Septic Whisperer

Creating opportunities for aspiring business owners and selling yield to investors. All through pumping, inspecting, repairing and installing septic systems.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

My business partner and true "Septic Whisperer" Aaron is coming up on 200 septic related videos that he has been posting on Youtube. It seems like a waste to not post them on this channel. I will be attempting to post 3-4 per week.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

Something I came across while looking at septic companies to buy in Las Vegas: always diligence planned septic-to-sewer conversions, especially in water-critical areas.

In Vegas, the push was partly about capturing wastewater that would otherwise go into homeowners’ drainfields and returning treated water to Lake Mead.

Conversions can create a short-term boom in abandonment, tank crushing/removal, excavation and sewer connections...but ultimately eliminate those homes as future septic customers.

Important long-term risk when valuing a septic business.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

🚨 Septic-to-sewer conversion update in Florida:

Panama City Beach officials are discussing financing options for Laguna Beach homeowners as the first phase of a septic elimination project moves forward.

The project already has $3M in state funding + $1.7M from the city.

Another example of public funding accelerating septic-to-sewer conversions...and potentially reshaping local septic demand.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

🚨 Septic-to-sewer conversion update in Florida:

Panama City Beach officials are discussing financing options for Laguna Beach homeowners as the first phase of a septic elimination project moves forward.

The project already has $3M in state funding + $1.7M from the city.

Another example of public funding accelerating septic-to-sewer conversions...and potentially reshaping local septic demand.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

Larimer County, CO is considering revisions to its onsite wastewater (OWTS) regulations following an Aug. 20 public hearing.

Still proposed...not adopted...but worth watching. In Colorado, county-level rule changes can directly impact septic design requirements, permitting, installer workload and repair costs.

Small regulatory changes can create very real business opportunities.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@ThinkAppraiser How do you factor in having the primary bedroom on the main level?

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

The future of septic isn’t just pumping tanks. It’s recurring maintenance, monitoring, inspections and advanced treatment—more revenue per customer.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@pestctrlguy We also own the largest property/hoa management business in the area. Let me know once you open up shop.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@pestctrlguy La Plata County 57,000. However only a percentage of them have Septic Systems where as everyone has pests!!!

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@pestctrlguy I just wish I was in a bigger market where we could optimize routes better. Getting 5.5 MPG in a diesel pump truck makes all that windshield time hurt.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@pestctrlguy Agreed, I was specially addressing the "chase leads endlessly"

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@BoomerDivvies indoor/outdoor pool was high end.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@danielcronauer I used to hate hearing business owners talk about having a “no asshole policy” while I was still taking shit from bad customers just to make payroll and truck payments.

It took about 2.5 years to earn the ability to say No

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@KrissBergTweets "Everything is amazing and nobody is happy." - Louis C.K

Lack of gratitude is ruining peoples lives.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

Colorado septic rules are tightening.

Jefferson County now requires older wood, metal and cinderblock septic tanks to be replaced when discovered. La Plata County also updated its OWTS rules this year to align with Colorado Regulation 43.

More regulation = more inspections, repairs and replacement work for septic contractors.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

The septic industry is quietly becoming more valuable.

Aging systems + tighter regulations + government funding + advanced treatment + consolidation are all pushing demand higher.

The winners won’t just own pump trucks. They’ll control recurring routes, inspections, repairs, installs—and most importantly, disposal access.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@Jacob_Naviaux How is that furnace filter looking?

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

Disposal access might be one of the most overlooked competitive advantages in the septic business.

More municipalities are restricting septage or raising disposal fees, and some larger operators are responding by building their own pretreatment.

If you’re buying a septic or portable toilet company, don’t just look at trucks, routes and EBITDA. Look at where the waste goes, what it costs, how far away it is, and whether that access will still be there in 5–10 years.

Secure disposal could end up being worth a lot more than people think.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@HedgeDirty Triffin dilemma

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@SMB_Attorney Yes, when considering the second-order effects. In a K-shaped economy, I would agree with this for restaurants serving affluent customers. I would be more concerned about middle-of-the-road restaurants that depend on the white-collar upper-middle and middle classes.

[Septic Whisperer @MarcGaleazzi]

@dealflow_guy Triffin dilemma