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 Estero
Many Estero homes still rely on a septic tank and a drain field, and the Village is working to move some neighborhoods onto sewer, with a focus on areas prone to flooding. Whether or not your street is part of that work, the system in your yard needs regular care until a connection is made. If it is backing up, sounding an alarm, or due for a pump out, call the office and a real person answers.
Septic in a river town
The Estero River runs through the village on its way to Estero Bay, and much of the land around it is low and flat, with the water table close to the surface. In the wet season, roughly June to October, a drain field here can spend weeks in soaked sand. That is when slow drains and wet spots in the yard tend to show up.
The Village has made water quality in the river a priority, and its septic to sewer work focuses on flood prone areas. In 2026 FEMA approved grant funding toward sewer and water for the neighborhoods along the western end of Broadway Avenue West. For a home still on septic anywhere else in Estero, the Village’s septic to sewer page is the place to check whether your street is included, and a tank pumped on schedule is still the best protection for the house in the meantime.
After the water comes up
Heavy rain or a storm surge can put a drain field under water. While it is flooded, it cannot take in more, so the house is the next place the water goes. Use as little water as you can until the ground drains.
Do not have the tank pumped while the yard is still flooded or saturated. An empty tank in waterlogged soil can shift or lift, and the pipes in and out of it can crack. Once the ground has drained, that is the time to pump it, because a flood can leave silt in a tank and a pump chamber that should come out before it reaches the drain field. If the system has a pump and an alarm, check that they came back when the power did, and leave any wet electrical parts alone until they have been looked at.
Close to home
Our office sits in south Fort Myers, just up the road, and our mailing address is in Estero. The crew opens the tank, pumps it, and looks at the baffles, the fittings that hold floating grease and scum back in the tank, then tells you plainly what they found. If the trouble is in the drain field rather than the tank, you hear that before any repair moves ahead.
Septic in Estero
The Village of Estero is advancing a septic to sewer conversion, with a focus on flood prone areas. By connecting properties to the Lee County Utilities sanitary sewer system, it aims to protect groundwater and the Estero River.
In June 2026 the Village reported that FEMA had approved a hazard mitigation grant to help build sewer and water for Quarterdeck Cove, Estero River Heights, Cranbrook Harbor, Broadway Mobile Home Village, and Holiday Drive, along the western end of Broadway Avenue West. All of those areas are on septic and well water today.
In 2019 the Village Council approved a Florida Gulf Coast University study to find the source of bacteria in the Estero River, testing for human waste, nitrogen compounds, and bacteria. An engineering study of converting septic systems to sewer followed in 2020.
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Services across Lee 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
How often should an Estero septic tank be pumped?
It depends on the size of the tank and how many people live in the house. Most homes fall somewhere around every three to five years. A full house, a garbage disposal, or a small tank shortens that. We can look at your tank and suggest a schedule that fits it.
Should I have my tank pumped while my yard is flooded?
No. Wait until the ground has drained. A tank emptied while the soil around it is still saturated can shift or float out of place and break its pipes. Use as little water as you can in the meantime, then have it pumped and checked once the yard dries out.
Is my Estero neighborhood switching to sewer?
Check the Village of Estero's septic to sewer page at estero-fl.gov/sewer, which lists the projects and council updates. The sewer itself is run by Lee County Utilities. Until a connection is made, the tank and drain field on your lot still need the usual care.