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J. W. McCarty's The Original Honey Dipper

The Original Honey Dipper — Septic Service

If your tank's overdue, we pump it.

Summer and winter, no job too big or too small. McCarty's has cleaned septic tanks across North Central West Virginia for 40 years — fast, clean, and done right the first time.

How Often Should You Pump?

The WV DEP guidelines we follow — cleaning intervals by tank size.

Know when your tank is due. This table shows the WV DEP-recommended pumping frequency in years, based on tank size and household size.

WV DEP recommended septic tank cleaning intervals by tank size and household size, in years.
Tank Size
(gallons)
Household — Number of People
1 2 3 4 5 6
500 5.8 2.6 1.3 1.0 0.7 0.4
750 9.1 4.2 2.6 1.8 1.3 1.0
900 11.0 5.2 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.3
1000 12.4 5.9 3.7 2.6 2.0 1.3
1250 15.6 7.5 4.8 3.4 2.6 2.0
1500 18.9 9.1 5.9 4.2 3.3 2.6
1750 22.1 10.7 6.9 5.0 3.9 3.1
2000 25.4 12.4 8.0 5.9 4.5 3.7
2250 28.6 14.0 9.1 6.7 5.2 4.2
2500 31.9 15.6 10.2 7.5 5.9 4.8

Full WV DEP guidance on septic systems is available at dep.wv.gov. Not sure where your tank falls? Call us — we'll tell you straight.

Summer and winter — year-round

Most competitors stop in winter. We don't.

John W. McCarty built his portable sanitation business first, then added septic cleaning because his customers needed it. Same truck. Same Honey Dipper. Forty years later, that's still how we operate — one family, one team, one standard.

We cover all of North Central West Virginia — Weston, Clarksburg, Buckhannon, Fairmont, Grafton, Elkins, and Glenville. No job too big, no job too small. Just call and ask for The Original Honey Dipper.

Call to schedule a pump

(304) 269-3747

Primary line

(304) 624-6309

Secondary line

2670 Berlin Road
Weston, WV 26452

Ready when you are

Don't wait until it's an emergency.

Most septic problems announce themselves the hard way. Check the chart above, call McCarty’s, and get it pumped before it becomes a bigger job. Summer or winter — we’re out there.