Severance, northwest of Greeley
Greeley Quality Septic Septic Service in Severance, CO
One of the fastest-growing towns in Weld County, sitting on some of the best septic ground in the area.
- 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 and around Severance with local septic crews for pumping, inspections, repairs and new systems on acreage. Severance more than doubled in the 2010s and is estimated at about 11,500 people now, and while the new subdivisions in town are sewered, the farm ground and acreages around it are full of septic systems.
Good soil is forgiving but not unlimited; skip the $475 to $800 pump-out for a decade and solids still clog a field that would have lasted, turning it into a $22,000 to $29,000 replacement.
$475 to $800 to pump; $10,000 to $30,000 for a new system
Pumping a standard tank around Severance typically runs $475 to $800 for a tank up to 1,000 gallons. A new septic system for a house on acreage typically runs $10,000 to $30,000 installed, and on the sandy loams here a conventional gravity field is more often possible, which keeps a new system toward the lower half of that range. Add the $1,500 Weld County new-system permit and the soils evaluation.
Get a price: (970) 442-7072What failing systems look like around Severance
- Slow drains across the house on an older farmhouse system nobody has records for
- A green stripe over the field in a dry August
- Sewage smell near the tank after heavy use
- Water returning to the tank from the field after a pump-out
- Ground settling over an old steel tank
The best septic soils in this service area
Of every town this site covers, Severance came back best in the USDA soil sample. Across 25 points around the town, 17 rated "not limited" for a conventional septic absorption field, 5 "somewhat limited" and only one "very limited". The dominant soil is Kim loam, with Olney and Otero sandy loams, and the only limitation that came up repeatedly was slow water movement on a handful of points.
That is a rating for conventional fields, and every lot still needs its own soils evaluation. But it means a new septic system on acreage around Severance is less likely to need an engineered design than one in Berthoud or Loveland. Good ground still needs the parts maintained: an outlet baffle that keeps scum in the tank, an effluent filter rinsed at every pump-out, and a distribution box that splits the flow evenly between leach lines.
Lots of systems, close together
Weld County's permit map shows about 680 distinct septic permits within three miles of the middle of Severance and about 1,700 within five, more within five miles than around any other town on this site. Much of that is the band of acreage subdivisions between Severance, Windsor and Eaton. With that many systems on neighboring lots, wells and setbacks matter: a soil treatment area has to sit at least 100 feet from a well under Weld's rules.
Not sure what the system needs? Describe what you are seeing and get a straight answer on what it usually takes.
Call (970) 442-7072Growth and sewer
Severance grew from about 3,200 people in 2010 to about 7,700 in 2020. New neighborhoods inside town limits connect to sewer. If you are buying an older acreage near a new subdivision, ask whether sewer is coming, because a property inside a sewer district needs the district's no-objection letter before Weld County will permit a septic system.
A little history
The town was named for David Severance, an early settler, after a post office application in 1894. In the early 1900s the town campaigned to get farmers growing sugar beets so a sugar factory would be built in neighboring Windsor, and it worked. The farm ground those beets grew on is the same ground the acreages sit on now.
Buying acreage near Severance
Ask for the septic permit on file, a recent pump-out record and an inspection. On ground this good, a failed field is usually a maintenance story, and the records tell it.
Call (970) 442-7072What Weld County requires here
Severance is in Weld County. A new system needs a $1,500 permit, a replacement field $1,100, both with a site and soils evaluation, a site plan and a design, and there is no inspection requirement at sale. A buyer should still ask for a septic inspection, especially on an older farmhouse system.
Questions people ask
How much does septic pumping cost in Severance?
A standard pump-out typically runs $475 to $800 for a tank up to 1,000 gallons.
How much does a new septic system cost near Severance?
Typically $10,000 to $30,000 installed, plus a $1,500 Weld County permit and the soils evaluation.
What are the signs my septic system is failing?
Slow drains everywhere, a green stripe over the field in dry weather, a smell near the tank, and water returning to the tank after pumping.
Is Severance soil good for septic?
Mostly yes. In a 25-point USDA sample, 17 points rated "not limited" for conventional fields, the best result in this area.
Do I need a septic inspection to sell a house in Severance?
No. Severance is in Weld County, which has no Transfer of Title requirement.
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