Vancouver Island · British Columbia
Septic Systems Built for Vancouver Island
From site assessment and planning through installation and completion, Turtle Tanks Island Systems helps property owners navigate septic projects with clear communication and experienced local support.
Start with your property
What brings you here?
My existing system needs attention
Understand your options for an older system, recurring problems or a possible replacement. An assessment comes before deciding what needs replacing.
Explore repair and replacement planningI'm planning a new build
Consider wastewater requirements alongside your house, driveway and site layout. Start with the property before choosing a system.
Plan your site assessmentI'm renovating or adding space
Find out what your existing system was designed to serve and whether your proposed changes need further assessment.
Understand the planning processNot sure where to start? Tell us about your property and we can help identify the next step.
Who we are
Turtle Tanks Island Systems coordinates septic projects on Vancouver Island
TTIS works with property owners across Vancouver Island on the septic side of a property — new installations, replacing systems that have failed, and upgrading systems that no longer suit how a property is used.
Projects are coordinated end to end: understanding the site, working with the appropriate qualified professionals on design, keeping the paperwork moving, building the system, and finishing with documentation you can keep.
Septic pumping, cleaning and routine servicing are not our focus. Our work is the planning and construction side of on-site systems.
More about how we workCore services
What we do
Septic System Installation
Complete installation of a new septic system for a new build or a property that has never had an on-site system.
Read moreSystem Upgrades and Replacements
Replacing a failing or worn-out system, or upgrading an existing one so it suits how the property is used today.
Read moreSite Assessment and Planning
Understanding the ground, water, slope and layout of a property before any system is designed or priced.
Read moreDesign and Permit Coordination
Coordinating the design work and the authorization paperwork so a project can proceed in the correct order.
Read moreConstruction and Project Coordination
Keeping the moving parts of a septic project — trades, machines, materials and inspections — in a workable order.
Read moreCompletion Documentation and Maintenance Planning
Assembling the record of what was built and setting out how the system should be looked after afterwards.
Read moreHow a project runs
A simple, ordered process
Every property is different, but the order of the work rarely changes.
- 01
Enquiry
You describe the property and what you are trying to do. We ask the questions needed to understand the situation.
- 02
Site assessment
We walk the property, review existing records, and arrange soils and design input from the appropriate qualified professional.
- 03
Design and permitting
A system is designed for your site and the authorization paperwork is prepared, submitted and tracked.
- 04
Installation
The authorized system is built, with the work sequenced around the rest of your project and recorded as it progresses.
- 05
Completion
The site is finished and tidied, documentation is assembled, and we walk the system with you before we leave.
Recent projects
Work on Island properties
Only genuine TTIS photographs and verified project details are published here.
Residential Gravity Septic System Installation
A residential septic installation completed in Black Creek. TTIS coordinated the project through installation and completion, working with the project participants to keep the construction and documentation stages moving in sequence.
Residential Septic Installation
A residential septic project completed near Sproat Lake in the Port Alberni area. The work required coordination between the property team, construction participants and the appropriate project professionals through installation and completion documentation.
Residential Septic Installation in Port Alberni
A separate TTIS residential septic installation project in Port Alberni. Photos document work on a wooded slope, including rock excavation, septic tank placement and connection, pipeline installation and dispersal-field construction.
Septic System Installation in Nanaimo
A residential septic installation in Nanaimo, documented from the marked work area through excavation, tank installation, PVC pipe trenching and yard restoration.
Where we work
Serving Vancouver Island
TTIS serves Vancouver Island communities from Campbell River through the Comox Valley and Nanaimo, continuing south through the Cowichan Valley, Shawnigan Lake and Saanich. We also consider projects in Port Alberni, Ucluelet, Tofino and other Island communities depending on location, project scope and scheduling.
Travel and scheduling depend on where a property sits, so the best first step is simply to tell us the location.
Areas we serveWhy owners choose TTIS
Practical, documented, local
Local to Vancouver Island
Work is planned around Island conditions — rock, slope, tight rural access and properties that rely on their own well and their own septic system.
Clear communication
You are told what stage the project is at, what is outstanding and what the next decision is, in plain language rather than jargon.
Site-specific solutions
Nothing is applied as a template. What gets built follows what the site, the soils and the qualified professionals involved determine is appropriate.
Coordination that holds together
Designers, installation partners, machines and materials are sequenced so a project moves in the correct order.
Documented work
Photographs and as-built records are captured during construction, so you finish with a record of what is in the ground and where.
Respect for the property
Access routes, staging areas and the parts of the property you want left alone are agreed before the machines arrive.
Professional standards
Confidence built into every project
Clear professional involvement, provincial standards and project documentation from initial planning through completion.
Authorized Person involvement
A qualified ROWP or professional is assigned according to the project requirements.
BC regulatory framework
Work is completed under British Columbia’s Sewerage System Regulation.
Standard Practice Manual
Planning and construction are reviewed against applicable provincial standards.
Filing through certification
Applicable health-authority filing and completion documentation are coordinated.
The specific Authorized Person and scope are confirmed for each project.
Talk to us about your property
Tell us where the property is and what you are trying to do. We will explain the sensible next step for your situation.