Rental properties near the university
Student rentals on septic get abused. High occupancy, undersized tanks, non-flushables, and lots of laundry all combine to push service intervals shorter. We recommend annual pump checks on any rental within a few miles of campus, plus effluent filters where there are none.
Rural acreage around Commerce
Head out CR 3517 or Highway 24 and you are back into aerobic country. Same story as most of the county: clay soils, TCEQ requires ATUs, service contracts required. Every lot is different — see septic installation and our cost guide for what drives the number.
Common Commerce repair calls
Broken risers from lawnmowers, alarms after storms, spray heads clogged with iron, and older conventional tanks that were never pumped. All fixable, most for well under the price of a new system.