Environmental Health

About Environmental Health

The Environmental Health Department is responsible for administering and enforcing the procedures, standards, and regulations adopted by the County designed to minimize or control those environments and environmental conditions that may adversely affect the health and well being of the public. Such environment and environmental conditions may include, but are not restricted to:

• Wastewater and wastewater disposal
• Water supply

Franklin County is excited to announce the launch of a convenient portal to streamline the inspection and permitting process, remove manual submissions and improve communication with our customers.

As of February 28, 2024, all permit applications must be submitted through the customer portal, which can be accessed here: www.franklincoks.org/permitcenter.

With the implementation of the new software, we are now able to accept credit card payments. Please note that there is a processing fee of 3.95%, with a minimum fee of $2.50 per transaction. Payments by cash or check are still accepted in our office.

Types of Permits/Applications to be Submitted Online: 

• Rezoning Applications
• Building Permits
• Special Use Permits
• Septic Permits
• Water Well Permits
• And more! 

To get started or view a full list of permits/applications, visit the portal here.

Soil Profiler/s, Installer/s, Inspector/s, Well Driller/s Courtesy List

Courtesy List

QUICK LINKS

Cattail Control in Sewage Lagoons (link to the University of Nebraska @ Lincoln in Lancaster County) 

Wastewater Pond Operation, Maintenance and Repair (link to Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service) 

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (link to Kansas Department of Health and Environment) 

Kansas Geological Survey Water Well Records (link to the Kansas Geological Survey records to search the index of water well completion records. This site also has an interactive locator map.)