Family-owned. Master licensed. Thirty-five years of Texas septic experience — now built around Godley and the surrounding rural Johnson County properties we already work on every week.
There are bigger septic shops chasing four cities at once. We're not them. We work Godley homes, year-round, with a crew that already knows the dirt and the codes here.
Rural lot sizes, the larger 1,000–1,500 gallon tanks common out here, well + septic setbacks, the heavy clay that breaks down drain fields faster than people expect.
Permit submittals, real-estate inspection paperwork, county notification requirements — the parts other shops mess up because they only do this work once a quarter.
Owner Dwain Lackey started in this trade at fifteen, working under his father. Same family, same phone number, same crew that's likely already been to a house down the road from yours.
When you live on a rural Godley road, "local" actually matters. We're not coming from a Fort Worth dispatcher — we're already nearby on the route.
Installation for new rural builds. Routine pumping for the home you've lived in for years. Repairs before things fail. Inspections for the home you're buying or selling.
New-construction installs on rural Godley lots — conventional lateral lines, aerobic systems, old-system removal, tanks, risers and final inspections. Fully permitted with Johnson County.
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Routine pumping for conventional and aerobic systems on Godley properties. Catch yard pooling and drain field stress before they become a $10,000 repair.
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Aerators, spray pumps, control panels, chlorinators, collapsed lateral lines, broken risers and lids. Repair before replacement — that's the homeowner-first call most of the time.
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Pre-purchase and pre-sale inspections for Godley homes, plus the maintenance contracts aerobic systems are required to carry. Paperwork done right the first time.
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How often should your septic tank be pumped? A clear guide by household size and tank capacity, tuned for rural Godley properties on clay soil.
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Family-owned, master licensed, 35+ years in the Texas septic trade. The story behind Godley Septic and why we built a brand around Godley specifically.
About Us
Owner Dwain Lackey started in this work at fifteen, riding routes and pulling lids next to his dad. He's been doing it himself for the better part of four decades, and he holds a Texas master plumber license, a state septic installer license, and a septic maintenance license — the three together let him handle the whole system, top to bottom.
Godley Septic is the chapter of that trade focused specifically on Godley homes. Smaller crew. Tighter route. The kind of operation where when you call, the person picking up actually knows the road you live on.
Plenty of septic outfits will drive to Godley if you call. Few of them were built around it. We were.
Typical rural Godley septic tank capacity — sized for property, not a city footprint.
Typical pumping cadence for a Godley family home — sooner with clay soil & heavy use.
Required separation between a well and a septic tank in Texas — non-negotiable on every install.
The whole flow, from your first call to a working system, in plain language.
You call. A person picks up — usually Dwain or someone who's been at the shop more than a decade. Tell us what's going on.
For routine work we book straight in. For an install or repair we come look first — no charge — and tell you what's actually wrong.
Written, plain, no upsell padding. If the cheaper repair will get you another five years, we'll tell you that — not push a replacement.
Permitted. Cleaned up after. Paperwork filed where it needs to be filed. You go back to your life with a working septic.
If you're in town, on a county road off the highway, or out where the property lines start counting in acres — that's our route.
Most of our work comes from Godley families telling other Godley families. Here's what some of them have had to say.
If we took care of you, your honest review helps the next Godley family find someone they can trust.
The ones we actually get on the phone. Direct answers.
Phone gets answered by someone who knows septic systems — not a regional dispatcher reading off a script. Free local estimates.
