Septic System Repair in Mocksville, NC

Septic system repair beyond the Mocksville sewer lines

The 2023 Local Water Supply Plans filed with the state show where septic systems sit around Mocksville. The Town of Mocksville's water system reported 2,529 sewer connections and 327 water connections with septic systems. The Davie County water system reported 2,480 sewer connections and 8,000 water connections with septic systems.

Mocksville was created on Mocks Old Field, at the intersection of three major roads, and incorporated in 1839. The town sits south of the center of the county, and most of Davie County's 266.6 square miles lie outside it. Our service area around Mocksville takes in Advance, Bermuda Run, Cooleemee and Farmington, plus Cornatzer, Hillsdale and Sheffield.

On a lot past the sewer lines, the septic tank holds back solids. The liquid, called effluent, flows out to the drain field. Over the years, a black, slimy layer called biomat clogs the soil around the drain lines. When the soil stops absorbing water, drains slow down and wet spots show up in the yard.

We handle septic system repair by restoring that field instead of replacing it. An aeration and bacteria unit goes inside the tank you already own, and a small air pump feeds it oxygen. The bacteria digest solids in the tank, then ride the effluent out and digest the biomat. As the biomat breaks down, the soil takes in water again.

Older Davie County homes, septic tank risers and effluent filters

Daniel Boone lived near Mocksville from 1750 to 1766. His parents, Squire and Sarah Boone, are buried in the town's Joppa Cemetery. The houses came much later, but many are now decades old.

The Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 survey estimates 2,589 homes in Mocksville. More than four in ten were built before 1980, and the median home dates to 1986. Across Davie County, more than a third of 19,311 homes were built before 1980. The county's median year built is 1990.

A house from those decades that sits past the sewer lines may still run on its first tank and field. Many of those tanks went in before risers and effluent filters were common. Without a riser, the tank lids sit under the lawn and get dug up for every service.

We install septic tank risers, the round green risers with lids that bring the tank access up to ground level. An effluent filter goes on the tank outlet and keeps undigested solids out of the drain field. We clean it on every service visit.

Drain fields near Hunting Creek and the Forks of the Yadkin

Davie County was formed in 1836 from Rowan County, on the land within the Forks of the Yadkin. That land lies between the Yadkin River and the South Yadkin River. A 2022 NC DEQ environmental assessment names those rivers as the main drinking water sources for the county system.

The Town of Mocksville draws its drinking water from Hunting Creek. The town's wastewater plant sits on Dutchman Creek, a tributary to the Yadkin River. Homes beyond the sewer lines do that treatment in the ground, through their own drain fields.

The EPA says household wastewater carries disease-causing bacteria and viruses and high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. A septic system that is well maintained and working properly removes most of these pollutants. A malfunctioning one releases bacteria, viruses and chemicals toxic to local waterways. In the ground, the EPA notes, those pollutants eventually reach streams and rivers.

That matters for any drain field near Hunting Creek or a creek that feeds the Yadkin or South Yadkin. A restored field goes on a septic system maintenance plan, with three visits in year one. After year one, the plan is two visits a year. Once the system is stable, it drops to one visit a year with a bacteria treatment.

Davie County Environmental Health and septic repair applications

Septic permit and repair applications in Davie County go to the county's Environmental Health office in Mocksville. Its full name is Davie County Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Health. Its repair questionnaire asks you to have buried utilities located through NC 811 before the county visits. It also asks when the tank was last pumped and whether the toilets have been dye tested for leaks.

Our in-tank unit is a retrofit: nothing is replaced or expanded, and the drain field is not dug up. We tell you before work starts if the county needs to be involved. The only digging is a shallow trench for the air line, after an NC 811 locate. Most installs are finished in a day.

Our septic system inspection is diagnostic. It looks for the cause of slow drains, gurgling, odors or wet spots and checks whether restoration fits your system. We do not do real-estate inspections for a home sale. In North Carolina, those need a state-certified inspector.