Septic pumping, repair and replacement around Greeley
Greeley Quality Septic Septic Service in Greeley, CO
Local septic crews for Greeley and nine towns within 20 miles, and straight answers on what the job usually costs in Weld and Larimer counties.
- Greeley and nine towns within 20 miles
- Written price before any digging
- Licensed, insured local contractors
- Weld and Larimer County rules covered
Greeley Quality Septic connects homeowners in Greeley and the towns around it with local septic contractors for pumping, inspections, repairs, leach fields and full replacement systems. This site explains what each job involves, what it typically costs here, and how Weld County and Larimer County rules change the answer. Call and describe what is happening; you will hear what the job usually involves before anyone digs.
A pump-out every few years costs $475 to $800; skipping it until solids clog the leach field turns that into a $22,000 to $29,000 field replacement, and a new field in this county needs a permit, a soils evaluation and often an engineer.
$475 to $800 for a standard pump-out
Septic tank pumping around Greeley typically runs $475 to $800 for a tank up to 1,000 gallons, with larger tanks billed by the extra gallon. Minor repairs typically run $300 to $800. A leach field replacement runs about $22,000 to $29,000 and a full system replacement about $28,000 to $35,000 for a three to five bedroom house, from the ranges Northern Colorado septic companies publish. Every job gets a written price before work starts.
Get a price: (970) 442-7072Signs your septic system needs attention
- Every drain in the house slowing down at once rather than one sink
- Gurgling in the pipes after the washing machine or dishwasher empties
- Water coming up in a basement floor drain or the lowest shower
- Soft ground, standing water or a bright green stripe over the leach field in a dry August
- A sewage smell in the yard, worse on a still evening
- An alarm sounding on a system with a pump tank
Why septic is a county question around Greeley
The city of Greeley is on public sewer. The septic systems are on the edges: the acreages east toward Kersey, the farm ground north toward Eaton and Ault, and the subdivisions that went in on one-acre and five-acre lots before sewer lines reached them. Weld County has issued more than 20,000 septic permits, and its own map puts about 11,900 of them within 20 miles of downtown Greeley.
Which county you live in changes the rules. Most of the area this site covers is in Weld County, where the Department of Public Health and Environment on North 17th Avenue permits septic work. Timnath, Fort Collins, Loveland and most of Berthoud are in Larimer County, which writes its own rules and, unlike Weld, requires a septic inspection before a house is sold. Windsor and Johnstown sit across both.
The ground under the systems
USDA rates every soil for how well it suits a conventional septic absorption field. Sampled across 25 points around each town, the picture runs east to west. The sandy loams on the terraces around Greeley and Severance mostly come back "not limited". The clay loams to the west and south, the Nunn soils under Berthoud, Loveland and Fort Collins, mostly come back "very limited", and the reason is almost always slow water movement. Along the Cache la Poudre and South Platte, flooding and a shallow water table take over.
Those ratings are for a conventional gravity field, not a verdict on a lot. They explain why a replacement field in Berthoud or west Windsor so often ends up as an engineered system with pressure distribution, while a system on the sandy ground north of the river may not need one.
Not sure what the system needs? Describe what you are seeing and get a straight answer on what it usually takes.
Call (970) 442-7072What the county requires before anyone digs
In Weld County a new system or a replacement leach field needs a permit, $1,500 for a new residential system and $1,100 for a repair under the 2026 fee schedule. The application must include a site and soils evaluation with at least two soil profile test pits, or two pits and three percolation holes, plus a site plan and a design. The county inspects the site before issuing the permit and inspects the work before it is backfilled.
An engineer has to design the system if it uses pressure distribution or flood dosing, if the soil falls in the tighter or coarser classes the county lists, if groundwater or another limiting layer is within four feet of the surface, or if the slope is over 30 percent. On the clay ground west of Greeley, that is a lot of systems.
Larimer County is different
Larimer charges $1,881 for a new system permit and $1,320 for a major repair in 2026, and it runs a Transfer of Title program: before a house with a septic system changes hands, the owner needs an inspection and an Acceptance Document from the county. Weld County has no such requirement.
How a call works
- You call and describe what is happening, where you are, and anything you know about the system: how old it is, when it was last pumped, whether there is a pump tank or an alarm.
- You hear what the problem most likely is and what that job typically costs around Greeley, before anything is booked.
- A local contractor who works in your town takes the job, and gives you a written price before any work starts.
We work with licensed, insured local contractors. Septic installers and septic tank cleaners in Weld County must hold a county license, and the county publishes both lists, so you can check any contractor's name against them.
Sewage coming up in a drain right now
Stop running water in the house and keep children and pets away from any wet patch outside. Then call. A pump-out is usually the first step.
Call (970) 442-7072Where the systems are
This site covers Greeley and nine towns inside 20 miles: Evans, Severance, Milliken, Windsor, Johnstown, Timnath, Berthoud, Loveland and Fort Collins. The service area hub has a page for each, covering its soils, its county and the ditches that shape where a field can go.
Questions people ask
How much does septic pumping cost in Greeley?
A standard pump-out typically runs $475 to $800 for a tank up to 1,000 gallons. Larger tanks are billed by the extra gallon, and buried lids that need digging add time.
How often should a septic tank be pumped around Greeley?
Every two to four years is a common local recommendation, sooner for a big household or a small tank. A pump-out is also the moment someone checks the baffles and the outlet.
What are the signs my septic system is failing?
Slow drains across the whole house, gurgling, backups into the lowest drain, soggy or unusually green ground over the field, a sewage smell, or an alarm on a pump tank.
Do I need a permit to replace a leach field in Weld County?
Yes. A repair permit is $1,100 under the 2026 schedule, and the application needs a site and soils evaluation, a site plan and a design. Some sites also need an engineer.
Do I need a septic inspection to sell a house near Greeley?
In Larimer County, yes, unless an exemption applies. In Weld County it is not required, though the county recommends one and a pump-out before a sale.
How much does a new septic system cost in Northern Colorado?
A full replacement for a three to five bedroom house typically runs $28,000 to $35,000. A leach field alone runs about $22,000 to $29,000.
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All fifteen septic services
Pumping, inspections, transfer of title, repairs, leach fields, engineered systems and full replacements, each with its own typical price.
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Where we work
Greeley and nine towns inside 20 miles, from the sandy loams around Severance to the Nunn clay loams of Berthoud and Fort Collins.
Talk it through before anyone digs
Say what the house is doing, how old the system is and when the tank was last pumped. You will hear what the job usually involves, what it tends to cost, and whether it needs digging at all.
Call (970) 442-7072