Herring Septic Service in Valdosta, GA
About Herring Septic Service
From the website of Herring Septic Service, read 15 Sept 2026. It describes what the company says it offers, not independent verification.
Herring Septic Service works on septic systems around Valdosta, from pumping a full tank to putting a new one in the ground. Drain fields, also called leach fields, are repaired and replaced by the same crew. Sewer and drain line trouble is handled too, including the slow drains that often show up before a backup does.
Septic Services in Valdosta
Quoted from the website of Herring Septic Service, read 15 Sept 2026.
A full system install is its own job, sized to the waste a household actually produces. One rebuild the company points to took a second tank and a complete drain field. Septic inspection and repair sits alongside that, which is the call to make when a system needs looking at before a sale closes. All of the rated ground around Valdosta comes back very limited for drain fields, and a water table sitting too high is the biggest reason. That is the condition a new field or a replacement has to be built around, so what the crew finds on the lot matters more than any rule of thumb.
Drain Field Repair
Drain Field Repair and Replacement Septic drain fields, also called leach fields or leach drains, are an important part of the septic tank system.
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Posted on Google Herbert M Phelps III May 4, 2023 due to septic problems had to have a whole new system put in place, added an additional tank and a complete drain field.
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Whether you’re dealing with a full septic tank and need septic tank pumping , need a new septic tank installed, or need drainfield installation, repair or maintenance , our team of trained professionals is here to provide reliable and efficient septic services.
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Symptoms of a Damage Sewer Drain Line Slow Drains If you have slow drains in the home, this may be an indication that a blockage is taking place, potentially leading to a sewage backup.
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Contact Us Experts Help with Septic Inspection and Repair If septic inspection and repair is what you are looking for, you are in the right place.
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Septic Service Categories
These are how Google lists the business, not proof of a service offered.
Published hours (not a full week)
- Saturday
- Open 24 hours
Google Reviews
From the Google listing, checked 30 Aug 2026.
Several customers describe tank pumping and inspections done the same day they called, sometimes within the hour. Victor turns up by name again and again, with Jemel or Colson on the truck and Craig taking the call at the office. Michael wrote that from the time he placed the order to job complete was "less than 3 hours". Two of the accounts are about emergencies rather than routine visits. One homeowner called on a December evening with sewage backing up into the house and had a crew there the next morning, and another needed a septic inspection at short notice to close on a home.
Map and Directions
Herring Septic Service3660 Johnson Rd SE, Valdosta, GA 31606
Certified Septic Tank Installer
The Georgia Certified Septic Tank Installer Companies lists Herring Septic Service.
- License
- Certified Septic Tank Installer
- Status
- On the Georgia DPH roster for Lowndes County
- Checked
- 11 Sept 2026
Georgia's Department of Public Health keeps county rosters of septic contractors, and Herring Septic Service is on the Lowndes County list twice: as a Certified Septic Tank Installer and as an Approved Septic Tank Pumper. Those two rosters cover different work, so appearing on both means the state has cleared the company for putting systems in and for pumping them out. The rosters name companies only, with no licence number and no address, so a match rests on company name, phone and county together. A firm certified under a different registered name, or filed in a neighbouring county, would not surface in that search at all.
Local Ground
Around Valdosta, the main drain-field limit is a high water table: the saturated zone sits too close to the surface for a conventional field. Site conditions on any one lot can differ from the map. See the Valdosta city page for the full soil profile.
Frequently Asked Questions
What services does Herring Septic Service offer?
Published on their website: Drain Field Repair, Sewage Backup, New System, Septic Inspection, Septic Tank Pumping.
How is Herring Septic Service rated?
4.8 stars from 14 Google reviews.
Before You Call
The decision a lot of Valdosta homeowners land on is whether to keep pumping a tank that fills up too fast or to deal with the drain field underneath it, and those are two very different jobs. Worth asking on the phone: whether the crew can tell you which one you are looking at on the first visit.