Line jetting
High pressure jetting that cuts through grease, roots and build up and puts the line back to full bore.
Residential / Business / MunicipalSINCE 2010
Septic pumping and services in Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda homes beyond the reach of a sewer line still run on a tank and a drain field, and outside the city limits a home near a canal may be on a county pumping schedule. If your system is slow, backing up, or due for service, call the office and a real person answers. We serve Punta Gorda and the rest of Charlotte County from Fort Myers.
Canals and the five year rule
Punta Gorda is a waterfront town, with canals running out to Charlotte Harbor, and that matters for septic. A Punta Gorda mailing address does not always mean a home is inside the city limits, and outside them, in unincorporated Charlotte County, the county code sets a pumping schedule: a standard septic system whose drain field sits within 300 feet of a canal or other surface water has to be pumped at least once every five years by a licensed contractor.
The pump out comes with paperwork, and the timing matters. The county sends a bill when the five year pump out is due. The owner then sends in the contractor’s pump out certification with the operating permit fee, and the health department inspects before it issues a new five year permit. A pump out done in between, for any other reason, does not count toward it. If you have a bill in hand, or your property is on the county’s map of managed systems, mention it when you call so the visit and the certification line up.
Sewer or septic in Punta Gorda
The City of Punta Gorda runs sewer across a service area that reaches past the city limits, and Charlotte County Utilities serves other parts of the county. The county’s sewer master plan aims to bring more homes onto sewer over time, with the health of Charlotte Harbor as a main reason.
Homes beyond those sewer lines are still on septic. For them, the tank and the drain field are the homeowner’s to look after, and the sandy soil and high water table of the wet season make regular pumping worth keeping up with.
What the visit covers
The crew pumps the tank empty and looks over the inlet and outlet while it is open. On a lot near a canal, they also look at the ground over the drain field for soggy or unusually green patches, the usual sign that a field is not keeping up. You get a plain account of what they found and what, if anything, needs to happen next.
Septic in Punta Gorda
Charlotte County's code requires a standard septic system, one that is not an aerobic treatment unit, to be pumped empty at least once every five years by a licensed contractor when its drain field is within 300 feet of a canal or other surface water.
The septic article of the Charlotte County code states that it applies to the unincorporated area of Charlotte County.
Along with that pump out, the Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County requires the homeowner to provide a copy of the septic tank certification and obtain a permit. Charlotte County publishes a map of the managed systems.
The county bills owners of managed systems when the five year pump out is due. The owner then sends the contractor's pump out certification with the operating permit fee, and the health department inspects before issuing a new five year permit. Extra pump outs in between do not take the place of the billed one.
Charlotte County Utilities began a sewer master plan in 2016 and updated it in 2024. One of its aims is to cut the excess nutrients septic systems send toward Charlotte Harbor by treating wastewater at central plants.
The City of Punta Gorda Utilities Department provides water and sewer to customers both inside and outside the city limits, within its utility service area.
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Services across Charlotte County
Lift station services
Service, repair and emergency response on lift stations, including the pumps, floats and panels.
Residential / Business / MunicipalEmergency service, 24/7
Call any hour and a real person answers. Not a call centre, not a message service.
Residential / Business / MunicipalHydro excavation
Digging with water and vacuum instead of a bucket, so buried lines and cables come up intact.
Business / MunicipalCatch basin cleaning
Basins cleaned out before the silt and debris in them backs water up onto the surface.
Business / MunicipalGrading and excavating
Site work that goes with the system, done by our own crews rather than a subcontractor.
Residential / Business / MunicipalSeptic tank pumping and cleaning
Routine service on a schedule that suits your tank and how many people use it.
Residential / BusinessSeptic inspections
Point of sale and condition inspections, with a written result you can hand to a buyer or a lender.
Residential / BusinessRepairs
Backups, slow drains, alarms, lids, baffles and pumps.
Residential / BusinessSystem installation and replacement
Full installs on unsewered lots and replacements when a system is past repair. Permitted and inspected.
Residential / BusinessDrain field replacement
When the field is done, we replace it and put the yard back.
Residential / BusinessSeptic pump station repair
Pump stations diagnosed and repaired, from a tripped float to a failed pump.
Residential / BusinessATU maintenance contracts
Ongoing contracts on aerobic treatment units. Certified on Hoot, Norweco, Jet, Fuji Clean and more.
Residential / BusinessSeptic system additives
Additives that keep a healthy tank working the way it should between services.
ResidentialGrease trap service
Scheduled pumping and manifests for kitchens that cannot afford a shutdown.
Business / MunicipalGrease trap replacement and installation
New traps and replacements sized to the kitchen, permitted and inspected.
Business / MunicipalPreventative maintenance contracts
A service schedule set in advance, so the work happens before the failure rather than after it.
Residential / Business / MunicipalLine camera inspections
A camera down the line to find the break, the belly or the root intrusion before anyone digs.
Residential / Business / MunicipalVactoring
Vacuum removal of liquids, slurry and solids from tanks, basins and wet wells.
Business / MunicipalVacuum truck services
Our own vacuum fleet, dispatched from Fort Myers across the six counties we cover.
Business / MunicipalStorm drain cleaning
Storm lines and inlets cleared so the system carries water when the rain arrives.
Business / MunicipalEmergency wastewater hauling
Wastewater moved off site at short notice when a system or a plant cannot hold it.
Business / MunicipalWaste removal
We remove the waste. Removal is the service we provide.
Business / MunicipalDisaster recovery
After a storm, systems get pumped down and put back in service in the order that matters most.
Residential / Business / MunicipalConfined space entry
Trained entry into wet wells and vaults where the work cannot be done from the surface.
Business / MunicipalCommon questions
Does my Punta Gorda septic tank have to be pumped every five years?
It does if the property is in unincorporated Charlotte County, the system is a standard one rather than an aerobic unit, and the drain field is within 300 feet of a canal or other surface water. Charlotte County's map of managed systems is the first place to check. The county bills you when the pump out is due, and an extra pump out in between does not count toward it. If you have the bill, or are not sure, call the office.
Is my Punta Gorda home on septic or sewer?
Many homes in and around the city are on sewer from the City of Punta Gorda or Charlotte County Utilities, and a sewer charge on the bill usually means you are one of them. No sewer charge and a tank lid in the yard means septic.
Do you service aerobic treatment units in Punta Gorda?
Yes. We are certified on Hoot, B.E.S.T., Cajun Aire, Fuji Clean USA, Aqua Aire and Aqua Safe, Norweco, and Jet units, and we offer maintenance contracts on them. Tell the office the make of your unit when you call.
Do I need a permit to replace a septic system in Punta Gorda?
Yes. A new or replacement system is a permitted job in Florida, and the permit is handled through the county office. When we replace a system, we pull the permit and schedule the inspection as part of the work.