Sewage backing up or surfacing? Call for urgent septic help anywhere in Ocala and Marion County.
If sewage is coming up in a tub, shower or floor drain, or pooling in the yard, stop using water right away. Don't run the washer or dishwasher, and avoid flushing. Keep children and pets away from any sewage, and don't try to open the tank yourself.
Call us and tell us it's an emergency. We'll flag it as urgent and get a local septic professional to call you back as soon as possible. If anyone is in danger or there's an electrical hazard from flooding, call 911 first.
The warning signs are the same across the county: drains that gurgle or run slow, toilets that are sluggish to flush, a sewage smell near the tank or in the house, unusually green grass over the drain field, or wet, spongy ground where the drain field runs. Any one of these deserves a call. Sewage coming back up into tubs or floor drains is an emergency, so stop running water and keep people and pets away from it.
Central Florida's summer pattern brings frequent afternoon thunderstorms, and hurricane season runs from June through November. A drain field that is already loaded can struggle after days of heavy rain, because saturated ground has less room to accept water. If your drains slow down or your yard stays soggy over the drain field after a storm, that is a good moment to have the tank checked rather than waiting for a backup.
A few habits go a long way: spread laundry across the week instead of doing it all in one day, fix running toilets and dripping faucets, keep grease, wipes and paper towels out of the drains, and don't park vehicles or build over the tank or drain field. Point gutter downspouts away from the drain field so roof water doesn't flood it during summer storms.