Septic pump-outs · Shoalhaven, Bowral, Camden and surrounds

Aerated system running as it should?

Southern Liquid Waste services and pumps aerated treatment systems, septic tanks and liquid waste across Shoalhaven, Bowral, Camden, Gerringong and 11 more towns. One phone call, a day that suits you, and a lid that goes back on the way it should.

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Shoalhaven, NSWLicensed liquid waste carrier(02) 4411 1222

What we pump

What we get called out for most.

Everything Southern Liquid Waste handles, in the order people ring about it.

Septic

Septic tank cleaning

The standard household pump-out. We lift the lid, vacuum the tank down, check the outlet and leave the lid seated properly.

Effluent

Effluent pump out services

Effluent pumped out and carted under licence, from single tanks up to a full transfer station run.

AWTS

AWTS (Aerated Wastewater Treatment System) maintenance

Routine maintenance on a set interval, so nothing on the property gets to the emergency stage.

Ablution

Ablution block & portaloo servicing

Scheduled servicing that keeps the system inside what the manufacturer and the council both expect.

Grease

Grease trap cleaning

Kitchen grease traps emptied and washed out on a schedule that keeps the council and your kitchen happy.

Oily

Oily water pump out

Oily water and separator pits pumped and disposed of under licence, with the tracking paperwork.

What happens on the day

Straightforward, start to finish.

You get a person, not a queue

Ring and someone who drives the truck answers. You get a price and a day on that call, not a callback.

Nobody knows where the lid is. That is fine

Half the jobs start with a probe and a shovel. If the lid has been buried since the eighties, we will still find it.

The tank goes out, not the lawn

Hose run from the truck, tank vacuumed down, sludge and crust taken with it. Boards down if the ground is soft.

The paperwork follows the load

Tipped at a licensed facility, recorded, and available to you if a council or a buyer ever asks where it went.

Your service report, done at the tank

Aerated systems need a service record for the council. It gets filled in while we are there, not from memory afterwards.

We leave it safe

An unseated septic lid is the most dangerous thing on a rural block. Ours go back properly, every time.

Not the same as the next truck

What you actually get with Southern.

Taken from what the business says about itself, not from a template.

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Landline number (02 4411 1222) rather than a mobile — signals an office and dispatch, not a one-man truck

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EPA-approved grease trap disposal; licensed for oily water

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Covers a very wide corridor: Wollongong to Batemans Bay and west to the Highlands

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CAUTION: their site does not state a depot suburb — 'Shoalhaven' is inferred from the service-area listings and the 4411 landline prefix, not verified

Why people ring them

Known in Shoalhaven for turning up.

One of only two verified operators listing CAMDEN by name as a serviced town

From their own listing

Where we go

Where the truck already goes.

Based in Shoalhaven, NSW, covering Shoalhaven, Bowral, Camden, Gerringong and 11 more towns. If your town is not on this list, ring anyway — the run may already go past you.

ShoalhavenBowralCamdenGerringongGoulburnHorsleyMoruyaMittagongMoss ValeNowraShellharbourUlladullaVincentiaWollongongYass

Straight answers

The questions we get asked most.

How often should a septic tank be pumped?

For most households it is every three to five years, and it depends on tank size and how many people live there. If it has been longer than five years, or you have just moved in and nobody can tell you when it was last done, book it.

How do I know if mine needs doing?

Slow drains through the whole house, gurgling, a smell near the tank, or wet ground and greener grass over the trench. Any of those means ring, do not wait.

Do you need to find the lid, or do I?

We can find it. If you know where it is, tell us and we are faster. If nobody has looked in twenty years, that is a normal job for us.

Can the truck get to my tank?

Usually. Tell us if the tank is behind a locked gate, down a steep drive, or more than about thirty metres from where a truck can park, and we will bring the right hose.

What happens to the waste?

It goes to a licensed facility and it is documented. Ask for the docket any time you want it.

Do you do the council service report as well?

Yes. Aerated systems have to be serviced on a set interval and reported. We do the service and fill in the report at the tank, so you are not chasing paperwork later.

How often does a grease trap need doing?

Most kitchens run somewhere between monthly and quarterly, and your council sets the minimum. We will tell you honestly if you are paying for visits you do not need.

How much does it cost?

It depends on tank size, access and how long it has been. Ring (02) 4411 1222 with your address and you get a real number, not a range.

Book it in

Book it while it is still a job, not an emergency.

Ring (02) 4411 1222 and speak to someone, or leave your details and get a call back.

Call (02) 4411 1222