Septic Tank Pumping in Comal County, TX

• Coverage runs from New Braunfels' unsewered edges along I-35 and Loop 337 west to Canyon Lake, Startzville and Fischer, and south and west through Bulverde, Spring Branch and Garden Ridge along US 281 and SH 46.
• Canyon Lake's steep, rocky lots and narrow roads make truck access part of every quote, so describe your driveway when you book.
• Aerobic maintenance visits and pump-outs can usually be booked together.

• Trash-tank pump-outs on aerobic spray systems
• Conventional tank pumping on older Canyon Lake cabins
• Aerobic maintenance: aerators, chlorinators, spray heads and alarms
• Repairs where shallow rock limits field size
• Pre-sale inspections in fast-turning Hill Country subdivisions
• Emergency backups and alarm calls

• Per Texas A&M AgriLife, maintaining a conventional system runs about $75 a year when the tank is pumped every 3 years, and more frequent pumping raises that.
• Texas A&M AgriLife lists conventional system installation at $2,000 to $6,000, depending on soil type and house size.
• Rock and access: buried lids in caliche and limestone take longer to dig, and steep Canyon Lake lots can limit truck placement.
• County permit fees if work goes past pumping: Comal County's fee schedule lists $300 for a sewerage facility permit under 500 gallons per day, $100 for a remodel permit and $150 for a re-inspection.
• Method: pumping uses Texas A&M AgriLife's published upkeep figure, scaled to how often your tank needs pumping; local permit costs come from the county fee schedule.

• Step 1, records: Comal County Environmental Health keeps OSSF permit files that show your tank and field layout.
• Step 2, pump: routine pumping needs no permit, but haulers must be licensed under TCEQ's OSSF rules (30 TAC Chapter 285).
• Step 3, repair or new system: a qualified site evaluator does the site and soil evaluation, a licensed designer plans the system, and the county issues the permit. The fee schedule lists $300 for a system under 500 gallons per day or $500 above that, plus the $10 State Research Council fee.
• Step 4, inspection: the county inspects before backfill. A failed inspection costs $150 to re-inspect, per the county fee schedule.
• Office: Comal County Environmental Health Department, New Braunfels.

• Thin soil over limestone: much of western Comal County has only inches of soil over limestone bedrock, which limits drain-field depth and pushes owners toward aerobic spray systems.
• Karst: limestone around Canyon Lake and along the Guadalupe River corridor has fractures that move effluent quickly, so setbacks and good treatment matter.
• Rainfall: Hill Country rains come hard and fast, and clay pockets near New Braunfels can stay saturated after a storm.
• Housing age: Census ACS counts 16,495 Comal homes from the 2000s, many on aerobic systems now old enough to need parts.

New Braunfels (unsewered areas) · Canyon Lake · Bulverde · Spring Branch · Garden Ridge · Startzville · Fischer · Sattler