County
Septic & Excavation in Clark County, Ohio
Clark County is the most urbanized county we serve, and the work reflects it. Inside Springfield most properties are on city sewer, so our work there leans toward excavation, utility installation, core drilling, concrete flatwork, and site prep rather than septic.
Outside the city, the townships are a different story: rural residential properties on private septic, many of them aging, and a lot of them on heavier soils that complicate replacement.
The county has significant commercial and industrial activity, which brings us water main taps, hot taps, and larger underground utility work where a shutdown is not an option because a business cannot lose water service mid-shift.
Older Springfield-area properties often need core drilling through poured foundation walls for new plumbing, radon mitigation, and sump discharge lines. It is unglamorous work but it is a steady part of what we do in Clark County.
Permitting in Clark County
Clark County Combined Health District permits and inspects onsite sewage treatment systems. Properties inside Springfield city limits are typically on municipal sewer instead.
Most requested in Clark 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.
Water Main Taps (Hot Taps)
Live taps into an existing water main with no shutdown, plus the service line run to your building.
View serviceConcrete Core Drilling
Clean, accurate holes through concrete walls, slabs, and foundations for plumbing, electrical, and structural work.
View serviceUnderground Utility Installation
Trenching and installation for water, sewer, gas, electric, and conduit, bedded, marked, and compacted to code.
View serviceGeneral Excavation
Site prep, trenching, drainage work, ponds, and general dirt work with our own machines and trucks.
View serviceEverything else we do in Clark County
Nearby
Communities we serve in Clark County
- Springfield
- New Carlisle
- Enon
- South Charleston
- North Hampton
- Catawba
- Tremont City
- Donnelsville
- South Vienna
- Medway
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Work in Clark County
Built to the approved design.
Local questions
Clark County FAQ
Permits, timelines, and response times specific to this area.
Yes. Clark County is inside our regular service area and we install, repair, and replace septic systems there routinely. Permits go through Clark County Combined Health District, and we handle the application and inspection scheduling as part of the job. Roughly 25 to 35 minutes south of our yard, straight down US-68.
Clark County Combined Health District issues onsite sewage treatment system permits for Clark 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.
Roughly 25 to 35 minutes south of our yard, straight down US-68. 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 Clark County specifically, the work we get called for most is water main taps (hot taps), concrete core drilling, underground utility installation.
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 Clark County?
Free site visit and a written estimate. Roughly 25 to 35 minutes south of our yard, straight down US-68.