Septic Installation · Almon, GA
Septic installation in Almon, Georgia, where the county overlay sets the lot size and the soil report sets the drain field.
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What does it take to install a septic system in Almon, GA?
In Almon a new septic home needs a lot that meets Newton County zoning, which inside the Almon/Crowell Road overlay means at least 25,500 square feet, plus a Level 3 soil report and a $275 GNR Newton permit. Atlanta Water & Sewage Solutions sizes the tank from the floor plan, lays the field and schedules inspection.↗↗↗
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At a glance
The Almon story
A town center on paper, septic in practice
In 2009 county planners began meeting Almon landowners about a design overlay, and commissioners were told it would cover roughly 3,150 acres. The district that came out of it splits the area into three tiers: residential, mixed use, and an Almon Town Center meant to feel like a small walkable town.↗↗
What matters for a builder is one line in the lot tables. Each tier lists two minimums: a small lot if sewer serves it, and 25,500 square feet if it runs on septic. With no town sewer documented in Almon, the septic figure is the one that usually applies, and the soil report decides whether the field actually fits.↗
On the record
- Almon/Crowell Road overlay single-family lots: 6,000 sq ft with sewer or 25,500 with septic in Tier 1; 5,000 or 25,500 in the Tier 3 Town Center.↗
- Tier 1 homes in the overlay must have at least 1,600 square feet of heated floor area and a two-car garage.↗
- Manufactured homes are prohibited in every tier of the Almon overlay, except as Section 530-030 allows.↗
More about Almon
Outside the overlay: the AR acre and the Yellow River
Outside the overlay, base zoning such as AR (Agricultural Residential) governs, and Almon lies within a few miles of the Yellow River, whose watershed carries its own county limits. A 2026 county case on Cook Road shows how that plays out: a 2.29-acre parcel was split into two homesites of at least one acre each, with county water from NCWSA and a septic system on each. Staff noted that an AR lot relying on a well needs 60,000 square feet, about 1.37 acres.↗↗
- Tabor Estates (FP26-000001, Cook Rd, Yellow River watershed): 2.29 acres divided into two AR lots of at least 1 acre each on public water and septic, reviewed July 28, 2026.↗
Soil & terrain
Appling ground on the ridges
USDA maps the ground at Almon's coordinate as Appling-Urban land complex on 2 to 10 percent slopes. Appling is very deep and well drained, with bedrock and the seasonal water table both below 60 inches, which gives a classifier room to work. Its subsoil is still clay, so field length follows the absorption rate the report assigns, not the lot's size.↗↗
Appling↗
Very deep, well drained; water table and bedrock deeper than 60 inches
- Soil series · USDA NRCS
Permits · GNR Public Health — Newton Environmental Health, Usher Street, Covington
Permitting a new Almon system
- 01
Level 3 soil report from a state-recognized classifier; GNR reviews nothing without it.↗
- 02
Application with three lot sketches drawn at 1 inch = 40 feet or larger, marking the stub-out, drives, utilities and any creek, pond or well within 100 feet.↗
- 03
Floor plan for every story with rooms labeled; the bedroom count sets the tank.↗
- 04
About 10 working days for GNR's review and site visit; an engineered plan may be required on a tight or steep lot.↗
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Install to the permit, then an open-trench inspection before cover.↗
What it costs
Almon installation price anchors
Conventional system, 3 bedrooms (Georgia)
$6,397–$7,600
Typical market range — Septic & Well Pro — Septic Installation Cost Georgia 2026 (updated June 9, 2026), 2026
Chamber system (Georgia)
$7,000–$12,000
Typical market range — Septic & Well Pro — Septic Installation Cost Georgia 2026 (updated June 9, 2026), 2026
Drip dispersal (Georgia)
$8,000–$18,000
Typical market range — Septic & Well Pro — Septic Installation Cost Georgia 2026 (updated June 9, 2026), 2026
Soil or percolation testing (Atlanta)
$700–$2,000
Typical market range — Angi — Cost to Install a Septic System in Atlanta (2026 data), 2026
Risers added at installation (Georgia)
$200–$400
Typical market range — Septic & Well Pro — Septic Installation Cost Georgia 2026 (updated June 9, 2026), 2026
What moves the price
These are third-party typical market ranges, not our prices. Every job is quoted after we see it — estimates are free.
Free estimate: (678) 863-5620- 01Bedrooms on the plan: five bedrooms moves the tank to 1,250 gallons
- 02Distance from the house pad to the best soil
- 03Creek setbacks pushing the field uphill
- 04Tree clearing on wooded lots
Warning signs
Almon lot red flags before closing on land
Seeing two or more of these? Call before it gets worse.
- 1. A lot sized for sewer in the overlay but with no sewer to connect to
- 2. A perennial stream on the USGS map crossing the back of the parcel
- 3. Flood-prone bottomland along Gum Creek or the Yellow River
- 4. A planned well on a lot just over one acre
- 5. No Level 3 soil report on file with GNR
More about Almon
Homes, and the shops the overlay invites
The overlay caps a neighborhood shop in Tier 1 at a one-acre lot, so any business there has to fit its septic system on modest ground. Commercial permits from GNR cost $600 and require a site plan showing the original and a repair field at full length, drawn to 1 inch = 20 feet. Food businesses and other non-domestic waste need EPD sign-off as well.↗↗↗
FAQ
New septic questions about Almon lots
Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.
(678) 863-5620What is the smallest septic lot allowed in the Almon overlay?
25,500 square feet for a single-family home on septic, in both the residential tier and the Town Center. Smaller lots in the tables assume sewer service.
Source: Newton County Zoning Ordinance (UDO Chapter 1), working copy with amendments through 07-19-2022
How big does an AR lot near Almon need to be?
A July 2026 staff report on a Yellow River watershed case put the AR minimum at one acre on public water and septic, and 60,000 square feet where a well is needed.
Is there public sewer in Almon?
No town sewer is documented for Almon. In 2015 only about 27% of Newton residents were on any public sewer, so plan for septic and confirm per parcel with NCWSA.
Source: One Water Resources Analysis, Technical Report (Newton County, NCWSA, City of Covington), 2024
What will GNR charge for a new home's septic permit?
$275 for the residential site evaluation, permit and first inspection on the 2026 Newton schedule. Splitting land adds a $145-per-lot plat review.
Source: GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule — Newton County
How is the tank sized for a new Almon house?
By bedrooms on the floor plan: 1,000 gallons minimum through four, 250 more for each extra bedroom, and 50% more with a garbage grinder.
Source: Georgia DPH Rules Chapter 511-3-1 On-Site Sewage Management Systems (Jan 2016)
Does the soil around Almon perc?
The mapped Appling soil is deep and well drained, which helps, but it has a clay subsoil. The Level 3 report sets the loading rate and therefore the trench length.
Nearby areas
New septic installs near Almon
- Porterdale septic & sewerYellow River town to the southeast
- Covington septic & sewerCounty seat just east
- Oxford septic & sewerHome of our shop, north of I-20
- Conyers septic & sewerRockdale builds to the west
- Mansfield septic & sewerSouth county acreage
- Jersey septic & sewerWalton County lots to the north
Listed by the state
Georgia DPH's list of Certified Septic Tank Installer companies, dated September 18, 2026, includes Atlanta Water & Sewage Solutions. We also appear on DPH's Approved Septic Tank Pumper list from that date.
Sources
Where these facts come from
Rules, costs and local facts on this page link to the agency, code or publisher that states them. Cost figures are third-party market ranges, not our prices — estimates are free.
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- 1Newton County Zoning Ordinance (UDO Chapter 1), working copy with amendments through 07-19-2022
- 2GNR Environmental Health Fee Schedule — Newton County
- 3GNR Health — Septic Systems
- 4Newton County BOC Work Session Minutes, Jan. 19, 2010 - Almon/Crowell Road Overlay District
- 5USGS National Hydrography Dataset — named flowlines near Almon
- 6Newton County Planning Commission staff report FP26-000001, Tabor Estates final plat revision, Cook Rd (July 28, 2026)
- 7USDA NRCS Soil Data Access - map unit at Almon coordinates (Newton County survey)
- 8USDA NRCS Official Series Description - APPLING
- 9GNR Residential Septic System New Construction Permit Application & Requirements (Rev. 2024-05-03)
- 10Georgia DPH Rules Chapter 511-3-1 On-Site Sewage Management Systems (Jan 2016)
- 11Septic & Well Pro — Septic Installation Cost Georgia 2026 (updated June 9, 2026)
- 12Angi — Cost to Install a Septic System in Atlanta (2026 data)
- 13GNR Commercial Septic System New Construction Permit Application & Requirements (Rev. 2024-05-03)
- 14One Water Resources Analysis, Technical Report (Newton County, NCWSA, City of Covington), 2024
- 15Georgia DPH Certified Septic Tank Installer Companies list (9/18/2026)
- 16Georgia DPH Approved Septic Tank Pumper Companies list (9/18/2026)
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Send the parcel number. We will check the overlay tier, the watershed and the likely soil, then quote the tank and field with a free estimate.
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