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What every household on a well or a septic tank ends up needing to know
Sixteen guides on the questions that come up most on properties around Jacksonville: who issues the permit, how deep the well is, why the water smells, how often to pump, and what a drain field is telling you before it surfaces.
Water in
Wells and water
Who Issues Your Well Permit in North Florida
Four different answers across seven counties, and why filing with the wrong office means starting again.
How Deep Are Wells Around Jacksonville
Water-table wells, intermediate wells and the Floridan aquifer: what depth buys and what it costs.
Shallow Well vs Deep Well
Jet pump or submersible, sand point or cased bore: which one a property actually needs.
No Water From the Well: What to Check First
Breaker, pressure switch, tank and control box, in the order that finds the fault fastest.
Why Well Water Smells Like Sulfur
Hydrogen sulfide from the Floridan aquifer, what makes it worse, and the treatment that removes it.
Iron in Jacksonville Well Water
Orange staining, metallic taste and the 0.3 milligram threshold that decides the treatment.
Well and Septic Setback Distances in Florida
The 75-foot rule between a drinking well and a drain field, and what it does to a small lot.
Buying a House With a Well and a Septic System
The two inspections, the water test, and what FHA and VA lenders ask for before closing.
Abandoning a Well When You Connect to City Water
Why an old well cannot simply be capped, and how a permitted plug and grout is done.
Signs a Septic Tank Needs Replacing
Cracks, collapsed baffles, groundwater seeping in and the point where repair stops making sense.
Waste out
Septic systems
Understanding Septic Tank Pumping in Jacksonville
What a pump-out actually removes, how often a Jacksonville tank needs one, and what changes the interval.
Key Steps for Septic System Installation in Daytona Beach
Site evaluation, permit, install, inspection: the order a coastal installation has to happen in.
How Septic Tank Inspections Work in Middleburg
What gets opened, measured and written down during a full inspection on a rural Clay County lot.
Avoiding Septic Pump Failures in St. Augustine
Why dosing pumps fail, what the alarm is telling you, and the checks to make before calling.
Solving Drain Field Problems
Saturation, roots and compaction: how a failing drain field is diagnosed before anything is dug.
When Septic Maintenance Saves Money in Orange Park
The arithmetic behind pumping on schedule instead of replacing a drain field.
The FAQ answers the shorter questions
Pumping frequency, costs, smells, what not to flush, no-water checks and how the soil here affects both systems are all answered on the frequently asked questions page.
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