Septic tank locating in Maynardville, TN.

To find a septic tank in Union County, Tennessee, start with the property’s septic records. TDEC lists nine contract counties that run their own septic programs: Blount, Davidson, Hamilton, Jefferson, Knox, Madison, Sevier, Shelby and Williamson. Union County is not one of them, so its records are handled by the state, and TDEC says records for existing septic systems can be found in its Search for Septic Tank Permits.

Not every older system has a record on file, and a tank’s location can be lost when a house changes hands or a yard is landscaped. If the records turn up nothing, Thomas Septic, LLC offers septic tank locating for properties where the tank’s position is not known. We are based in Maynardville, the Union County seat. Call (865) 604-2856 daily from 7 AM to 7 PM and tell us the address or nearest road and anything you know about the system.

Source: TDEC, Septic contacts by region · TDEC, Subsurface Sewage Disposal FAQs

In Tennessee, septic systems are covered by the state’s Regulations to Govern Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems, and TDEC’s Division of Water Resources handles permits. For an existing system, TDEC says records can be found in its online Search for Septic Tank Permits, which lets you search by county, property owner, street address, subdivision or parcel.

Some counties run their own septic programs as TDEC contract counties, and four of them are in our service area: Blount, Jefferson, Knox and Sevier. For a Knox County property, the Knox County Health Department’s groundwater division can provide available records on existing systems, and the county notes that a file search can also turn up soil mapping or past repair work. For Union, Grainger, Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Roane and Loudon counties, start with TDEC. If you find nothing, call Thomas Septic anyway at (865) 604-2856.

Source: TDEC, Subsurface Sewage Disposal FAQs