Sewer Line Installation & Replacement · Statham, GA
New sewer line installation and septic-to-sewer conversion in Statham, Georgia, under the city's connection fee schedule.
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What does a new sewer connection cost in Statham, GA?
Statham's connection fee follows the water meter size: $7,500 for a 3/4-inch meter and $15,000 for 1-inch, effective September 2024. The owner also pays for the building sewer from house to main. Atlanta Water & Sewage Solutions lays that line, abandons the old tank and books the city's supervised test.↗↗
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What it costs
City fees plus the pipe
Statham sewer connection, 3/4-inch meter
$7,500
Typical market range — City of Statham Connection Fees (effective September 1, 2024), 2024
Statham sewer connection, 1-inch meter
$15,000
Typical market range — City of Statham Connection Fees (effective September 1, 2024), 2024
Statham sewer connection, 1.5-inch meter
$30,000
Typical market range — City of Statham Connection Fees (effective September 1, 2024), 2024
New sewer line, per linear foot
$40–$180
Typical market range — HomeGuide — Sewer Line Installation Cost (updated Dec. 22, 2025), 2025
Converting a septic tank to sewer
$3,000–$15,000
Typical market range — HomeGuide — Sewer Line Installation Cost (updated Dec. 22, 2025), 2025
Sewer cleanout installation
$500–$2,000
Typical market range — HomeGuide — Sewer Line Installation Cost (updated Dec. 22, 2025), 2025
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- 01Run length from the house to the nearest city main
- 02Pumping and filling the old tank
- 03Meter size, since the city fee scales with it
- 04Street restoration the city requires
The Statham story
Statham's septic pre-purchase program
Statham adopted an ordinance in April 2006 aimed squarely at homes on septic. It lets those owners pre-purchase a connection to the city system, with the stated goal of moving them to sewer as lines reach their streets.↗
The process starts on paper: a written request to the City Clerk, who calculates the cost from the information provided. We can help you gather the details before you submit.↗
Statham adopted an ordinance in April 2006 aimed squarely at homes on septic.
Permits · City of Statham
Connecting a Statham home, in order
- 01
File for a building sewer permit; Statham issues residential/commercial and industrial classes, and the fee is paid with the application.↗
- 02
Run a separate building sewer for every building. A rear building may share only when no private sewer can reach it another way.↗
- 03
Where the house drain sits too low for gravity, lift the flow with an approved pump into the building sewer.↗
- 04
Notify the city when the line is ready; connection and testing happen under its supervision.↗
- 05
Pump the retired septic tank clean of sludge and fill it with suitable material.↗
More about Statham
Which Statham lots can connect
Only part of Statham lies inside the county sewer basin, per Barrow's joint plan. The city owns the collection lines and Barrow County operates them, so availability is a question for City Hall, one street at a time.↗↗
The code decides it for owners on a sewered street. A home on a street with a main within 200 feet of the property line can be ordered to connect within 90 days; a septic system still working and approved is left alone.↗
Only part of Statham lies inside the county sewer basin, per Barrow's joint plan.
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Subdivisions and commercial sites
New development has its own rule. When public sewer is reasonably accessible, the developer must extend it to every lot, and new houses there may not use individual systems.↗
If sewer is expected within three years, the developer still installs mains and laterals from the curb to the property boundary, ready for a later hookup. Sewer easements outside rights-of-way must be at least 20 feet wide.↗
- Statham requires developers to install dry sewer lines when public sewer is anticipated within three years.↗
New development has its own rule.
Warning signs
Signs it is time to trade the tank for a tap
Seeing two or more of these? Call before it gets worse.
- 1. The county has flagged the septic system as failing
- 2. The drain field needs full replacement on a lot under one acre
- 3. Pump-outs keep getting closer together
- 4. You plan an addition that outgrows the current field
- 5. A neighbor on the same street has already connected
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Commercial connections
Shops and offices pay by meter size too, and the steps climb fast: $30,000 at 1.5 inches and $48,000 at 2 inches. Getting the meter size right before the tap is the biggest cost lever a business has.↗
Food businesses should plan the grease side early. Statham's code bars pumpings from grease, grit and oil interceptors from being dumped into the city sewer, so a trap needs its own hauling plan from day one.↗
Shops and offices pay by meter size too, and the steps climb fast: $30,000 at 1.5 inches and $48,000 at 2 inches.
FAQ
Statham sewer connection FAQ
Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.
(678) 863-5620How much is a residential sewer tap in Statham?
$7,500 for a 3/4-inch meter under the schedule effective September 1, 2024. The fee is set by water meter size.
Source: City of Statham Connection Fees (effective September 1, 2024)
Can I pre-pay a sewer connection while I'm still on septic?
Yes. A 2006 ordinance lets Statham septic owners pre-purchase a connection by written request to the City Clerk.
Source: City of Statham Code of Ordinances (as of February 2022), Ch. 32 Utilities
What happens to my old septic tank?
Once connected, Statham's code has the tank cleaned of sludge and filled with suitable material.
Source: City of Statham Code of Ordinances (as of February 2022), Ch. 32 Utilities
Can two houses on one lot share a sewer line?
Normally no. Each building needs its own building sewer, with a narrow exception for a rear building no other route can reach.
Source: City of Statham Code of Ordinances (as of February 2022), Ch. 32 Utilities
What does it cost to switch from septic to sewer overall?
HomeGuide's national range for a septic-to-sewer conversion is $3,000 to $15,000, before Statham's connection fee.
Source: HomeGuide — Sewer Line Installation Cost (updated Dec. 22, 2025)
Who operates the sewer system I'd connect to?
Barrow County runs Statham's wastewater collection under contract; the city maintains the lines.
Nearby areas
Sewer installation near Statham
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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- 1City of Statham Connection Fees (effective September 1, 2024)
- 2City of Statham Code of Ordinances (as of February 2022), Ch. 32 Utilities
- 3HomeGuide — Sewer Line Installation Cost (updated Dec. 22, 2025)
- 4Barrow County Joint Comprehensive Plan (Bethlehem 2025 amendment edition)
- 5Water And Wastewater | City of Statham, GA
- 6City of Statham Unified Development Code (rev. March 31, 2025)
Ready when you are
Ready to retire the tank in Statham? We run the line and close it out.
Call (678) 863-5620 for a site visit. We measure the run, price the connection and handle the city test.
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