Serving Catawba County
Terrell's sewer trunk lines arrived in 2013–14 but don't reach every neighborhood. Septic installation, repair and servicing for Terrell's lake homes.
Full-Service Septic
Terrell is Catawba County's 'Top of the Lake,' and much of its housing hugs Lake Norman coves off NC 150 and Sherrills Ford Road. Water and sewer trunk lines came through in 2013–14, but not every neighborhood was connected, so many Terrell homes still depend on private septic systems — often with pumps, given the slope down to the water. Semper Septic installs, repairs and services those systems under Catawba County permits.
Installation, repair and pump, float and control panel servicing all fall under one NC Level 4 license, and every Terrell job is evaluated, quoted and overseen by owner Jared Huneycutt himself.
What We Do
Semper Septic installs new septic systems, repairs failing ones, and services the pumps, floats and control panels that keep Terrell systems running — all from one licensed, insured, veteran-owned company.
Conventional, pump/pressure-dosed and Aerobic Treatment Unit (ATU) systems for new homes and replacements in Terrell, designed around the soil evaluation and the permit the county issues for your lot.
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Drain field, line, tank and distribution box repairs for Terrell homes, plus pump, float and control panel work — diagnosed on-site first, so you pay to fix the actual problem.
Septic Repair & Servicing Details →About Terrell
Terrell is an unincorporated Lake Norman community in southeastern Catawba County, counted since 2010 inside the Lake Norman of Catawba census-designated place. It's named for Pinckney Lawson Terrell, a circuit-riding Methodist preacher, and the Terrell Historic District is on the National Register. Daily life centers on the NC 150 and Sherrills Ford Road crossroads, where a library opened in 2014 and a Publix in 2018. Sherrills Ford borders it to the north and west, Mooresville to the east and Denver to the southwest.
Where we work around Terrell: the NC 150 / Sherrills Ford Road crossroads, Slanting Bridge Road, Lake Norman coves off NC 150, the Terrell Historic District, the Sherrills Ford line, the county line toward Mooresville.
Local Insight
Because Terrell's sewer lines skipped some neighborhoods, two houses on the same road can be on different systems. Buyers should confirm which one a Terrell property uses and ask for the septic permit and records.
Why does my system have an alarm? Many Terrell lake homes sit below their drain fields, so a pump lifts effluent uphill. The alarm warns when the pump or float isn't keeping up — call before it turns into a backup.
Terrell is about 9 miles southwest of our Troutman base. Jared evaluates each Terrell property himself and handles the Catawba County permit steps, so you aren't coordinating crews and offices on your own.
Why Semper Septic
North Carolina's highest on-site wastewater contractor level, covering conventional systems and ATUs, so no Terrell job gets handed off to someone else.
Jared Huneycutt served as a Marine Corps officer and UAS pilot. The same standards carry over to how each trench is dug and each system is set.
General Liability and Workers Compensation coverage protects your Terrell property and everyone working on it.
The person who evaluates your site is the person who answers your calls — no dispatcher, no sales handoff.
How It Works
Call 704-351-3479 or send the form with your Terrell address and what you're seeing or planning.
Jared walks the property, checks the system or the site, and explains the options and the permit path in plain terms.
The job is completed to North Carolina on-site wastewater rules and inspected where the county requires it.
Common Questions
Straight answers for Terrell homeowners. Don't see your question? Ask Jared directly.
Semper Septic is a veteran-owned septic company serving Terrell with an NC Level 4 on-site wastewater license — the highest in the state — and General Liability plus Workers Comp insurance. Marine Corps veteran Jared Huneycutt evaluates every Terrell job in person. Call 704-351-3479 for a free estimate.
Terrell homeowners can call us for new or replacement septic systems, pump and pressure-dosed systems for sloped lake lots, ATUs, drain field and line repair, tank and distribution box repair, and pump, float, control panel and alarm servicing.
Terrell is roughly 9 miles southwest of our Troutman base, reached by way of NC 150. Call 704-351-3479 and Jared will schedule a time to visit your Terrell property and look at the system firsthand.
Yes. Terrell is in Catawba County, so Catawba County Environmental Health permits new systems and repairs after evaluating the soil — the county flags where test holes must be dug. Semper Septic coordinates the evaluation and permit for your Terrell lot.
Pump and float failures top the list for Terrell lake homes that pump effluent uphill, followed by drain fields struggling in slow-draining clay and systems that were sized for a smaller house before an addition went on.
Call 704-351-3479 or send the form with your Terrell address. Jared will confirm whether you're on septic or sewer, schedule a free on-site look, and give you a straight estimate.
Service Areas
Terrell is part of our Catawba County coverage, anchored by Hickory. We reach it from Troutman, about 9 miles to the northeast.
Don't see your town? Reach out anyway — we regularly service the surrounding and extended Piedmont region beyond the areas listed here.
Get In Touch
Jared responds personally — no call center, no automated system.
