Septic permits & records
Walton County Environmental Health (Northeast Health District)
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- 1110 East Spring Street, Suite 200, Monroe, GA 30655
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- 770-267-1430
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Loganville, GA · Walton County
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Loganville sits in both Walton and Gwinnett counties. Where the city's utility says sewer is available, septic is not allowed and you connect. Elsewhere, the county line decides: Walton County Environmental Health or GNR's Gwinnett office issues the septic permit. Atlanta Water & Sewage Solutions works both sides and handles the permit.↗↗
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Permits · City of Loganville Public Utilities, then Walton County EH (Northeast Health District) or Gwinnett EH (GNR Public Health)
Ask the city first. Loganville's utility department decides whether public sewer is available to the lot.↗
If it is, the regulations bar a septic tank and every structure must tie in. Budget the $4,500 residential connection fee.↗
If sewer is not available, the lot's county picks the health department, and that permit has to be in hand before the city issues a building permit.↗
Walton side: Walton County Environmental Health, part of the Northeast Health District, issues new-tank permits, repair permits and existing-system evaluations, starting from its site evaluation form and a staked site.↗
Gwinnett side: GNR Health wants a Level 3 soil report from a certified soil classifier for every septic permit, repairs included, and has since February 7, 2022.↗
Georgia rule Walton County EH Site Evaluation Form
“Building Site MUST be staked out PRIOR to site visit”
Published fees
Local facts
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| Topic | What it says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Counties | Western Walton, with the limits reaching west into southeastern Gwinnett; schools split the same way | Loganville, Georgia - Wikipedia |
| City sewer | Inside the corporate limits only: about 81 miles of line and 24 lift stations | Sewer Collections | City of Loganville, GA |
| Treatment plant | Water Quality Control Facility, 4895 Hwy. 81 North: 3.33 MGD to Big Flat Creek, plus 0.25 MGD spray-irrigated on 40 acres | Wastewater Treatment Facility | City of Loganville, GA |
| Septic where sewer exists | Not allowed; all structures must connect once the utility deems sewer available | City of Loganville Development Regulations (adopted 2020, amended Aug 8, 2024) |
| Residential sewer connection fee | $4,500 (commercial capacity letter $500), as of July 1, 2026 | City of Loganville Schedule of Fees, Planning and Development (as of July 1, 2026) |
| Water supply | Bought wholesale from the City of Monroe, Walton County and Gwinnett County; Monroe and Walton are primary | Loganville Annual Water Report Released (City of Loganville, June 30, 2026) |
| Water network | 89 miles of distribution line, 1,104 hydrants, 2 storage tanks; about 1.4 million gallons a day | Water Distribution | City of Loganville, GA |
Sewer or septic?
The city collection system serves areas inside the corporate limits only, so a Loganville mailing address outside them will not be on city sewer.↗
Inside the limits, don't assume either way. No published map shows which parcels are on the mains, and the city utility is the one that rules on availability.↗
The Loganville story
Half of Loganville's homes were built in 2004 or later. That makes the town younger than most of Walton, and it changes the kind of call we get. The tanks here are not failing from old age; they are reaching the point where skipped pumping and an overloaded field start to show.↗
Those systems also sit on both sides of a county line that runs through the city. Two neighbors on the same street edge can deal with two different offices: one in Monroe, one on Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville. A Gwinnett-side repair starts with a soil classifier's report; a Walton-side repair starts with a repair permit application.↗↗↗
Where the city has sewer, the work is laterals and taps. Loganville treats its own flow at the plant on Highway 81 North and discharges to Big Flat Creek.↗

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North up Highway 81 to downtown and the Town Green.
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(678) 863-5620It depends on the county under your lot. Loganville's development regulations send septic approvals to the Walton or the Gwinnett County health department. On the Walton side that is Walton County Environmental Health in Monroe; on the Gwinnett side it is GNR Public Health's Gwinnett office in Lawrenceville. Your tax bill or plat tells you which.
Source: City of Loganville Development Regulations (adopted 2020, amended Aug 8, 2024)
Not if the city says sewer is available. Loganville's regulations state that no septic tanks are allowed where public sewer is available, that all structures must connect, and that the utility department makes the call. Ask for that determination before you design a new system or buy a lot.
Source: City of Loganville Development Regulations (adopted 2020, amended Aug 8, 2024)
The city's fee schedule effective July 1, 2026 lists a $4,500 residential sewer connection fee. Commercial projects pay $500 for a sewer capacity letter. The trenching and pipe from your house to the city line, and closing out an old tank, are separate from that fee.
Source: City of Loganville Schedule of Fees, Planning and Development (as of July 1, 2026)
Yes. GNR Health has required a Level 3 soil report, prepared by a certified soil classifier, for all septic permits, repairs included, since February 7, 2022. On the Walton County side, the documented Level III requirement applies to additions to an existing system.
Source: Septic Systems | GNR Health
Walton County Environmental Health charges $425 to permit and inspect a new residential system and $200 for a residential repair permit, under the fee schedule effective August 1, 2024. For comparison, GNR's Gwinnett residential site evaluation, permit and first inspection is $275 as of January 1, 2026.
Loganville runs its own distribution network but buys the water wholesale from the City of Monroe, Walton County and Gwinnett County, with Monroe and Walton as the main sources. We found no published Loganville rule on the service-line ownership point, so confirm with the city before a repair.
Source: Loganville Annual Water Report Released (City of Loganville, June 30, 2026)
At the city's Water Quality Control Facility at 4895 Highway 81 North, rated for 3.33 million gallons a day. Treated water goes to Big Flat Creek, and up to 0.25 million gallons a day is spray-irrigated on 40 acres of land-application fields.
Source: Wastewater Treatment Facility | City of Loganville, GA
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