Mount Pleasant is a small town, about 1,700 people on 3.3 square miles, centered where Mount Pleasant Road crosses NC 73 in eastern Cabarrus County. Inside town, homes are on Town sewer, treated at WSACC’s Rocky River plant. Step outside the limits and most of what you see, from farms to new houses on large lots, runs on a private well and a septic tank.
Mount Pleasant is the closest Cabarrus town to our Albemarle office, about 14 miles away. Dahl Septic Services installs, pumps, inspects and repairs septic systems here. Licensed and insured, NC license #9407I, and our owner brings over a decade of septic work to every job. Call or text (704) 218-9070.
New septic systems around Mount Pleasant
Eastern Cabarrus is a hard place to site a drain field. The county’s Eastern Area Plan rates most of the area’s soils as having severe limitations for septic, and says soil conditions there call for an acre or more per system. Some lots pass for a conventional gravity field; others only work with a pump tank or low-pressure pipe.
Here’s how a new system usually goes:
- Soil evaluation. Cabarrus Health Alliance evaluates the site. We can help arrange it.
- Permits. You can pull the septic permits yourself, or we can assist.
- Lot prep. Land clearing, brush cutting, a gravel driveway for the trucks, and excavator or skid steer work. We do that site work too.
- Install and final inspection. We install the system the county approves, conventional or engineered.
Financing is available, and a consultation is a good first step if you’re still choosing a lot. New septic systems | Land clearing and site work
Septic tank pumping
Most households should pump every 3 to 5 years. Waiting longer lets solids wash into the drain field, and that’s what turns a routine visit into a repair. We uncover the lids, pump the tank, check the baffles and report what we saw. Septic tank pumping | Book online
Inspections and repairs
Buying a farmhouse or a home on acreage outside town? Have the septic system inspected before your due diligence period ends. Septic inspections
When something goes wrong, such as slow drains, a sewage smell or wet ground over the field, we fix lines, pumps, baffles and fields, including systems someone else installed. Septic repairs
Pump and low-pressure systems need scheduled care. Subsurface maintenance
Town sewer or septic?
- Inside town limits: the Town of Mount Pleasant runs the sewer system. Its ordinance requires buildings in town to connect when a public sewer line is within 100 feet of the property line.
- Outside town limits: the Town can extend sewer-only service outside its limits with its approval. Most homes out there are on septic.
- Septic permits and records: Cabarrus Health Alliance, Environmental Health (704-920-1207), through the Accela Citizen Portal. A shed, pool or addition needs an Existing System Approval first.
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Nearby
Georgeville is south, and Midland is southwest on the Cabarrus side. Locust is south across the Stanly County line, and our office in Albemarle is east. North of town, we also take calls from Rimertown and the farm roads around it. More towns: Cabarrus County.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm. After hours, call or text and we’ll respond based on urgency. Dahl Septic Services, 214-B E North St, Albemarle, NC 28001. Request a quote
Mount Pleasant septic FAQ
Is my Mount Pleasant home on sewer?
If you’re inside town limits, probably. Your Town utility bill will show a sewer charge. Outside town, most homes are on septic.
Who permits a new septic system here?
Cabarrus Health Alliance. The process starts with a soil evaluation, which you apply for online through Accela.
Can you clear the lot before the system goes in?
Yes. We do land clearing, brush cutting, gravel driveways, and excavator and skid steer work.