Installation
Sized for your lot & soil
Your pro handles new systems for homes, cottages and rebuilds — soil testing, design, Interior Health filing and installation.
Find a local septic pro · Central Okanagan, BC
Your Septic System Is Buried. Finding a Pro Shouldn't Be.
Installations, repairs, pre-purchase inspections and maintenance — we connect you with one qualified local pro in Kelowna, West Kelowna or Peachland. Call for a free consultation.
- One call, one local pro
- Mon–Sat phone line
- Free consultations
- Urgent issues prioritized
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Services we connect you with
Septic Services, Start to Finish
From a new build on a West Kelowna bench to a tired system behind a Peachland orchard, we connect you with one qualified local pro who handles the job — testing, design, permits, installation and aftercare. One call to get matched.
Repair
Diagnose first, fix what’s fixable
Backups, odours, soggy drain fields, failed pumps. Your pro diagnoses first and fixes what's fixable before recommending replacement.
Inspections
Written reports for buyers & sellers
Pre-purchase and real-estate inspections with written reports from your pro — for buyers, sellers and lenders.
Maintenance & Pumping
Pumping every 3–5 years
Scheduled tank pumping every 3–5 years, effluent filters and system checkups that add years to your system's life.
The work, up close
What Goes Into a Septic Job
A fifty-second, illustrative look at what septic work involves — and the valley it’s done in.
The basics
How Your Septic System Actually Works
Three parts, no mystery: wastewater leaves your home, the tank separates solids from liquids, and the drain field lets the soil finish the job. When any one of the three is failing, the whole system is. Scroll — watch each stage light up.
Stage 1
Wastewater leaves your home
Everything from sinks, showers, toilets and laundry flows by gravity through one buried sewer line. No power, no moving parts — which is exactly why a crushed or root-invaded line shuts the whole system down.
Stage 2
The tank separates the solids
In the two-compartment tank, solids settle to the bottom and oils float to the top. Only clarified liquid flows onward. Pump every 3–5 years or the sludge layer reaches the outlet — that's how drain fields die early.
Stage 3
The soil finishes the job
Effluent trickles through perforated laterals into gravel, where soil microbes treat it as it percolates down. Soggy ground or sewage odours here mean the field is saturated — call before it backs up into the house.
Illustration by Okanagan Septic Co. — a typical two-compartment tank with a gravity drain field.
Our promise
Why Call Us First
Filed properlyThe pro we connect you with files every design with Interior Health as BC requires — no shortcuts, no surprises at sale time.
Pros who know Okanagan groundRocky West Kelowna benches, older Kelowna acreages, steep Peachland lots — your pro plans every design for the ground it’s on.
Straight answers, no pressureWe don’t sell septic work, so we’ve no reason to push a replacement — we connect you with a qualified local pro who quotes in writing.
One call to get matchedYour local pro handles design, excavation, installation and final grading — one contractor, not a string of subcontractors.
Service areas
Where We Connect Homeowners
Across the valley, thousands of homes sit beyond the reach of municipal sewer — that's who we help. We’re starting with Kelowna, West Kelowna and Peachland; elsewhere, call and we’ll tell you whether a pro covers your address yet.
Tap a pin for septic info by town. Free phone consultations anywhere on the map.
How it works
Exactly What Happens After You Call
Free consultation
We talk through your property — grades, setbacks, wells — and what your system needs to handle, then connect you with a qualified local pro for the on-site assessment.
Soil testing & design
Your pro digs test pits to see how your ground drains, then designs the system and files it with Interior Health.
Installation by your pro
Your pro excavates, sets the tank, builds the field and installs pumps and controls, working from a written quote.
Grading & aftercare
Your pro restores the site, marks everything you’ll need later, and can set up your pumping schedule.
What the work looks like
Typical Septic Work
Illustrative photos of typical septic work — not jobs by us or a specific local pro.
No jargon, no pressure
Not Sure Where to Start? Plan It in About a Minute.
Most homeowners only think about their septic twice: when they buy, and when something smells. Our Service Planner asks four quick questions and maps out what happens next — then a site visit from a qualified local pro turns it into a written quote.
Septic Trouble? Talk It Through — Free.
A backup, a smell, a soggy patch in the yard: small problems get expensive fast. Call now for a free consultation. If it’s an emergency backup, tell us it’s urgent — urgent requests are passed on first.