Septic Tank Pumping in Sevierville, TN
We pump, test, repair and install septic systems in Sevierville, in Sevier County, including ZIP codes 37862, 37864, 37876 and 37764.
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Septic tank pumping in Sevierville
Pumping is the most common septic job. Most household tanks in Sevierville 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 Sevierville?
The City of Sevierville runs sewer inside the city and in some areas outside it, (865) 453-5504. Everywhere else, Sevier County Environmental Health on Cedar Street permits septic systems. Its permit fee is $300, and it currently quotes about three weeks once the application is complete.
Who issues septic permits in Sevier County
Sevier County Environmental Health
227 Cedar St, Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865-429-1766
Sevier 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 Sevierville
Sevierville sits where the forks of the Little Pigeon River come together, about five miles above the French Broad and ten miles north of the Smokies.
Nonaburg soils cover about three quarters of the ground around Sevierville. They are shallow over rock and often steep, and the USDA rates them very limited for septic fields. The river bottoms are Steadman and Whitesburg soils, which flood and stay wet. 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 Sevierville, or try the numbers below.
How far we are from Sevierville
Sevierville is about 35 minutes' drive from our yard at 801 E 5th Ave in Knoxville, depending on traffic.