Squeezed between Tuggerah Lake and the surf, most of Long Jetty went to sewer long ago. If your block is one of the holdouts still running its own system, this page is for you. When you call, you speak to Paul, and Paul is the one who turns up.
Ward Septics has been servicing tanks around Long Jetty and the Tuggerah Lake shore for years, led by Paul, a licensed plumber with over 45 years in the trade. Older blocks, holiday places and properties on the fringes of the sewered area still depend on their own systems, and a tank a few streets from a lake has no room for neglect.
A failing tank is a health risk to your household and, this close to the water, a problem for the whole shore. Regular cleaning and maintenance is the assurance the law expects and the lake deserves. The price is agreed before work starts, nothing is subcontracted, and every clean ends with a written audit of the system's condition.
Long Jetty's streets are compact and its back lanes are tighter still. The tank cleaning truck carries 90 metres of pump-out hose, so it parks where it fits and the hose covers the rest, down the side of the house, through the gate, to wherever the tank hides.
The whole job runs from a distance. No machinery over the lawn, no digging up the yard to get access, and no need to put your day on hold. Most customers only know the work is done when Paul knocks with the written audit.
Complete vacuum removal of sludge and liquid waste, carried away in the sealed truck to a council-approved facility. The full pump-out service.
Walls high-pressure cleaned once the tank is empty, baffles and both pipes inspected. Worth it for a sale, a new purchase or a tank with no history.
On a septic block a blocked drain is a health problem, not a nuisance. Found, cleared, and the cause named so it does not come straight back.
Sandy lakeside ground is kind to trenches until it is not. Diagnosis first, then the practical path forward.
FLOW systems, Envirocycle and other aerated units are all serviced, and they need attention more often than a conventional tank.
Rainwater tank getting murky? The same truck cleans those too, and one visit can cover both jobs.
As the owner of a septic system you are responsible for its ongoing maintenance, and Central Coast Council expects every on-site sewage system to be kept working and inspected under the Local Government Act 1993. That obligation does not pause for holiday homes or rentals.
Every Ward Septics pump-out is documented and compliant with NSW EPA waste transport and disposal requirements: sealed truck, council-approved facility, paperwork to match. If the service turns up something the council may need to hear about, you get told on the day, with the next step laid out straight.
Selling, or just bought a place with no service records? A licensed pump-out and condition assessment gives you a written record of exactly where the system stands, which answers a council enquiry and backs a vendor disclosure equally well. Details on the septic tank cleaning page.
Any one of those is worth a phone call before it becomes an emergency call-out.
Long Jetty sits between the Tuggerah and Wyong run and the wider Central Coast run, and the nearby names share the truck, the pricing and the written audit.
All the runs live on the locations page. Nearby by name: Norah Head and Gosford.
Most of Long Jetty is sewered, but not all of it. Check your water bill for a sewerage service charge, or ring Paul on 0438 315 514 with the address and he will tell you straight, no call-out needed for that.
Every three to five years for most households. Holiday lets and rentals deserve extra attention: heavy summer occupancy loads a tank faster than the quiet months suggest. The written audit after each clean gives you an honest date for the next one.
No. The truck carries 90 metres of hose, parks where it fits and cleans from a distance. Tight access is routine work, not a surcharge.
From $600 as a rule of thumb, rising with tank size, and the estimate is settled before any work starts. Pricing detail, including the Pump-Out Partners neighbour deal, lives on the septic tank cleaning page.
Full vacuum removal of all liquid and solid waste, inspection of the accessible components including the baffles and both pipes, licensed EPA-compliant disposal, and a written condition summary before the truck leaves.
Yes. Conventional tanks, FLOW systems, Envirocycle and other aerated treatment units are all serviced, and the aerated units typically need it every six to twelve months.
Give Paul the suburb, the access story and roughly when the tank was last cleaned. Long Jetty sits right between two regular runs, so jobs here slot in fast.
