OH HB640

Prohibits boards of health from requiring mandatory annual inspections of household sewage treatment systems, or inspections without probable cause of a public health threat or a good-faith complaint

Eliminates the requirement for soil evaluations during site assessments unless the board of health has a good-faith public health reason, though property owners may still request one

Allows household sewage treatment systems to be installed on slopes if effluent is designed to leach downhill safely, and permits installation in previously disturbed soil areas that meet basic functionality requirements

Removes the requirement for new design approval, site drawings, or new permits when replacing a household sewage treatment system with no substantive changes to the original system

Eliminates the mandatory 12-month post-installation inspection requirement for newly installed sewage treatment systems