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Septic Tank Elimination Program
To address health hazards in our neighborhoods, the city is actively working to convert many neighborhoods on septic systems to the city's sanitary sewer system. |
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More than 27,000 homes in Marion County are served by private septic systems. Since 2006, more than 2,000 high-priority homes have been converted to city sewers, under the Septic Tank Elimination Program (STEP). The city plans to bring sewers to an additional 7,000 homes between 2009-2013.
THE COSTS
In Fall 2005, the city stopped using the state's Barrett Law for septic conversion projects. While property owners remain responsible for sewer connection costs to their property, the city's STEP policy will reduce the costs to connect to the sewer by approximately 50 percent from the costs that would have been charged under the Barrett Law.
THE BENEFITS
The benefits to STEP are far reaching:
- Reduced health hazards and environmental risks in homes and neighborhoods
- Cleaner streams and neighborhood drainage ditches
- Improved property values when homes on failed or failing septic systems connect to the city sewer
Follow the links below for additional information:
Get more information on How to Hire a Contractor.
Learn when a particular property will be sewered.
Get information about costs associated with STEP.
View Frequently Asked Questions about STEP.
Learn about the STEP Financial Assistance Plan.
To see how the STEP process works, view this flowchart.
Get more information on the New Sewer Connection Fee.
Learn more about the problem.
Read the latest STEP news in Stream Line, Indianapolis Clean Stream Team's quarterly newsletter.
Contact information.
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