Septic systems built for New Mexico's soil — and New Mexico's permits.
From caliche-heavy lots in the East Mountains to bosque properties in Corrales, we connect you with licensed, permitted septic professionals who know how to get a system approved and built right the first time.
SANDY TOPSOIL · TRANSITIONAL SOIL · CALICHE · CLAY / HARDPAN — every metro-area lot is different. Your system has to match what's actually under it.
New Systems and Full Replacements. Done Right.
Septic Tank Installation
New construction on a lot without sewer access — sized and sited from a real soil and site evaluation, not a guess.
Learn more →Septic System Replacement
Failing tank, backed-up drainfield, or a system that's simply past its service life — replaced and re-permitted correctly.
Learn more →Drainfield & Leach Field Installation
The part of the system that actually depends on your soil. Built to the percolation rate your property tests at.
Learn more →Aerobic & Alternative Treatment Systems
For tight lots, shallow caliche, or high groundwater where a conventional system isn't an option.
Learn more →Septic Design & Site Evaluation
Perc testing, soil profiling, and a design that will actually clear NMED or county permitting.
Learn more →What It Costs
Real ranges for conventional and alternative systems in the Albuquerque metro — and what actually moves the price.
See the cost guide →Why your soil and your permit matter more than your budget.
In the Albuquerque metro, the system you're allowed to install isn't a preference — it's decided by a percolation test, a soil profile, and which jurisdiction your property sits in. Incorporated Albuquerque runs through the New Mexico Environment Department. Unincorporated Bernalillo County — most of the East Mountains, much of the South Valley — runs under its own county wastewater ordinance instead. Sandoval and Valencia County properties have their own process again.
Get that part wrong and you're looking at a rejected permit or a system that fails in a few years. We connect you with installers who work inside these rules every week, not occasionally.
From first call to final inspection.
Site Evaluation
A licensed evaluator walks your property, reviews access, setbacks, and existing wells or structures.
Perc Test & Design
Soil testing determines your percolation rate, which drives the tank size and drainfield design.
Permit Filed
Your installer files with NMED or your county's liquid waste program, depending on where you're located.
Install & Inspect
Excavation, tank and drainfield installation, backfill, and the final inspection that closes out your permit.
Most of the Albuquerque metro isn't on sewer.
Incorporated Albuquerque is largely on municipal sewer — the real septic demand sits in the surrounding communities. That's where we focus.
Rio Rancho
Mesa-top growth areas outside city sewer lines.
View area →Corrales & North Valley
Rio Grande bosque properties on well and septic.
View area →Placitas & Bernalillo
Large-lot foothill properties in Sandoval County.
View area →East Mountains
Tijeras, Edgewood, Cedar Crest & Sandia Park.
View area →South Valley
Unincorporated Bernalillo County farmland & ditches.
View area →Los Lunas & Valencia County
Growing rural areas south of the metro.
View area →Frequently Asked Questions
It depends on your exact location: incorporated Albuquerque, Los Ranchos, and Tijeras go through NMED; unincorporated Bernalillo County (much of the East Mountains and South Valley) goes through the county's own wastewater ordinance; Sandoval and Valencia County properties go through NMED's local field office process. See the full permit process guide.
Conventional systems typically run $4,000–$12,000+ depending on soil and site conditions; alternative systems run higher. See the full cost guide for a detailed breakdown.
Caliche is a hardened, cemented soil layer common across much of this region's mesas and foothills. It drains poorly and can be difficult and costly to excavate through, which is why it's the single biggest local cost and design variable.
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