verified LISTED ONLY WITH A CURRENT TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT // 4 COUNTY SLOTS

Licensed Septic Installer Directory & Vetting Registry

We are building this directory with installers who show us a current TDEC installer permit — $200 for conventional systems, plus $100 for each alternative type. No county has a listed installer yet. Until it does, send your details below and we match you by hand.

Illustration of a septic contractor’s staging yard with excavators and pipe stock

ILLUSTRATION // NOT A PHOTO

NOT A LISTED COMPANY

FIG. 06-A // ILLUSTRATION OF AN INSTALLER’S STAGING YARD. ASK ANY INSTALLER FOR A SITE VISIT BEFORE A NUMBER.

SEC. 01 // WHO GETS LISTED

filter_alt Contractor Docket Filters

DISPLAYING 4 OF 4 COUNTY SLOTS

TDEC installer permit Ask to see the permit before signing; match it to the system your soil needs.

County Each county sets its own permit fees; only Sevier’s are confirmed so far.

What’s failing Tells the installer what to bring to the site visit.

SEC. 02 // LISTINGS BY COUNTY

Installer slots, one per county

MATCHED BY HAND UNTIL LISTED

LISTING SLOT: SEVIER COUNTY LISTING PENDING

Sevier County installer — not yet listed

SEVIERVILLE · PIGEON FORGE · GATLINBURG

Steep ground above the valley floor often needs a mound or treatment unit, so the installer we list here must hold the TDEC alternative-system endorsement, not just the conventional permit.

TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT: REQUIRED TO BE LISTED HERE

INSURANCE: CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSURER, NOT THE INSTALLER

BEFORE A NUMBER: SITE VISIT AND A SOIL RESULT

PRIMARY REGION: SEVIER, GATLINBURG, PIGEON FORGE, SEYMOUR

PERMIT FILED: ASK WHICH ONE, AND WHY

Mound / LPP endorsement Site visit before a number Same system type quoted

STATUS: MATCHED BY HAND

LISTING SLOT: KNOX COUNTY LISTING PENDING

Knox County installer — not yet listed

KNOXVILLE · FARRAGUT · POWELL

Limestone karst means shallow bedrock on some lots and not others. Two houses on the same street can need different systems, so the installer quotes against a perc test, not a drive-by.

TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT: REQUIRED TO BE LISTED HERE

INSURANCE: CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSURER, NOT THE INSTALLER

BEFORE A NUMBER: SITE VISIT AND A SOIL RESULT

PRIMARY REGION: KNOX, FARRAGUT, POWELL, CORRYTON

PERMIT FILED: ASK WHICH ONE, AND WHY

Perc test first Conventional and alternative permits Permit type itemised

STATUS: MATCHED BY HAND

LISTING SLOT: BLOUNT COUNTY LISTING PENDING

Blount County installer — not yet listed

MARYVILLE · ALCOA · TOWNSEND

Valley floor to Smokies foothills. Which system the lot is allowed depends on the soil evaluation; the installer names the type in writing before quoting.

TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT: REQUIRED TO BE LISTED HERE

INSURANCE: CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSURER, NOT THE INSTALLER

BEFORE A NUMBER: SITE VISIT AND A SOIL RESULT

PRIMARY REGION: BLOUNT, MARYVILLE, ALCOA, TOWNSEND, LOUISVILLE

PERMIT FILED: ASK WHICH ONE, AND WHY

Named system type Tank sized by bedrooms No backfill before inspection

STATUS: MATCHED BY HAND

LISTING SLOT: HAMILTON COUNTY LISTING PENDING

Hamilton County installer — not yet listed

CHATTANOOGA · SIGNAL MOUNTAIN · SODDY-DAISY

Ridge lots with shallow bedrock price very differently from valley lots: complete replacement runs $15,000–30,000 around Chattanooga, tank only $3,000–8,000.

TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT: REQUIRED TO BE LISTED HERE

INSURANCE: CERTIFICATE FROM THE INSURER, NOT THE INSTALLER

BEFORE A NUMBER: SITE VISIT AND A SOIL RESULT

PRIMARY REGION: HAMILTON, CHATTANOOGA, SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, SODDY-DAISY, OOLTEWAH

PERMIT FILED: ASK WHICH ONE, AND WHY

Ridge vs valley pricing ATU service contract Inspection letter for closings

STATUS: MATCHED BY HAND

SEC. 03 // FIELD PROTOCOL

Contractor Verification Checklist

BEFORE YOU SIGN ANYTHING

01

Current TDEC installer permit

Ask to see it. TDEC issues it separately from your county construction permit: $200 for conventional systems, plus $100 for each alternative type — low pressure pipe, mound, oxidation lagoon, aerobic treatment. If your site needs a mound and they only hold the conventional permit, they cannot legally do the job.

TDEC INSTALLER PERMIT: $200 + $100 PER ALTERNATIVE TYPE check_circle

02

Rock clause in writing

East Tennessee limestone stops trenchers. Have the contract say what happens if rock is hit — a fixed price, a cap, or a rate you have agreed to — so it is not a surprise change order after the ground is open.

CONTRACT: ROCK CLAUSE IN WRITING check_circle

03

Certificate of insurance

Ask for a certificate of insurance sent from the insurer, naming you as additional insured. A verbal “licensed and bonded” means nothing when an excavator hits your power line.

FROM THE INSURER, NOT THE INSTALLER check_circle

04

Open-Trench Sanitarian Inspection

Nothing gets covered until the county inspector has seen it. Put it in the contract. In Sevier a failed inspection means a $100 Re-Inspection Application and a call between 8:00 and 9:00am to get back on the schedule.

NO BACKFILL BEFORE INSPECTION check_circle

SEC. 04 // REQUEST QUOTES

Request quotes from permitted installers

Up to three installers holding a current TDEC permit for your county and system type. If you ran the calculator, your estimate travels with this so they start from the same range you are looking at.