Septic Tank & Cess Pit Surveys

CCTV Drain Surveys & Soakaway Inspections

Septic Tank and Soakaway Surveys can be undertaken in a number of ways and MTM can advise on the correct type of septic tank survey you require. Pre-Purchase septic tank surveys are carried out by our Degree qualified Civil Engineers. We offer a visual Septic Tank inspection and Soakaway Survey with a full report and any recommendations.

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MTM Haydon’s Innovative CCTV Drain Surveys

At MTM Haydon, we are drainage specialists, and we pride ourselves on quick and effective services. That’s why we’ve now added comprehensive CCTV Drain Surveys to our drainage services for homes and companies across southern England

CCTV Drain Surveys enable us to monitor your drainage system 24/7 through a live Wi-Fi feed. This sends monitoring data to us and helps us identify potential issues for you, saving you hassle. This technology means you can rest easy when it comes to servicing reminders, as we can notify you annually and take care of everything.

This innovative, cutting-edge monitoring technology has only been on the market since late-2025 and we’re delighted to add this to our collection of equipment and tools to help maintain and repair drainage solutions across southern England. CCTV Drain Survey technology allows us to find out what is causing your drainage problem and provide you with an accurate report on drain clearance, drain unblocking, and how to repair your drain so it prevents problems from reappearing. You’re even able to log in and see the live video footage, so you can see everything yourself 24/7.

Different from the competition

We differ from our competitors due to our vast experience and ability to find a solution tailored to every customer. As the bulk of Septic Tank drainage is below ground, it is sometimes difficult to ascertain the problem. With a clear understanding of septic drainage and building construction, we can locate problems, investigate your septic tank or cesspit, and advise accordingly.

Septic tank surveys are commonly used during the process of buying and selling a property. Many of our customers return to us time after time, they have the confidence to know that a septic tank survey undertaken by MTM will be as comprehensive as possible for the task that is required.

We can supply a range of septic tank surveys and the main services are:

1. A pre-purchase septic tank inspection or Cess pit and soak away survey.

2. An advice survey for a possible new drainage scheme, a new septic tank/treatment plant or alterations to a building.

3. Costings of upgrading your Septic tank, Cess Pit or Cess Pool.

Septic Tank Regulations

Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2014 came into force on 1st January 2015 and created General Binding Rules (GBRs) for septic tanks or small sewage treatment plants for domestic use. These rules are designed to reduce the level of pollution from sewage in the nation’s watercourses.

Under the new General Binding Rules, if you have a septic tank that discharges directly to surface water, ie, a water ditch, stream, river, etc, you must upgrade or replace your septic tank to a full sewage treatment plant system by 1st January 2020, or sooner if you plan to sell your property before this date.

Further information on the new regulations can be found on the Government website under General Binding Rules for small sewage discharge.

In addition, you may want to review the Government’s permits and general rules for Septic Tanks and Sewage Treatment Plants. 

Pre-Purchase Septic Tank Surveys

Prompt full written reports

CCTV Drain Surveys

It’s the Future of Septic Tank Drainage

We believe CCTV drain surveys are the future of drain clearance because they are more precise and provide high-definition visual diagnostics that save you time and money as the customer and us as the engineers. The benefit of having 24/7 CCTV monitoring through a live Wi-Fi feed is that it removes any guesswork and enables us to accurately locate possible blockages or issues quickly and easily. This reduces repair costs and lets you rest easy knowing we understand what’s going on.

Why Choose MTM Haydon For CCTV Drain Surveys

We are a family-run team of experts in the installation and maintenance of septic tanks, sewage treatment plants, and soakaways. Since starting out over 20 years ago, we have established our reputation as the drainage specialists in southern England, and we have bases in Bournemouth, Dorset, as well as Whitstable, Kent, enabling us to operate across all of southern England.

We are big believers that this innovative CCTV technology will enable us to service our customers even better and help customers save time and money, so we have invested heavily in using this technology over the past few months.

Our management team and workforce at MTM Haydon are all from a civil engineering background and have been involved with all forms of wastewater and sewage services. As expert drainage engineers, we are at the top of our game, and we are now using this new form of technology to elevate our level of service further.

We have vast experience and expertise in drain surveys, and with this new technology, we will be able to monitor and identify potential issues for you, keep you updated, and set annual servicing reminders to save you any hassle. Our ability to use CCTV drain survey technology means you can rest easy and let us take care of everything.

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