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About Kjel Jones — and what this site is not
The honest version, up front
This site exists because nobody local was publishing the facts. When a cabin owner searches for septic help in Island Park, what comes back is national lead-gen templates with out-of-state phone numbers, a chamber directory doing load-bearing work it was never built for, and contractors — good ones — whose entire web presence is a name in someone else's list. Meanwhile the real information exists: a health district that posts its fees, a state rulebook that says exactly who may do what, a county page that posts the sewer connection charge. Somebody just had to read it all and write it down. That is the job here.
What Kjel is not: a septic installer, a tank pumper, an engineer, or an employee of any contractor named on this site. He holds no installer or pumper permit and performs none of the work. When you hire someone, you hire them directly — this site's role ends at the introduction.
How facts get onto these pages
One rule: primary source or it doesn't publish. Every fee, rule, and requirement on this site is verified against the document that sets it, on the date shown:
| Source | What it settles | Last checked |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Idaho Public Health fee schedule (effective 2026-02-02) | Permit $900, speculative site evaluation $450, transfer $50 | August 2026 |
| Idaho Administrative Code, IDAPA 58.01.03 | The permit requirement itself, and the licensing of installers and pumpers | August 2026 |
| Idaho DEQ permitted installer & pumper lists | Who may legally install or pump a septic tank in Idaho | August 2026 |
| Fremont County — Island Park Sewer System page | 2026 sewer connection fee, $7,458, for sewer-served areas | August 2026 |
| U.S. EPA, "How to Care for Your Septic System" | Inspection and pumping frequency guidance | August 2026 |
The standard this site tries to meet is the EPA's own maintenance plainness:
The average household septic system should be inspected at least every three years by a septic service professional. Household septic tanks are typically pumped every three to five years.
— U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, "How to Care for Your Septic System"
Short sentences, real numbers, no mystery. When a page here can't meet that bar on a claim, the claim says so — "no local contractor publishes prices" appears on the home page because it is the truth, and it is more useful than a made-up average.
The real estate license, in the open
Kjel is a licensed Idaho real estate agent with LPT Realty. On this site that license is biography, not a service on offer: it is how he learned to read county records, why he knows which Island Park lots sit in a sewer district, and why the $450 speculative site evaluation shows up here as buy-it-before-closing advice. Real estate representation is a separate business and is not what this site sells. If a septic question turns into a property question, you will be told plainly when you have left the scope of this site.
What to do with this page
- Checking a fee? The home page lists the 2026 numbers with their sources and dates
- Vetting this site? The how-this-site-is-paid page is the business model in plain language, and the reviews page is honestly empty until real reviews exist
- Need work done? Call or text (208) 656-1467 and describe the job — the callback is free
Common questions
Who is Kjel Jones?
An independent researcher based in Rexburg, Idaho — about 45 minutes from Island Park — who documents the area's septic and site-services market: which contractors do the work, what the regulators charge, and what the rules actually say. He is also a licensed Idaho real estate agent with LPT Realty, which is a separate business from this site.
Is Kjel a septic installer or pumper?
No — and that line is the point of this page. Kjel holds no septic installer or pumper permit, digs no trenches, and pumps no tanks. All septic work is performed by the licensed contractors you hire. What this site contributes is research: verified fees, verified rules, and an honest map of who does what.
Why should I trust what this site publishes?
Because every load-bearing fact is tied to a named primary source with a date — Eastern Idaho Public Health's fee schedule effective February 2, 2026, the Idaho administrative code, Fremont County's own pages, the EPA's septic care guidance, and Idaho DEQ's permitted installer and pumper lists. When a source changes, the page changes and its visible date changes with it.
Does any septic contractor pay to appear on this site?
No. No contractor owns any part of the site, none paid to be listed, and none can pay to change how they are described. The site may eventually earn money by introducing cabin owners to contractors, and the how-this-site-is-paid page describes exactly how that would work and what stays off the market — the facts and the rankings.
What does the real estate license have to do with septic systems?
Directly, nothing — and the two stay separate. Kjel is a licensed Idaho real estate agent with LPT Realty; that work gave him the research habit this site runs on, and a working knowledge of Fremont County lots, sewer districts, and closings where a septic question decided the deal. This site does not sell real estate services.
Where does the information on this site come from?
From the sources that set the rules and the fees: Eastern Idaho Public Health, the Idaho administrative code (IDAPA 58.01.03), Idaho DEQ's statewide installer and pumper lists, Fremont County's published pages, and the EPA. The sources table on this page lists each one with the date it was last checked.
How current is this page?
Every source on this page was checked against the original in August 2026, and the visible dates on each page of this site match the dates in its structured data. If you spot something that has gone stale — a fee that changed, a contractor that closed — call or text (208) 656-1467 and it gets fixed.
How do I reach a person?
Call or text (208) 656-1467. It is a real local number that reaches a real person, not a call center and not a phone tree. If the answer to your question is a contractor's name, you get the name — the introduction is free either way.