Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2009-0596-2723
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Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
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Posted Date: 2010-12-06T05:00Z

Conversation with Mark Repasky, November 8, 2010

Wastewater Technologies  (850-251-7743)

What is the cost to upgrade an existing septic system to a RetroFAST
system?

The cost depends on where the system is located.  It’ll cost a lot
more if you’re installing the system in the Florida Keys.  For
Southern Florida, say, the costs has different components.  It’ll cost
somewhere in the ballpark of $300 to pump out the existing tank and
inspect it.  The actual system itself including tax and delivery costs
about $1,650.  A standard installation will be about $500.  It runs
about $300-$400 for the labor (lay the piping etc), and anywhere from
$0-$100 to deal with electrical issues.  Sometimes there’s just a plug
there and it’s easy.  

I’d say in general it will cost you about $2,00 - $2,500 total to
upgrade an existing system.  In the Keys it might be more like $4,500. 
That doesn’t include a ton of profit for the company.  Of course for
subdivisions, there are economies of scale.  It also depends on the
existing system, and whether there’s an electrical box nearby.  Maybe
a low-end / high-end cost would be something like $2,500 - $3,500.