
Sludgebusters: San Diego's Leader in Septic Tank Services
Sludgebusters is San Diego’s leader in septic services. Our owners, Ed, Joe, and Yvonne Kapelczak, established Sludgebusters with the goal of becoming the area’s industry leader. Over 4 decades later, they have done just that. Sludgebusters is a thriving business with a 90% customer retention rate and Ed Kapelczak is president of the San Diego County Sewage Haulers Association, where he helps to establish best practices and the highest standards for excellence among San Diego’s septic sewage haulers.
Everyone at Sludgebusters is passionate about what they do. They are experienced, knowledgeable and innovative when it comes to septic tank cleaning, pumping, installation and repairs. Most importantly, they believe in taking care of their customers. Our septic tank technicians arrive on time to every job, prepared and ready to hit the ground running. From septic tank pumping requests to large-scale projects, we deliver high quality work at highly competitive rates.
Strong, Experienced, Innovative...
If Joe is on the job you can bet that his efficiency and expertise are the key to conquering whatever task is at hand. He started out by riding along with his dad, Ed Sludgebuster Senior, at 5 years old and the quest began to be the best pumper in the industry. Beginning with residential septic tanks we worked our way up to the biggest commercial jobs and one of the largest fleets in the county with 1 goal in mind. THE FINAL CALL. No matter the chaos, catastrophe or spill size: challenge accepted. Once Sludgebusters was called out with BIG JOE the rest is history and the contractor, casino or municipality could relax. His speed, strength and intelligence are unmatched in this industry. Sludgebusters is a true family owned and operated company. There will be a time to pass the torch to his 4 children as he teaches them the way of the MASTER, the KING, the CHAMP, the SLUDGEBUSTER.
Our certifications & awards include:
- 2011 Ramona Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year
- Recognized member of PSAI (Portable Sanitation Association International)
- Certified by the National Association of Wastewater Transporters (NAWT)
- Class A general engineering contractor license
- Annual vehicle inspections by the San Diego Department of Environmental Health




