Septic service in San Tan Valley
San Tan Valley voted to become a town in 2025. Many of its subdivisions are on sewer from EPCOR, while large-lot and rural properties are on septic, with permits handled by Pinal County.
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Sewer or septic?
Subdivision homes in San Tan Valley are commonly served by EPCOR, which took over the area's former Johnson Utilities system in 2018. Larger lots, horse properties and homes outside those subdivisions are typically on septic. If you pay EPCOR a wastewater bill, you're on sewer.
Permits and records in Pinal County
Septic permits and records for San Tan Valley sit with the Aquifer Protection Division of Pinal County Community Development, which Pinal also calls its Septic Program. Contact them for the permit file on an existing system.
Home sales
Arizona's transfer rule applies here as it does everywhere in the state: the seller has the system inspected within six months before closing, and the buyer files a Notice of Transfer within 15 calendar days after. Pinal's fee schedule lists a $50 transfer fee; confirm the filing steps with Community Development. See home-sale inspections.
Septic services in San Tan Valley
- Septic tank pumpingRoutine pump-outs that keep sludge out of your leach field.
- Home-sale inspectionsArizona transfer-of-ownership inspections, scheduled around your closing.
- Installation & replacementNew systems for new builds, and replacements for failed ones.
- Septic repairBackups, slow drains, odors, alarms and broken parts.
- Leach field repairWet spots, odors and slow drains that point to the field.
- Tank locating & risersFind a lost tank and bring the lid up to ground level.
Nearby
Next door, we also cover Queen Creek, Apache Junction and Gold Canyon and Mesa.
Questions people ask
My neighbors are on sewer. Why am I on septic?
Sewer service in San Tan Valley usually came with a subdivision. Homes built on their own lots, outside those subdivisions, often weren't connected. Ask EPCOR whether service is available at your address.
Now that San Tan Valley is a town, who handles septic permits?
Pinal County still does, through the Aquifer Protection Division of Community Development.
Request septic service
Tell us what's going on and a local septic contractor will call you back. Or call (480) 542-8315 now.
Call for pumping, repairs or a home-sale inspection.
Call (480) 542-8315