Every Registered Septic Contractor Business in Marion County

Every active registered septic contracting business based in Marion County

23 businesses hold an active registration with a Marion County business address in the state's license data as of August 25, 2026. Names are reproduced exactly as the registry writes them. The registry changes as registrations are issued, renewed, and expire, so treat this as a dated snapshot and the state lookup as the live record.

Business (as registered)	City	Authorization number	Contractor registration	Expires	Status
A-1 PAYLESS SEPTIC SERVICE INC.	Ocala	SA0890308	SR0981304	March 31, 2027	Active
ABC SEPTIC TANK SERVICE OF OCALA INC.	Ocala	SA0021066	SR0011376	March 31, 2027	Active
ABSOLUTE ENVIRO SOLUTIONS OF FLORIDA LLC	Fort McCoy	SA0252247	SR0991403	March 31, 2027	Active
AMERICAN PIPE & TANK INC.	Ocala	SA0890028	SM0890461	March 31, 2027	Active
AMERICAN SEPTIC SOLUTIONS INC.	Summerfield	SA0151892	SR0021418	March 31, 2027	Active
BROWN'S SEPTIC TANK SERVICE	Ocala	SA0890037	SR0890789	March 31, 2027	Active
Branson & Sons Septic & Property Solutions	Citra	SA0991024	SR0991464	March 31, 2027	Active
CENTRAL FLORIDA GROUND SERVICES LLC	Ocala	SA0202057	SR0201870	March 31, 2027	Active
D & S CLEANING & MAINTENANCE	Citra	SA0061382	SR0061544	March 31, 2027	Active
DAVIS SEPTIC SOLUTIONS LLC	Ocala	SA0991012	SM0001372	March 31, 2027	Active
DUNNELLON SEPTIC TANK SERVICE INC	Dunnellon	SA0940753	SR0931126	March 31, 2027	Active
FLORIDA GREASE TRAP SOLUTIONS LLC	Ocala	SA0991001	SR0161770	March 31, 2027	Active
FLORIDA SEPTIC AND SITE LLC	Weirsdale	SA0252257	SR0991413	March 31, 2027	Active
GEORGES PLUMBING & EXCAVATING INC.	Ocklawaha	SA0252269	SM0252006	March 31, 2027	Active
HILL'S SEPTIC SERVICE LLC	Ocala	SA0202062	SR0191866	March 31, 2027	Active
K3 MAINTENANCE & GRADING LLC	Citra	SA0171966	SR0171800	March 31, 2027	Active
MARION PUMPERS INC.	Belleview	SA0111781	SR0241984	March 31, 2027	Active
MODERN SEPTIC & PLUMBING LLC	Reddick	SA0121816	SR0001347	March 31, 2027	Active
MORING SEPTIC TANK COMPANY & BACKHOE SERVICES L.L.C.	Ocala	SA0890249	SR0931137	March 31, 2027	Active
OCALA SEPTIC LLC	Ocala	SA0252295	SR0221937	March 31, 2027	Active
P U SEPTIC TANK SERVICE INC.	Summerfield	SA0991015	SM0890185	March 31, 2027	Active
POOH SEPTIC TANK SERVICE LLC	Belleview	SA0151906	SR0151764	March 31, 2027	Active
WILLIAMS ON-SITE SERVICES LLC	Fort McCoy	SA0252284	SR0991437	March 31, 2027	Active

Choosing a septic company in Marion County

Work the checks in order, cheapest and most objective first. Registration is the only one of them that has a right answer.

1. Confirm the registration. Find the company in the table above, or better in the department's live lookup, which the department says is updated daily while this page is a dated snapshot. Check that the status reads active and that the expiration date has not passed.
2. Treat absence as a question, not a verdict. A registered contractor based in a neighboring county can lawfully work here, and a sole proprietorship operating under the owner's own legal name is not required to hold a certificate of authorization at all, so neither will show up in these rows. Search the name in the state lookup before drawing a conclusion.
3. Follow the permit. If the job needs an onsite sewage permit, ask who applies for it and get that in writing. Our Marion County septic permit guide covers who issues it here and what the process looks like.
4. Compare written scopes, not verbal numbers. Two quotes are only comparable when both say what system, what size, and what site work. On a drainfield or a new system those design assumptions are what the price is built on.
5. Ask what changes the price. A site evaluation or a soil result can change the design after a quote is given. A company that can tell you in advance which findings would change the number is telling you it has priced this kind of job before.

If someone offers septic work and cannot be found in the registry, is not a state-licensed plumber, and is not you working on your own owner-occupied single-family home, the department maintains a page for reporting unlawful septic tank contracting, linked in the sources below.

What registration proves, and what it does not

Registration proves a legal floor has been cleared. It is not a rating, and nothing on this page ranks or recommends any company.

Per the department's registration page, an applicant documents at least three years of experience totaling 6,000 hours under section 489.553(4)(d), Florida Statutes, pays a $100 fee, files DEP Form 4075, submits a certified Florida criminal history record check from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and clears a moral character review. Registrations expire every September 30 and renew on certificates for at least 12 hours of approved continuing education, or at least 18 hours for a master contractor, six of them at master level. A corporation, limited liability company, partnership or association also holds a separate certificate of authorization, DEP Form 4077, at $250, expiring March 31 of every odd year, and the company has to be active with the Florida Department of State to renew it.

That is a real filter, and it is the whole of what the state is telling you. Workmanship, scheduling, cleanup and price are not in it.

Questions to ask a septic company before you hire

Five questions separate a defined job from a vague one, and none of them require you to know anything technical.

• What is your septic tank contractor registration number, and is it active today?
• Who applies for the onsite sewage permit, you or me?
• Is this price a written fixed scope, and what specifically changes it?
• What happens if the site evaluation or the soil changes the design after this quote?
• If the job includes pumping the tank, do you hold a current service permit from the county health department? The department requires an active service permit for pumping work, separately from registration. That is the lane covered on our septic tank pumping page.

Can a plumber do septic work in Florida?

Yes, and it is worth knowing because a plumber working under that exemption will not appear in the septic contractor registry. The department names three groups that may perform septic work in Florida: a homeowner, but only on his or her own owner-occupied single-family home; a state plumber licensed under section 489.105(3)(m), Florida Statutes; and a septic tank contractor registered under Part III of Chapter 489, Florida Statutes and Part III of Rule 62-6, Florida Administrative Code.

The plumber's exemption is narrow. Per the department, a licensed plumber is exempt only from the contractor registration requirement, and still has to meet the rest of Chapter 62-6, Florida Administrative Code and sections 381.0065 to 381.00655, Florida Statutes, which is where permits and inspections live. So the check for a plumber is the plumbing license and the permit, not this table.

What changed in Florida septic permitting for Marion County

The agency you deal with changed. Florida is moving onsite sewage permitting from the county health departments to the Department of Environmental Protection county by county, and Marion County transferred on July 1, 2025. Applications here now go through the department's online OSTDS permit and service request portal.

This matters when you are choosing a company because older advice, and older pages, still point at the county health department. Which office the permit goes through now is a fair thing to ask about. The county by county position, with the dates, is in our Florida septic permit authority by county table.

What septic work costs in Marion County

Published planning ranges, not a quote from anybody: $5,000 to $9,000 for a conventional gravity system installed new, $20,000 to $35,000 for an enhanced nutrient-reducing system in a springs BMAP area, $250 to $600 to pump a tank, and $250 to $500 for a real-estate inspection. Those are third-party published ranges reviewed April 2026 and carried with their source on the service pages. Permit and site evaluation fees are separate and capped by statute: section 381.0066(2), Florida Statutes, read 2026-08-23, sets the application, permit and inspection fee at $25 to $125 and the site evaluation or reevaluation fee at $40 to $115.

Only the registered contractor who looks at the property can price an actual job. The full breakdown of what moves a drainfield number is in our drainfield replacement cost guide, and new system work is covered on the septic system installation page.

Why the registry exists

Septic contracting in Florida is regulated because the work sits directly on top of the water everyone here drinks. Registration requires three years and 6,000 hours of documented experience, a state application, and a criminal history check, and the requirements are set in statute rather than by any industry group. The same program publishes its license data, which is what makes a page like this possible: every row above is the state's record, not this site's opinion.

The work itself is performed by an independent licensed local septic contractor, under its own registration.