Aardvark Septic Services covers Decatur, the Morgan County river city, along with the homes on its outskirts that run on septic. We pump and inspect tanks, clean filters, locate lids, install risers, clear lines and pump campers. We come down from Athens. Call (256) 604-9681 for a fixed price on the phone.
Decatur is the biggest city in Morgan County, sitting right on Wheeler Lake where the Tennessee River widens out. Folks call it the River City for good reason. It is about 25 miles southwest of Huntsville and a short run south from our Athens base, straight down through Tanner.
In town most homes are on sewer, but the neighborhoods on the edges of Decatur and the rural stretches of Morgan County around it run on septic. Being near the river and lake, there are also campers and lake places that need holding-tank pump-outs.
Where septic matters most around Decatur
The city core is sewered, but head out toward the county lines and you find plenty of homes on private septic. Larger lots, older houses, and newer builds outside the sewer district all run on a tank and drain field. Add in the lake and river frontage, where camper and RV holding tanks need pumping, and there is steady septic work all around Decatur.
We come down from Athens through Tanner, so a Decatur or Morgan County call is a short, familiar drive for us.
River-bottom soil and drain fields
North Alabama clay drains slowly, and low ground near the river holds water in the wet part of the year. That is hard on a drain field. When a field starts to struggle, you see soggy ground and catch an odor over it. Pumping the tank on schedule keeps solids from ever reaching the field, which is what protects it.
Replacing a failed drain field is the expensive job. Routine pumping is the cheap one, and it is the whole point of staying ahead of it.
What we run into in Decatur
- Decatur is the largest city in Morgan County and sits on Wheeler Lake, the widened Tennessee River.
- It is about 25 miles southwest of Huntsville and a short run south from Athens through Tanner.
- Edge neighborhoods and rural Morgan County homes run on septic rather than city sewer.
- Lake and river camper holding tanks are a regular pump-out job here.
Camper and RV pump-outs near the water
With Wheeler Lake and the Tennessee River right here, a lot of people keep a camper at a lake spot or in the yard. Those holding tanks fill up and need pumping too, and it is one of the services we offer. Call and we will handle it the same way we handle a house tank, with a price up front.
It is a small job we are glad to do, and it saves you a haul to a dump station.
Honest pricing and inspections
Call (256) 604-9681 and we give you a fixed price over the phone before we ever leave Athens. No surprise charges when we get there. If you are buying or selling a home in Morgan County, we pump, open and inspect the system on your timeline so the closing stays on schedule.
Straight answers and showing up on time are the whole reputation, and we intend to keep it.
