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Septic System Installation · Union Point, GA

New septic system installation for homes around Union Point in eastern Greene County, Georgia.

Union Point, Greene County. ZIP code 30669.
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How do you get a new septic system installed near Union Point, GA?

Outside Union Point's city sewer, a new septic system starts with Greene County Environmental Health in Greensboro, part of the Northeast Health District. Its septic approval letter has to go in with the building permit, and the lot must meet Greene's size rule. A Class Septic Services installs the tank and field for the county's inspection.↗↗

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At a glance

County
Greene County
ZIP codes
30669
Sewer
City of Union Point (Union Point WPCP, NPDES GA0025429)
Water
City of Union Point (PWSID GA1330002)
Population
1,597 (2020 Census)

Sewer or septic?

City sewer inside the limits, septic on the farm roads

Union Point is one of only two places in Greene County with a municipal sewer plant of its own, the WPCP on South Hillard Street; Greensboro has the other. Step outside the 2-square-mile city and every new house is a septic job permitted by the county.↗↗

The plant's federal discharge permit expired on August 31, 2025, and EPA shows it as administratively continued while renewal is pending. That is routine paperwork, but it is one more reason not to count on new sewer lines reaching rural lots soon.↗

How to tell which one you have

  • Call Union Point City Hall and ask whether a sewer main runs along your road frontage.
  • Inside city limits with a city sewer charge on the water bill, you are on sewer.

Permits · Greene County Environmental Health, Northeast Health District (1031 Apalachee Ave, Greensboro; 706-453-4471)

Greene County's path from bare lot to approved system

Greene runs one of the more demanding septic programs in the region, mainly because of its lot-size ordinance. Here is the order it goes in.
  1. 01

    Check the lot against the Board of Health minimum: 0.75 acre (25,500 square feet usable) on public water, or 1.5 acres on a private well.↗

  2. 02

    Request the septic letter or perc test from the Environmental Health Manager; Greene's building office will not issue a permit for a house on septic without that approval letter.↗

  3. 03

    Size the tank: 1,000 gallons, two compartments and an effluent filter for up to four bedrooms, adding 250 gallons per extra bedroom.↗

  4. 04

    Install and call for the county's inspection before backfilling; the construction permit lasts no more than 12 months.↗

Georgia rule Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 511-3-1-.03

“No person may begin the physical development of a lot or structure where an on-site sewage management system”
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Published fees

  • Residential septic tank inspectionEffective 2024-08-01$350 ($400 with five or more bedrooms)↗
  • Septic system site plan reviewEffective 2024-08-01$75↗
  • Residential re-inspectionEffective 2024-08-01$175↗

Soil & terrain

Gravelly Cecil ground on the edge of two watersheds

NRCS maps Cecil gravelly sandy loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes and moderately eroded, at the center of Union Point, rated somewhat limited for septic absorption fields. The words 'moderately eroded' matter: part of the original topsoil is gone, so trenches often land in red clay subsoil sooner than on uneroded ground.↗

Union Point also sits on a watershed line. West of a line through Woodville, Union Point and White Plains, Greene County drains to the Upper Oconee and Lake Oconee; east of it, water heads for the Savannah basin's Little River or the Upper Ogeechee. A homesite north or east of town is not even in the lake's watershed.↗

That distance from the lake means the 75-foot Lake Oconee exclusion in Greene's lot ordinance rarely comes into play here. The well-or-public-water acreage split does.↗

  1. Cecil gravelly sandy loam, 2-6% slopes, moderately eroded↗

    Mapped at Union Point's center; somewhat limited for absorption fields.

  2. Soil series · USDA NRCS

Local facts

Union Point install, at a glance

Each row links to the agency, code or publisher it comes from. Tap a source to check it yourself.

Local facts that shape a new septic system near Union Point.
TopicWhat it saysSource
Permit officeGreene County Environmental Health, 1031 Apalachee Ave, Greensboro; specialists in the office 8:30 to 10 a.m. weekdaysNortheast Health District: Greene County locations (Environmental Health)
Lot minimum on a private well1.5 acres (65,340 sq ft)Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)
City sewer permit statusUnion Point WPCP (GA0025429) expired Aug. 31, 2025, administratively continuedEPA ECHO Detailed Facility Report: Union Point WPCP, NPDES GA0025429
WatershedUnion Point lies on the line between Upper Oconee drainage and the Little River/Ogeechee sideWikipedia: Greene County, Georgia
Getting thereUS 278 runs 7 miles west to Greensboro; SR 77 runs 5 miles south to I-20 at SiloamWikipedia: Union Point, Georgia

What it costs

What a new system costs before the county fees

HomeAdvisor's national ranges, not our prices; Greene's own fees are listed above.

What moves the price

These are third-party typical market ranges, not our prices. Every job is quoted after we see it — estimates are free.

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  1. 01Well or public water, which sets the minimum lot size
  2. 02Perc rate in eroded Cecil subsoil
  3. 03Bedroom count and tank size
  4. 04Pasture versus wooded homesite

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Septic installation near Union Point

FAQ

Union Point septic installation questions

Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.

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How much land do I need for septic near Union Point?

Greene County requires 0.75 acre with 25,500 usable square feet if the house is on public water, or 1.5 acres on a private well.

Source: Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)

Can I get a Greene County building permit before the septic is approved?

No. The building office needs the Environmental Health septic approval letter with any permit that will use septic.

Source: Greene County, GA: Septic Tank Permits

What does Greene County charge to inspect a new septic system?

$350 for a residential system, or $400 with five or more bedrooms, plus $75 for a site plan review, under fees effective August 1, 2024.

Source: Greene County EH Fees (effective August 1, 2024)

When can I catch a Greene County septic specialist in the office?

Weekdays from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at 1031 Apalachee Avenue in Greensboro. The phone is 706-453-4471.

Source: Northeast Health District: Greene County locations (Environmental Health)

Is Union Point on sewer?

Inside the city, largely yes; the city runs its own wastewater plant on South Hillard Street. Rural homes outside the limits use septic.

Source: EPA ECHO Detailed Facility Report: Union Point WPCP, NPDES GA0025429

Does the Lake Oconee 75-foot rule affect my lot?

Only if the lot touches Lake Oconee. The ordinance excludes land within 75 feet of the high-water line from the area count, which matters on Greene's lake side, not around Union Point.

Source: Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)

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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  1. 1Greene County, GA: Septic Tank Permits
  2. 2Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)
  3. 3EPA ECHO Detailed Facility Report: Union Point WPCP, NPDES GA0025429
  4. 4Wikipedia: Union Point, Georgia
  5. 5Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-3-1-.03, General Requirements for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (LII)
  6. 6Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-3-1-.05, Septic Tanks (LII)
  7. 7Greene County EH Fees (effective August 1, 2024)
  8. 8USDA NRCS Soil Data Access: map unit at Union Point's Census centroid (33.6188, -83.0750)
  9. 9Wikipedia: Greene County, Georgia
  10. 10Northeast Health District: Greene County locations (Environmental Health)
  11. 11HomeAdvisor: Septic System Installation Cost (updated Jun 20, 2026)

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Building in the country around Union Point? Get the septic lined up first.

Tell us the parcel, whether you are drilling a well, and the bedroom count. We will check the ground against Greene's rules and set the tank and field for the county's inspection. Military and first responders get 10% off.

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