Health department offers financial assistance for home sewage repair

ZANESVILLE, Ohio- The Zanesville-Muskingum County Health Department is offering financial assistance for failing sewage treatment systems.

The health department received funding from participation in a grant from the Ohio EPA’s water pollution control loan fund to repair failing sewage systems.

Matt Hemmer, registered sanitarian for the Health Department, said the county was awarded $200,000 in stimulus funding and there has only been about $70,000 used.

“A failing sewage system would consist of pipes that do not drain properly, either the toliet or the bath tub, it could be a wet spot in the yard or it could be the obvious black discharge of sewage at any point,” said Hemmer.

The funding is only available for another six months.

To see if you qualify for coverage for the repair contact Sheila Samson at (740)-455-7193. If you have more questions about sewage systems or the process in general, you can contact the health department at (740)-454-9741 and dial 3 for Environmental Health.