
- City of Monticello Water and Sewer Department Water inside and outside the city; sewer inside itUtility applications at City Hall, 123 West Washington Street; crews on call around the clock.↗
- Jasper County Water & Sewerage Authority County water service (no sewer documented)New-customer applications list a $41.06 minimum monthly bill.↗
On the map
Monticello between three lakes
Monticello, Jasper County: west of Lake Oconee and Lake Sinclair, southeast of Lake Jackson
GA 16 leads east to Eatonton and the two Georgia Power lakes; GA 212 runs toward Sinclair's northwest arms.
SourceServices here
Monticello work we take on
- 01Septic System InstallationNew homes on the rural parcels driving Jasper's growth.Septic System Installation details
- 02Septic System RepairOlder systems around town, where half the houses date to 1978 or before.Septic System Repair details
- 03Drain Field Installation & RepairLonger fields for slow Lloyd and Pacolet clay.Drain Field Installation & Repair details
- 04Land & Lot ClearingPine and hardwood homesites, planned around Jasper's summer burn ban.Land & Lot Clearing details
- 05Grading & Driveway PreparationHouse pads and drives off county roads.Grading & Driveway Preparation details
- 06Waterlines, Distribution Systems & MainsService lines from city or JCWSA meters to new houses.Waterlines, Distribution Systems & Mains details
FAQ
Monticello septic questions
Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.
(678) 863-5620Does Jasper County have public sewer outside Monticello?
No. The 2023 joint plan says the county owns no sewer facilities and most areas are not served by sewer; the City of Monticello's system is the only one documented.
Source: Jasper County, Monticello & Shady Dale Joint Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028 (GA DCA)
Where is the Jasper County Environmental Health office?
At the Jasper County Health Department, 825 Eatonton Street, Monticello, open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; (706) 468-6850.
Source: North Central Health District: Jasper County Environmental Health Department
Which phone number should I use for Jasper EH?
The district page lists (706) 468-6850, while DPH's statewide list gives (706) 468-4239. Try the district number first and confirm.
Source: Georgia DPH: Environmental Health County Phone Numbers
Can I burn land-clearing debris in Jasper County?
Not from May 1 through September 30; Jasper is on EPD's open-burning ban list. Outside those dates, land-clearing burns need a Georgia Forestry Commission permit.
Source: GA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning
What are Georgia Power's septic rules on Lake Jackson?
New construction stays outside the project boundary and at least 50 feet from the shoreline, and the septic system and its repair area must fit on the leased lot.
Source: Georgia Power: Lake Jackson Dwellings and Additions guidelines
Is Monticello's sewer being upgraded?
The 2023-2028 joint plan's work program lists completing the city's wastewater facility upgrades and building a GIS dataset of city utilities.
Source: Jasper County, Monticello & Shady Dale Joint Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028 (GA DCA)
Who handles building permits for Lake Jackson lots in Jasper?
Georgia Power lists Jasper County Planning and Zoning at 126 W. Greene Street #110 as its building and zoning contact, and the health department on Eatonton Street for septic.
Guides
Reading for Jasper County owners
Sources
Where these facts come from
Rules, costs and local facts on this page link to the agency, code or publisher that states them. Cost figures are third-party market ranges, not our prices — estimates are free.
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- 1City of Monticello: Water and Sewer (via Wayback, 2026-05-16 capture)
- 2Jasper County, Monticello & Shady Dale Joint Comprehensive Plan 2023-2028 (GA DCA)
- 3North Central Health District: Jasper County Environmental Health Department
- 4Wikipedia: Monticello, Georgia
- 5Wikipedia: Georgia State Route 16
- 6Visit Milledgeville: Twin Bridges Landing
- 7CityPopulation.de: Georgia counties (Census 2010, 2020 and 2025 estimates)
- 8USDA NRCS Official Series Description: Lloyd series
- 9Georgia EPD Public Notice No. 2017-15ML (August 21, 2017): NPDES applications
- 10EPA Envirofacts SDWIS: community water systems in Jasper County (PWSID GA159xxxx)
- 11Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-3-1-.03, General Requirements for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (LII)
- 12EPA ECHO Detailed Facility Report: Monticello, City of (Pearson Creek WPCP), NPDES GA0020141
- 13JCWSA New Client Application (08/25)
- 14Census Reporter: Monticello, GA (ACS 2024 5-year)
- 15USDA NRCS Soil Data Access: map unit at Monticello city center (33.2959, -83.6866)
- 16Wikipedia: Jasper County, Georgia
- 17Georgia Power: Lake Jackson Dwellings and Additions guidelines
- 18Georgia DPH: Environmental Health County Phone Numbers
- 19GA EPD press release, Apr. 29, 2026: Annual Ban on Open Burning
- 20Georgia Power Lakes: Shoreline Management
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