Sewer Camera Inspection in New Hill, NC

New Hill is a rural crossroads near Harris Lake and the Shearon Harris nuclear plant. The 18 MGD Western Wake Regional Water Reclamation Facility is located here, but that doesn't mean New Hill homes are connected to it. Most are on private onsite systems, and Apex sewer is available only after annexation where lines reach; Apex requires parcels in its ETJ to annex before connecting. New subdivisions are going up, with a median build year of 2013 and about two-thirds of homes built since 2010, so many drain lines here are new plastic. New plastic doesn't wear out quickly, but it can sag where soil settled after construction, separate at a joint, or collect debris left from the build. On larger lots, the run from the house to the tank can also be long, which gives roots more joints to find.

What to do now

1. Stop using water if drains are backing up.
2. Confirm your setup. If you don't pay a sewer bill to Apex, you're almost certainly on a private onsite system.
3. Find the cleanout on the line leaving the house.
4. Note when the onsite system was last serviced, if you know.
5. Write down the pattern: which drains, and whether it's worse after rain.

Symptoms and likely causes

The camera covers the line from the house to the tank. The tank and the rest of the onsite system need a separate evaluation. If the line looks clean on camera but the house still drains slowly, that result is useful in itself: it points the next call in the right direction.

What affects the cost

• Whether there's a cleanout on the line
• Clearing a blockage before filming
• Distance from the house to the tank
• Locating the pipe's route across the lot and saving the video

Permits in unincorporated Wake come from Wake County Permits and Inspections. The Chatham County part of the 27562 ZIP would fall to Chatham County.