Where onsite wastewater records are kept in each North Carolina county, whether you can search them yourself, and what we hold.
167 septic and onsite wastewater businesses on record across 32 North Carolina counties: pumping, installation, system design, soil evaluation, inspection and repair. Listing is not an endorsement and we take no fee from any of them.
| County | Companies | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Wake | 31 | A-1 Septic Tank Cleaning, A1- Septic Tank Cleaning, Absolute Septic |
| Guilford | 25 | A & B Portable Toilets, A Sani Can, A&B Disposal Services |
| Mecklenburg | 14 | Autry's Backhoe & Septic Service, Best Rate Plumbing, Busy Little Bee |
| Forsyth | 9 | A&D Property Services, DreamSites Grading, Eagle Septic |
| Iredell | 8 | Ammons T W Septic Service, Clearwater Septic and Pumping, Eagle Septic & Grease Service |
| Cabarrus | 7 | Carolina Septic Pro, Call of Doody, Charlotte Septic Inspections |
| Rockingham | 7 | Central Piedmont Plumbing & Septic, East Coast Septic Installers And Lawn Care, James Septic & Groundwork’s |
| Johnston | 6 | Fast Lane Septic Services, Frank Howard's Backhoe, Full Circle Environmental |
| Rowan | 6 | J O Specialty Septic, Metro Septic Pros, Piedmont Septic Solutions |
| Lincoln | 5 | 1st Choice Service, A Sani-Can Service, Beard Septic & Grading |
| Randolph | 5 | Driggers Septic Tank Services, Frtigger's Septic Tank & Pumping Service, Queen's Septic Tank Service |
| Stanly | 5 | Dahl Septic Services, Diamond H Land Works, Global Brothers Earthworks |
| Durham | 4 | B.C Construction & Excavating, Bobby Davis Jr Septic Tank Service, Quias Septic Services |
| Cleveland | 3 | Foothills Land Solutions, Leonard McSwain Septic Tank, Ple Septic & Land Solutions |
| Davidson | 3 | C&C Environmental Services, Transou's Plumbing & Septic, Transou's Septic Tank Service |
| Davie | 3 | Big Country’s Hauling & Grading, LiningWorks, Willard's Septic Solutions |
| Franklin | 3 | Ambassador Inspections, NC Septic Solutions, New Day Septic |
| Harnett | 3 | Environmental Systems & Services, Grade A Septic Inspectors, Hal Owen & Associates |
| Union | 3 | A&E Landworx, Barry's Plumbing & Septic Services, Turner Site Services |
| Catawba | 2 | Green Septic Service & Solutions, Sipe Grading |
| Gaston | 2 | All Pro Enviro, ProSite Environmental |
| Orange | 2 | JC Johnson Septic Service, The Water Specialist |
| Stokes | 2 | Carlson Contractors, Newman’s Septic Solutions |
| Burke | 1 | JV Contracting |
| Caswell | 1 | Swann Machine & Supply |
| Granville | 1 | Hidden Creek Builders |
| Lee | 1 | DO Septic |
| Montgomery | 1 | Affordable Grading & Concrete |
| Moore | 1 | Superior Septics |
| Nash | 1 | Southern Land and Septic |
| Robeson | 1 | Hunt Environmental Associates-Enviro-Choice Recycling |
| Yadkin | 1 | CGO Grease Services |
The sequence is broadly the same across the state, and every step generates a record:
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.
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.
| System | Counties |
|---|---|
| no online records system | 20 |
| portal found, system not yet identified | 12 |
| a county-built portal | 9 |
| a county web portal | 9 |
| CDP Environmental Health | 8 |
| Tyler EnerGov Self Service | 7 |
| OpenGov | 4 |
| other records system | 4 |
| accela aca | 3 |
| SmartGov | 2 |
| citizenserve | 2 |
| Laserfiche WebLink | 2 |
| nextrequest | 1 |
| Accela Citizen Access | 1 |
| County | Records held | On septic | Portal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buncombe | 92,282 | 30,440 | yes |
| Pitt | 15,489 | 29,024 | yes |
| Davidson | 12,684 | 45,109 | yes |
| Alleghany | 5,651 | 484 | yes |
| Mitchell | 4,865 | 6,182 | yes |
| Stanly | 4,558 | 17,131 | yes |
| Avery | 4,552 | 10,072 | yes |
| Ashe | 4,503 | 14,562 | yes |
| Watauga | 3,890 | 17,496 | yes |
| Jackson | 3,125 | 14,962 | yes |
| Richmond | 3,071 | 9,509 | yes |
| Orange | 2,693 | 18,380 | yes |
| Lee | 1,166 | 10,724 | yes |
| Cherokee | 256 | 12,117 | yes |
| Gaston | 237 | 32,878 | yes |
| Currituck | 178 | — | yes |
| Cumberland | 93 | 18,704 | yes |
| Durham | 67 | 82,543 | yes |
| Harnett | 41 | 40,423 | yes |
| Madison | 41 | 8,140 | yes |
| Transylvania | 38 | 11,833 | yes |
| Johnston | 32 | 62,281 | yes |
| Robeson | 23 | 30,487 | yes |
| Yancey | 17 | — | yes |
| Bertie | 13 | 7,450 | yes |
| Macon | 10 | 17,242 | yes |
| Rowan | 9 | 48,713 | yes |
| Burke | 8 | 25,562 | yes |
| Caldwell | 8 | 31,714 | yes |
| Northampton | 6 | 8,347 | yes |
| Perquimans | 6 | 5,953 | yes |
| Beaufort | 5 | 15,446 | yes |
| New Hanover | 5 | 63,795 | yes |
| Nash | 4 | — | yes |
| Scotland | 4 | 7,010 | yes |
| Moore | 1 | 31,130 | yes |
| Sampson | 1 | 21,126 | yes |
| Warren | 1 | 10,011 | yes |
| Alamance | — | 31,577 | yes |
| Alexander | — | 14,128 | — |
| Anson | — | 8,197 | yes |
| Bladen | — | 11,515 | — |
| Brunswick | — | 49,102 | yes |
| Cabarrus | — | — | yes |
| Camden | — | 4,056 | yes |
| Carteret | — | 28,441 | yes |
| Caswell | — | 9,279 | — |
| Catawba | — | 52,981 | yes |
| Chatham | — | 21,978 | yes |
| Chowan | — | 4,498 | yes |
| Clay | — | 5,559 | — |
| Cleveland | — | 26,424 | yes |
| Columbus | — | 19,229 | yes |
| Craven | — | 20,223 | yes |
| Dare | — | 22,075 | yes |
| Davie | — | 13,594 | — |
| Duplin | — | 17,443 | yes |
| Edgecombe | — | 15,796 | yes |
| Forsyth | — | 34,935 | — |
| Franklin | — | 18,893 | yes |
| Gates | — | — | yes |
| Graham | — | 3,153 | — |
| Granville | — | 16,682 | yes |
| Greene | — | 6,211 | yes |
| Guilford | — | 40,267 | — |
| Halifax | — | 18,532 | — |
| Haywood | — | 21,783 | yes |
| Henderson | — | 29,915 | yes |
| Hertford | — | 6,347 | yes |
| Hoke | — | 16,015 | yes |
| Hyde | — | 0 | — |
| Iredell | — | — | yes |
| Jones | — | 3,889 | yes |
| Lenoir | — | 12,930 | yes |
| Lincoln | — | 29,155 | yes |
| Martin | — | 3,286 | yes |
| McDowell | — | 14,103 | yes |
| Mecklenburg | — | — | — |
| Montgomery | — | 8,694 | — |
| Onslow | — | 50,425 | yes |
| Pamlico | — | 4,198 | yes |
| Pasquotank | — | 9,327 | yes |
| Pender | — | 22,533 | yes |
| Person | — | 13,664 | yes |
| Polk | — | 7,846 | yes |
| Randolph | — | 45,972 | yes |
| Rockingham | — | 23,210 | yes |
| Rutherford | — | 22,369 | — |
| Stokes | — | 18,825 | yes |
| Surry | — | 23,386 | yes |
| Swain | — | — | yes |
| Tyrrell | — | 1,659 | — |
| Union | — | 62,767 | yes |
| Vance | — | 10,936 | yes |
| Wake | — | 152,501 | — |
| Washington | — | 3,894 | — |
| Wayne | — | 3,000 | yes |
| Wilkes | — | 26,325 | yes |
| Wilson | — | 11,863 | yes |
| Yadkin | — | 14,843 | yes |