01
Answer the ledger
Ten questions. Occupancy, age, pumping, symptoms, site. No account required. Takes a few minutes.
Field ledger · Western New York
Know the ground before it fails.
SepticAudit turns a buried tank and field into a scored briefing: occupancy, pumping, symptoms, site. Buy, sell, or pump with the lids in mind, not a guess — across Western NY.
12
points in a field inspection
3 yr
default pump interval for an occupied house
10
questions in the online ledger
How the ledger works
Interview first. Lids second.
02
Read the score
A 0–100 health score, graded findings, and the next action: pump, inspect, or stand down.
03
Put a technician on the lot
If the ledger says the tank should be opened, book a field visit. The self-audit is the briefing, not the inspection.
The buried layout
Tank, d-box, laterals. That is the whole machine.
Wastewater hits a two-chamber tank. Solids stay. Liquid moves to a distribution box, then into laterals under the lawn. Most “surprises” at closing are a full tank, a crushed baffle, or a field that has been driven on for years.
- Pumping removes sludge. It does not inspect a field.
- An inspection opens lids and walks the ground.
- A sale needs the second thing, on paper.
Codes, not folklore
Explore NY Appendix 75-A design standards
Design flow, Table 3 tanks, Table 2 setbacks, perc-to-trench, and which 75-A system the lot can actually take: trench, raised, mound, or a pretreatment path.
Field work
Services on the lot
Buyers, sellers, lenders
Real estate transfer inspection
A certified open-tank inspection written for a closing file: lids off, baffles, sludge, field walk, and a plain-language condition letter.
Report within two business days of the visit
Homeowners
Maintenance audit
The annual (or overdue) health check. We tell you whether to pump, wait, or stop using the field, without selling you a replacement you do not need.
Same-week visits in season
Odors, wet ground, backups
Failure diagnostic
When the yard is soft or the basement has spoken. Dye, camera, and hydraulic checks after the tank is opened, not before.
Priority scheduling
Towns, loans, refinances
Compliance letter
A tight letter that matches what the county or the underwriter actually asked for, not a marketing PDF with a logo on it.
Letter within two business days
A report you can hand to a buyer, or keep in the kitchen drawer.
The online ledger writes a scored report from your answers. A field inspection replaces guesses with measurements. Either way, you leave with paper, not a vibe.