Septic records

Septic records in Arizona

Where onsite wastewater records are kept in each Arizona county, whether you can search them yourself, and what we hold.

15
counties
15
with a records portal
709
septic companies listed
571,687
records held
284,589
parcels on septic

Septic companies in Arizona

709 septic and onsite wastewater businesses on record across 15 Arizona counties: pumping, installation, system design, soil evaluation, inspection and repair. Listing is not an endorsement and we take no fee from any of them.

CountyCompaniesExamples
Maricopa347A Greener Life, A-American Septic Service, A-Z Septic Pumping
Pima135A Mountain Septics, Acclaimed Drain And Plumbing Solutions, AquaMac Plumbing
Mohave64Gleason & Sons Excavating And Grading, Diversified Undergrounds, J & S Excavation
Yavapai44Ponderosa Environmental, Diggin AZ Excavating and Grading, Yavapai Septic Services
Pinal27Arizona Pumping, Canyon State Septic, Casa Grande Septic Service
Cochise19Day After Day Septic, Drain Works, Mccoy Septic Service
Coconino16Northwoods Wastewater Inc, Rock Creek Engineering, Rock Creek Engineering
Gila16L & M Septic And Excavation, D J's Companies, D J's Companies
Navajo12Cheap Seats Portable Toilets, Bar N Septic Pumping Services, Peekaboo Toilets
Yuma11Aztec Excavating & Materials, Economy Septic Tank Service, All Waste Sanitation
La Paz6RV Proctologist, Kerry's Septic Service, P U Septic Services
Santa Cruz5Western Pipe & Structural, Coba Septic Systems, Mendoza Sewer & Drain Service
Apache4Alpine Excavation & Construction Company, Speedy Septic Tank Service, Rodeo Fence & Septic
Graham2Mountain View Plumbing Repair, Pump My Tank
Greenlee1Burks Valley Sanitation

Septic installation and permitting in Arizona

The sequence is broadly the same across the state, and every step generates a record:

  1. Site and soil evaluation. A designer or licensed evaluator digs test pits or runs a percolation test, logs the soil profile, the depth to seasonal water table and any restrictive layer, and the slope. This determines whether the lot can take a conventional system at all.
  2. Design. Daily design flow comes from bedroom count under state code. That sets tank capacity, and the soil application rate sets drainfield area. The designer picks the dispersal method and lays out setbacks to wells, property lines, surface water and the reserve area.
  3. Permit application. Submitted to the county or district health authority with the design and soil work. This is the document most often held in the county file.
  4. Installation and open inspection. The installer builds the system and it is inspected while still open, before backfill.
  5. As-built and approval. The final drawing showing what was actually built goes into the record. That drawing is what a future owner, pumper or inspector needs.

Repairs and replacements

A failing system follows the same path, but starts from the recorded as-built: the existing tank, field footprint and reserve area constrain what can be built. Which is why pulling the original record is the cheapest first step in any repair.

Buying or selling

Lenders and, in many counties, point-of-transfer rules require an inspection. Inspectors work from the recorded as-built; without it they are probing blind and the inspection costs more and proves less.

How Arizona counties publish records

SystemCounties
ArcGIS3
none public3
citizenserve2
a county-built portal2
Hyland OnBase2
no online records system1
iworq1
Accela Citizen Access1
Free septic design, any parcel in Arizona. Design flow, tank sizing, drainfield area, dispersal method and setbacks, generated from the parcel. Free to generate and view. Start a design

Counties

CountyRecords heldOn septicPortal
Pima348,48162,256yes
Maricopa223,158105,260yes
Cochise2811,791yes
Mohave2018,404yes
Apache—4,202yes
Coconino—8,308yes
Gila—6,581yes
Graham—3,635yes
Greenlee—878yes
La Paz—2,549yes
Navajo—7,779yes
Pinal—18,184yes
Santa Cruz—1,612yes
Yavapai—27,675yes
Yuma—5,475yes