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SepticTrust is a directory of NAWT CI-credentialed septic system inspectors. When we publish pricing or vetting data, it comes from the same provider records that power our search index — not stock industry reports or AI-generated copy.
We don't take affiliate commissions. We don't gate the PDFs. The guides exist because homeowners and real-estate professionals told us the most-Googled questions had no straight answers online. So we wrote them.
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They're actually free. SepticTrust makes money from septic system inspectors who advertise their listings — never from selling your information. Every guide is also published as a web article you can read without downloading anything.
How often do you update these?
Pricing data is refreshed annually as septic system inspectors update their rates. Methodology and credential references are reviewed quarterly and revised whenever the underlying standards change.
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