Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems

The Jackson County Land Management Office enforces the MN Rules Chapter 7080 regulating Individual Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems (SSTS) or commonly called septic systems. A permit is required in Jackson County to design, install, construct, alter, extend, and/or repair a Septic System. Jackson County requires septic compliance when a bedroom addition is requested, a new dwelling is constructed, or when property is sold or transferred. 

» Subsurface Sewage Treatment (SSTS) Program

» Jackson County SSTS Installation Process

» List of area MN Licensed Septic Professionals

Low Interest Loan Information

• Agriculture Best Management Loan Practices (BMP) Loan Program
• Ag BMP Loan Application
• Jackson County Septic Loan Fund Information and Application
• Heron Lake Watershed District Loan Program
• Heron Lake Watershed District Eligibility Map