In Washington County, Maine, which covers Calais, we hold 7,288 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them.
Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine. The Census Bureau puts its internal point at 45.142952, -67.217529 and its land area at 34.32 square miles. Septic permitting and record keeping happen at the county level, not the city level, which is why every figure below is attributed to the county and linked back to the county page it came from.
| County | Records we hold | Parcels on septic | Parcels on sewer | County records portal | Searchable without an account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County | 7,288 | none held | none held | county portal | account or login required |
We hold 7,288 septic records for Washington County, Maine. That is a substantial partial collection rather than a complete one, so a Calais property may or may not appear in it, and the county archive remains the authority. The county publishes a records portal, but reaching the documents needs an account or a login, so budget for that step rather than expecting an open search.
Septic is one subject with very different jobs inside it. These go straight to the page that does yours.
| If you are a | Go to | Because it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Homeowner | Septic pumping in Calais | keeping the system you have working |
| Buyer or seller | Buying or selling in Calais | what to pull and check before closing |
| Realtor | Buying or selling in Calais | the same records a seller needs on file |
| Designer or engineer | Septic design in Calais | design flow, tank capacity, dispersal sizing |
| Installer or contractor | Septic installation in Calais | site evaluation, permit sequence, inspection |
| Septic pumper | Septic pumping in Calais | tank access, lids and service interval |
| Inspector | Septic inspection in Calais | what gets checked and what a failure means |
| Land investor | Septic installation in Calais | whether raw land can take a system at all |
No. We measure septic and sewer at parcel level and roll it up by county. In Washington County, Maine, which covers Calais, we hold 7,288 septic records. Parcels there are not yet classified septic against sewer, so this page reports documents held and nothing beyond them.
Calais is in Washington County, Maine.
From the Census ZCTA-to-place relationship file, with the share of Calais’s land area that falls in each. A ZIP is not a place boundary and the two only ever partly agree, which is exactly why both pages exist.
Straight-line distance from the Census internal point of Calais.
Parcel Perfect generates a code-shaped septic design and as-built style drawing for a parcel from the records and site data we hold, and shows every parcel we have classified as septic or sewer on one map. Both are open to use for any parcel in Washington County, Maine.