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Septic installation in Warsaw and Douro-Dummer

New systems and full replacements from Warsaw and Hall's Glen to the south shore of Stony Lake and the farms of Douro and Dummer. Send the form and an owner calls you back today.

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32 reviews, every one five stars
Same-day callback
An owner calls you back and books the site visit
Owners on site
One crew. One of the two owners runs every job, every day
Installs and replacements
New systems and full bed replacements. No pump-outs, no patch jobs

Septic installation in Warsaw and Douro-Dummer

Septic installation in Douro-Dummer means stony moraine ground and, on four lakes, a Township inspection program that will come back to your system. Properties on Stony, Clear, Katchewanooka and Dummer Lake are inspected zone by zone, and the Building Department checks a test pit before it issues any permit. Douro-Dummer was already running its own sewage permits before Peterborough Public Health left the program in 2024.

New septic installation

Building a house, cottage or shop? You get a complete system sized for the bedrooms and fixtures you are actually putting in, designed to pass the inspection the first time.

  • ✓System design and the Part 8 permit application, handled by us
  • ✓Tank, distribution box and leaching bed installed
  • ✓Conventional bed, raised or filter bed, or tertiary unit, whichever the site needs
  • ✓All excavation, imported fill and backfill included
  • ✓Final grading and site restoration

Septic replacement

Old bed failing? Sewage surfacing, slow drains, a health unit order, or a system that predates the property? You get the old tank out and a new system to current Ontario Building Code, with the inspection coordinated for you.

  • ✓Old tank pumped, removed and disposed of
  • ✓Failed drain field, weeping bed or leaching bed excavated
  • ✓New system to current Part 8 code
  • ✓Health unit or building department inspections coordinated
  • ✓Site restored clean when we leave

We install conventional drain fields (weeping beds, leaching beds, tile beds), raised and filter beds where bedrock or the water table is close, and tertiary treatment units such as Waterloo Biofilter and Ecoflo where the lot or the shoreline calls for one.

We install and replace. We do not do pump-outs or minor repairs. If you only need a tank pumped or a baffle fixed, we will point you to someone who does that. If your system has failed or you are building new, we are the right call.

Septic in Warsaw and Douro-Dummer: what changes here

Who issues the permit

The Township of Douro-Dummer issues a separate sewage system permit for every new or replacement system, through its own Cloudpermit workspace. The design starts in the ground: a test pit dug to at least 1.5 metres, which the Building Department inspects. The zoning by-law then fixes the layout, with every sewage system at least 30 metres from the high water mark and 3 metres from any street or private road. We dig the pit, prepare the application and meet the inspector.

The ground you are on

The county soil survey maps its largest area of Dummer soils in Dummer and Belmont townships, on the very stony calcareous till of the Dummer moraine, with strongly sloping, complex ground and, in a few spots, only a thin layer over limestone. The Rockcroft soils beside them drain imperfectly, with bedrock 30 to 60 centimetres down. A bed here is often raised, and the stone comes out before it goes in.

The rule that shapes the design

Douro-Dummer's Discretionary Sewage System Maintenance Inspection Program covers every property abutting Dummer Lake, also called White Lake, Stony Lake, Clear Lake and Katchewanooka Lake, ten zones in turn under Building By-law 2024-31. A system new or fully replaced within the previous ten years is exempt when its zone comes up, and a failed inspection gets 30 days for corrective work before an Order to Comply. A new system resets that ten-year clock.

Communities we cover from here

WarsawDouroHall's GlenCentre DummerSouth DummerCottesloeClarinaCrowe's LandingMcCracken's LandingGilchrist BayJuniper IslandGalesburgDonwood

How septic installation in Warsaw and Douro-Dummer works, in four steps

1
Tell us what you need
Fill in the form or call. We call back the same business day and book the site visit.
2
An owner walks your property
We look at the lot, the setbacks, the access and the old system if there is one, and we hand you a written price. No dispatcher, no salesperson.
3
We handle the paperwork
Design, the Part 8 permit application, and every inspection. You sign, we file.
4
Install and inspection
Most installs take three to five days on site. The inspector signs off, we grade and restore, and you get the written warranty.

Our equipment, on site

Thor Construction excavator on a Kawartha Lakes site
Thor Construction excavator clearing a lot
Thor Construction crew and equipment on a rural site

What our customers say

★★★★★

“As a custom home builder, we love contracting Thor Construction Company for all of our demolition, excavation and septic work. They are easy to work with, have great equipment and know what they are doing. Our clients are always very happy with them.”

Ethan Bender
Custom home builder · Google review
★★★★★

“Hired Thor for complete site services including bringing utilities into my new build and digging for foundation. Once the build was complete they came back and finish landscaped the property and we couldn't be happier. Strongly recommend!”

Robert Bell
New build, site services · Google review
★★★★★

“Thor Construction Company came in and trenched all new water lines for us when our well line burst. They installed new yard hydrants for us as well. We are so grateful they came in and fixed our water line problem promptly and professionally.”

MDL
Rural property, water lines · Google review

Septic installation in Warsaw and Douro-Dummer: your questions answered

Who issues the septic permit in Douro-Dummer?

The Township of Douro-Dummer Building Department, through Cloudpermit. It handled sewage permits before Peterborough Public Health's 2024 exit and still does. We prepare the application for you.

Is there a source protection inspection as well?

Yes. Properties Otonabee Conservation identified in the Trent source protection vulnerable areas get mandatory maintenance inspections. The Township completed that round in 2025, and the next one is due in 2030.

What does the lake program inspector need from me?

The Township asks owners to uncover the tank lids and not to have the tank emptied beforehand, so the inspector sees the system as it really runs. A system we install leaves the lids easy to reach.

Do you handle the septic permit?

Yes. We arrange the design and file the Part 8 sewage system permit with whichever office covers your property, a municipal building department or the health unit, and we book every inspection.

How much does a new septic system cost?

A conventional system for a typical home in Central Ontario runs about $15,000 to $30,000. Raised beds, tertiary units and difficult access push it higher. You get a written price after the site visit.

How long does an installation take?

Three to five days on site for most systems. Add the permit lead time in front of that, which we manage and keep you posted on.

How do I know my septic system is failing?

Sewage surfacing or a wet, spongy patch over the bed, slow drains through the whole house, gurgling, sewage smell outside, or an unusually green strip of lawn over the bed. If you see any of these, call. If it needs replacing we will tell you straight, and if it only needs a repair we will send you to someone who does repairs.

Do you install raised beds and tertiary systems?

Yes. Where bedrock, a high water table or a small lot rules out a conventional bed, we install raised and filter beds and tertiary treatment units such as Waterloo Biofilter and Ecoflo.

Can you install in winter?

Often, depending on frost depth and access. Frozen ground costs a bit more. If your system has failed and cannot wait for spring, call and we will tell you whether your site works in winter.

Other areas and services

Every page has the local permit office, the ground and the rules for that area.

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Other work near Warsaw and Douro-Dummer

Excavationin Peterborough and the Kawarthas→Landscapingin Peterborough→Shoreline restorationon Buckhorn and Chemong Lakes→Excavationin Lakefield, Bridgenorth and Ennismore→Landscapingin Lakefield, Bridgenorth and Ennismore→Shoreline restorationon Lovesick and Katchewanooka Lake→Excavationin Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan→Landscapingin Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan→Excavationin Apsley and North Kawartha→Landscapingin Apsley and North Kawartha→Shoreline restorationon Stony and Clear Lake→Excavationin Warsaw and Douro-Dummer→Landscapingin Warsaw and Douro-Dummer→Excavationin Keene and Otonabee-South Monaghan→Landscapingin Keene and Otonabee-South Monaghan→Excavationin Norwood and Havelock→Landscapingin Norwood and Havelock→Demolitionin Peterborough→Demolitionin Lakefield, Bridgenorth and Ennismore→Demolitionin Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan→Demolitionin Apsley and North Kawartha→Demolitionin Warsaw and Douro-Dummer→Demolitionin Norwood and Havelock→Demolitionin Keene and Otonabee-South Monaghan→Every area we coverMap and full list→

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Thor Construction Company
Bobcaygeon, Ontario · Serving Central Ontario, north of the GTA
  • (705) 208-7121
  • jp@thorconstruction.ca
  • Bobcaygeon, Ontario

Services

Septic installation

Excavation

Landscaping

Hardscaping

Shoreline restoration

Demolition

Service areas

Bobcaygeon and Fenelon Falls

Lindsay and south Kawartha Lakes

Buckhorn and Trent Lakes

Peterborough and the Kawarthas

Haliburton and Minden

Orillia, Severn and Ramara

Barrie and South Simcoe

Muskoka: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge and Huntsville

Cobourg, Port Hope and Northumberland

Durham: Oshawa, Whitby, Pickering, Ajax, Clarington, Uxbridge and Port Perry

York: Markham, Stouffville, Newmarket, Aurora, King and Georgina

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