Septic tank pumping in Woodburn is part of owning any home in town, because the City of Woodburn is not served by a public sewer system and every home and business uses an on-site septic system. Warren County's second-oldest city, incorporated in 1866, has an older housing stock, so it pays to know how old your tank and drain field are. Tell us about your Woodburn system and we will follow up by phone.
With no public sewer in Woodburn, pumping every 3 to 5 years as the EPA suggests is basic upkeep, and a pump-out costs $290 to $560 as a national average range per This Old House. A Woodburn quote can land above or below that figure. The septic professional uncovers the Woodburn tank, pumps it empty and checks the baffles and liquid level. Ask for a written record of the visit.
Every Woodburn home runs on septic, so each of these services applies in town:
The planning commission's 2023 update repeats its 2003 finding that the City of Woodburn is not served by a public sewer system, so residential, commercial and industrial uses all rely on on-site septic. No sanitary sewer service is currently available anywhere in the Woodburn area.
The ground calls for care. The planning commission places Woodburn on the Pennyroyal Sinkhole Plain above the Lost River Groundwater Basin, and its soils notes say Nolin silt loam, found in Woodburn-area floodplains and karst depressions, has severe limitations for septic absorption fields.
The houses are old too: the Census Bureau's survey puts the median Woodburn home at 1965, with about 38 percent built in 1939 or earlier.
Woodburn covers about 277 acres by the planning commission's 2003 count, and the 2020 Census found 303 residents and 108 housing units there. The Census Bureau's survey estimates that about 13 percent of Woodburn homes are mobile homes, and like every other home in town they rely on septic. Of the 101 occupied homes in the 2020 Census, 82 were lived in by their owners. The planning commission's soils map for the town classes the ground around Woodburn as somewhat limited or very limited for septic tanks, so every new system starts with a careful site evaluation.
Water is the one utility Woodburn shares with the wider district. The 2003 plan counted 123 residential and 15 commercial Warren County Water District customers in town and 150,000 gallons of water storage, while wastewater stays on each lot. For any private well still in use nearby, the Kentucky Geological Survey says water from wells and springs in many limestone aquifers is subject to pollution and recommends testing a home water source at least once a year.
Sewer is still a future idea in the plan. Policy WD-5 caps new sewered developments of more than 10 homes at four units per acre at such time that public sewer improvements are made to the Woodburn area, wording that assumes those improvements have not happened yet.
The city maintains 2.04 miles of streets, Woodburn Community Park covers about 3 acres, and state traffic counts put about 8,340 vehicles a day on US 31W in town. Just north of Woodburn, the William P. Neale House was added to the National Register in 1980, and the city sits at 638 feet, according to the Kentucky Geological Survey.
US 31W (Nashville Road) borders Woodburn on the west, and KY 884 (Three Springs Road) runs north and south through the city to meet KY 240, the Woodburn-Allen Springs Road. The CSX railroad also passes through town.
Listed landmarks include the Polk House on Ring Road and the Dr. William Robb House on Market Street, and the 42170 ZIP code stretches south into Simpson County.
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