New Septic Systems for Enterprise Properties
Whether you are building a new home in Enterprise or replacing a system that has reached the end of its life, septic installation is a project that starts with the soil. The right system depends on your lot, your soil and the size of your household.
Request a call and a local septic company that installs systems in Enterprise and Level Plains, New Brockton, Daleville will explain the process from site evaluation to final inspection.
The steps of a new septic installation
Expect five stages: site and soil evaluation, system design, permit approval, construction, and inspection before the trenches are covered. Weather and permit review times affect the schedule more than the digging itself, which often takes only a few days once everything is approved.
Types of septic systems
Conventional systems use a tank and a gravity drain field and suit lots with good soil. Where soil is poor, shallow or wet, options include pressure distribution, mound systems, chamber systems, sand filters and aerobic treatment units. Your soil test and local rules decide which types are allowed on your lot.
Permits and approvals
New and replacement systems almost always need a permit. Expect a soil evaluation, a design that meets local code, plan review and at least one inspection during installation. the Coffee County health department or your state agency sets the requirements, and many installers handle the application for you.
What affects installation cost
The biggest factors are system type, soil conditions, lot access, tank size and local permit requirements. Conventional systems in good soil generally cost the least. Mounds, aerobic units and other engineered systems cost more to build and maintain. Removing an old system and restoring landscaping add to replacement projects.
After installation
Ask your installer for records, maintenance instructions and warranty details. Mark the tank and field location so they are not damaged by future projects. Some systems require a service contract, so confirm what applies to yours.
Choosing an installation company
Look for experience with the soils and systems common around Enterprise and Level Plains, New Brockton, Daleville, clear written quotes and a plan for permits and inspections. A good installer explains tradeoffs between system types rather than pushing one option.
Getting ready for installation day
Clear access for equipment, mark wells, underground utilities and sprinkler lines, and plan where soil and materials will be staged. Your Enterprise installer will call in utility locates before digging. Expect some disturbance to the yard, which is regraded and seeded or restored as part of the job.
Questions that prevent problems later
Before work begins in Enterprise, ask where the tank and field will sit relative to your well, your neighbors and any planned projects. Ask how deep the components will be, how the yard will be restored and what records you will receive when the job is done. Clear answers now save digging up the yard later to find out.
Planning a new system near Enterprise
A new septic system near Enterprise starts with a site visit and a soil evaluation. Those results decide the system type, the tank size and where the drain field can go. Coffee County reviews the design before work begins and inspects it before it is covered. Planning early keeps the project from holding up a closing or a build.
What Enterprise's soil means for a new system
Soils around Enterprise range from good to very limited, so the system type depends on the results of the soil test on your lot. With about 53 inches of precipitation a year, designers here account for high water tables and runoff when sizing and placing a system.
Local conditions in Enterprise that affect septic installation
Among the mapped soils within about two miles of central Enterprise, the USDA soil survey rates 36% as very limited for septic absorption fields, 44% as somewhat limited and 20% as not limited. The most common drainage class is well drained. Conditions vary from lot to lot here, so a site evaluation is the only way to know how well a particular yard will handle a drain field.
Enterprise averages about 53 inches of precipitation a year, and December is usually the wettest month. January is the coldest month at about 47°F on average, so freezing is rarely the main concern here. Heavy rain and saturated ground are the bigger factors for drain fields.
Sources: USDA NRCS Soil Survey (SSURGO), Soil Data Access; NASA POWER long-term climatology. Soil ratings describe mapped soil types near the city center and do not replace a site evaluation of your property.
What the soil around Enterprise means for septic installation
By drainage class, the USDA soil survey maps the land around Enterprise as 75% well drained, 14% somewhat excessively drained, 11% poorly drained. Most of the soil here drains reasonably well, so a conventional trench field is often possible where the lot allows, but the soil test still decides.
Source: USDA NRCS Soil Survey (SSURGO), Soil Data Access
Septic companies near Enterprise
These are the septic companies in our directory closest to Enterprise, with straight-line distance. Call any of them directly, or send one request and we will pass it to the best match.
- Parrish Enterprises Inc, Enterprise, AL, 2.2 mi
- Dothan Vault-Septic Tank Co LC, Dothan, AL, 27.9 mi
- R-R Backhoe Dozer Septic, Ashford, AL, 35.4 mi
- Ashford Septic Tank Co, Ashford, AL, 35.9 mi
- Jones Vault & Septic Tank Co, Abbeville, AL, 37.4 mi
- Jimmie Mullen Septic Tank Service, Andalusia, AL, 40.3 mi
Septic Installation in nearby towns
We also cover septic installation in these towns near Enterprise:
- Level Plains, 4.6 mi
- New Brockton, 5.6 mi
- Daleville, 8.2 mi
- Ozark, 14.6 mi
- Elba, 15.1 mi
- Newton, 15.1 mi
About Enterprise, AL
Enterprise is in Coffee County, Alabama. About 30,271 people live there, across 31.0 square miles of land (about 978 per square mile).
Septic Installation questions in Enterprise
- Can I install a septic system myself?
- Most areas require licensed designers or installers and inspections. Check with the Coffee County health department before planning any work yourself.
- How big does my septic tank need to be?
- Tank size is usually based on the number of bedrooms and local code. Your designer will size the tank and field for your home.
- Do I need a soil test for a new septic system?
- Yes, in nearly all cases. The soil evaluation decides what type of system and how large a field your lot can support.
- Is SepticTank.com the installer?
- No. SepticTank.com connects you with an independent local septic company that serves Enterprise. That company designs, installs and prices the system.