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Plastic Septic Tanks in Durban
Plastic septic tanks in Durban are popular for new houses, cottages and lodges, where a light tank can be delivered and set quickly. Give the tank size, the soil type and whether the water table is high, so suppliers serving Durban and the rest of KwaZulu-Natal can quote delivery and installation correctly.
Want to know more first? Our plastic septic tanks guide covers the options, what to check and what affects the price.
Septic tanks and drainage in Durban
Most of Durban is on the municipal sewer, so septic and conservancy tanks matter in the pockets that are not: older homes on the Bluff and in parts of Westville, new developments on the northern and western edges, and plots in Hillcrest and Waterfall. Sandy coastal ground and a high water table mean soakaways saturate quickly after summer storms, and many sites use sealed conservancy tanks instead. Restaurants and hotels along the beachfront and in Umhlanga need regular grease trap and tank clearing. Honey sucker operators work from the southern basin, Pinetown and the North Coast, and the municipal works accepts loads at designated disposal points.
Typical plastic septic tanks requests in the area come from:
- Houses: a 2,500 to 5,000 litre buried tank for a new or renovated off-sewer house
- Estates and complexes: a row of plastic tanks serving a few cottages or units on shared ground
- Restaurants, shops and offices: small tanks behind a shop, restaurant or filling station, with a grease trap upstream
- Lodges, guesthouses and venues: larger tanks in series for chalets, with anchoring where the ground is damp
- Factories, mines, sites and events: tanks for site offices and ablutions on construction sites and small works
- Smallholdings and plots: a light tank that one truck can deliver to a remote building site
- Schools, churches and clinics: tanks for a rural school or clinic where installation must be quick
Local tips for Durban
Common here: conservancy tanks on high water table sites, septic tanks with soakaways inland. Ask each operator or contractor to allow for this: ask for the disposal slip from the eThekwini works as proof of legal dumping. Help usually comes from operators in Prospecton, Pinetown and along the North Coast.
Plastic Septic Tanks usually means rotomoulded polyethylene tank, buried, for 1,000 to 10,000 L, or tanks in series, lasts 20 to 30 years if buried correctly. Ground in the area: sandy coastal soil and a high water table: soakaways flood after storms.
What to include in your request
- Tank size in litres, or the number of people and bedrooms
- Delivery address and how close a truck can get to the hole
- Soil type and whether the water table is high
- Whether you want supply only or supply and installation
- Municipal approval status and the drainage plan, if any
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be.
Service area: Durban and surrounds
Operators, contractors and suppliers on our network work in Durban and surrounding areas, including Umhlanga, Pinetown, Westville, Umlazi, Phoenix, Chatsworth, Berea. Give the suburb, holding or farm name so the quote can include travel, and say how soon you need someone.