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Drain Field Repair in St. Petersburg, FL

Diagnosing, repairing and replacing drain fields (leach fields), including raised mound systems.

Diagnosing, repairing and replacing drain fields (leach fields), including raised mound systems. In St. Petersburg, common warning signs are sewage odors, slow drains and wet spots over the drain field after storms. When you contact the 6 septic companies serving Pinellas County below, ask why the drain field failed, whether a partial repair is possible and what the permit requires.

Drain Field Repair and St. Petersburg's homes

About 70% of St. Petersburg's homes predate 1980. Drain fields don't last forever, and on older septic systems a field that has absorbed decades of wastewater is more likely to slow down or fail.

Housing figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Drain Field Repair companies serving St. Petersburg

None of the 6 companies listed here has its office in St. Petersburg itself; they serve it from Tampa, Gibsonton and Land O' Lakes. All of them also offer septic tank pumping. 2 state 24/7 service on their own website.

Order: listings labeled "Featured · Paid" first (contractors pay for this placement; it does not change the information shown), then companies based in St. Petersburg, then the rest, each group A–Z. Services and service areas are as stated on each company's website; confirm the exact scope when you request a quote.

ACE Septic & Waste

Tampa Bay

  • Registered with Florida DEP: Florida DEP business authorization SA0991059, qualifier SR0241989 (checked on DEP's register, Nov 2026)
  • 24/7 (per company website)
  • Counties served: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Marion

Based in Land O' Lakes Listed in 10 cities

  • Pumping
  • Repair
  • Installation
  • Inspection
  • Drain field
  • +2 more

Land O' Lakes-based company offering septic pumping, repairs, installations, inspections, drain field, ATU and grease trap service in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Marion counties.

Service area: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco and Marion counties

Call (813) 971-8770 Visit Website View details for ACE Septic & Waste →

Gulf Coast Septic LLC

Tampa Bay

  • Registered with Florida DEP: Florida DEP business authorization SA0141887, qualifier SR0141751 (checked on DEP's register, Nov 2026)

Based in Gibsonton Listed in 5 cities

  • Pumping
  • Repair
  • Installation
  • Inspection
  • Drain field
  • +1 more

Gibsonton-based company offering septic pumping, repairs, new systems, inspections, drain field and grease trap work across the Tampa Bay area.

Service area: Tampa, Brandon, Plant City, St. Petersburg and Clearwater

Call (813) 671-4623 Visit Website View details for Gulf Coast Septic LLC →

Leto Sanitary Service

Tampa Bay

  • Registered with Florida DEP: Florida DEP business authorization SA0890239, qualifier SM0890481 (checked on DEP's register, Nov 2026)
  • Counties served: Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas

Based in Tampa Listed in 8 cities

  • Pumping
  • Repair
  • Installation
  • Inspection
  • Drain field
  • +1 more

Tampa-based company offering septic and grease trap pumping, system installation, repairs, inspections and drain field installation in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas.

Service area: Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties

Call (813) 885-3976 Visit Website View details for Leto Sanitary Service →

Tampa Bay Septic

Tampa Bay

  • Registered with Florida DEP: Florida DEP business authorization SA0202066, qualifier SR0201882 (checked on DEP's register, Nov 2026)
  • Counties served: Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco

Listed in 8 cities

  • Pumping
  • Repair
  • Installation
  • Inspection
  • Drain field
  • +1 more

Septic company offering septic pumping, repairs, installations, inspections, drain field and ATU service in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties.

Service area: Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties

Call (813) 955-9896 Visit Website View details for Tampa Bay Septic →

Drain Field Repair in St. Petersburg: local notes

Record Helene surge of 6.31 ft above mean higher high water (2024) and 18.88 inches of Milton rain at Albert Whitted Airport. If a St. Petersburg drain field acts up only after storms, tell the company; a field that is flooded behaves differently from one that is clogged.

Sources: Tampa Bay Estuary Program, CCMP action WW-2; FDEP, St. Petersburg investigation report (revised Dec 2020); NWS Tampa Bay, Post-Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Helene; Bay News 9, NWS report on Helene (Oct 3, 2024); NWS Tampa Bay, Post-Tropical Cyclone Report, Hurricane Milton; Pinellas County, Tampa Bay Estuary Program Septic-to-Sewer Project; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). More local context on the St. Petersburg septic page; what the work involves and the warning signs in the drain field repair guide.

How much does drain field repair cost in St. Petersburg?

Typical price: $1,000–$5,000 for drain field repair (full replacement costs more), from published cost ranges; we have no St. Petersburg-specific price data. Ask for a written, itemized quote.

Sources: HomeGuide, Fixr. Full breakdown in the Florida septic cost guide.

Permits for drain field repair in St. Petersburg

Repairing or replacing a drain field is a permitted repair in Florida. For homes in St. Petersburg, septic permits come from Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County, Environmental Health (727-538-7277). The health department issues septic permits throughout Pinellas County on behalf of Florida DEP.

Sources: Florida Statutes s. 381.0065: Onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems; Rule 62-6.002, F.A.C. (Definitions). Local rules can differ, so ask the permit office.

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