Septic Tank Service in Luttrell, TN
We pump, test, repair and install septic systems in Luttrell, in Union County, including ZIP codes 37779.
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Septic tank pumping in Luttrell
Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Luttrell 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 Luttrell?
The City of Luttrell runs a small sewer system in town, (865) 992-0870 at Town Hall. Outside it, homes are on septic, and in Union County the permit comes from TDEC's Knoxville office.
Who issues septic permits in Union County
TDEC Division of Water Resources, Knoxville Environmental Field Office
3711 Middlebrook Pike, Knoxville, TN 37921
Phone: 865-594-6035
Union 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 Luttrell
Luttrell sits in the valley between Clinch Mountain to the south and Copper Ridge to the north, with Flat Creek draining it toward the Holston.
Luttrell has some of the shallowest ground we work in. Armuchee, Fullerton and Talbott soils cover most of it, and the soil survey maps rock outcrop over a big share of the land around town. The USDA rates these soils very limited for septic fields, mostly for depth to rock. 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 Luttrell, or try the numbers below.
How far we are from Luttrell
Luttrell is about 35 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.