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Septic & Excavation in Champaign County, Ohio
Champaign County is our home county. Our shop and equipment yard sit on Dog Leg Road northeast of Urbana, which means most of the county is inside a twenty minute drive for us. When a septic system backs up on a Friday afternoon in Mad River Township, we are not routing a crew in from two counties over.
The county is overwhelmingly served by private onsite septic systems rather than municipal sewer. Outside the Urbana, St. Paris, and Mechanicsburg systems, essentially every property is on its own septic. That is the work we do most.
Soils across the county vary sharply. Ground along the Mad River corridor drains well and generally supports conventional gravity leach fields. The heavier clay in the eastern and northern townships frequently pushes systems toward aeration units or mound designs, which is why the soil evaluation matters so much here.
A great deal of the county's housing stock predates modern septic regulation. We replace a steady stream of undersized tanks, failed clay-tile leach lines, and systems that were never permitted at all, often triggered by a real estate transfer inspection.
Permitting in Champaign County
Champaign Health District issues septic permits and performs the final inspection before backfill. We submit the application and schedule the inspection as part of every install.
Most requested in Champaign County
What we get called for here.
Every area has its own pattern of work. These are the jobs that come up most in this part of our service area.
Septic Installation, Servicing & Repair
Full-service septic work, from a brand-new permitted install to maintenance and same-week emergency repair.
View serviceGeneral Excavation
Site prep, trenching, drainage work, ponds, and general dirt work with our own machines and trucks.
View serviceTile Drain Repair & Replacement
Locate and repair broken field tile, or install new drainage to pull water off wet ground.
View serviceDriveway Installation & Resurfacing
New gravel drives built on a proper base, plus resurfacing, regrading, and culvert work on existing drives.
View serviceEverything else we do in Champaign County
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Communities we serve in Champaign County
- Urbana
- St. Paris
- Mechanicsburg
- North Lewisburg
- Christiansburg
- Woodstock
- Cable
- Mutual
- Rosewood
- Terre Haute
- Mad River Township
- Salem Township
- Union Township
- Wayne Township
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Work in Champaign County
Built to the approved design.
Local questions
Champaign County FAQ
Permits, timelines, and response times specific to this area.
Yes. Champaign County is inside our regular service area and we install, repair, and replace septic systems there routinely. Permits go through Champaign Health District, and we handle the application and inspection scheduling as part of the job. Our home county. Our yard is on Dog Leg Road just outside Urbana.
Champaign Health District issues onsite sewage treatment system permits for Champaign County. Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 requires a permit for new installations and for replacing a failed system, plus an inspection before the system is covered. We submit the paperwork and schedule the inspection so you are not managing it.
Our home county. Our yard is on Dog Leg Road just outside Urbana. For an emergency such as a backup, an alarm, or standing effluent, call the main line at (937) 869-6322 and we will get you into the schedule as quickly as we can.
Excavation, grading, building pads, foundation digs, driveways, concrete flatwork, core drilling, underground utilities, field tile repair, land clearing, and bulk material delivery. In Champaign County specifically, the work we get called for most is septic installation, servicing & repair, general excavation, tile drain repair & replacement.
It depends on your soil more than anything else. A conventional gravity leach field on well-draining soil costs meaningfully less than a mound system or an aeration system with a pump and control panel. We do not quote a number until after the soil evaluation, because anything given before that is a guess dressed up as a quote. Call for a free site visit and we will give you a firm written number.
The common signs are standing water or unusually green grass over the drain field, sewage odor near the tank or field, slow drains and gurgling toilets throughout the house rather than at one fixture, backups into the lowest drain, and an alarm sounding on an aeration or pump panel. Any of those means stop using water heavily and call. Continuing to load a struggling field is what turns a repair into a replacement.
Yes. Ohio Administrative Code 3701-29 requires a permit from your county health district for new installations and for replacing a failed system, plus an inspection before the system is covered. We handle the permit application and schedule the inspection as part of the job, working with Champaign Health District, Logan County Health District, Miami County Public Health, Clark County Combined Health District, and the Union County Health Department.
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Working on a property in Champaign County?
Free site visit and a written estimate. Our home county. Our yard is on Dog Leg Road just outside Urbana.