About the author

Damon Malnar

Owner & Founder, Elite Septic Service

Damon Malnar is the owner and founder of Elite Septic Service in Lufkin, Texas. He has spent 10 years installing, repairing, and inspecting on-site sewage facilities across Angelina, Polk, Rusk, Houston, Trinity, and Sabine counties, and holds TCEQ licenses as an Installer II, Site Evaluator, and Maintenance Provider.

10 years in the field
Based in Lufkin, TX
Licensed & insured
9 articles published

Experience behind the advice

Damon started working on septic systems in East Texas 10 years ago and founded Elite Septic Service in Lufkin. In that time he has installed, repaired, and inspected conventional and aerobic systems on properties across Angelina, Polk, Rusk, Houston, Trinity, and Sabine counties.

Most of what he writes here comes out of that work. Soil is the reason the same system behaves differently 30 miles apart: sandy ground in Polk County drains fast, the heavy clay in Rusk County does not, and a drainfield sized for one will struggle in the other. Knowing which one is under a property is the difference between a system that lasts decades and one that gives trouble in year four.

He runs the company the same way. The crew that quotes a job is the crew that does it, prices are flat rate and in writing before work starts, and a repair gets recommended over a replacement whenever a repair will genuinely hold. He handles the county permits and paperwork himself, so installs pass inspection.

Areas of expertise

Septic system installation
Septic tank pumping and maintenance
Aerobic treatment units
Drainfield repair and replacement
On-site sewage facility (OSSF) permitting
Soil and site evaluation
Septic inspections for real estate transactions
Sewer line repair and camera inspection

Licenses and credentials

TCEQ Licensed OSSF Installer, Class IITexas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQ Licensed OSSF Site EvaluatorTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
TCEQ Licensed OSSF Maintenance ProviderTexas Commission on Environmental Quality
Licensed and insured septic contractorElite Septic Service, Lufkin, Texas

Where he works

Elite Septic Service covers Lufkin, Jasper, and the surrounding East Texas counties: Angelina, Polk, Rusk, Houston, Trinity, and Sabine. Emergency calls are answered 24 hours a day, and most appointments are scheduled within the same week.

Texas licenses on-site sewage facility work through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. An Installer II license covers every system type including aerobic units, a Site Evaluator license covers the soil and site analysis a permit depends on, and a Maintenance Provider license covers the ongoing servicing an aerobic system is required to have.

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