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Lake Houston, Crosby and Dayton, Texas

Septic Service and Plumbing Around Lake Houston, TX

One call reaches an independent licensed pro who pumps the tank, finds what is wrong with the drain field, sets a new system, or sends a camera down the sewer line. The county permit rules are laid out here too, because the county you live in decides what has to happen before a shovel moves.

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Serving Huffman, Crosby, Dayton, New Caney, Porter, Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood. The work is the pro’s, under his own license.

Two trades, one phone line

Septic First, Plumbing When the Pipe Is the Problem

Septic. Acreage and older-subdivision lots around Huffman, Crosby, Dayton, New Caney and Porter run their own wastewater. The jobs are pumping, finding out why a field is soggy, replacing a broken distribution box or baffle, installing a new system on a lot with no sewer, and the scheduled visits an aerobic unit needs.

Start at the septic page, or go straight to pumping, repair, a new system or aerobic service.

Plumbing. Houses on a district’s sewer, in Atascocita, Humble and Kingwood and plenty of newer streets farther out, still have drains that back up, water heaters in the garage and supply lines under the slab. A plumber who also handles septic is the same phone call whichever pipe it turns out to be.

Start at the plumbing page, or go to sewer line and drains, water heaters or slab and pipe leaks.

Which county

The Permit Depends on Which Side of the Line You Live On

Summary of county pages read November 2, 2026. The county’s current rules control.
CountyWhere it matters hereWhat its own pages sayRead
HarrisHuffman, Crosby, Humble, Atascocita, Kingwood outskirtsA permit is required for a new, repaired or replaced system on unincorporated property outside public sewer; drawings and a site evaluation come from a registered engineer or sanitarian; plan review takes three to five days.Permits page
MontgomeryNew Caney, PorterA registered site evaluation, a sealed design, a 0.75-acre lot without a private well or 1.5 acres with one, and a $295 new-residential permit fee.Permits page
LibertyDaytonThis site has not read Liberty County’s own pages and states no rule for it. Ask the county before planning anything.Permits page

Source: Harris County Office of the County Engineer, Wastewater FAQ (oce.harriscountytx.gov), read November 2, 2026; Montgomery County Environmental Health Services, “How to Obtain a Septic” permit guide (county document center), read November 2, 2026

How old the houses are

How Much of Each Place Was Built Since 2000

  • Kingwood30%Median year built 1990; 47.9% of homes date from the 1970s and 1980s. The oldest plumbing of the eight.
  • Huffman44.5%Median year 1996; 20.7% built in the 1980s and 15.4% in the 1970s. The long-running acreage lots.
  • Dayton51.2%Median year 2000; 11.2% from the 1960s and 2.4% from before 1950, an older core inside newer growth.
  • New Caney55.3%Median year 2004; 14.3% from the 1970s, then heavy growth: 29.0% from the 2010s.
  • Porter65.1%Median year 2007; 12.3% from the 1970s sit beside 31.7% from the 2010s.
  • Atascocita66.3%Median year 2006; only 6.7% from the 1970s and almost nothing earlier. Mostly newer plumbing.

Share of each place’s housing units built in 2000 or later. Crosby and Humble are not shown because their counts could not be read. Counts: U.S. Census Bureau, 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, as published by Point2Homes, read November 2, 2026.

Each place has its own page

Septic or sewer

Find Out Which One You Have Before You Call Anyone

A surprising number of people in this area are not sure. The tell is usually a lid in the yard, a monthly sewer line on a utility bill, or a notice from the district that supplies water. The county’s permit records can show a system on file. Texas does not require a seller to have a septic system inspected before closing, so a buyer may be the first person to ask.

The septic-or-sewer page sets out the checks in the order that costs least.

Tanks, fields and pipes

Around the Lake, Opened Up

A round concrete septic tank lid lifted off and lying in the grass beside an open circular riser, a thick black suction hose running across a lawn toward a plain white tank truck at the edge of the frame, wet grass around the opening A small hole in a lawn exposing a cracked gray concrete distribution box with its lid pried off, pale roots growing in through the inlet, wet gray-brown clay around the edges and short pieces of black pipe at the sides A large rectangular excavation in bare clay with a gray-white plastic septic tank sitting in the bottom, two round riser openings on top, lines of white pipe running off across the ground and spoil piles beside the pit A green plastic round lid of an aerobic septic treatment unit set in a lawn with its cover lifted off beside it, a small air pump box on a short post nearby and two low spray heads in the grass with a wet patch around one A white plastic cleanout pipe stub beside a brick foundation with its cap off, a steel drain cleaning cable running into it from a small drum machine on the grass and a little wet gray residue on the ground around the opening A tall gas water heater standing in a garage corner on a shallow metal drain pan with copper and braided hoses connected at the top, a discharge pipe down one side, a damp stain on the pan and a puddle on the concrete floor An open in-ground water meter box beside a sidewalk with its lid set aside and the round meter dial visible, and at the base of a brick house in the background a dark damp strip along the slab edge with bright green weeds growing along it A long strip of brighter, lusher green grass in parallel lines running across a back yard from the house toward a fence, a soggy low spot with standing water at one end and a round tank lid in the grass near the house A hand soil auger standing upright in a small bore hole in gray-brown clay, a core of gray and tan soil laid on a plastic sheet beside it and a few small orange survey flags on wire stakes marking a rectangle in the grass behind

Common questions

Before You Call

Who does the actual work?

An independent pro who holds the license the job calls for: a plumber under a Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners license for plumbing, and for septic work an installer or maintenance provider licensed or registered with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. This site answers the phone and the form and passes the details to him. The inspection, the price, the permit and the work are his, and the contract is between you and him.

Do I have a septic system or city sewer?

Look for a round or rectangular lid in the yard, check whether you pay a monthly sewer charge on a utility bill, and ask the district or city that supplies your water. Around Lake Houston some streets are on a district's sewer and others, especially the acreage lots toward Huffman, Crosby, Dayton, New Caney and Porter, are on septic. The septic-or-sewer page walks through how to tell.

Who permits a septic system here?

The county, and the county depends on where the lot sits. Harris County's Office of the County Engineer permits systems on unincorporated Harris County property outside public sewer; Montgomery County Environmental Health Services in Conroe covers New Caney and Porter; Dayton is in Liberty County, whose rules this site has not read. The permits page sets out what each county's own pages say.

How often should a septic tank be pumped?

The sources disagree a little, which is honest. Harris County's page says every two to three years; the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality says every three to five years for a conventional tank and, for aerobic units, by sludge depth and the manufacturer's advice. Household size, tank size and a garbage disposal all push the interval, and the pro who opens the lid can tell you.

Does an aerobic system need a maintenance contract?

TCEQ's maintenance page says aerobic treatment systems are maintained by a licensed maintenance provider, with a report at least once every four months, or every six months if the unit has an electronic monitor. The aerobic service page explains what the visits cover and what is left to the owner.

All questions

Soggy yard, gurgling drains, or a lid you have never opened?

Call and describe it. The pro looks first and quotes after, and nothing obliges you to hire.

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