Septic Tank Service in Halls, TN

Septic tank pumping in Halls

Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Halls 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 Halls?

Sewer in Halls comes from Hallsdale-Powell Utility District, (865) 922-7547. The newer subdivisions are mostly on it. Older homes along the ridges and in the hollows are often still on septic, and HPUD can tell you whether your street is in their system.

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 Halls

Black Oak Ridge and Beaver Ridge separate Halls from Fountain City, and Beaver Creek runs right through the middle of the community on its way to the Clinch River. Most of it sits around 1,030 to 1,040 feet.

The soil survey around Halls Crossroads shows Dewey, Corryton and Minvale soils, with Fullerton and Apison on the higher ground. Most of it is rated very limited for septic fields, mainly because the clay takes water slowly. 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 Halls, or try the numbers below.

How far we are from Halls

Halls is about 20 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.