APALACHEE BACKHOE SERVICES

Apalachee Backhoe and Septic Tank, LLC specializes in the following services. Please call (850) 877-2824 to order or for more information. You can also reach us by filling out our information request form.

Learn How Your Home Septic System Works provides detailed descriptions of a standard septic system. Also see our page on the newest innovations in the field using Nitrogen Reduction and Aerobic Treatment Units which dramatically improve the quality of the effluent. This technology is especially important in environmentally sensitive areas, such as the Wakulla Springs recharge area.

List Of Services:

         Septic Systems--New Installation and Repair of Existing Systems

• Drainfields  We use the latest innovations in drainfield design
• Installation of both residential and large commercial systems
• Pumpouts  A maintenance pumpout should be done every 3 to 5 years. Our pumpouts are thorough and remove the solids from the tank, as well as the  water.

         Site Evaluations for Permits and System Design

            ***We have an Environmental Health Specialist on staff able to write permits, design and evaluate, and                 engineer both new system installations and those needing repair. We are licensed by the state to perform                 the same site evaluations as Health Department personnel, but offer the advantage of reduced permitting                 time and can often reduce Installation costs through our attention to individualized design and specilized                  techniques.

          Performance Based Treatment Systems—Installation, maintainence, service and repair

• Performance Based Treatment Systems (PBTS) like those currently being required in Wakulla County and proposed for use in Leon County
• Drip Irrigation Drainfields
• Aerobic Treatment Units (ATUs) We are specialists in Nitrogen Reduction and ATUs. Please take a look at our information on wastewater disposal in environmentally sensitive areas. 

         Maintenance Contracts

• Two year maintenance contracts for Aerobic Treatment Units and Performance Based Treatment Systems
• Three year maintenance contracts for standard systems designed for customers who wish to prolong their septic system’s useful life.

Septic System Additions

•  Existing system evaluations for permitting of additions to existing homes.