Holding tank pumping for camps, job sites and events

Who runs on a holding tank

• Construction sites and contractor trailers
• Seasonal cabins and camps on lots too small or too close to water for a drain field
• Events, fairs and temporary structures
• Industrial washout and process tanks
• Properties waiting on a septic replacement or a sewer connection

How holding tank service works

A holding tank has no drain field. Everything that goes in stays in until it is pumped, so the schedule is the whole system. We size the interval to the tank and the occupancy: a 1,000 gallon tank at a four-person camp in July is on a different clock than a job site trailer with a two-man crew. High-level alarms are installed where the tank doesn't have one, and the schedule is adjusted from what the alarm and the pump-out volumes show.

Scheduled vs on-call

Scheduled service means the truck shows up before the tank is full, on a recurring day, without a phone call. On-call service is for the alarm going off or a camp that is only used a few weekends a year. Both are available; scheduled is cheaper per visit and the one we recommend for any tank in regular use.

Industrial washout systems

Concrete washout, equipment wash bays and process tanks fill with solids as well as water. We pump and clean them fully rather than skimming, and dispose of the material properly. Manifests are provided for your records.