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Environmental Health : Sewage Disposal

Please Note:  Documentation on Sewage disposal has changed.

Septic Guide ImageIn the Septic Systems in the Yukon: A Guide to their Design & Maintenance, you can find:

  • Septic Tanks and Sewage Holding Tanks
  • Soil Absorption Systems
  • Specifications That Apply To All Soil-Absorption Systems
  • Sizing Your Absorption Bed or Trench
  • Determining the Quantity of Drainrock Chamber Guidelines
  • Sewage Pump-up Systems Guidelines
  • Sewage Pump-Up Systems
  • Guidelines for Soils Investigation and Percolation Tests
  • Photographic Record of the Stages of Installation of a Sewage Disposal System
  • Application Submission Requirements
  • Getting Your System Approved

Environmental Health Services

#2 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 3H8

Phone: (867) 667-8391
             or toll free (in Yukon): 1-800-661-0408 ext. 8391
Fax:      (867) 667-8322
E-mail: environmental.health@gov.yk.ca