Carleton Environmental Services

Carleton Pumping has been proudly serving the community for more than 50 years. As a family owned and operated business, we can attribute our success to remaining customer service focused providing superior services and products. We have built our business around integrity, honesty, and hard work to ensure customer satisfaction is a top priority.

We started with only one truck in the yard and a dedication to our customers. Now we have grown the business to twelve trucks and we have been expanding into three different divisions of work to service our customers. Carleton Pumping was sold to Randy Todd (21 years old), the nephew of established and successful entrepreneur Elmer Todd in 1985, who was the former president of Carleton Pumping. Randy has continued the evolution of Carleton Pumping with the continued expansion into other markets. He incorporated Carleton Pumping into Carleton Environmental Services Inc.in 1998. In 2000 he established the portable sanitation division (Toddy’s Potties), as well as a part of a Rooter-Man franchise - a sewer and drain cleaning division.

Randy Todd is now been on the board of directors for OASIS (Ontario Association of Sewage Industry Services) for the past 10 years.

Service Areas

Announcing our new service areas. Kemptville, Merrickville and surrounding areas. If you are unsure whether we service your area please contact us and we will gladly assist. We look forward to hearing from you!

Residential Septic Pumping Services
All of your household wastewater exits your home through a pipe to the septic tank.
The septic tank is a buried, watertight container typically made of concrete, fibreglass, or polyethylene. It holds the waste water long enough to allow solids to settle out (forming sludge) and oil and grease to float to the surface (as scum). It also allows partial decomposition of the solid materials.
Compartments and a T-shaped outlet in the septic tank prevent the sludge and scum from leaving the tank and traveling into the drainfield area. Screens are also recommended to keep solids from entering the drainfield.
Newer tanks generally have risers with lids at the ground surface to allow easy location, inspection, and pumping of the tank.

How your system works

A septic system is an onsite wastewater treatment system that processes and purifies household waste (effluent). The effluent consists of black water (toilet wastes) and grey water (kitchen, sink, bathtub, and laundry wastes). A septic system has two components: a septic tank and a leachfield or drainfield. Primary treatment occurs in the septic tank, where bacteria digest organic materials in the wastewater. The effluent then flows into the leachfield for secondary treatment.

What Your Tank Does

The most important component of your septic system is the septic tank, which is the underground, waterproof container designed to:
Receive wastewater from your home.
Separate solids from liquids.
Partially digest organic matter.
Store liquids.
Deliver relatively clear liquid to the absorption field.
In a properly functioning tank, solids and liquids are effectively separated. Solids and partially decomposed sludge settle to the bottom of the tank and accumulate while scum of lightweight material (including fats and greases) rise to the top. The clear liquid that settles between the scum and the sludge layers, known as the clarified zone, carries over to the absorption field.
When Septic Systems Don't Work
If the tank is not pumped out regularly, the sludge and/or scum layers will be drawn into the wastewater distributed to the tile bed, eventually overloading the system. After sufficient overload time, the tile bed will no longer be capable of distributing the wastewater into the ground, causing 'breakouts'.
These are direct discharges of partially treated wastewater onto the ground surface. Sewage and its associated wastes will filter into the soil, contaminating everything it reaches - your well, your neighbour's well, the underground water supply, and local streams and rivers.
If too much water is dumped in the tank, the tile bed will be overloaded with the same result, as well as the possibility of it backing up into your house.
If excess household chemicals, soaps, and detergents are washed into the septic tank, the bacterial action may be slowed or killed.

Call Me Back

We also offer a Callback Service for our clients. Let us call you when the recommended maintenance date for your system is approaching. This courtesy service ensures that your system will remain in excellent and working condition.
To protect your investment through our FREE Callback Service, click here or call us at 613-838-5500.
Septic System Tips
To prevent build up, sludge and floating scum need to be removed through periodic pumping of the septic tank. Regular inspections and pumping are the best and cheapest way to keep your septic system in good working order.