Septic Service in Hope Mills, NC
Hope Mills is one of the biggest towns around Fayetteville. If your home there runs on a septic tank and drain field, here’s what to know.
Sewer or septic?
Fayetteville PWC provides water and sewer in Hope Mills, but a sewer system only serves the homes connected to it. Homes outside the lines, and older homes that were never hooked up, still rely on a septic tank and drain field.
Not sure which you have? Look for a sewer charge on your utility bill, or a tank lid or cleanout in the yard. No sewer charge usually means septic.
Rockfish Creek and wet ground
Hope Mills grew up around Little Rockfish Creek and the lake behind the Hope Mills Dam. Hurricane Matthew flooded the area along Rockfish Creek in October 2016, badly enough that the USGS produced flood maps for Hope Mills. A drain field that sat underwater, or a tank that took in floodwater, should be checked before the system is used normally again.
A lake with a long story
The Hope Mills Dam breached in 2003, forcing about 1,600 residents to evacuate, and the lake drained again in 2010 through voids under the spillway before it was rebuilt. The lake is the town’s landmark, and the low ground around the creek is where septic systems feel wet weather first.
Septic services in Hope Mills
Septic Tank Pumping
Routine septic tank pumping and cleaning for homes on septic around Fayetteville, with the tank checked while it’s open. Free estimates.
Learn moreEmergency Septic Service
Sewage backing up into the house, or a tank overflowing in the yard? Calls answered 7 days a week, with honest advice on what can’t wait.
Learn moreSeptic Inspections
Septic inspections for home buyers, sellers, and homeowners who want to know where their system stands. Written results you can use.
Learn moreSeptic Repair
Broken baffles, failed pumps and alarms, cracked lids, clogged lines, and risers. Problems found and fixed before they become a backup.
Learn moreSeptic Tank Replacement
Cracked, collapsed, or failing tank? Septic tank and system replacement, plus new septic installs, built to the county permit.
Learn moreDrain Field Repair
Soggy yard, sewage smell, or water surfacing over the lines? Drain field evaluation, repair, and replacement, with permits handled.
Learn moreSeptic trouble in Hope Mills?
From neighborhoods around the lake to homes out toward I-95, Hope Mills homeowners on septic can call for pumping, repairs, tank replacement, or a free estimate.
Hope Mills septic questions
Who issues septic permits here?
Cumberland County’s Department of Public Health, Environmental Health section, at 1235 Ramsey Street in Fayetteville. It does the soil evaluations and issues septic permits, including repair permits for failing systems. Call (910) 433-3600.
My home is in Hope Mills. Am I on sewer?
Many Hope Mills homes are on PWC sewer, but not all of them. Check your PWC bill for a sewer charge. If there isn’t one, or you can find a septic tank lid in the yard, you’re on septic and the tank needs pumping on a schedule.