Septic Records and Services in Colchester, Vermont
Colchester is in Chittenden County, Vermont. We hold 62,477 septic records for Chittenden County, Vermont. Of the parcels classified in Chittenden, 21,811 are on septic — a county figure, not specific to Colchester. 1 septic business on record with a Colchester address, below.
Free septic design for a property here. Generate a code-referenced septic design from the parcel: design flow from bedroom count, tank sizing, soil-driven drainfield area, dispersal method and setbacks. Free to generate and view. Start a design
1
septic businesses here
62,477
county records held
21,811
county parcels on septic
80%
county docs text-searchable
Where Chittenden County, Vermont septic records are kept
Chittenden County, Vermont publishes onsite-wastewater records. Records can be searched without an account.
1 business we have on record with a Colchester address: pumping, installation, design, inspection and repair. Not an endorsement, and we take no fee.
Company
Phone
Rating
Services
Eric's Excavating
(802) 863-9027
5.0 (3)
septic services; excavation services
Before calling any of them, pull the property's recorded as-built if one exists. It gives tank size, lid location and drainfield layout, which is the difference between a quoted job and an hourly dig.
Listing here is not an endorsement. We take no fee from any company on this page, we are not affiliated with them, and being listed does not mean the business is a customer of ours. Fields shown are limited to what we actually hold: no street address, hours or license numbers are shown unless we hold them, and none are invented.
Local septic work: pumping, installation, design, inspection, repair
Pumping. A pumper needs the lid location and tank capacity. Locating a buried lid without the recorded as-built is billed as labor.
Installation. A permit before work starts, an inspection while the system is open, and a final as-built submitted at completion, which is what ends up in the county file.
Design. Design flow from bedroom count, a soil and site evaluation, tank sizing and the required setbacks. On a lot with an existing permit, the original soil work is often already on file.
Inspection. Lenders and many counties require one at sale or transfer. Inspectors start from the recorded as-built; without it they are probing blind.
Repair. Starts from the existing as-built, since the current tank, field and any reserve area constrain what can be rebuilt.
Look up a specific property
Our map shows each parcel as septic, sewer, or unclassified, with the records we hold attached to the parcel.
Is there septic data specific to Colchester, or just Chittenden County?
We hold county-level septic and sewer classification, not a per-city breakdown. The figures on this page for Chittenden County, Vermont are county totals, clearly labelled as such, not an estimate for Colchester alone.
How many septic companies serve Colchester?
1 business on record with a Colchester address in our directory: pumping, installation, design, inspection and repair.
Can I get a septic design for free?
Yes. You can generate and view a code-referenced septic design for a parcel at no cost: design flow from bedroom count, tank sizing, soil-driven drainfield area, dispersal method and setbacks.
Where are septic records for Colchester kept?
Records for properties in Colchester are held by Chittenden County, Vermont.
Figures on this page were last verified 2026-08-31.