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Septic System Permits

Your city will send out a bill for $30 for a provisional permit to operate your septic system. You will need to contact an approve septic system provider to do your septic inspection. Your septic system inspection is good for 2 years.

Call } for more information and pricing.

Septic Tank Installation

See the complete process of installing a septic system and new septic tank. Randy Downs explains the process. 

New Home Construction or Replacement Septic Tanks

Trust the experts at Downs for installation of your new septic tank. We have decades of experience installing tanks and complete septic systems. Downs installs all parts of septic systems including tanks, pumps, leach beds, distribution boxes and more. 

Septic System Repair

For over 50 years Downs has been providing septic system repairs to the greater Akron area. Call Now for fast septic service (330) 427-3770.

  • Septic Tanks
  • Leach Beds and Drain Fields
  • Junction Boxes
  • Septic Pumps

Aqua Safe® advanced aerobic treatment units are designed to treat wastewater from residential homes, multiple homes, or light commercial applications. The Aqua Safe® system is an inexpensive self-contained wastewater treatment system that uses aeration to process sludge reducing sewage to an odorless safe discharge in 24 hours. Aqua Safe® utilizes an extended aeration activated sludge process to allow aerobic bacteria and other microorganisms to convert the organic material in the wastewater into a new biomass.

  • “Downs Drain & Septic did an outstanding job. Every single employee who came to our house to assess the situation and resolve the problem was amazing!”

    Suzanne W.

Septic System Providers

Downs Drain Cleaning and Septic Service is an approved septic systems provider and inspector.

Call us to schedule your septic tank and septic system inspection to remain in compliance with all EPA, state and county rules and regulations.

Septic Inspections

  1. Be ready for the new septic regulations. New regulations require mandatory septic inspections every 2 years. Your county will send you a notification.
  2. Point of sale inspections. Downs septic technicians are fully licensed to do home septic system inspections to qualify your potential new home for compliance and lending requirements.
  3. Septic system maintenance contracts. Summit County requires service maintenance agreements which are available from Downs Drain and Septic. You can expect a letter from the Summit County Health District explaining the requirements of the maintenance agreement and how to stay in compliance. Call Downs Septic & Drain now at (330) 427-3770 for more information or to get a septic maintenance contract. 
  4. What to do when your septic system fails inspection. Call Downs for help on permitting procedures or click here for more information. 
  5. What is NPDES? The NPDES permit program addresses water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to waters of the United States. Regulated discharge of water from sources may include industrial, municipal and agricultural wastewater as well as urban runoff. Created in 1972 by the Clean Water Act, the NPDES permit program is authorized to state governments by EPA to perform many permitting, administrative, and enforcement aspects of the program.

Don't Neglect Your Septic Tank Inspection!

A septic pumping system

Tree roots can slowly invade your septic system and suddenly you have a big problem

A septic pumping system

We recently discovered this enormous tree root system growing into a septic tank that was long overdue for inspection.

Cleaning a septic pumping system

Follow the recommended and mandated septic inspection schedule and keep tree roots from damaging your septic system.

Why Choose Downs?

Downs Drain Cleaning and Septic Service will give you a discount on your service call when you schedule pumping of your septic tank at the same time as your inspection. We are licensed to do septic inspections in Summit, Portage, Medina and Cuyahoga Counties.

Septic Tank Pumping

Septic Tank Pumping

Great service and reasonable pricing makes Downs the choice in Summit and Medina Counties for septic tank pumping. Check out our outstanding reviews on google!

Grease Trap Pumping

Downs pumps commercial and restaurant grease traps too. Call (330) 427-3770 for pricing and to schedule an appointment.

  • “Downs Drain & Septic did an outstanding job. Every single employee who came to our house to assess the situation and resolve the problem was amazing!”

    Suzanne W.

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  • Summit
  • Cuyahoga
  • Portage
  • Medina
  • Akron
  • Ohio