Woodville, GA · Greene County
Septic installation, drain field repair and site work in Woodville, Georgia, a northeast Greene County city with no public sewer.
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Is Woodville, GA on sewer?
No. EPA's ECHO database returns no Clean Water Act facilities at all for Woodville, so there is no town wastewater plant on record. The city supplies well water to about 140 connections, and homes use septic systems permitted by Greene County Environmental Health in Greensboro. We install and repair those systems and do the site work around them.↗↗↗
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The Woodville story
A rail-stop town with a wet bottom in the middle
Woodville began as Beeman, a stop on the rail line a few miles above Union Point, and the name it took likely comes from the wood loaded onto trains there. It was incorporated in 1911. Today it lines SR 77, Dogwood Road, four and a half miles north of Union Point, eight south of Maxeys and nine northeast of Greensboro, with city hall at 1001 East Peachtree Avenue.↗↗↗
The soil survey point at Woodville's center does not land on upland clay. It lands on Chewacla silt loam, frequently flooded, which NRCS rates very limited for septic fields. Chewacla is a floodplain soil, somewhat poorly drained, with a water table that rises to 6 to 24 inches below the surface from November through April.↗↗
Georgia's manual says areas subject to frequent flooding should not be used for absorption fields. In practice, a Woodville septic job starts by finding the higher, better-drained ground on the lot and putting the field there, sometimes with a pump tank to get effluent uphill from a house that sits lower.↗
Sewer or septic?
Sewer or septic in Woodville?
Being on the city's water system helps a Woodville lot. Greene County's Board of Health requires 0.75 acre for a septic lot on public water, with 25,500 square feet usable, versus 1.5 acres where a private well is needed.↗
Woodville also sits on one of Greene County's drainage divides. Land west of a line through Woodville, Union Point and White Plains drains to the Upper Oconee and Lake Oconee; land east of it splits between the Savannah basin's Little River and the Upper Ogeechee.↗
Local facts
Woodville on the record
Each row links to the agency, code or publisher it comes from. Tap a source to check it yourself.
| Topic | What it says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| City water | City of Woodville (GA1330004): about 140 connections and 367 people on groundwater | EPA Envirofacts SDWIS: public water systems in Greene County (PWSID GA133xxxx) |
| Incorporated / city hall | 1911 / 1001 East Peachtree Ave | Georgia Municipal Association directory: Woodville |
| Housing | Median home built 1977; 34 of 111 units are mobile homes, 24 built 1939 or earlier | Census Reporter: Woodville, GA (ACS 2024 5-year) |
| Original name | Beeman, a rail stop above Union Point | New Georgia Encyclopedia: Greene County |
| ZIP | 30669 | Georgia Municipal Association directory: Woodville |
Permits · Greene County Environmental Health (Northeast Health District), 1031 Apalachee Ave, Greensboro
Woodville septic permits, step by step
- 01
Call the Greene County Environmental Health Manager at 706-453-4471 for a septic letter or perc test; any building permit using septic needs that letter.↗
- 02
Confirm the lot meets Greene's minimum: 0.75 acre on city water, 1.5 acres on a well.↗
- 03
Trenches must have at least 24 inches between their bottom and the seasonal water table, rock or impervious soil (12 inches with aerobic pretreatment).↗
- 04
The specialist inspects before backfill; the permit is valid up to 12 months.↗
Services here
Woodville jobs we do
- 01Drain Field Installation & RepairMoving failed fields out of wet ground onto drier soil.Drain Field Installation & Repair details
- 02Septic System RepairTanks behind 1970s homes and pre-war houses along SR 77.Septic System Repair details
- 03Septic Pump SystemsLifting effluent from a low house to a field on high ground.Septic Pump Systems details
- 04Septic System InstallationNew homes and replacement manufactured homes on town and rural lots.Septic System Installation details
- 05French DrainsDrying out low yards and keeping runoff off a field.French Drains details
- 06Land & Lot ClearingOvergrown lots and pasture edges before a build.Land & Lot Clearing details
Also available:Aerobic Septic SystemsStorm Drains
FAQ
Woodville septic questions
Straight answers, with the rule or record behind them. Still unsure? Call and ask the crew that digs.
(678) 863-5620Does Woodville have a sewer system?
No. EPA's ECHO database returns no Clean Water Act facilities for Woodville at all, so there is no town wastewater plant. Woodville supplies water only.
Source: EPA ECHO Clean Water Act facility search: Woodville, GA
Why is my Woodville yard wet every winter?
Part of town maps as Chewacla silt loam, a floodplain soil whose water table can rise to 6 to 24 inches below the surface from November to April. A drain field in that ground will struggle in wet months.
Source: USDA NRCS Official Series Description: Chewacla series
Can a drain field go in a low spot that floods?
Georgia's septic manual says areas subject to frequent flooding should not be used for absorption fields, so the field belongs on the higher, better-drained part of the lot.
Source: GA DPH Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (March 2026), Section B: General Site Provisions
Who permits septic in Woodville?
Greene County Environmental Health, 1031 Apalachee Avenue, Greensboro (706-453-4471); specialists are in the office 8:30 to 10 a.m. on weekdays.
Source: Northeast Health District: Greene County locations (Environmental Health)
How much land does a Woodville septic lot need?
0.75 acre on public water or 1.5 acres on a private well under Greene County's Board of Health lot-size ordinance.
Source: Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)
Who is buried in Woodville Cemetery?
Among others, Major Robert McWhorter, who represented Greene County in the legislature for most of 1847 to 1884 and was the first Republican Speaker of the Georgia House.
Source: Wikipedia: Woodville, Georgia
Sources
Where these facts come from
Rules, costs and local facts on this page link to the agency, code or publisher that states them. Cost figures are third-party market ranges, not our prices — estimates are free.
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- 1EPA ECHO Clean Water Act facility search: Woodville, GA
- 2EPA Envirofacts SDWIS: public water systems in Greene County (PWSID GA133xxxx)
- 3Northeast Health District: Greene County locations (Environmental Health)
- 4New Georgia Encyclopedia: Greene County
- 5Wikipedia: Woodville, Georgia
- 6Georgia Municipal Association directory: Woodville
- 7USDA NRCS Soil Data Access: map unit at Woodville's Census centroid (33.6655, -83.1181)
- 8USDA NRCS Official Series Description: Chewacla series
- 9GA DPH Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (March 2026), Section B: General Site Provisions
- 10Greene County Board of Health: Lot Size Ordinance (effective Sept 7, 2018)
- 11Wikipedia: Greene County, Georgia
- 12Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. r. 511-3-1-.03, General Requirements for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (LII)
- 13Census Reporter: Woodville, GA (ACS 2024 5-year)
- 14Greene County, GA: Septic Tank Permits
- 15GA DPH Manual for On-Site Sewage Management Systems (March 2026), Section F: Dispersal Systems
- 16Greene County EH Fees (effective August 1, 2024)
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Soggy field or a new home on SR 77? Call A Class.
We will find the best ground on the lot, tell you what Greene County will expect, and give you a free estimate for the septic and site work.
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