Septic Tank Pumping in Carson City, NV

• Coverage across Southeast Carson City, Lakeview, Timberline, Kings Canyon, Eagle Valley, Empire and Clear Creek.
• Main routes are I-580 and US 395 through the valley and US 50 east toward Mound House and west to Lake Tahoe.
• Homes in the sewer conversion area may need a final pump-out and tank abandonment when they connect.

• Routine pump-outs
• Final pumping and tank abandonment for sewer connections
• Repairs on older systems
• New system design support
• Loan-related inspections
• Emergency backups

• HomeGuide's national pump-out range is $300 to $700, at $0.30 to $0.70 per gallon of tank size.
• HomeGuide lists $450 to $1,050 to pump a 1,500-gallon tank and $150 to $450 for an inspection.
• State fees under NAC 444.828, charged where the state Division administers the program: $498 for a new single-family system permit including plan review and first inspection, $124 for a plan revision, $100 for a reinspection and $133 for a loan inspection. Carson City sets its own local fees.
• Method: HomeGuide's published per-gallon range applied to your tank, plus local permit fees. In the Southeast conversion area, Public Works says building, sewer connection and septic abandonment fees are waived if you connect within the fee waiver period.

• Step 1, apply through the Building Division: Carson City Health and Human Services reviews septic designs, percolation tests and soil profiles submitted with a building application.
• Step 2, know the state rules: the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC 444.818) prohibits cesspools and requires a tank taken out of use to be pumped and filled with dirt or sand if it's left in place.
• Step 3, fees: the state schedule in NAC 444.828 lists $498 for a new single-family system and $100 for a reinspection where the Division administers the program; ask Carson City for its local amount.
• Step 4, sewer conversion: in the Southeast area, Public Works says owners pay for the lateral from the house and tank abandonment, and the building permit, sewer connection and abandonment fees are waived if they connect within the period set by the Board of Supervisors.

• Alluvial sand and gravel: sandy soils on the fans west of town below the Carson Range drain fast, and NAC 444.818 lets the authority require a site-specific design and larger setbacks where percolation is fast.
• Groundwater nitrates: Public Works says nitrate from septic systems has reached the aquifer in Southeast Carson City near city wells #38 and #43.
• Floodplain: soils near the Carson River east of town sit over shallower groundwater.
• Freeze: high-desert winters freeze shallow lines and lids.
• USDA NRCS soil survey data for the Carson City Area (survey NV629) map 50,729 of 77,199 acres, 65.7%, with bedrock within about 100 cm and 49,683 acres, 64.4%, at slopes of 15% or more, mostly in the hills around the valley.
• Older homes: many Southeast Carson septic homes were built before the 1980s.

Southeast Carson City · Lakeview · Timberline · Kings Canyon · Eagle Valley · Empire · Clear Creek