Septic Tank Service in Bearden, TN

Septic tank pumping in Bearden

Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Bearden need it every three to five years, sooner with a small tank or a full house. Work out your own interval with the septic pumping calculator, or see what a septic tank pumping visit involves.

Sewer or septic in Bearden?

Most of Bearden is inside the city and on KUB sewer. First Utility District's area reaches east as far as Gallaher View Road, so homes on the far west edge may be FUD instead. The septic systems we see here are mostly on older lots and bigger parcels that were never connected.

Who issues septic permits in Knox County

Knox County runs its own septic program under contract with the state, so you apply to the county office, not to TDEC. The rules are still Tennessee's, and a construction permit is good for three years from the day it is issued.

The ground around Bearden

Bearden runs roughly from Sequoyah Hills west toward Turkey Creek, with Bearden Hill and Third Creek in the middle of it. Knoxville annexed it in 1962.

The soil survey shows Dewey soils across a good part of Bearden, with Coghill and Corryton mixed in. Dewey is a deep red clay, and the USDA rates it very limited for septic fields because water moves slowly through it. Those are general ratings from the USDA soil survey. Your permit depends on a soil evaluation of your own lot.

What that means for the cost

Slow soil means a bigger drain field for the same house. A three-bedroom house needs about 2,250 sq ft of field on clay (typically $16,000 to $22,000 installed) against 375 sq ft on sand ($5,000 to $6,500). See the full breakdown on septic installation cost in Knox County.

Why the perc test comes first

Under Tennessee's septic rules, a new system is not permitted until the lot's soil has been evaluated, usually with a soil map drawn by a licensed soil consultant. That evaluation sets your field size and your price. Read more about perc testing near Bearden, or try the numbers below.

How far we are from Bearden

Bearden is about 15 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.