Septic Line Repair
We dig up broken, crushed, separated or root-filled septic lines and fix them. That covers the line from the house to the tank and the line out of it.
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Bluefield sits about 2,600 feet up on the Virginia line, and most of the city drains to a public sewer. Past the end of those lines, homes on the ridges and in the creek bottoms rely on septic tanks. That ground is steep and shallow to rock on the slopes, and wet in the bottoms. A tank that goes too long between pumpings can push solids into the drain field and clog it.
Honey Dippers pumps septic tanks for homes and businesses in Mercer County, and Bluefield is part of our service area. Roderfield sits at the center of that area, about 43 miles away by US-52 through Welch. We dig down to a buried lid before we pump, and our septic tank pumping page covers the whole visit. Call or text (304) 436-3409, tell us about the tank, and we put the quote in writing.
Tell us about the septic tank, line or grease trap and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.
Bluefield's public sewer also reaches Bluefield, Virginia, across the state line, and Brush Fork. The utility's own figures put the system at about 350 miles of sewer line and two treatment plants. The Ada plant sits on Route 112, and the other plant is in Bluefield, Virginia.
A home on those lines pays a sewer bill each month, and there is no septic tank to pump. Past the end of the lines, a home treats its own wastewater with a septic tank and a drain field. Those systems are permitted through the Mercer County Health Department under the state's sewage rules.
Not sure which one you have? Check your bills for a sewer charge. For a septic home, the county health department may hold a permit file with a sketch of the system. Older systems may have no file at all, so it pays to ask.
Nearly every soil around Bluefield gets the NRCS soil survey's lowest rating for a septic drain field: very limited. On the hillsides, the reasons are slope and shallow bedrock. Weikert, a common hillside soil here, reaches hard bedrock at about 15 inches. In the creek bottoms, the survey flags flooding and a high water table.
Mercer County was in the federal disaster declaration for the February 2025 floods. NOAA normals for the Mercer County airport show about 41 inches of precipitation and 35 inches of snow a year. Lows hit 32 degrees or colder on about 92 nights a year. Frozen ground makes a buried lid harder to reach.
In ground like this, a failed drain field can be hard to replace. That work needs a septic installer and a permit from the county health department. Pumping the tank on schedule is the small job that helps the drain field last.
Bluefield's housing is old: the Census Bureau puts the median year built for city homes at 1953. About three in ten were built in 1939 or earlier. Most of those homes drain to the sewer. Across Mercer County, the median home dates to 1974.
A septic tank as old as its house may have no riser, so the lid can sit buried in the yard. For a new tank set deep, the state's design standard now calls for a riser up near the surface. We find the tank and dig down to the lid, then pump it and close the hole back.
On a steep lot, the truck also needs a spot close enough to reach the tank. Tell us about the slope and the driveway when you call. Once the lid is open, write down where the tank sits, as Mercer County's homeowner sheet suggests. Our septic tank locating and digging page covers the search when nobody knows where the tank is.
Most restaurants in town drain to the sewer, but their kitchens still need grease traps. West Virginia's rule calls for grease traps at restaurants and similar places with heavy grease in the wastewater. We pump and clean those traps for kitchens in and around Bluefield. Our grease trap cleaning page explains the service visit.
Past the sewer lines, churches and shops often sit on larger septic tanks than a house. The state sizes those systems by use, such as seats in a restaurant or members in a church. Our commercial septic pumping page covers bigger tanks and pumping on a schedule.
Communities and areas we serve around Bluefield: Cumberland Heights, Brush Fork, Bluewell, Green Valley, Ada, Littlesburg, Glenwood, Montcalm, Bramwell, Bluefield State University.
Bluefield ZIP codes served: 24701.
Bluefield is part of our service area. Tell us about the job and we put the quote in writing.
(304) 436-3409 We dig up broken, crushed, separated or root-filled septic lines and fix them. That covers the line from the house to the tank and the line out of it.
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No locating or tracing equipment. We dig up the sewer line where it leaves the house and follow it out to the tank, then dig down to the lid. From there the tank can be pumped or the line repaired, and we close the hole back.
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We pump and clean grease traps for restaurants and commercial kitchens. We clean residential grease traps too.
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Small plumbing repairs on the septic side of a home, like a line that backs up. Describe the problem when you call or text, and we tell you if it is a job we take.
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Sewage backing up into the house or a septic tank spilling over in the yard is a call we take. We pump the tank and look for the cause.
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Commercial septic pumping for stores, churches, shops, campgrounds and rental properties. We pump these tanks on a schedule set by how the property is used.
Learn MoreA few of the questions we hear most around Bluefield. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
Tell us where the property is and what the septic system is doing. Call or text (304) 436-3409 or send the form, and we get back to you about the job.
Tell us about the septic tank, line or grease trap and where it is. We look at the job and put the quote in writing.