Septic Pumping Companies in Chattanooga
Chattanooga straddles a state line, and the line matters. Tennessee permits the installer at state level, Georgia certifies the person and the county issues the permit. Of the 23 companies listed, 14 in Tennessee, nine in Georgia.
What this market looks like
- The middle company here has 11 reviews. Anything well under that is a newer outfit, not a quiet one.
- Twelve of them sit at 4.9 or better.
- Roto Rooter Plumbing Drain and Septic Services has been at it 90 years, the longest of anyone listed.
- Companies work out of 13 different towns here, and three of those have three or more of their own.
- Who issues the permit changes when you cross the state line here. In Tennessee it is the state, through the Division of Water Resources, except in a contract county where the county runs its own program, in Georgia it is the county board of health, through its environmental health office.
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By town
A town gets its own page once three companies list an address there. Below that the listings live on this page, because a page with one name on it is not worth the click.
Also listed, with one or two companies each and no page of their own. Chickamauga, Dunlap, Fort Oglethorpe, Harrison, Hixson, Jasper, Ooltewah, Rossville, Sale Creek, Whitwell.
Two States, Two Sets of Rules
This market crosses a state line and the rules are not the same on both sides. A company eight miles up the road answers to a different agency than the one next door.
Who regulates this work in Tennessee
Tennessee does it the other way round from Georgia. The state issues the permit to the installer rather than the county, and it is good across Tennessee. Some counties run their own septic program on top of that, and Hamilton County, which is Chattanooga, is one of them.
- Authority
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Resources
- Who issues a permit
- the state, through the Division of Water Resources, except in a contract county where the county runs its own program
What to ask before you hire
- Whether the permit is current. Tennessee permits run out at the end of December each year.
- Whether it covers the kind of system you have. A mound or an aerobic unit is not the same permit as a conventional field.
- In Hamilton County, whether the county wants its own permit as well as the state one.
The exact certifications, the exam and the fees differ by state and they change. Check the current rules with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Resources before you rely on any of it.
Who regulates this work in Georgia
Georgia does not hand out a septic contractor license the way it hands out a trade license. The state health department certifies the people who install and pump systems. The permit for the work itself comes from a county environmental health office rather than from the state.
- Authority
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section
- Who issues a permit
- the county board of health, through its environmental health office
- Check a pumper
- The state publishes its approved septic tank pumper list and its certified installer list.
What to ask before you hire
- Is the company itself certified, or only the person on the truck.
- Which certifications the tech holds, and whether they cover the kind of system you have.
- Which county office pulls the permit. The permit follows the property, not the contractor.
The exact certifications, the exam and the fees differ by state and they change. Check the current rules with Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section before you rely on any of it.
Septic Companies Near Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN