Podgurski Corporation

Podgurski Corporation is the septic and drain company Canton-area homeowners call when something needs fixing underground — a broken line, a backed-up system, water pooling where it shouldn't. The company says it's been family-run since 1940, started by two uncles and a grandfather as the Donald A. Podgurski Company; Chris Podgurski, now president and a third-generation owner, took over from Donald in 1985 and expanded the business. It works septic, sewer, drain, and site-work jobs for residential, commercial and municipal customers, and the company says it covers a long list of towns across southeastern Massachusetts, from Canton and Dedham to Braintree, Brockton and Fall River. On Google, where it holds a 4.2-star average from 15 ratings, the handful of written reviews on file from 2022 and 2023 tell a consistent story. A 2023 customer called the septic service prompt and professional. A 2022 customer said the crew walked them through exactly what the problem was and how to fix it, and came away satisfied enough to sign up for an ongoing maintenance program to head off future flooding. One thing worth asking about directly: a 2022 review describes the company doing sewer and drain work for "over 62 years," which doesn't match the company's own account of a family business running since 1940 — the two accounts of its history don't quite line up. For septic, sewer or drain trouble anywhere in its southeastern Massachusetts service area, Podgurski's long family ownership and its practice of walking customers through the diagnosis make it a reasonable call — just confirm your town is on its current service list before booking.