Name: Septic Tank Pumping, Septic Inspection, Septic Repair, Septic Installation, Drain Cleaning, Trenchless Sewer Repair, Water Heater Repair, Emergency Septic Services
Brand: Upfront Septic & Plumbing
Rating: 5.0 (117 reviews)

When a portable restroom was overturned during a J. Cole concert at Lumen Field, sewage entered the field’s french drain system, creating a serious contamination and odor issue. With sewage on the field and the NFL season opener barely a week away, the Seahawks had to call on their 12th man! Upfront Septic was called in to safely access the drainage system, remove the contaminated material, and restore the affected drain and catch basin.

Harman Kaler, our co-owner and a Master Septic Installer, carried out this job himself. We removed the french drain cover to reach the drainage channel, then hydrojetted it to push the contaminants along to the catch basin. The catch basin was pumped out, and we hydrojetted the run a further six times.

With that cleared, we sanitized and chemically cleaned both the drain and the catch basin, then hydrojetted another five times. We did so many hydrojettings to ensure that the run was completely clean and the sewage odor was totally removed, so nobody has to smell week-old sewage at next week’s game!

Project Gallery

The drainage channel running along the edge of the pitch at Lumen Field, with the jetting hose run out along the touchline.

The french drain with its cover removed, showing the open channel and standing effluent.

A jetting hose fed into the open drain, with the equipment set up on the turf alongside.

Foam from the chemical clean spreading across the concrete beside the drain channel.

A technician in Drain Beast Services clothing on the touchline at Lumen Field, with the jetting reel set up on the turf.

Drain Beast Services is a certified partner of Upfront Septic & Plumbing. Harman Kaler is co-owner of Upfront Septic & Plumbing and owner of Drain Beast Services, which is why Drain Beast branding appears on equipment and clothing in these photographs. Regulated trade work is performed by licensed contractors operating under their own applicable licenses where required. Drain Beast Services, License # DRAINBS745W2.