Septic Tank Service in Fountain City, TN
We pump, test, repair and install septic systems in Fountain City, in Knox County, including ZIP codes 37918 and 37912.
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Septic tank pumping in Fountain City
Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Fountain City 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 Fountain City?
Fountain City is inside the city limits, so most homes are on KUB sewer. Houses up the ridge sides and on larger lots are the ones still likely to be on septic.
Who issues septic permits in Knox County
Knox County Health Department, Groundwater Protection
140 Dameron Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
Phone: 865-215-5200 ext. 1
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 Fountain City
Fountain City sits between Black Oak Ridge, Beaver Ridge and Sharp's Ridge, and First Creek drains through it past the duck pond at Fountain City Lake. The area was first called Grassy Valley, and it became part of Knoxville in 1962.
The mapped soils are mostly Dewey, Corryton and Apison. Apison is shallow to rock, and the USDA rates Corryton and Apison very limited for septic fields. Dewey is somewhat limited here, mainly by slow water movement and slope. 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 Fountain City, or try the numbers below.
How far we are from Fountain City
Fountain City is about 10 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.