New septic installations, pump-outs, drain field repair, sewer line work, and real estate inspections — serving Cicero and all of Central New York. Charlie and Sonja Mattes, owners. NYSDEC registered, Onondaga County licensed, fully insured.
From routine pump-outs on Cicero lots to new system installs on properties in Cazenovia — the same licensed, insured C Mattes crew handles it all. No rotating subcontractors. No guesswork.
Routine pump-out or emergency backup at midnight — the same crew, the same number, the same standard of work. No rotodex of subcontractors. When you call C Mattes, Charlie answers.
New conventional and alternative septic systems. Full permit coordination with Onondaga County Health Dept, excavation, installation, and inspection sign-off.
Routine and scheduled cleanings for all tank sizes and types — concrete, fiberglass, poly, steel. Residential and commercial. Baffle inspection included.
Failing or saturated leach fields diagnosed, repaired, or replaced. Partial trench repairs and full system replacements with re-permitting.
Real estate transaction inspections, routine compliance checks, and pre-purchase evaluations. Written report with findings — accepted for closings.
Municipal sewer hookups, lateral repair and replacement, root intrusion clearing, and camera inspections. Permit coordination handled.
Septic backup, overflow, or failure — we respond fast. After-hours and weekend emergency pumping, rapid assessment, and containment.
Conventional gravity is the standard. But Central New York soils, water tables, and lot sizes don't always cooperate. We're licensed to design and install every system type permitted in Onondaga County — and we'll tell you which one actually fits your site.
Every job — from a single pump-out to a full system replacement — runs through the same five steps. You always know where the project stands, what the inspector needs to see, and when your yard gets put back together.
We walk the property, locate the existing system, measure setbacks, and assess soil and slope. You leave with a written scope — no obligation.
We file with the Onondaga County Health Dept. We coordinate soil tests and perc tests where required. You don't navigate county bureaucracy alone.
Our licensed crew arrives with the right equipment. Every measurement and depth logged. Nothing buried until it's spec-correct and photo-documented.
We schedule the Onondaga County inspector and walk them through the work. Sign-off is the milestone — we stay until it's approved.
Grade is restored, disturbed areas are seeded. We hand you the approved permit, the as-built drawing, and component warranties. Done.
A lot of contractors can pump a tank. Fewer do it correctly, document it, and still have a recognizable face when you call two years later. Here's what makes the difference.
All installation and repair work is permitted through the Onondaga County Health Department and inspected before backfill. No shortcuts that come back on you when you sell the house.
We show up when we say we will. We finish when we say we will. The invoice matches the quote. If something changes, you hear about it in writing — not after the fact.
Septic backups don't wait for Monday. Call (315) 699-1520 on a Saturday night and you'll talk to someone who can dispatch a truck — not a voicemail box.
From routine pump-outs in Cicero to emergency calls on Saturdays in Clay — here's how homeowners across Central New York describe working with C Mattes.
"Charlie came out the next morning, found the lids himself, pumped the whole tank, and gave me a written report with everything he checked. Fair price, clean work. No upsell, no drama. This is who you call."
"Full system replacement. They handled the county permit, showed up when they said, and left the yard looking better than before. County inspector passed it first visit. Couldn't ask for more."
"Needed a septic inspection before closing. C Mattes fit us in within a few days, gave us a thorough written report, and took time to explain every finding. Found an issue the sellers had to fix. Worth every cent."
C Mattes is Charlie on the job and Sonja on the phone — both Mattes, both working, both with their names on the company. When something goes wrong, you're not escalating to a regional manager. You're talking to an owner.
Charlie runs the field. He's on-site, operating equipment, overseeing installs, and making sure every system leaves the ground working exactly as permitted. He's the one who marks out the field, coordinates with the county inspector, and won't backfill until the work is right. When you see a C Mattes truck on your street, you're looking at Charlie's truck.
Sonja handles scheduling, permit coordination, and customer communication. She's the one who picks up when you call, works with the county health department to keep projects moving, and makes sure every client knows what's happening and when. If you've called C Mattes, you've talked to Sonja. If she says Charlie will be there Thursday, he'll be there Thursday.
Slow drains. A wet spot over the leach field. A real estate inspection due in a week. An alarm going off at 11pm. Whatever the situation — call us first or fill out the form and we'll respond the same business day.
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