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Your first call should be to a septic system service company that can fix the immediate problem. If you need help locating a company, call us to discuss the situation and we can refer you to reputable professionals in the area that we have been working with for years. If you need a septic engineer, call Doucette Engineering & Septic Design today!

The septic system permitting process can take between two and eight weeks. Once you are on the contractor schedule, installation generally takes a week. To learn more about septic system design, get in touch with us.

According to Governing, somewhere between 40% and 90% of the homes in the country have a failing septic system. If you're part of this percentage, you'll need a replacement. Due to recent price increases following COVID, septic installation generally costs between $20,000 and $35,000 dollars, in our experience, depending on your site's specific needs. We specialize in septic system design, so contact us today!

You'll start by engaging with a qualified septic system design professional and then conducting soil evaluations. After that, a plan will be drafted and submitted to the town for the permitting process. You'll then want to work with an experienced installer in your area and certify your system through the town. For more information, get in touch with us to speak with an experienced septic engineer.

First, we have to start from the beginning. For the last several decades soil absorption systems were constructed with stone and pipe.

Over the last couple of decades infiltration and treatment systems have been researched tested and designed that provide advantages to make the systems smaller and closer to groundwater. These systems are referred to as Innovative/Alternative (I/A) Systems.

Some of these are infiltration such as plastic chambers that reduce the footprint of the system and are frequently easier to install.

There are also treatment I/A systems, such as Presby, that the DEP determined to provide a higher level of treatment in the soil absorption system and allow for a reduction in the size and offset to groundwater offset.

The systems above are considered passive and there are also active systems that replace the septic tank. 

I am well-versed in many of these systems and use a few in my designs. The passive systems are useful in many circumstances; the active systems are only installed when absolutely necessary.