Septic Tank Pumping in
Moreno Valley & Perris

Valley Drilling Co pumps septic tanks on rural parcels in Moreno Valley, Perris and Menifee, seven days a week. Call (909) 795-6164. We answer from 8 AM to 8 PM every day, and after-hours emergency calls are answered too.

Most of these cities are on sewer through Eastern Municipal Water District. The homes that aren't tend to be on bigger lots, horse property and older ranch parcels, and that's where we do our work. We've pumped septic tanks in Riverside County since 1950.

Where Septic Is Still Common

• Moreno Valley: larger lots on the east end toward Gilman Springs Road and the foothills, and older parcels around the edges of the valley.
• Perris area: Mead Valley, Good Hope and the rural land toward Lake Perris and Nuevo.
• Menifee area: Quail Valley, Romoland and the rural parcels toward Winchester and Homeland.

If your water bill has a sewer charge, you're connected. If not, you probably have a tank in the yard.

Granite Hills and Clay Flats

The hills around here are granite boulders and decomposed granite, sometimes with bedrock a few feet down. The valley floors have more clay. Neither is easy on a septic system. Shallow rock leaves little room for leach lines, and clay soaks up water slowly.

That leaves the soil with little slack. When a tank goes too long and solids reach the leach lines or seepage pit, a system on tight soil fails sooner than one in deep sand. Pumping on schedule protects it.

What Quail Valley Taught the Area

Quail Valley in Menifee became known for septic systems surfacing after storms, and sewer lines have since been extended into parts of it. Steep lots and shallow rock left wastewater nowhere to go when it rained.

If you live in a hilly part of Menifee or Perris that isn't on sewer, watch for wet spots after storms and keep up with pumping. If your tank fills back up soon after a pump-out, read about leach line repair and seepage pits.

Horse Property, Barns and Second Units

Rural parcels often have more than the main house on the tank: a guest unit, a mobile home, a barn bathroom. Each one adds flow. Some properties have two tanks and nobody remembers where the second one is. Tell us what's connected and we'll track it down.

Keep horse trailers and heavy trucks off the tank and leach field. The weight can crack lids and crush lines.

Permits in This Part of the County

Moreno Valley, Perris and Menifee are incorporated cities, so septic permits for repairs and new systems go through the city or the Riverside County Department of Environmental Health, depending on the property. Mead Valley, Nuevo and Homeland are unincorporated and go through the county. You don't need a permit for routine pumping.

Selling a rural property? Plan for an escrow inspection. We also work in Hemet, San Jacinto and Menifee, around Lake Elsinore, and across Riverside County.

For the basics, see septic tank pumping, how often to pump a septic tank and 8 signs your tank needs pumping.

Moreno Valley, Perris & Menifee Septic Questions

Is Moreno Valley on sewer?

Most of it is, through Eastern Municipal Water District. Larger lots on the east end and older rural parcels are often on septic. Check your water bill for a sewer charge.

Do you pump septic tanks in Mead Valley and Perris?

Yes. We pump tanks in Mead Valley, Good Hope, Perris, Nuevo and the rural land around Lake Perris, along with Moreno Valley and Menifee.

My property has a guest unit on the same tank. How often should I pump?

Sooner than a single home would. More people means more solids. Many properties with a second unit need pumping every 2 to 3 years, depending on tank size.

Why does my yard get wet over the septic after it rains?

Rain fills the soil, and a leach field on clay or shallow rock may have nowhere to send the water. If wet spots stay after the ground dries, or show up in dry weather, the tank may be full or the lines may be failing.