About Sonoran Septic

Sonoran Septic connects homeowners in Maricopa and Pinal counties with independent licensed septic contractors. We are a marketing and matching service. We do not dig, install, pump, inspect or repair anything, and we are not a licensed contractor.

Who operates this site

Sonoran Septic is operated by Compass Camper LLC, an Oregon-registered company doing business as Compass Lead Group. You can reach us at compassleadgroup@gmail.com. Our hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Mountain Standard, which in Arizona means the same clock all year, since the state does not observe daylight saving.

What we do

We publish what we can verify about septic systems in this part of Arizona, and we route homeowners to contractors who do the work. When you submit the form, your details go to an independent licensed septic contractor who covers your county. They contact you to schedule a free quote. You are never charged, and you are under no obligation to hire anyone.

We are paid a referral fee by the contractor, not by you, and that fee does not change your price. The full arrangement is on how we make money.

What we do not do

• We do not perform septic work of any kind, and we hold no contractor licence.
• We do not inspect systems, and we cannot tell you whether yours will pass.
• We do not publish testimonials, reviews, ratings, badges or job counters.
• We do not rank or recommend contractors by quality, because we have no basis to.
• We do not decide whether a particular inspector is qualified. ADEQ and your county do.

How we decide what goes on a page

Arizona septic content is unusually error-prone, because the rules are specific and widely paraphrased. So we work from primary sources: the Arizona Administrative Code text itself, ADEQ, the Registrar of Contractors, Maricopa County Environmental Services and Pinal County. Three habits follow from that:

• Every regulatory, permit, licensing or cost claim names its source and carries a visible date. Rules change, and a page that does not say when it was written is not much use.
• Where we cannot verify a number, we do not print one. The clearest example on this site is the Notice of Transfer fee: the rule points to a fee schedule that is adjusted every year, so the current amount is not knowable from the rule text. We describe it and send you to ADEQ rather than publish a figure that may be stale.
• We flag where the sources disagree with each other instead of picking the tidier answer. The most useful thing on this site came out of exactly that: the rule that governs transfer inspections lists contractor licence codes that no longer match the Registrar's current schedule. Explaining that honestly is more helpful than pretending the question is simple.

Everything on this site reflects our reading of the sources as of July 2026. It is general information, not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for asking the agency that governs your property. If you find something wrong, tell us and we will fix it.

Where to start

If you are selling, start with the transfer inspection guide. If you are replacing or building, start with the lot suitability guide. Either way, the Arizona Septic System Guide is the full picture.

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