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Environmental health: well and septic rules, variances and concept reviews explained
Summary
Calvert County health staff reviewed well and septic regulations (COMAR citations), setback requirements, the concept plan review option, and record retrieval procedures for property owners seeking permit guidance.
Abigail Lingenfelter, well and septic program supervisor with the Calvert County Health Department's Division of Environmental Health, said the department enforces state well and septic regulations (cited in the session as COMAR 26.04.02 and 26.04.04) and that most of Calvert County is served by well and septic systems. She urged applicants to use concept-plan review to identify percolation testing, septic upgrades or water-sampling needs before submitting a building-permit application.
Lingenfelter described setback requirements for wells and septic systems and said variances (when needed) are reviewed by her office and by the Maryland Department of the Environment. She also explained how property owners can request records (a public information request form on calverthealth.org) for well and septic locations and described common outcomes of concept reviews: third‑party septic inspections, percolation testing in the wet season, or design changes before formal submission. She added that permits are typically issued to contractors and that open sanitary construction applications must be closed before subdivision or new permit activity.
