Septic Tank Service in Clinton, TN
We pump, test, repair and install septic systems in Clinton, in Anderson County, including ZIP codes 37716 and 37717.
Call for Clinton(865) 822-8707
Septic tank pumping in Clinton
Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Clinton 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 Clinton?
In Anderson County the septic permit comes from TDEC, not the county. Homes inside the city are mostly on sewer through Clinton Utilities Board, so most septic systems around Clinton are on the rural roads outside town.
Who issues septic permits in Anderson County
TDEC Division of Water Resources, Knoxville Environmental Field Office
3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone: 865-594-6035
Anderson County is not one of the contract counties, so the permit comes from TDEC's Knoxville field office, and a TDEC environmental scientist does the site evaluation. A construction permit is good for three years from the day it is issued.
The ground around Clinton
Clinton sits on the Clinch River just below the bend around Lost Ridge, where the river is the upper end of Melton Hill Lake. Long, narrow ridges surround the town, and Walden Ridge rises to the northwest.
Fullerton soils are the most common around Clinton, with Collegedale, Armuchee and Montevallo. Armuchee and Montevallo are shallow and stony, and the USDA rates all four very limited for septic fields. 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 Clinton, or try the numbers below.
How far we are from Clinton
Clinton is about 30 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.