Septic Installation
We install new septic systems for new homes and replace systems that have failed. The tank and the lateral lines are sized to the house and laid out to fit the lot.
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Stillwater homes on the city sewer have no septic tank to care for. Past that sewer, Payne County homes and acreage treat their own wastewater, often on hard ground. NRCS soil maps rate about 69 percent of the county land within 3 miles of the city limits very limited for septic fields. So septic system installation in Stillwater, OK starts with the soil on your lot.
Eastern Oklahoma Septic Services is based in Sapulpa, and Stillwater sits on the west edge of our service area. We handle septic system installation for new homes on lots without city sewer, and we replace systems that have failed. We put in conventional tanks with lateral lines and aerobic systems with spray heads. Call or text (918) 645-0557, and we look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the new install or what your septic or aerobic system needs, and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Stillwater is the county seat of Payne County and home to the main campus of Oklahoma State University. The city provides electric, water, wastewater, trash and recycling services. Its Wastewater Treatment Division runs a treatment plant sized for 10 million gallons a day.
A Stillwater mailing address can sit well outside the city. On Census maps, the 74074 ZIP code covers about 127 square miles of land, and 74075 about 95. The city limits take up about 30 square miles.
Homes on the city sewer do not need a septic system. Homes and acreage outside that sewer do, and that is our work around Stillwater. If you are not sure which side your address is on, the city can tell you.
Take the Payne County land within about 3 miles of the city limits. NRCS rates about 69 percent of it very limited for septic absorption fields. It names depth to bedrock on more than half of that land, and slow water movement on more than half.
The most common map unit in that ring is a rocky mix of Stephenville and Darnell soils. NRCS data puts bedrock about 11 to 18 inches down in Darnell soils and 23 to 36 inches down in Stephenville soils. Renfrow and Huska soils carry layers that are more than 40 percent clay.
On low, flat ground, Pulaski and Easpur soils are mapped as frequently or occasionally flooded. NRCS flags flooding on about 17 percent of the ring. A soggy yard over old lateral lines after rain can point to a failing field. We find the cause on site and handle lateral line repair or a new field when one is needed.
NRCS rates a septic field on the soil between 24 and 60 inches down, where lateral lines spread water into the ground. Slow clay and shallow bedrock are both trouble in that zone. The DEQ soil test on your lot sets which system types it may use.
An aerobic septic system treats the wastewater in its tanks and sends it out through spray heads over a lawn area. DEQ also has a design-only route for aerobic systems with spray. Those designs work from the property's location and always assume Group 5 soil, the soil with the highest clay content.
On that route, DEQ sets minimum spray areas county by county. In Payne County, a two-bedroom home needs at least 2,648 square feet. Three bedrooms need 3,531, four need 4,413, and each added bedroom adds 883. Those match the Tulsa County minimums, so on a smaller lot, lay out the spray area before the house plan is final.
The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, or DEQ, approves new septic systems. The first step is the Report for On-Site Sewage, often called the 581. It sets which types of systems the property may use.
For a soil profile test, at least three holes or pits are dug in the dispersal area. Only DEQ or a soil profiler holding DEQ certification may run that test. The results set the system types the lot may use, from conventional lateral lines to an aerobic system with spray.
Next, DEQ issues an Authorization to Construct, which has to be bought and issued before a new system goes in. DEQ assigns it to its local environmental specialist for the property's area. Last, the new system is inspected and approved before it goes into use.
Communities and areas we serve around Stillwater: Oklahoma State University, Downtown Stillwater, Boomer Lake Park, Lake McMurtry, Carl Blackwell Lake, Couch Park, Stillwater Regional Airport, Stillwater Creek, SH 51 (6th Avenue), US 177 (Perkins Road), Cimarron Turnpike.
Stillwater ZIP codes served: 74074, 74075, 74077, 74078.
Stillwater is part of our service area. We look at the job first, then put the quote in writing.
(918) 645-0557 We install new septic systems for new homes and replace systems that have failed. The tank and the lateral lines are sized to the house and laid out to fit the lot.
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We install aerobic septic systems with spray heads on lots where a conventional system will not work. We also replace failed aerobic units and repair the parts that wear out.
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We repair aerobic septic systems and replace the air pumps, spray pumps, floats and alarms that wear out. We work on systems any company installed, and the repair quote comes in writing.
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Septic system repair for conventional and aerobic systems around Sapulpa and the Tulsa area. Our crew finds the problem on site, and the repair quote comes in writing.
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We pump and clean conventional septic tanks and the tanks on aerobic systems. While the tank is open, we check it and tell you what we see.
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We service aerobic septic systems on a schedule and check the aerator, pump, alarm and spray heads each visit. Conventional systems get routine checks of the tank and lateral lines.
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Soggy ground and slow drains after a rain often point to the lateral lines. We find the problem on site, then repair the lines or put in a new lateral field.
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Septic inspections for home sales and for homeowners around Sapulpa and the Tulsa area. We check the tank and the lateral lines, and you get a plain report.
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Sewage backing up into the house or a septic alarm that will not stop cannot wait. We take emergency calls on weekends and after hours whenever we can, and the crew finds the cause on site.
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We install storm shelters for homes around Sapulpa and the Tulsa area. We dig the hole, set the shelter, backfill it and grade the yard. The shelter stays clear of the septic tank and lateral lines.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Stillwater. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us about the system or the lot, and where it is. Call or text (918) 645-0557 or use the form, and we will get back to you.
Tell us about the new install or what your septic or aerobic system needs, and where the property is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.