The pump-out clock
A three-to-five-year recurrence the customer forgets and the record doesn’t — the reminder is what turns a lapsed tank into a scheduled route stop.
Zaras for Septic
Pump-out schedules, point-of-sale inspections, and emergency backups.
The season runs thaw to freeze — a spring rush once the ground opens, a fall push to pump before the ground closes again, and a winter trough that cold-climate shops feel hard. But the season isn’t what actually books the calendar — the three-to-five-year pump cycle is, EPA’s own guidance, and the record is what keeps that clock running when the customer has long since forgotten it.
What carries season to season: the three-year clock tank notes last pump’s depth.
A routine pump-out, a closing-date inspection, and a weekend backup — the reminder that fires itself, the report that builds itself, and the record that already knew the tank was overdue.
Routine pump-out
The three-year reminder fired on its own clock — tank location, lid depth, and last sludge notes arrive with the reminder, not after the crew is already parked in the yard.
Weekend backup
A guest-load emergency at the premium rate — the record already shows this tank was overdue, and the pump-out books on the spot instead of waiting for Monday.
Septic money comes from two engines — the recurring clock that fills the route months out, and the desk that turns a found problem into a booked job. Zaras runs both from the same record.
A three-to-five-year recurrence the customer forgets and the record doesn’t — the reminder is what turns a lapsed tank into a scheduled route stop.
Inspections and repair work that turn a found problem into a booked job — priced and scheduled from the same record the pump-out lives on.
The record, not the whiteboard — every tank on its own clock, from the reminder to the invoice, with nothing re-keyed into a second system.
Pump-out reminders — fire on the tank's own three-to-five-year cycle, not a shop calendar.
Route scheduling — built from the due list, filling the route months out instead of one call at a time.
Tank location, depth, and condition notes — on the record before the crew ever leaves the yard.
Point-of-sale inspection reports — built from the job record and sent to the title company the same day — no closing-date scramble.
Emergency dispatch with premium rates — weekend and holiday backups slotted with a real ETA, priced for the call.
Repair and replacement estimates with deposits — drainfield and tank work priced and approved from the same record.
Multi-tank property accounts — per-site tank history for portfolios, campgrounds, and multi-tank properties.
Pump-out and repair invoicing — no double entry, no bookkeeper fights.
Due → pumped → noted → next cycle — every tank, one record.
Plans and prices are public on the pricing page — no sales call to get a number.
Yes. Invoices and payments flow straight into QuickBooks — no double entry, no bookkeeper fights.
It’s yours, both directions. Customers, tank histories, and open inspections come in with you when you join — and everything exports, any time.
Yes — restaurants, campgrounds, and property portfolios run per-site tank records and NET-terms billing on the same record as your residential book.
Septic companies running 1–40 crews — from an owner-operator to a multi-truck shop.
We onboard a limited number of shops at a time. Request an invite, fit is reviewed within 24 hours with a reply either way, and accepted shops get guided onboarding — pricebook and customer list loaded with you, not dumped on you.
Private beta
Every plan runs the full operating system for Septic — reminders, route scheduling, inspection reports, invoicing, payments. Pick the size that fits the trucks you run today.
$49/ month
One tech, one truck. Run the pump-out clock, build the inspection report, price the repair at the curb — the record keeps every tank straight.
from$149/ month
Dispatch at the desk, trucks on the route. Reminders fill the calendar, weekend backups slot in without knocking the route off schedule.
Free trial first, month-to-month after — cancel anytime. Full plan detail on the pricing page.