Directions for scheduling county inspections is below.  When you schedule an inspection, please prepare for inspection, provide access to locked doors or gates, and remove or secure animals, as needed.

Building & Construction Site Inspections 

• ON-SITE INSPECTION - set up, cancel, reschedule & get results
  • Call 360-786-5489
    • Be ready to enter an 8-digit permit number to schedule by phone.
    • Be ready to enter the 3-digit inspection number to schedule the specific inspection you need. Find it at Building & Construction Site Inspections or open the 3-digit inspection numbers (PDF).
    • When to schedule: Call 1-3 days before. Inspections have a required order. See Building & Construction Site Inspections.
    • Results often available by phone same-day if inspection done by 3 p.m.
    • If you call between 7-8 a.m. M-F an inspector may answer.
    • Instructions for scheduling by phone: Get basic Phone System Instructions online or use the very detailed Phone System Guide (PDF).
       
    • ​Regulated Environmental Areas Inspections (Critical Areas, Habitat Conservation Plan, Shorelines)
• Critical Areas
  • Prairie Plant Inspections
    • How: See details at Prairie Plant Inspections.
    • When: Seasonal when prairies are in bloom. Generally mid-March-September.
  • All other Critical Area Inspections
    • Option 1: Hire your own experts to prepare an environmental report detailing the size, location and type.
    • Option 2: Order a county inspection to confirm if & where critical areas are on a property. Our report doesn't detail size and type, but may help you decide if you need to hire experts. See Critical Areas Determination Report. 
    • When: Before any ground-disturbing work and also before siting a project. Codes regulate how far to be from critical areas.
       
• Habitat Conservation Plan 
  • Generally, no need to schedule an inspection. County staff may do an on-property check for state and federal environmental reporting requirements. 
• Shorelines
  • Generally, no need to schedule an inspection. County staff may do an on-property check for state and federal environmental reporting requirements.

Septic & Well Inspections

Typically, for inspections, septic installers call in to the Environmental Health division schedule final inspections on septic systems after installation. 

• Septic & Wells are regulated by Environmental Health, a division of the county Public Health & Social Services Department. 
  • Call Environmental Health at 360-867-2673.
  • Email Environmental Health at EH_Tech@co.thurston.wa.us.
  • Find Drinking Water & Wells information on the Environment Health website.
  • Find Septic & Onsite Sewage System information on the Environment Health website.