Septic records

Septic records in Georgia

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

156
counties
156
with a records portal
114
septic companies listed
910
records held

Septic companies in Georgia

114 septic and onsite wastewater businesses on record across 29 Georgia 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
Fulton20Action Septic Tank Service, Affordable Plumbing & Septic, Atlanta plumbing Septic and Drain
Chatham18A 1 Septic Tank Service Inc., A1 Septic Tank Service, AAA Septic & Drain Field Services
Richmond9Bestway Septic Tank, Budget Sewer Service, Crosby Clearing And Septic
Bartow8Anytime Septic, Dixie Septic, Elite Septic
Forsyth7AC Septic Services, Banks Septic, Experienced Claims Services
Clayton5Carrillo Pro Septic, K & J Septic Service, Ms. Rooter Septic and Drain
Henry5All Pro Rooter & Septic, Bull Shark Septic, Delta The Educated Plumber
Rockdale5Adams Septic Tank, AP Affordable Plumbing, Arnold's Septic Tank Service
Walton4Atlantic Septic and Plumbing, Garay Plumbing Service, North Georgia Septic Tank Service
Bryan3Dirty Money Septic Service, Huggins Waste Services, Open Water Septic Tank Services
Cherokee3Ray's Septic Service, Superior Septic, Swat Septic
Bulloch2Baker Backhoe Enterprise, Coastal Blue Solutions
Burke2D DeLaigle, One Way Septic
Columbia2Burnley Sanitary Sewer & Drain Service, Precision Land Prep
Douglas2Am/Pm Plumbing, New Era Plumbing
Effingham2Gray Septic Solutions, Southern Pines Septic Services
Fayette2Rylander Septic Services, Shelby Home Solutions and Repair
Liberty2Collins Lawn and Landscaping, Southern Waste Services
Paulding2Pipe Dreamz Water and Sewer Atlanta, W & W Septic Tank Service
Pickens2Armor Plumbing, The Original Plumber
Coweta1GoRapid
Habersham1Patriot Pumpers
Haralson1West Georgia Plumbing & Septic
Jefferson1Wheeler Clearing and Septic
McDuffie1Williams Sewer & Drain
Newton1Supreme Septic Plus
Pierce1Little Fulford Construction
Polk1Bisco Plumbing
Wayne1Crossroads Services

Septic installation and permitting in Georgia

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 Georgia counties publish records

SystemCounties
no online records system106
portal found, system not yet identified37
Tyler EnerGov Self Service3
a county-built portal2
ArcGIS2
SmartGov1
OpenGov1
ebridge1
other records system1
wordpress1
nextrequest1
Free septic design, any parcel in Georgia. 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
Meriwether87—yes
Bleckley72—yes
Houston57—yes
Monroe51—yes
Clay49—yes
Henry45—yes
Jasper35—yes
Greene33—yes
Fulton30—yes
Brooks28—yes
Banks27—yes
Heard25—yes
Bryan22—yes
Pike22—yes
Elbert18—yes
Dade17—yes
Dooly17—yes
Muscogee17—yes
Pulaski17—yes
Forsyth16—yes
Newton16—yes
Walker16—yes
Candler15—yes
Clayton14—yes
Gordon13—yes
Bartow12—yes
Madison12—yes
Washington12—yes
Chattooga10—yes
Lamar10—yes
Appling9—yes
Charlton8—yes
Atkinson5—yes
Barrow5—yes
Hall5—yes
Jeff Davis5—yes
White5—yes
Berrien4—yes
Harris4—yes
Randolph4—yes
Spalding4—yes
Baldwin3—yes
Chattahoochee3—yes
Johnson3—yes
Liberty3—yes
Stewart3—yes
Cherokee2—yes
Evans2—yes
Floyd2—yes
Jackson2—yes
Macon2—yes
Pierce2—yes
Ware2—yes
Wilcox2—yes
Clinch1—yes
Gilmer1—yes
Quitman1—yes
Towns1—yes
Troup1—yes
Upson1—yes
Bacon——yes
Baker——yes
Ben Hill——yes
Bibb——yes
Brantley——yes
Bulloch——yes
Burke——yes
Butts——yes
Calhoun——yes
Camden——yes
Carroll——yes
Catoosa——yes
Chatham——yes
Clarke——yes
Coffee——yes
Colquitt——yes
Columbia——yes
Cook——yes
Coweta——yes
Crawford——yes
Crisp——yes
Dawson——yes
Decatur——yes
Dodge——yes
Dougherty——yes
Douglas——yes
Early——yes
Echols——yes
Effingham——yes
Emanuel——yes
Fannin——yes
Fayette——yes
Franklin——yes
Glascock——yes
Glynn——yes
Grady——yes
Habersham——yes
Hancock——yes
Haralson——yes
Hart——yes
Irwin——yes
Jefferson——yes
Jenkins——yes
Jones——yes
Lanier——yes
Laurens——yes
Lee——yes
Lincoln——yes
Long——yes
Lowndes——yes
Lumpkin——yes
Marion——yes
McDuffie——yes
McIntosh——yes
Miller——yes
Mitchell——yes
Montgomery——yes
Morgan——yes
Murray——yes
Oconee——yes
Oglethorpe——yes
Paulding——yes
Peach——yes
Pickens——yes
Polk——yes
Putnam——yes
Rabun——yes
Richmond——yes
Rockdale——yes
Schley——yes
Screven——yes
Seminole——yes
Stephens——yes
Sumter——yes
Talbot——yes
Taliaferro——yes
Tattnall——yes
Taylor——yes
Telfair——yes
Terrell——yes
Thomas——yes
Tift——yes
Toombs——yes
Treutlen——yes
Turner——yes
Twiggs——yes
Union——yes
Walton——yes
Warren——yes
Wayne——yes
Webster——yes
Wheeler——yes
Whitfield——yes
Wilkes——yes
Wilkinson——yes
Worth——yes