Ratings, services and a phone number for every septic company in Wisconsin.
What a featured listing costs · from $29 a month
Albiero Plumbing & HVAC in West Bend has served Washington County and surrounding areas for over 50 years, and has been a well and septic systems specialist since…
Advanced Plumbing Systems has served La Crosse since 2004, led by a founder with over 35 years of hands-on experience and technical college training. The company is owned…
Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Southeast Wisconsin serves the Milwaukee area from Brookfield as a locally owned and operated, licensed and insured plumber. Its septic menu lists tank pumping,…
Econo Sewer & Drain is a veteran-owned company in Racine with over 30 years of experience, serving Southeast Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois from locations in Racine and Zion.…
Scour Plumbing, Drain and Sewer is a team of licensed and insured plumbers in Clintonville serving Shawano, Waupaca, New London, Green Bay and other northeast Wisconsin towns. The…
Maverick Pumping Service has served Wautoma, Waupaca and the wider central Wisconsin region since 2002, building its business on consistency, communication and cleanliness. The team reports more than…
Every Wisconsin business Google Maps files under septic system service, with at least one customer review.
Duplicates, closed businesses and records not updated in a year are dropped, as are suppliers that do not service systems.
Each business's own website is read for what it actually does: pumping, inspections, holding tanks, new systems and more.
Confirmed septic companies come first, then rating and review count decide the order. Paid cards are labelled.
Every listing starts from the Google Maps category for septic system service in Wisconsin. We keep businesses with at least one customer review and drop duplicates, closed businesses and records that have not been updated in a year. Concrete plants and product makers that sell tanks but do not pump, inspect or install systems are left out.
For each business we read its own website and record what it offers as a yes, a no, or not enough info. A blank is not a no: it means the business has not published that detail yet, and a quick call settles it.
Owners can claim a listing to correct details or add photos. A person checks every claim. Published by Sarah Nayes.
Start with the job. Septic work in Wisconsin splits into a few kinds, and not every company does all of them: pumping septic tanks and holding tanks, inspecting systems for the county maintenance program, repairing drain fields, and designing and installing new or replacement systems. Each listing shows which of these a business offers, so filter by the service first and the town second.
State law requires county maintenance programs to have every septic system inspected or pumped at least once every three years. The state code describes that step as an inspection, and the tank gets pumped once sludge and scum fill a third of it. Newer systems follow their own management plan, and some counties are stricter, so read the notice your county sends. After each visit the owner or the owner's agent reports it to the county, which is why the first question on any call should be whether the company files that report for you.
Any business that pumps or hauls septage, holding tank waste included, needs a license from the Wisconsin DNR, which keeps a public list of licensed septage businesses. Inspections are done by licensed plumbers, certified POWTS inspectors, registered POWTS maintainers and certified septage servicers; counties such as Manitowoc name those credentials in their own rules. Ask for the license or certification number. It goes on the report the county receives.
No one may install a septic system in Wisconsin without a sanitary permit, and in most places the county issues it. A certified soil tester evaluates the site first, and the result decides the design: a conventional in-ground system where the soil allows, and a pressure, at-grade or mound system where it does not. Where no drain field can be built, a holding tank stores the wastewater until a licensed hauler pumps it, which the code requires once the level reaches a foot below the inlet. Plans are signed by a registered designer or a licensed master plumber. Before any digging, call Diggers Hotline at 811 at least three working days ahead.
The state's septic maintenance statute has no point-of-sale inspection rule, but some counties do. Manitowoc County requires a complete inspection when a property changes hands. Ask the county zoning or sanitation office before closing, and look for companies marked for real estate inspections.
Each listing shows what the business offers as a yes, a no or not enough info, taken from its own website and Google listing. Not enough info only means the detail is not published yet. The order follows confirmed septic work first, then rating and review count, and nobody can pay to change it. Featured cards are paid and always labelled.
On the first call, ask four things: which services they handle for your type of system, whether they serve your township, whether they file the county report, and how they handle winter calls when the ground is frozen.
State law requires county maintenance programs to have a septic system inspected or pumped at least once every three years. The state code describes the three-year step as an inspection, with the tank pumped once sludge and scum reach a third of its volume. Newer systems follow their own management plan, and a county can set a stricter rule.
The owner, or someone working for the owner, reports each inspection or pumping to the county or local government that runs the maintenance program. Many septic companies file that report for you, so ask on the first call.
Yes. Wisconsin requires a sanitary permit before a system is installed, and in most places the application goes to the county. A certified soil tester evaluates the soil before the system is designed.
The state statute on septic maintenance has no point-of-sale inspection rule, but some counties have one. Manitowoc County, for example, requires a complete inspection when a property is transferred. Check with your county zoning or sanitation office before you list or buy.
A business that pumps or hauls septage, including holding tank waste, must hold a license from the Wisconsin DNR, and the DNR keeps an online list of licensed septage businesses.
Businesses confirmed to do septic work come first, then the order follows rating and review count. Nobody can pay to move up that order. Featured cards are paid placements and are marked as featured wherever they appear.
It means the business has not published that detail on its website or its Google listing yet. It does not mean the business says no. Owners can claim their listing for free to fill in what is missing.