Waters Robert Septic Service

Robert Waters Septic Service is a one-man outfit working out of South Wellfleet on the septic and dirt-work jobs a lot of Outer Cape homes eventually need — pumping, inspections, full installations, plus the excavation that goes with a construction project (site clearing, trenching, retaining walls, driveways). The company says it has been at it since 1983, with Robert Waters running the business himself the whole way. Five Google reviews from 2018 through 2020, every one five stars, give the fullest picture of how jobs actually go. In a 2020 review, a customer described Waters following up after the job with a status update on their septic system; three 2018 reviews point to the same things — showing up fast, explaining the work, being easy to deal with — and one calls the pricing reasonable. It's a small sample, and an old one, but the pattern holds across all five: fast, no-drama service straight from the owner. Before calling, ask about the septic inspector license directly. Waters' site cites a number (#513099) and licensing through the state's energy and environmental office, but that credential is self-reported here and hasn't been checked against the state registry, so it's worth confirming before signing on. For a straightforward pump-out, inspection, or smaller excavation job anywhere on the Lower Cape — Wellfleet, Truro, Orleans, Eastham, Brewster, Yarmouth — this looks like an owner-operator setup where the person who answers the phone is the person doing the work. Don't expect a large crew for a bigger construction excavation.