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Greeley Quality Septic Guide to the Best Septic Companies in Greeley
Five septic companies that serve Greeley and the towns around it, ranked on how long they can be shown to have been trading.
- 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 publishes this list as a starting point for homeowners around Greeley who are choosing a septic company. It names real, established local businesses that we are not connected with, because a list that only named ourselves would be useless to you and would not deserve to be read.
How this list was put together
Every company below was checked on the same things: a working local phone number, a business website or listing that describes real septic work, a base in Northern Colorado, a current license on Weld County's public list of septic tank cleaners or installers, and a record with the Colorado Secretary of State showing when the business name or entity was filed. The order follows that state record. The longest verifiable trading history goes first.
There are no paid placements. No company paid to appear here or to rank higher, and none was asked. Facts about each business come from its own website, its listing or a public record, and are the kind that stay true: where it works, what it does, and when it was established. We do not publish other companies' prices.
Several well-known names around Greeley are not on this list. That is about the space and the method, not their work. Weld County's lists of licensed cleaners and installers are public, and any company you are considering should be on the right one.
1. Johnston Sanitation Service, LLC
Based in Loveland. The limited liability company was filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in March 2002, the longest current entity record on this list, and its Google listing describes the business as more than 50 years old. It holds a Weld County septic tank cleaner license, number CL-0700012.
Its website lists septic pumping, and transfer of title inspections for Larimer County sales with NAWT-trained inspectors on staff, and it also offers property transfer inspections in Weld County. It names more than twenty towns it serves across Larimer and Weld, including Greeley, Loveland and Fort Collins. A good fit for anyone selling a house in Loveland, Fort Collins or the Larimer side of Windsor.
Not sure what the system needs? Describe what you are seeing and get a straight answer on what it usually takes.
Call (970) 442-70722. Front Range Septic
Based on County Road 64 near Greeley. Front Range Septic, Inc. was incorporated in Colorado in October 2003, and the current Front Range Septic trade names were filed in 2019. It holds a Weld County septic tank cleaner license, number CL-1900004, and it is the business Google most often shows first for septic searches in Greeley.
It describes itself as family-owned, and lists septic tank pumping, grease trap cleaning, vault pumping and riser work across Northern Colorado. A good fit for routine septic tank pumping on acreage around Greeley itself, and for businesses with grease traps.
3. Sep-Tech
Based in Wellington, north of Fort Collins. The Sep-Tech trade name was filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in April 2014. It holds a Weld County septic tank cleaner license, number CL-1400006, and a Weld County installer license as well.
Its website lists septic tank pumping, repairs, inspection reports and tank locating, with service-area pages for more than thirty towns across Larimer and Weld counties, Greeley among them. A good fit for homeowners north and west of Greeley, toward Severance, Windsor and Fort Collins.
4. Boonstra Excavation LLC
Based in Loveland. The limited liability company was filed with the Colorado Secretary of State in October 2020. It holds a Weld County septic installer license, number IL-2100004.
Its website describes installing, servicing and repairing residential septic systems across Northern Colorado, in Larimer and Weld counties and several others, and it is unusual in publishing typical replacement costs on its site. A good fit when the job is a leach field replacement or a new system, where excavation and installation experience matter most.
5. Greeley Quality Septic
This website, included here for transparency, since this article is published on this company's own website. Greeley Quality Septic is a referral service: a call through this site is connected with an independent local septic contractor for the job you describe. It does not own trucks or employ crews.
A fit for anyone who would rather describe the problem once and be connected with a local contractor who works in their town, and for anyone who wants the typical price and the county rules explained before deciding who to call.
Not sure what the system needs? Describe what you are seeing and get a straight answer on what it usually takes.
Call (970) 442-7072How to choose between them
Start with the county. In Weld County, check that the company is on the county's list of licensed septic tank cleaners for pumping, or licensed installers for any field or tank work. In Larimer County, a transfer of title inspection has to come from an inspector licensed by the county.
Then match the company to the job. A pumping company is the right first call for a full tank, an alarm or a pump-out before a sale. An installer is the right call for a failed field or a new system. Some companies do both.
- Ask which county license the company holds, and check it on the county list
- Ask whether the price includes digging to the lid, and what extra gallons cost
- For a field or new system, ask who does the soils evaluation and who designs it
- Get every price in writing before work starts
Questions worth asking any septic company
Whatever company you call, a few questions separate a careful answer from a quick one. Ask whether the crew measures the sludge and scum layers before pumping, because that is how you learn your real pumping interval. Ask whether they check the baffles and the effluent filter. On a repair or replacement, ask whether the county permit is included and who pulls it, and on an engineered system, who the design engineer is.
For buyers in Weld County, where no inspection is required at sale, ask for one anyway before closing, and ask for the report in writing. For sellers in Larimer County, ask whether the company's inspector holds a Larimer County inspector license, because only those reports are accepted for the Acceptance Document.
Questions people ask
What is the best septic company in Greeley?
It depends on the job. Pumping companies such as Front Range Septic and Sep-Tech handle routine work; installers such as Boonstra Excavation handle fields and new systems.
How do I check if a septic company is licensed in Weld County?
Weld County publishes its lists of licensed septic tank cleaners and installers on its website. Search for the company name.
Who does septic transfer inspections in Larimer County?
Inspectors licensed by Larimer County who hold an NAWT or NSF onsite inspector credential. Johnston Sanitation is one company offering them.
Are there paid placements on this list?
No. No company paid to appear or to rank, and the order follows Colorado Secretary of State filing dates.
What should I ask a septic company before hiring?
Which county license they hold, what the price includes, who handles the permit and soils work, and for a written price before work starts.
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