Service Area
Franklin sits on the Harpeth River with Middle Tennessee limestone right underneath it. That geology decides how a septic system behaves on your property. Downtown Franklin and the Cool Springs side of 37067 run mostly on city sewer. Go west or south and that changes fast. Homes along Carters Creek Pike and the 37064 stretch toward Leiper's Fork run on private septic. Much of 37069 does the same, out past Grassland toward the Brentwood line. Those are big lots with older tanks and drain fields set in shallow soil over rock. When a tank fills up or a field stops draining, no city crew is coming out. The system belongs to you, and so does the repair. That is the call we take in Franklin.
Septic Superior is a family company. Buddy Tomlin runs it with his son. Buddy has worked septic in Williamson County since 2004, and most of that work was on Franklin ground. He knows which soils drain here and which ones fight back. We install new systems and handle full replacements. Septic tank pumping in Franklin and septic tank repair are part of the work too. We also do sewer and water line work when the line turns out to be the problem. Estimates are free, and emergency septic service is available when a system fails on you.
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Franklin runs its own water and sewer through the City of Franklin Water Management Department. That service covers the built-up core of town. The city has extended sewer to hundreds of homes that once used tanks, partly to protect the Harpeth River. Where public sewer reaches a lot inside the city, the county expects a connection.
Outside that line, septic is the job. Williamson County requires at least one acre of land for a conventional system. Grassland shows what age does to a system. The county set up a special assessment district there to bring sewer to failing homes. Franklin has grown more than fivefold since 1980, and new houses push farther out each year. Those rural lots need approved soil for the field plus a second area held in reserve.
Williamson County is one of nine Tennessee counties that runs its own septic program. Permits come from the county Department of Sewage Disposal Management, based in Franklin. County rules sit above the state floor in places. A site needs 36 inches of natural soil over bedrock. Natural slope cannot top 25 percent.
That soil rule bites here. Middle Tennessee is karst country, where limestone dissolves into sinkholes and rock sits close to the surface. A disposal field has to stay 25 feet back from any sinkhole. Fill and compacted ground are ruled out, so a graded lot can lose its best soil. Soil work and an inspection come before any digging. Permit fees change, so check current ones with the county.
Communities & areas we serve around Franklin: Leiper's Fork, Grassland, Southall, Boyd Mill, Carters Creek Pike, Old Hillsboro Road, Temple Hills, Bethesda.
Franklin ZIP codes served: 37064, 37067, 37069.
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We pump and clean septic tanks for homes around Thompson's Station. Call (615) 957-9682 for a free estimate on your next pump out.
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Septic tank repair for cracked tanks, broken lids and risers, failed baffles, and backed up lines. We pull the lid and find the real problem before we quote the work.
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A soggy yard or a sewage smell over the field lines means the drain field has stopped absorbing water. We find the failed section and repair it, from a single lateral to a full leach field replacement.
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Septic tank maintenance keeps solids in the tank and out of your drain field. We measure the sludge and clean the filter, then set a pumping schedule that fits your household.
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A septic tank inspection tells you what shape a system is in before you buy or sell. We open the tank and check the drain field, then put the findings in writing.
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Buried sewer and water lines crack or clog under the yard. We find the bad section and put in new pipe.
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A new build that needs a septic system, a tank that is overdue for a pump out, or a drain field that will not dry up? Call or send the form and we will look at the job with you and price the whole thing. The estimate is free.
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